Thomas Lester
Psychiatry · Orange, CANPI 1558685859
Payments from drug & device makers
Across 162 payments — averaging $4353.43 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$429K
- Janssen Research & Development, LLC$238K
- Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.$14K
- Sage Therapeutics, LLC$12K
- Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$11K
- Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.$145
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$145100%
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.
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 | 84 | $429,150 |
| Janssen Research & Development, LLC | 40 | $238,246 |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | 34 | $13,890 |
| Sage Therapeutics, LLC | 1 | $12,350 |
| Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $11,475 |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 2 | $145 |
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$124
How this compares
$705,255 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 4,954 psychiatry providers in California.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Bupropion XlBupropion Hcl | 16 | $231 |
| Trazodone Hcl | 15 | $85 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other psychiatry in Orange
- Daniel ChuehOrange$17.9M
- Gustavo AlvaOrange$9.8M
- Elly LeeIrvine$49.8M
- Eric ChavezSan Diego$15.5M
- Lara ShirikjianTorrance$12.6M
- John DuffySanta Ana$12M
- Marina BusselPlaya Vista$12M
- Sherry SoefjeOceanside$11.9M
- Steven MacinaHuntington Beach$11.1M
- Wakelin McNeelRosemead$11M
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.