Richard Schuler
Physician Assistant · Albany, NYNPI 1114576311
Payments from drug & device makers
Across 168 payments — averaging $51.02 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$7K
- Lundbeck LLC$368
- EMD Serono, Inc.$293
- Genentech USA, Inc.$137
- Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.$133
- Sanofi$127
- plus $523 from 14 others
What the payments were for
- Speaking & faculty fees$4,30050%
- Travel & lodging$2503%
- Food & beverage$4,02247%
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(2 entities) | 122 | $6,992 |
| Lundbeck LLC | 7 | $368 |
| EMD Serono, Inc. | 7 | $293 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 3 | $137 |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | 2 | $133 |
| Sanofi | 2 | $127 |
| Pfizer | 5 | $82 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 3 | $58 |
| SK Life Science, Inc. | 2 | $53 |
| Novartis | 2 | $51 |
| Bristol Myers Squibb | 3 | $47 |
| Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd. | 2 | $46 |
| Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. | 1 | $35 |
| Amgen | 1 | $35 |
| ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $25 |
| Eisai Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $20 |
| Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $18 |
| Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $18 |
| Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
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.
How this compares
$8,572 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 11,358 physician assistant providers in New York.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| QuliptaAtogepant | 25 | $38,105 |
| Nurtec OdtRimegepant Sulfate | 19 | $36,320 |
| Aimovig AutoinjectorErenumab-Aooe | 14 | $13,055 |
| Emgality PenGalcanezumab-Gnlm | 18 | $12,107 |
| Ajovy AutoinjectorFremanezumab-Vfrm | 12 | $8,690 |
| Vilazodone Hcl | 11 | $1,243 |
| Gabapentin | 24 | $481 |
| Memantine Hcl | 11 | $318 |
| Buspirone Hcl | 14 | $292 |
| RizatriptanRizatriptan Benzoate | 11 | $164 |
| Aripiprazole | 12 | $156 |
| Ondansetron Hcl | 13 | $139 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| AbbVieQulipta | $6,992 | $38,10525 claims |
| PfizerNurtec Odt | $82 | $36,32019 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 95th percentile of 11,358 physician assistant providers in New York.
Other physician assistant in Albany
- Henry YuBronx$1M
- Michael AsbachAmherst$962K
- Janelle BunceJamestown$565K
- Kristyl Cuenca-SiskoNew York$478K
- Melissa WhiteGarden City$320K
- Lawrence HermanHolbrook$315K
- Kaitlyn NelsonBrooklyn$289K
- Sari KatzGarden City$271K
- Julius NwosuBronx$256K
- Cameron KiserNew York$225K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.