Payment overview · 2025
General Payments
46 reported records · 15 companies
Healthcare provider profile · identity verified
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Psychiatry & Neurology|Psychiatry · SANTA BARBARA, CA · NPI 1306224050
Verified facts
CMS Open Payments records show Samuel Robert Althauser, D.O. received $941.77 in general payments during 2025 across 46 reported records.
ABBVIE INC. accounted for 27.9% of that reported general-payment amount.
The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 18 associated products.
A separate comparison found the same explicitly named product in public Medicare Part D data: Loreev Xr.
Almatica Pharma 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 LOREEV XR as an associated drug or biological on 9621 records involving 4446 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 19 claims for Loreev Xr by this doctor in 2024.
These records do not establish that a payment influenced prescribing or medical care.
Payment overview · 2025
46 reported records · 15 companies
Separate record types
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?
| Reported company | Canonical company | Amount | Share | Records | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABBVIE INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $262.51 | 27.9% | 21 | 2025 |
| Brainsway USA INC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $135.97 | 14.4% | 1 | 2025 |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $83.49 | 8.9% | 3 | 2025 |
| Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $77.40 | 8.2% | 4 | 2025 |
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $60.21 | 6.4% | 3 | 2025 |
| Neurocrine BioSciences, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $51.14 | 5.4% | 2 | 2025 |
| ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.) | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $48.44 | 5.1% | 2 | 2025 |
| Alkermes, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $48.08 | 5.1% | 2 | 2025 |
| Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $40.24 | 4.3% | 2 | 2025 |
| Lundbeck LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $28.38 | 3.0% | 1 | 2025 |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $22.86 | 2.4% | 1 | 2025 |
| ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $22.62 | 2.4% | 1 | 2025 |
| Almatica Pharma LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $21.62 | 2.3% | 1 | 2025 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $21.41 | 2.3% | 1 | 2025 |
| Bausch Health US, LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $17.40 | 1.9% | 1 | 2025 |
What were the payments for?
| Category | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $941.77 | 46 |
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
| Reported product | Type | Reported company | Related amount* | Records | Year |
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| VRAYLAR Normalized: vraylar |
Drug | ABBVIE INC. | $262.51 | 21 | 2025 |
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| deep tms Normalized: deep tms |
Device | Brainsway USA INC | $135.97 | 1 | 2025 |
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| AUSTEDO XR Normalized: austedo xr |
Drug | Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | $83.49 | 3 | 2025 |
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| COBENFY Normalized: cobenfy |
Drug | E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | $60.21 | 3 | 2025 |
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| Sunosi Normalized: sunosi |
Drug | Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. | $51.74 | 3 | 2025 |
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| INGREZZA Normalized: ingrezza |
Drug | Neurocrine BioSciences, Inc. | $51.14 | 2 | 2025 |
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| CAPLYTA Normalized: caplyta |
Drug | ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.) | $48.44 | 2 | 2025 |
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| LYBALVI Normalized: lybalvi |
Drug | Alkermes, Inc. | $48.08 | 2 | 2025 |
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| FANAPT Normalized: fanapt |
Drug | Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $40.24 | 2 | 2025 |
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| REXULTI Normalized: rexulti |
Drug | Lundbeck LLC | $28.38 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Auvelity Normalized: auvelity |
Drug | Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. | $25.66 | 1 | 2025 |
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| SPRAVATO Normalized: spravato |
Drug | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | $22.86 | 1 | 2025 |
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| NUPLAZID Normalized: nuplazid |
Drug | ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc | $22.62 | 1 | 2025 |
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| LOREEV XR Normalized: loreev xr |
Drug | Almatica Pharma LLC | $21.62 | 1 | 2025 |
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| TRINTELLIX Normalized: trintellix |
Drug | Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | $21.41 | 1 | 2025 |
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| APLENZIN Normalized: aplenzin |
Drug | Bausch Health US, LLC | $17.40 | 1 | 2025 |
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| WELLBUTRIN Normalized: wellbutrin |
Drug | Bausch Health US, LLC | $17.40 | 1 | 2025 |
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| ARISTADA Normalized: aristada |
Drug | Alkermes, Inc. | $15.86 | 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.
