Payment overview · 2025
General Payments
$776.07
36 reported records · 11 companies
Healthcare provider profile · identity verified
Steven Epperson
Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers|Nurse Practitioner|Psychiatric/Mental Health · PHOENIX, AZ · NPI 1053074138
Verified facts
What the public records show
CMS Open Payments records show Steven Epperson received $776.07 in general payments during 2025 across 36 reported records.
Neurocrine BioSciences, Inc. accounted for 20.8% of that reported general-payment amount.
The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 14 associated products.
A separate comparison found the same explicitly named product in public Medicare Part D data: Abilify Maintena, Aristada, Austedo Xr, Ingrezza, Invega Sustenna, Invega Trinza.
Alkermes, Inc. reported payments to this doctor in 2025. Across the 2025 Open Payments General Payment records loaded for this analysis, that same reporting entity reported ARISTADA as an associated drug or biological on 76041 records involving 17486 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 58 claims for Aristada by this doctor in 2024.
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc reported payments to this doctor in 2025. Across the 2025 Open Payments General Payment records loaded for this analysis, that same reporting entity reported INVEGA SUSTENNA as an associated drug or biological on 39068 records involving 11966 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 124 claims for Invega Sustenna by this doctor in 2024.
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc reported payments to this doctor in 2025. Across the 2025 Open Payments General Payment records loaded for this analysis, that same reporting entity reported INVEGA TRINZA as an associated drug or biological on 8191 records involving 2146 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 15 claims for Invega Trinza by this doctor in 2024.
Lundbeck LLC reported payments to this doctor in 2025. Across the 2025 Open Payments General Payment records loaded for this analysis, that same reporting entity reported ABILIFY MAINTENA as an associated drug or biological on 2902 records involving 986 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 42 claims for Abilify Maintena by this doctor in 2024.
Neurocrine BioSciences, Inc. reported payments to this doctor in 2025. Across the 2025 Open Payments General Payment records loaded for this analysis, that same reporting entity reported INGREZZA as an associated drug or biological on 126456 records involving 27390 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 11 claims for Ingrezza by this doctor in 2024.
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. reported payments to this doctor in 2025. Across the 2025 Open Payments General Payment records loaded for this analysis, that same reporting entity reported ABILIFY MAINTENA as an associated drug or biological on 27924 records involving 10497 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 42 claims for Abilify Maintena by this doctor in 2024.
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. reported payments to this doctor in 2025. Across the 2025 Open Payments General Payment records loaded for this analysis, that same reporting entity reported AUSTEDO XR as an associated drug or biological on 86263 records involving 23643 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 13 claims for Austedo Xr by this doctor in 2024.
These records do not establish that a payment influenced prescribing or medical care.
Separate record types
Research & Ownership
Research Payments (direct recipient): not present in the loaded data
Associated Research Funding (for example, named PI): not present in the loaded data
Ownership / Investment: not present in the loaded data
These categories are never added into the General Payments headline. Associated research funding must not be described as money the doctor personally received unless the source record supports that conclusion.
Who paid this doctor?
Companies in 2025 General Payments
| Reported company | Canonical company | Amount | Share | Records | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neurocrine BioSciences, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $161.58 | 20.8% | 7 | 2025 |
| Alkermes, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $113.78 | 14.7% | 6 | 2025 |
| Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $85.96 | 11.1% | 3 | 2025 |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $83.57 | 10.8% | 4 | 2025 |
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $72.50 | 9.3% | 4 | 2025 |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $67.23 | 8.7% | 4 | 2025 |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $62.85 | 8.1% | 2 | 2025 |
| ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.) | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $62.76 | 8.1% | 3 | 2025 |
| Indivior Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $26.85 | 3.5% | 1 | 2025 |
| ABBVIE INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $23.68 | 3.0% | 1 | 2025 |
| Lundbeck LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $15.31 | 2.0% | 1 | 2025 |
What were the payments for?
