Murtaza Syed, MD
Psychiatry · Winter Park, FLNPI 1972702058
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 90.5% of the total across 9 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 7 manufacturers reported payments, led by Alkermes, Inc. at 52.9% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $468 and has fallen 94.2% since, to $27 in 2024.
Across 9 payments — averaging $67.59 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Alkermes, Inc.$322
- Johnson & Johnson$116
- Sage Therapeutics, LLC$94
- AbbVie$30
- E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.$27
- Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$19
- plus $0 from 1 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$55191%
- Education$579%
- Gifts$00%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Alkermes, Inc. | 3 | $322 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $116 |
| Sage Therapeutics, LLC | 1 | $94 |
| AbbVie | 1 | $30 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 1 | $27 |
| Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Validus Pharmaceuticals LLC | 1 | $0 |
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.
- ARISTADA$954
- ARISTADA INITIO$239
- SPRAVATO$116
How this compares
$608 in reported general payments places this provider in the 55th percentile of 2,059 psychiatry providers in Florida.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| RexultiBrexpiprazole | 41 | $70,713 |
| Invega SustennaPaliperidone Palmitate | 17 | $37,187 |
| VraylarCariprazine Hcl | 14 | $23,484 |
| Aripiprazole | 113 | $16,967 |
| TrintellixVortioxetine Hydrobromide | 20 | $14,185 |
| VyvanseLisdexamfetamine Dimesylate | 16 | $7,074 |
| Desvenlafaxine Succinate ErDesvenlafaxine Succinate | 94 | $5,438 |
| Duloxetine Hcl | 143 | $5,056 |
| Atomoxetine Hcl | 18 | $4,023 |
| Ziprasidone Hcl | 14 | $3,793 |
| Lisdexamfetamine Dimesylate | 19 | $3,420 |
| Venlafaxine Hcl ErVenlafaxine Hcl | 232 | $3,352 |
| Quetiapine Fumarate | 192 | $3,328 |
| Oxcarbazepine | 56 | $2,838 |
| Bupropion XlBupropion Hcl | 122 | $2,679 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson & JohnsonInvega Sustenna | $116 | $37,18717 claims |
| AbbVieVraylar | $30 | $23,48414 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 55th percentile of 2,059 psychiatry providers in Florida.
Other psychiatry in Winter Park
- Andrew CutlerLakewood Ranch$5.7M
- Richard JacksonBoca Raton$3.6M
- Ilan MelnickCoral Gables$2.8M
- Todd BroderSt Augustine$1.6M
- Heather LuingSaint Augustine$1.5M
- Todd GatesWest Melbourne$1.2M
- Lawrence ReccoppaGainesville$968K
- Thomas ValenteLeesburg$967K
- Michelle ScargleClearwater$926K
- David SheehanTampa$631K
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.