Melissa Johnston
Psychiatric/Mental Health · Pittsburg, KSNPI 1700160231
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 99.1% of the total across 290 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 20 manufacturers reported payments, led by AbbVie at 28.6% of the total. Among psychiatric/mental health clinicians in KS with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 10% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 290 payments — averaging $21.18 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$2K
- Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.$932
- Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.$800
- Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.$467
- Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$424
- ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-cellular Therapies, Inc.)$330
- plus $1K from 14 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$6,08599%
- Education$581%
Most of this is food and beverage — typically meals provided during product presentations at a clinic or hospital. Nationally that is the single largest category of reported payments by count.
General payments by program year
Who reported the general payments
Companies are grouped under their corporate parent — a single manufacturer often files under several CMS reporting entities. Research and ownership payments are counted separately and are not in this table.
| Company | Payments | Total |
|---|---|---|
| AbbVie | 65 | $1,755 |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 54 | $932 |
| Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. | 46 | $800 |
| Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. | 12 | $467 |
| Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 27 | $424 |
| ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-cellular Therapies, Inc.) | 15 | $330 |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | 12 | $279 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 20 | $267 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 7 | $179 |
| Lundbeck LLC | 9 | $163 |
| Abbott | 1 | $134 |
| Alkermes, Inc. | 6 | $111 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 6 | $99 |
| Corium, LLC | 3 | $80 |
| Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $37 |
| Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $24 |
| Harmony Biosciences LLC | 1 | $21 |
| Novo Nordisk | 1 | $17 |
| Indivior Inc. | 1 | $13 |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $13 |
What the payments were tied to
Products named in the reported payments. Only payments of $100 or more are attributed here — the typical reported payment nationally is a meal worth about $16, and listing those product-by-product would be noise.
- VRAYLAR$368
- Auvelity$250
- ABILIFY MAINTENA$248
- PROCLAIM$134
- ABILIFY ASIMTUFII$123
- Austedo XR$123
- INGREZZA$112
How this compares
$6,143 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 404 psychiatric/mental health providers in Kansas.
Medicare billing
What this is not: this is the amount Original Medicare Part B allowed for services this provider billed in 2024. It is not their income. It excludes Medicare Advantage — now more than half of all Medicare enrollment — along with Medicaid and all commercial insurance, and it is gross practice revenue before staff, rent, supplies and malpractice premiums. CMS also suppresses any figure covering ten or fewer patients, so low-volume providers appear smaller than they are.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| IngrezzaValbenazine Tosylate | 25 | $251,233 |
| AustedoDeutetrabenazine | 21 | $186,012 |
| CaplytaLumateperone Tosylate | 22 | $35,934 |
| VraylarCariprazine Hcl | 21 | $31,969 |
| RexultiBrexpiprazole | 16 | $24,882 |
| TrintellixVortioxetine Hydrobromide | 35 | $19,475 |
| Quetiapine Fumarate ErQuetiapine Fumarate | 23 | $5,698 |
| Buprenorphine-NaloxoneBuprenorphine Hcl/Naloxone Hcl | 24 | $3,506 |
| Lurasidone Hcl | 15 | $3,464 |
| Aripiprazole | 65 | $2,459 |
| Prazosin Hcl | 107 | $1,651 |
| Atomoxetine Hcl | 24 | $1,563 |
| Oxcarbazepine | 47 | $1,537 |
| Lamotrigine ErLamotrigine | 14 | $1,158 |
| Gabapentin | 87 | $1,128 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Companies that both paid and supply prescribed drugs
These companies both reported payments to this provider and make drugs the provider prescribed under Medicare Part D in 2024. For most specialties this overlap is expected — a cardiologist who is paid by a cardiology drugmaker also treats heart disease. It is shown so the reader can see it, not because it implies anything on its own.
| Company | Paid to this provider | Part D cost of their drugs |
|---|---|---|
| Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.Ingrezza | $800 | $251,23325 claims |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.Austedo | $279 | $186,01221 claims |
| ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-cellular Therapies, Inc.)Caplyta | $330 | $35,93422 claims |
| AbbVieVraylar | $1,755 | $31,96921 claims |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.Rexulti | $932 | $24,88216 claims |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.Trintellix | $99 | $19,47535 claims |
Reading this fairly. The Part D column is what drug plans and patients paid pharmacies — this provider received none of it, and it reflects how many patients they treat and what those drugs cost. Against peers, this provider's reported payments sit in the 90th percentile of 404 psychiatric/mental health providers in Kansas.
Other psychiatric/mental health in Pittsburg
- Eric ThomasonPittsburg$333K
- Uyen DinhPittsburg$20K
- Belinda BagbyHutchinson$39K
- Hayley KnappWichita$31K
- Jennifer KubinBaldwin City$26K
- Louise MuhoziKansas City$14K
- Theresa MuellerOverland Park$14K
- Shiney ZchariaOlathe$14K
- Deborah MurphyWichita$13K
- Marijen AgaShawnee$13K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Billing: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, data year 2024. Original Medicare Part B only.
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.