Robert Richards
Psychiatry · Greenville, SCNPI 1598896144
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by speaking fees: $132,876 of the $142,405 with a category attached, or 93.3%. Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. accounts for 69.4% of it on its own, with 11 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $38,943 and has fallen 99.6% since, to $164 in 2025. Among psychiatry clinicians in SC 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 247 payments — averaging $576.54 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.$99K
- AbbVie$43K
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$188
- Davol Inc.$164
- Lundbeck LLC$155
- Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.$131
- plus $218 from 6 others
What the payments were for
- Speaking & faculty fees$132,87693%
- Travel & lodging$6,3244%
- Food & beverage$3,1662%
- Education$400%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 145 | $98,764 |
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 63 | $42,786 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 11 | $188 |
| Davol Inc. | 1 | $164 |
| Lundbeck LLC | 10 | $155 |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | 6 | $131 |
| Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 5 | $105 |
| Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. | 2 | $40 |
| Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. | 1 | $25 |
| Noven Therapeutics, LLC | 1 | $17 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $17 |
| Eisai Inc. | 1 | $14 |
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.
- REXULTI$97,128
- VRAYLAR$42,200
- Phasix Mesh$164
How this compares
$142,405 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 624 psychiatry providers in South Carolina.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| AustedoDeutetrabenazine | 14 | $150,676 |
| VraylarCariprazine Hcl | 13 | $18,001 |
| VyvanseLisdexamfetamine Dimesylate | 34 | $14,585 |
| Aripiprazole | 78 | $10,975 |
| Loreev XrLorazepam | 11 | $4,341 |
| Clorazepate Dipotassium | 11 | $3,038 |
| Lisdexamfetamine Dimesylate | 14 | $2,968 |
| Vilazodone Hcl | 18 | $2,561 |
| Bupropion XlBupropion Hcl | 84 | $2,311 |
| Venlafaxine Hcl ErVenlafaxine Hcl | 108 | $2,096 |
| Gabapentin | 80 | $2,061 |
| Dextroamphetamine-Amphet ErDextroamphetamine/Amphetamine | 39 | $1,777 |
| Duloxetine Hcl | 47 | $1,550 |
| Divalproex Sodium ErDivalproex Sodium | 27 | $1,497 |
| Memantine Hcl | 71 | $1,325 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.Austedo | $131 | $150,67614 claims |
| AbbVieVraylar | $42,786 | $18,00113 claims |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.Vyvanse | $188 | $14,58534 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 624 psychiatry providers in South Carolina.
Other psychiatry in Greenville
- Jeffrey StephensGreenville$195K
- Lisa WischhusenGreenville$14K
- Jeffrey SmithGreenville$9K
- Lauren LevyGreenville$7K
- Brittany AlbrightMount Pleasant$691K
- Veronica RidpathFlorence$364K
- Jagdish ShahRock Hill$320K
- Ricardo FermoCharleston$262K
- John DewittAiken$221K
- Nikunjkumar ModiFlorence$133K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.