Payment categories
| Category | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $776.07 | 36 |
A meal, consulting fee, royalty, and travel payment describe different kinds of reported relationships and should not be interpreted as equivalent.
Analysis 1 · Payment-linked products
Products named in Open Payments records
| Reported product | Type | Reported company | Related amount* | Records | Year |
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| INGREZZA Normalized: ingrezza |
Drug | Neurocrine BioSciences, Inc. | $161.58 | 7 | 2025 |
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| ARISTADA Normalized: aristada |
Drug | Alkermes, Inc. | $113.78 | 6 | 2025 |
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| LYBALVI Normalized: lybalvi |
Drug | Alkermes, Inc. | $113.78 | 6 | 2025 |
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| ABILIFY ASIMTUFII Normalized: abilify asimtufii |
Drug | Lundbeck LLC, Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | $98.88 | 5 | 2025 |
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| FANAPT Normalized: fanapt |
Drug | Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $85.96 | 3 | 2025 |
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| COBENFY Normalized: cobenfy |
Drug | E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | $72.50 | 4 | 2025 |
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| INVEGA SUSTENNA Normalized: invega sustenna |
Drug | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | $62.85 | 2 | 2025 |
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| CAPLYTA Normalized: caplyta |
Drug | ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.) | $62.76 | 3 | 2025 |
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| INVEGA TRINZA Normalized: invega trinza |
Drug | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | $42.59 | 1 | 2025 |
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| AUSTEDO XR Normalized: austedo xr |
Drug | Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | $42.15 | 3 | 2025 |
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| SUBLOCADE Normalized: sublocade |
Drug | Indivior Inc. | $26.85 | 1 | 2025 |
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| UZEDY Normalized: uzedy |
Drug | Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | $25.08 | 1 | 2025 |
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| VRAYLAR Normalized: vraylar |
Drug | ABBVIE INC. | $23.68 | 1 | 2025 |
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| ABILIFY MAINTENA Normalized: abilify maintena |
Drug | Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | $22.76 | 1 | 2025 |
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* Product-associated amounts are non-additive because one payment record may name more than one product.
These products were named on specific Open Payments records. A named product does not show that the payment influenced treatment or prescribing.
Public prescribing for products named in payments
| Open Payments product | Payment year | Part D brand | Part D year | Claims | Match method | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABILIFY MAINTENA abilify maintena |
2025 | Abilify Maintena | 2024 | 42 Beneficiary count suppressed |
exact normalized | Medicare Part D |
| ARISTADA aristada |
2025 | Aristada | 2024 | 58 Beneficiary count suppressed |
exact normalized | Medicare Part D |
| AUSTEDO XR austedo xr |
2025 | Austedo Xr | 2024 | 13 Beneficiary count suppressed |
exact normalized | Medicare Part D |
| INGREZZA ingrezza |
2025 | Ingrezza | 2024 | 11 Beneficiary count suppressed |
exact normalized | Medicare Part D |
| INVEGA SUSTENNA invega sustenna |
2025 | Invega Sustenna | 2024 | 124 | exact normalized | Medicare Part D |
| INVEGA TRINZA invega trinza |
2025 | Invega Trinza | 2024 | 15 Beneficiary count suppressed |
exact normalized | Medicare Part D |
The presence of the same drug in both datasets does not show that a payment caused or influenced a prescription.