| Open Payments product | Payment year | Part D brand | Part D year | Claims | Match method | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOREEV XR loreev xr |
2025 | Loreev Xr | 2024 | 19 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almatica Pharma LLC Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | LOREEV XR open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 9621 supporting records · 4446 recipient NPIs · example record 1209929018 |
Loreev Xr · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
19 | 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
| Brand | Generic | Claims | Beneficiaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clonazepam | Clonazepam | 143 | 30 |
| Trazodone Hcl | Trazodone Hcl | 141 | 46 |
| Aripiprazole | Aripiprazole | 136 | 25 |
| Duloxetine Hcl | Duloxetine Hcl | 134 | 30 |
| Bupropion Xl | Bupropion Hcl | 131 | 35 |
| Lorazepam | Lorazepam | 122 | 33 |
| Buspirone Hcl | Buspirone Hcl | 109 | 26 |
| Escitalopram Oxalate | Escitalopram Oxalate | 104 | 28 |
| Quetiapine Fumarate | Quetiapine Fumarate | 92 | 25 |
| Alprazolam | Alprazolam | 80 | 21 |
| Fluoxetine Hcl | Fluoxetine Hcl | 79 | 22 |
| Lamotrigine | Lamotrigine | 79 | 20 |
| Sertraline Hcl | Sertraline Hcl | 78 | 19 |
| Zolpidem Tartrate | Zolpidem Tartrate | 77 | 20 |
| Mirtazapine | Mirtazapine | 69 | 25 |
| Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine | Dextroamphetamine/Amphetamine | 68 | 20 |
| Dextroamphetamine-Amphet Er | Dextroamphetamine/Amphetamine | 65 | 12 |
| Diazepam | Diazepam | 56 | suppressed |
| Bupropion Hcl Sr | Bupropion Hcl | 43 | suppressed |
| Prazosin Hcl | Prazosin Hcl | 42 | suppressed |
| Venlafaxine Hcl Er | Venlafaxine Hcl | 36 | 15 |
| Temazepam | Temazepam | 31 | suppressed |
| Citalopram Hbr | Citalopram Hydrobromide | 27 | suppressed |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 27 | 12 |
| Eszopiclone | Eszopiclone | 25 | suppressed |
| Methylphenidate Hcl | Methylphenidate Hcl | 25 | suppressed |
| Clozapine | Clozapine | 24 | suppressed |
| Desvenlafaxine Succinate Er | Desvenlafaxine Succinate | 23 | suppressed |
| Naltrexone Hcl | Naltrexone Hcl | 23 | suppressed |
| Modafinil | Modafinil | 20 | suppressed |
| Loreev Xr | Lorazepam | 19 | suppressed |
| Amitriptyline Hcl | Amitriptyline Hcl | 18 | suppressed |
| Olanzapine | Olanzapine | 18 | suppressed |
| Paroxetine Hcl | Paroxetine Hcl | 18 | suppressed |
| Haloperidol | Haloperidol | 15 | suppressed |
| Methylphenidate Er | Methylphenidate Hcl | 15 | suppressed |
| Topiramate | Topiramate | 15 | suppressed |
| Belsomra | Suvorexant | 14 | suppressed |
| Alprazolam Xr | Alprazolam | 13 | suppressed |
| Vilazodone Hcl | Vilazodone Hcl | 13 | suppressed |
| Risperidone | Risperidone | 12 | suppressed |
| Hydroxyzine Hcl | Hydroxyzine Hcl | 11 | suppressed |
| Pramipexole Dihydrochloride | Pramipexole Di-Hcl | 11 | suppressed |
| Zolpidem Tartrate Er | Zolpidem Tartrate | 11 | suppressed |
Timeline
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 | $941.77 · 46 records | ABBVIE INC. | APLENZIN, ARISTADA, AUSTEDO XR, Auvelity, CAPLYTA, COBENFY, FANAPT, INGREZZA, LOREEV XR, LYBALVI, NUPLAZID, REXULTI, SPRAVATO, Sunosi, TRINTELLIX, VRAYLAR, WELLBUTRIN, deep tms | 1 | — |
| 2024 | — | — | — | — | Complete |
Questions to ask
These are general questions generated from reviewed templates. They are not personalized medical advice.
Sources and limitations
| 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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