Richard Zawislak
Psychiatric/Mental Health · Buffalo, NYNPI 1265807440
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 99.4% of the total across 228 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. It is spread thinly across 25 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 21.3% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. Reporting peaked in 2023 at $4,330 and has fallen 57.5% since, to $1,841 in 2025. Among psychiatric/mental health clinicians in NY with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 5% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 228 payments — averaging $43.13 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-cellular Therapies, Inc.)$2K
- Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.$2K
- Alkermes, Inc.$937
- AbbVie$818
- Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.$749
- Johnson & Johnson$664
- plus $3K from 19 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$9,77299%
- Education$611%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-cellular Therapies, Inc.) | 44 | $2,099 |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | 33 | $1,797 |
| Alkermes, Inc. | 26 | $937 |
| AbbVie | 17 | $818 |
| Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. | 13 | $749 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 11 | $664 |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 18 | $568 |
| Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 8 | $375 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 2 | $243 |
| Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 8 | $242 |
| Lundbeck LLC | 14 | $195 |
| Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. | 9 | $169 |
| Gilead | 2 | $150 |
| Biogen | 2 | $131 |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 1 | $125 |
| Neurelis, Inc. | 1 | $119 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 6 | $118 |
| Eisai Inc. | 1 | $117 |
| Corium, LLC | 3 | $51 |
| Bausch Health US, LLC | 3 | $47 |
| Idorsia Pharmaceuticals US Inc | 2 | $34 |
| Indivior Inc. | 1 | $29 |
| Livanova USA, Inc. | 1 | $24 |
| Braeburn Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Novocure 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.
How this compares
$9,833 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 2,385 psychiatric/mental health providers in New York.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| CaplytaLumateperone Tosylate | 11 | $17,637 |
| Duloxetine Hcl | 16 | $246 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-cellular Therapies, Inc.)Caplyta | $2,099 | $17,63711 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 2,385 psychiatric/mental health providers in New York.
Other psychiatric/mental health in Buffalo
- Carl de FrancoBuffalo$28K
- Sarah OtwellBuffalo$15K
- Tisha TanyiBuffalo$10K
- Tammy RussoNiskayuna$568K
- Carrie EdickSchenectady$484K
- Eric SpronzCentereach$448K
- Terry Jo Brooks-DevlinTonawanda$176K
- Kevin SiewersStaten Island$155K
- Daniel BreeyearNiskayuna$149K
- Elijah StevensBinghamton$131K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.