Payment overview · 2025
General Payments
$41.46
3 reported records · 1 companies
Healthcare provider profile · identity verified
Joshua L Straus, MD
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Psychiatry & Neurology|Psychiatry · EVANSTON, IL · NPI 1164417481
Verified facts
What the public records show
CMS Open Payments records show Joshua L Straus, MD received $41.46 in general payments during 2025 across 3 reported records.
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. accounted for 100.0% of that reported general-payment amount.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $41.46 | 100.0% | 3 | 2025 |
What were the payments for?
Payment categories
| Category | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Education | $41.46 | 3 |
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
Payment records were found, but the reported records did not identify a specific associated product for this analysis.
Public prescribing for products named in payments
There is no explicit payment-product set available for a Part D comparison.
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.
No publishable same-company prescribing overlap was found in the loaded Part D year. This does not mean the doctor never prescribed a drug reported elsewhere by a paying company.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duloxetine Hcl | Duloxetine Hcl | 424 | 101 |
| Clonazepam | Clonazepam | 348 | 57 |
| Mirtazapine | Mirtazapine | 332 | 87 |
| Venlafaxine Hcl Er | Venlafaxine Hcl | 291 | 58 |
| Lamotrigine | Lamotrigine | 270 | 63 |
| Sertraline Hcl | Sertraline Hcl | 245 | 62 |
| Quetiapine Fumarate | Quetiapine Fumarate | 230 | 50 |
| Bupropion Xl | Bupropion Hcl | 216 | 56 |
| Trazodone Hcl | Trazodone Hcl | 209 | 63 |
| Lorazepam | Lorazepam | 196 | 38 |
| Aripiprazole | Aripiprazole | 179 | 38 |
| Escitalopram Oxalate | Escitalopram Oxalate | 163 | 46 |
| Alprazolam | Alprazolam | 144 | 35 |
| Methylphenidate Hcl | Methylphenidate Hcl | 134 | 21 |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 130 | 36 |
| Quetiapine Fumarate Er | Quetiapine Fumarate | 118 | 29 |
| Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine | Dextroamphetamine/Amphetamine | 117 | 20 |
| Olanzapine | Olanzapine | 107 | 26 |
| Buspirone Hcl | Buspirone Hcl | 105 | 29 |
| Lithium Carbonate | Lithium Carbonate | 80 | 24 |
| Fluoxetine Hcl | Fluoxetine Hcl | 76 | 20 |
| Divalproex Sodium Er | Divalproex Sodium | 73 | 18 |
| Ziprasidone Hcl | Ziprasidone Hcl | 71 | 12 |
| Lithium Carbonate Er | Lithium Carbonate | 64 | 14 |
| Alprazolam Er | Alprazolam | 59 | suppressed |
| Dextroamphetamine-Amphet Er | Dextroamphetamine/Amphetamine | 52 | suppressed |
| Desvenlafaxine Succinate Er | Desvenlafaxine Succinate | 49 | suppressed |
| Risperidone | Risperidone | 48 | 11 |
| Paroxetine Hcl | Paroxetine Hcl | 46 | 11 |
| Doxepin Hcl | Doxepin Hcl | 45 | 17 |
| Zolpidem Tartrate | Zolpidem Tartrate | 43 | suppressed |
| Bupropion Hcl Sr | Bupropion Hcl | 39 | 13 |
| Diazepam | Diazepam | 36 | suppressed |
| Propranolol Hcl Er | Propranolol Hcl | 33 | suppressed |
| Metformin Hcl Er | Metformin Hcl | 32 | 12 |
| Pramipexole Dihydrochloride | Pramipexole Di-Hcl | 32 | suppressed |
| Carbamazepine Er | Carbamazepine | 31 | suppressed |
| Citalopram Hbr | Citalopram Hydrobromide | 31 | 11 |
| Cabergoline | Cabergoline | 30 | suppressed |
| Tizanidine Hcl | Tizanidine Hcl | 30 | suppressed |
| Baclofen | Baclofen | 24 | suppressed |
| Buprenorphine-Naloxone | Buprenorphine Hcl/Naloxone Hcl | 24 | suppressed |
| Venlafaxine Hcl | Venlafaxine Hcl | 24 | suppressed |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | Levothyroxine Sodium | 23 | suppressed |
| Naltrexone Hcl | Naltrexone Hcl | 22 | suppressed |
| Haloperidol | Haloperidol | 21 | suppressed |
| Atomoxetine Hcl | Atomoxetine Hcl | 20 | suppressed |
| Divalproex Sodium | Divalproex Sodium | 20 | suppressed |
| Nortriptyline Hcl | Nortriptyline Hcl | 20 | suppressed |
| Lurasidone Hcl | Lurasidone Hcl | 18 | suppressed |
| Clomipramine Hcl | Clomipramine Hcl | 17 | suppressed |
| Propranolol Hcl | Propranolol Hcl | 17 | suppressed |
| Topiramate | Topiramate | 17 | suppressed |
| Trintellix | Vortioxetine Hydrobromide | 17 | suppressed |
| Amiloride Hcl | Amiloride Hcl | 16 | suppressed |
| Memantine Hcl | Memantine Hcl | 16 | suppressed |
| Nuedexta | Dextromethorphan Hbr/Quinidine | 16 | suppressed |
| Methylphenidate Er | Methylphenidate Hcl | 14 | suppressed |
| Auvelity | Dextromethorphan Hbr/Bupropion | 13 | suppressed |
| Bupropion Hcl | Bupropion Hcl | 13 | suppressed |
| Liothyronine Sodium | Liothyronine Sodium | 13 | suppressed |
| Pregabalin | Pregabalin | 13 | suppressed |
| Varenicline Tartrate | Varenicline Tartrate | 13 | suppressed |
| Caplyta | Lumateperone Tosylate | 12 | suppressed |
| Prazosin Hcl | Prazosin Hcl | 12 | suppressed |
| Zolpidem Tartrate Er | Zolpidem Tartrate | 12 | 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 | $41.46 · 3 records | E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | — | — | — |
| 2024 | — | — | — | — | Complete |
Questions to ask
Questions you could discuss with your doctor
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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