Payment overview · 2025
General Payments
$2,617.54
181 reported records · 20 companies
Healthcare provider profile · identity verified
James A Charles, M.D.
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Psychiatry & Neurology|Neurology · BAYONNE, NJ · NPI 1356457246
Verified facts
What the public records show
CMS Open Payments records show James A Charles, M.D. received $2,617.54 in general payments during 2025 across 181 reported records.
ABBVIE INC. accounted for 21.6% of that reported general-payment amount.
The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 30 associated products.
A separate comparison found the same explicitly named product in public Medicare Part D data: Briviact, Nurtec Odt, Qulipta, Ubrelvy.
ABBVIE 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 QULIPTA as an associated drug or biological on 298617 records involving 58957 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 56 claims for Qulipta by this doctor in 2024.
ABBVIE 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 UBRELVY as an associated drug or biological on 299803 records involving 61203 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 31 claims for Ubrelvy by this doctor in 2024.
Amneal Pharmaceuticals 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 ONGENTYS as an associated drug or biological on 728 records involving 311 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 29 claims for Ongentys by this doctor in 2024.
Amneal Pharmaceuticals 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 RYTARY as an associated drug or biological on 200 records involving 121 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 87 claims for Rytary by this doctor in 2024.
PFIZER 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 NURTEC ODT as an associated drug or biological on 217574 records involving 54025 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 57 claims for Nurtec Odt by this doctor in 2024.
UCB, 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 Briviact as an associated drug or biological on 13595 records involving 4444 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 13 claims for Briviact 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABBVIE INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $566.15 | 21.6% | 36 | 2025 |
| Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $389.92 | 14.9% | 25 | 2025 |
| PFIZER INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $333.82 | 12.8% | 33 | 2025 |
| Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $284.74 | 10.9% | 18 | 2025 |
| Lundbeck LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $251.60 | 9.6% | 19 | 2025 |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $180.26 | 6.9% | 15 | 2025 |
| Celgene Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $83.06 | 3.2% | 5 | 2025 |
| Neurocrine BioSciences, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $82.22 | 3.1% | 5 | 2025 |
| SCILEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $62.70 | 2.4% | 4 | 2025 |
| Impel Pharmaceuticals LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $58.84 | 2.2% | 3 | 2025 |
| Biogen, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $55.81 | 2.1% | 3 | 2025 |
| Grifols USA, LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $51.19 | 2.0% | 2 | 2025 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $34.68 | 1.3% | 2 | 2025 |
| Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $33.54 | 1.3% | 2 | 2025 |
| ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.) | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $33.25 | 1.3% | 2 | 2025 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $32.07 | 1.2% | 2 | 2025 |
| GE HEALTHCARE | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $28.81 | 1.1% | 2 | 2025 |
| UCB, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $22.58 | 0.9% | 1 | 2025 |
| SK Life Science, Inc. |
SK Life Science, Inc. exact · evidence 2025-04-03 |
$17.38 | 0.7% | 1 | 2025 |
| ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $14.92 | 0.6% | 1 | 2025 |
What were the payments for?