Analysis 2 · Same-company prescribing overlap
Drugs reported in other payments from the same company that also appear in Medicare Part D
This analysis is independent from products named on this doctor’s individual payment records. A row appears only when the exact Open Payments reporting entity paid this doctor, that same reporting entity reported the drug or biological on at least 10 loaded General Payment records involving at least 2 distinct recipient NPIs, and this doctor has the same non-generic brand in public Part D data. This does not mean the company owns or manufactures the drug.
| Paying company | Payment year | Drug reported by same entity | Open Payments evidence | Part D | Claims | Beneficiaries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alkermes, Inc. Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | ARISTADA open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 76041 supporting records · 17486 recipient NPIs · example record 1222428566 |
Aristada · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
58 | suppressed by CMS |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | INVEGA SUSTENNA open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 39068 supporting records · 11966 recipient NPIs · example record 1174223262 |
Invega Sustenna · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
124 | 17 |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | INVEGA TRINZA open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 8191 supporting records · 2146 recipient NPIs · example record 1174223262 |
Invega Trinza · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
15 | suppressed by CMS |
| Lundbeck LLC Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | ABILIFY MAINTENA open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 2902 supporting records · 986 recipient NPIs · example record 1251759994 |
Abilify Maintena · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
42 | suppressed by CMS |
| Neurocrine BioSciences, Inc. Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | INGREZZA open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 126456 supporting records · 27390 recipient NPIs · example record 1242766729 |
Ingrezza · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
11 | suppressed by CMS |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | ABILIFY MAINTENA open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 27924 supporting records · 10497 recipient NPIs · example record 1227267721 |
Abilify Maintena · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
42 | suppressed by CMS |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | AUSTEDO XR open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 86263 supporting records · 23643 recipient NPIs · example record 1247244228 |
Austedo Xr · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
13 | suppressed by CMS |
These facts do not show that a payment was for the drug, that the company owns or manufactures the drug, or that a payment caused or influenced prescribing.
Public Medicare Part D data
Provider-and-drug rows loaded for 2024
| Brand | Generic | Claims | Beneficiaries |
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| Benztropine Mesylate | Benztropine Mesylate | 262 | 44 |
| Risperidone | Risperidone | 238 | 40 |
| Trazodone Hcl | Trazodone Hcl | 235 | 63 |
| Hydroxyzine Pamoate | Hydroxyzine Pamoate | 222 | 36 |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 192 | 32 |
| Quetiapine Fumarate | Quetiapine Fumarate | 180 | 36 |
| Prazosin Hcl | Prazosin Hcl | 154 | 25 |
| Clozapine | Clozapine | 145 | 13 |
| Divalproex Sodium Er | Divalproex Sodium | 144 | 22 |
| Propranolol Hcl | Propranolol Hcl | 139 | 25 |
| Invega Sustenna | Paliperidone Palmitate | 124 | 17 |
| Divalproex Sodium | Divalproex Sodium | 112 | 20 |
| Haloperidol Decanoate | Haloperidol Decanoate | 112 | suppressed |
| Olanzapine | Olanzapine | 112 | 19 |
| Sertraline Hcl | Sertraline Hcl | 110 | 24 |
| Haloperidol | Haloperidol | 103 | 16 |
| Mirtazapine | Mirtazapine | 98 | 20 |
| Buspirone Hcl | Buspirone Hcl | 97 | 23 |
| Clonazepam | Clonazepam | 80 | 19 |
| Lamotrigine | Lamotrigine | 80 | 26 |
| Aripiprazole | Aripiprazole | 71 | 21 |
| Fluoxetine Hcl | Fluoxetine Hcl | 62 | 13 |
| Aristada | Aripiprazole Lauroxil | 58 | suppressed |
| Venlafaxine Hcl Er | Venlafaxine Hcl | 58 | suppressed |
| Hydroxyzine Hcl | Hydroxyzine Hcl | 55 | 18 |
| Citalopram Hbr | Citalopram Hydrobromide | 54 | suppressed |
| Lurasidone Hcl | Lurasidone Hcl | 54 | 12 |
| Duloxetine Hcl | Duloxetine Hcl | 52 | 14 |
| Ziprasidone Hcl | Ziprasidone Hcl | 46 | suppressed |
| Abilify Maintena | Aripiprazole | 42 | suppressed |
| Amantadine | Amantadine Hcl | 41 | suppressed |
| Chlorpromazine Hcl | Chlorpromazine Hcl | 40 | suppressed |
| Oxcarbazepine | Oxcarbazepine | 40 | 12 |
| Bupropion Hcl Sr | Bupropion Hcl | 37 | suppressed |
| Bupropion Xl | Bupropion Hcl | 36 | 11 |
| Escitalopram Oxalate | Escitalopram Oxalate | 32 | suppressed |
| Fluphenazine Hcl | Fluphenazine Hcl | 30 | suppressed |
| Zolpidem Tartrate | Zolpidem Tartrate | 26 | suppressed |
| Lorazepam | Lorazepam | 24 | suppressed |
| Olanzapine Odt | Olanzapine | 24 | suppressed |
| Memantine Hcl | Memantine Hcl | 23 | suppressed |
| Paroxetine Hcl | Paroxetine Hcl | 23 | suppressed |
| Fluphenazine Decanoate | Fluphenazine Decanoate | 22 | suppressed |
| Doxepin Hcl | Doxepin Hcl | 18 | suppressed |
| Clonidine Hcl | Clonidine Hcl | 17 | suppressed |
| Lithium Carbonate | Lithium Carbonate | 16 | suppressed |
| Invega Trinza | Paliperidone Palmitate | 15 | suppressed |
| Perphenazine | Perphenazine | 15 | suppressed |
| Paliperidone Er | Paliperidone | 14 | suppressed |
| Venlafaxine Hcl | Venlafaxine Hcl | 14 | suppressed |
| Austedo Xr | Deutetrabenazine | 13 | suppressed |
| Donepezil Hcl | Donepezil Hcl | 13 | suppressed |
| Lithium Carbonate Er | Lithium Carbonate | 13 | suppressed |
| Glycopyrrolate | Glycopyrrolate | 11 | suppressed |
| Ingrezza | Valbenazine Tosylate | 11 | suppressed |
| Ropinirole Hcl | Ropinirole Hcl | 11 | suppressed |
Timeline
Payment and prescribing data by year
Open Payments and Medicare Part D may refer to different years. They are shown separately rather than aligned as if they describe the same period.
| Year | General Payments | Main payer | Explicit products | Company overlaps | Part D coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $776.07 · 36 records | Neurocrine BioSciences, Inc. | ABILIFY ASIMTUFII, ABILIFY MAINTENA, ARISTADA, AUSTEDO XR, CAPLYTA, COBENFY, FANAPT, INGREZZA, INVEGA SUSTENNA, INVEGA TRINZA, LYBALVI, SUBLOCADE, UZEDY, VRAYLAR | 7 | — |
| 2024 | — | — | — | — | Complete |
Questions to ask
Questions you could discuss with your doctor
- What role, if any, does Abilify Maintena play in your treatment recommendations for me?
- How do you evaluate evidence when you have a financial relationship with Alkermes, Inc.?
- Are there reasonable alternatives I should understand when we discuss treatment options?
- How should I interpret the industry-payment records shown here in the context of my care?
These are general questions generated from reviewed templates. They are not personalized medical advice.
Sources and limitations
How to read this page
- Payment and Medicare prescribing data can cover different years; every comparison shows both years explicitly.
- Part D does not represent a doctor’s entire practice; it excludes many patients and is subject to CMS public-release thresholds.
- Company–drug relationships must have an auditable source, a precise relationship type, and a valid evidence period. Unresolved mappings are not published.
- Generic drug claims are not attributed to a specific manufacturer without manufacturer-level evidence.
- When a source extract is incomplete, missing rows are never treated as proof of no payments or no prescriptions.
Loaded source releases
| Dataset | Year | Publication | Source |
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| CMS Open Payments — General Payments | 2025 | 2026-06-30 | Original source |
| Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug | 2024 | 2026-05-06 | Original source |
| NPPES Data Dissemination V2 | current / reference data | 2026-08-10 | Original source |
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