Payment categories
| Category | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $2,617.54 | 181 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UBRELVY Normalized: ubrelvy |
Drug | ABBVIE INC. | $350.44 | 28 | 2025 |
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| NURTEC ODT Normalized: nurtec odt |
Drug | PFIZER INC. | $333.82 | 33 | 2025 |
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| ZAVZPRET Normalized: zavzpret |
Drug | PFIZER INC. | $333.82 | 33 | 2025 |
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| CREXONT Normalized: crexont |
Drug | Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC | $268.08 | 17 | 2025 |
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| VYEPTI Normalized: vyepti |
Biological | Lundbeck LLC | $219.53 | 17 | 2025 |
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| Sunosi Normalized: sunosi |
Drug | Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. | $208.81 | 5 | 2025 |
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| Symbravo Normalized: symbravo |
Drug | Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. | $181.11 | 20 | 2025 |
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| VRAYLAR Normalized: vraylar |
Drug | ABBVIE INC. | $169.17 | 4 | 2025 |
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| AUSTEDO XR Normalized: austedo xr |
Drug | Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | $169.15 | 14 | 2025 |
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| QULIPTA Normalized: qulipta |
Drug | ABBVIE INC. | $158.29 | 11 | 2025 |
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| ZEPOSIA Normalized: zeposia |
Drug | Celgene Corporation | $83.06 | 5 | 2025 |
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| INGREZZA Normalized: ingrezza |
Drug | Neurocrine BioSciences, Inc. | $82.22 | 5 | 2025 |
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| ELYXYB - CELECOXIB Normalized: elyxyb celecoxib |
Drug | SCILEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC. | $62.70 | 4 | 2025 |
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| TRUDHESA Normalized: trudhesa |
Drug | Impel Pharmaceuticals LLC | $58.84 | 3 | 2025 |
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| Gamunex-C Normalized: gamunex c |
Biological | Grifols USA, LLC | $51.19 | 2 | 2025 |
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| TYSABRI Normalized: tysabri |
Biological | Biogen, Inc. | $40.60 | 2 | 2025 |
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| VUMERITY Normalized: vumerity |
Drug | Biogen, Inc. | $40.60 | 2 | 2025 |
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| ULTOMIRIS Normalized: ultomiris |
Biological | Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $33.54 | 2 | 2025 |
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| CAPLYTA Normalized: caplyta |
Drug | ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.) | $33.25 | 2 | 2025 |
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| BOTOX Normalized: botox |
Biological | ABBVIE INC. | $32.64 | 2 | 2025 |
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| KISUNLA Normalized: kisunla |
Drug | Lilly USA, LLC | $32.07 | 2 | 2025 |
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| REXULTI Normalized: rexulti |
Drug | Lundbeck LLC | $32.07 | 2 | 2025 |
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| Briviact Normalized: briviact |
Drug | UCB, Inc. | $22.58 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Ozempic Normalized: ozempic |
Drug | Novo Nordisk Inc | $18.03 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Rybelsus Normalized: rybelsus |
Drug | Novo Nordisk Inc | $18.03 | 1 | 2025 |
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| BREKIYA Normalized: brekiya |
Drug | Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC | $16.66 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Wegovy Normalized: wegovy |
Drug | Novo Nordisk Inc | $16.65 | 1 | 2025 |
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| LEQEMBI Normalized: leqembi |
Drug | Biogen, Inc. | $15.21 | 1 | 2025 |
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| NUPLAZID Normalized: nuplazid |
Drug | ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc | $14.92 | 1 | 2025 |
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| AJOVY Normalized: ajovy |
Biological | Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | $11.11 | 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 |
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| Briviact briviact |
2025 | Briviact | 2024 | 13 Beneficiary count suppressed |
exact normalized | Medicare Part D |
| NURTEC ODT nurtec odt |
2025 | Nurtec Odt | 2024 | 57 | exact normalized | Medicare Part D |
| QULIPTA qulipta |
2025 | Qulipta | 2024 | 56 | exact normalized | Medicare Part D |
| UBRELVY ubrelvy |
2025 | Ubrelvy | 2024 | 31 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 |
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| ABBVIE INC. Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | QULIPTA open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 298617 supporting records · 58957 recipient NPIs · example record 1201352530 |
Qulipta · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
56 | 11 |
| ABBVIE INC. Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | UBRELVY open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 299803 supporting records · 61203 recipient NPIs · example record 1201352530 |
Ubrelvy · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
31 | suppressed by CMS |
| Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | ONGENTYS open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 728 supporting records · 311 recipient NPIs · example record 1220525547 |
Ongentys · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
29 | suppressed by CMS |
| Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | RYTARY open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 200 supporting records · 121 recipient NPIs · example record 1220526035 |
Rytary · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
87 | 15 |
| PFIZER INC. Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | NURTEC ODT open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 217574 supporting records · 54025 recipient NPIs · example record 1228794063 |
Nurtec Odt · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
57 | 20 |
| UCB, Inc. Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | Briviact open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 13595 supporting records · 4444 recipient NPIs · example record 1224348489 |
Briviact · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donepezil Hcl | Donepezil Hcl | 113 | 28 |
| Rytary | Carbidopa/Levodopa | 87 | 15 |
| Topiramate | Topiramate | 81 | 15 |
| Carbidopa-Levodopa | Carbidopa/Levodopa | 72 | 19 |
| Olanzapine | Olanzapine | 67 | 14 |
| Ajovy Autoinjector | Fremanezumab-Vfrm | 65 | 14 |
| Rasagiline Mesylate | Rasagiline Mesylate | 58 | suppressed |
| Nurtec Odt | Rimegepant Sulfate | 57 | 20 |
| Qulipta | Atogepant | 56 | 11 |
| Memantine Hcl | Memantine Hcl | 52 | suppressed |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 49 | 13 |
| Aimovig Autoinjector | Erenumab-Aooe | 46 | 11 |
| Levetiracetam | Levetiracetam | 38 | suppressed |
| Clonazepam | Clonazepam | 36 | suppressed |
| Dexamethasone | Dexamethasone | 35 | 17 |
| Doxepin Hcl | Doxepin Hcl | 34 | suppressed |
| Nourianz | Istradefylline | 33 | suppressed |
| Ubrelvy | Ubrogepant | 31 | suppressed |
| Emgality Pen | Galcanezumab-Gnlm | 29 | suppressed |
| Ongentys | Opicapone | 29 | suppressed |
| Candesartan Cilexetil | Candesartan Cilexetil | 25 | suppressed |
| Fycompa | Perampanel | 24 | suppressed |
| Venlafaxine Hcl Er | Venlafaxine Hcl | 24 | suppressed |
| Xadago | Safinamide Mesylate | 24 | suppressed |
| Memantine Hcl Er | Memantine Hcl | 23 | suppressed |
| Nadolol | Nadolol | 23 | suppressed |
| Neupro | Rotigotine | 23 | suppressed |
| Metoprolol Succinate | Metoprolol Succinate | 22 | suppressed |
| Sumatriptan Succinate | Sumatriptan Succinate | 21 | suppressed |
| Lithium Carbonate | Lithium Carbonate | 20 | suppressed |
| Quetiapine Fumarate | Quetiapine Fumarate | 18 | suppressed |
| Rizatriptan | Rizatriptan Benzoate | 18 | suppressed |
| Duloxetine Hcl | Duloxetine Hcl | 17 | suppressed |
| Escitalopram Oxalate | Escitalopram Oxalate | 17 | suppressed |
| Keppra | Levetiracetam | 16 | suppressed |
| Levetiracetam Er | Levetiracetam | 16 | suppressed |
| Venlafaxine Hcl | Venlafaxine Hcl | 16 | suppressed |
| Azilect | Rasagiline Mesylate | 14 | suppressed |
| Butalbital-Acetaminophen | Butalbital/Acetaminophen | 14 | suppressed |
| Dihydroergotamine Mesylate | Dihydroergotamine Mesylate | 14 | suppressed |
| Fingolimod | Fingolimod Hcl | 14 | suppressed |
| Lamotrigine | Lamotrigine | 14 | suppressed |
| Briviact | Brivaracetam | 13 | suppressed |
| Clopidogrel | Clopidogrel Bisulfate | 13 | suppressed |
| Trazodone Hcl | Trazodone Hcl | 13 | suppressed |
| Bupropion Xl | Bupropion Hcl | 12 | suppressed |
| Mayzent | Siponimod | 12 | suppressed |
| Prednisone | Prednisone | 12 | suppressed |
| Dilantin | Phenytoin Sodium Extended | 11 | suppressed |
| Oxcarbazepine | Oxcarbazepine | 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 | $2,617.54 · 181 records | ABBVIE INC. | AJOVY, AUSTEDO XR, BOTOX, BREKIYA, Briviact, CAPLYTA, CREXONT, ELYXYB - CELECOXIB, Gamunex-C, INGREZZA, KISUNLA, LEQEMBI, NUPLAZID, NURTEC ODT, Ozempic, QULIPTA, REXULTI, Rybelsus, Sunosi, Symbravo, TRUDHESA, TYSABRI, UBRELVY, ULTOMIRIS, VRAYLAR, VUMERITY, VYEPTI, Wegovy, ZAVZPRET, ZEPOSIA | 6 | — |
| 2024 | — | — | — | — | Complete |
Questions to ask
Questions you could discuss with your doctor
- What role, if any, does Briviact play in your treatment recommendations for me?
- How do you evaluate evidence when you have a financial relationship with ABBVIE 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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