Payment overview · 2025
General Payments
$1,024.13
37 reported records · 18 companies
Healthcare provider profile · identity verified
Michael Schmerler, MD
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Psychiatry & Neurology|Neurology · CINCINNATI, OH · NPI 1649380619
Verified facts
What the public records show
CMS Open Payments records show Michael Schmerler, MD received $1,024.13 in general payments during 2025 across 37 reported records.
ABBVIE INC. accounted for 24.9% of that reported general-payment amount.
The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 24 associated products.
A separate comparison found the same explicitly named product in public Medicare Part D data: Ingrezza.
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 27 claims for Ingrezza 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 | $254.98 | 24.9% | 12 | 2025 |
| Biogen, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $189.34 | 18.5% | 3 | 2025 |
| MDD US Operations, LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $123.39 | 12.1% | 1 | 2025 |
| Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $60.05 | 5.9% | 2 | 2025 |
| Neurocrine BioSciences, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $53.13 | 5.2% | 2 | 2025 |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $49.54 | 4.8% | 2 | 2025 |
| ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $41.96 | 4.1% | 2 | 2025 |
| Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $36.31 | 3.5% | 2 | 2025 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $34.64 | 3.4% | 2 | 2025 |
| Celgene Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $26.59 | 2.6% | 1 | 2025 |
| EMD Serono, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $26.39 | 2.6% | 1 | 2025 |
| PFIZER INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $24.94 | 2.4% | 1 | 2025 |
| UCB, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $19.77 | 1.9% | 1 | 2025 |
| Grifols USA, LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $18.91 | 1.9% | 1 | 2025 |
| Neurelis, Inc. |
Neurelis, Inc. exact · evidence 2025-02-20 |
$18.69 | 1.8% | 1 | 2025 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $16.78 | 1.6% | 1 | 2025 |
| SCILEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $15.08 | 1.5% | 1 | 2025 |
| Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $13.64 | 1.3% | 1 | 2025 |
What were the payments for?
Payment categories
| Category | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $874.13 | 36 |
| Consulting Fee | $150.00 | 1 |
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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| UBRELVY Normalized: ubrelvy |
Drug | ABBVIE INC. | $164.69 | 8 | 2025 |
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| TYSABRI Normalized: tysabri |
Biological | Biogen, Inc. | $150.00 | 1 | 2025 |
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| QULIPTA Normalized: qulipta |
Drug | ABBVIE INC. | $132.90 | 7 | 2025 |
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| VYALEV Normalized: vyalev |
Drug | ABBVIE INC. | $65.23 | 3 | 2025 |
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| ULTOMIRIS Normalized: ultomiris |
Biological | Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $60.05 | 2 | 2025 |
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| INGREZZA Normalized: ingrezza |
Drug | Neurocrine BioSciences, Inc. | $53.13 | 2 | 2025 |
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| KESIMPTA Normalized: kesimpta |
Drug | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $49.54 | 2 | 2025 |
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| NUPLAZID Normalized: nuplazid |
Drug | ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc | $41.96 | 2 | 2025 |
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| VUMERITY Normalized: vumerity |
Drug | Biogen, Inc. | $39.34 | 2 | 2025 |
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| CREXONT Normalized: crexont |
Drug | Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC | $36.31 | 2 | 2025 |
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| ZEPOSIA Normalized: zeposia |
Drug | Celgene Corporation | $26.59 | 1 | 2025 |
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| BOTOX Normalized: botox |
Biological | ABBVIE INC. | $25.06 | 1 | 2025 |
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| NURTEC ODT Normalized: nurtec odt |
Drug | PFIZER INC. | $24.94 | 1 | 2025 |
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| ZAVZPRET Normalized: zavzpret |
Drug | PFIZER INC. | $24.94 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Fintepla Normalized: fintepla |
Drug | UCB, Inc. | $19.77 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Gamunex-C Normalized: gamunex c |
Biological | Grifols USA, LLC | $18.91 | 1 | 2025 |
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| AMYVID Normalized: amyvid |
Drug | Lilly USA, LLC | $18.73 | 1 | 2025 |
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| KISUNLA Normalized: kisunla |
Drug | Lilly USA, LLC | $18.73 | 1 | 2025 |
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| VALTOCO Normalized: valtoco |
Drug | Neurelis, Inc. | $18.69 | 1 | 2025 |
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| HYQVIA Normalized: hyqvia |
Biological | Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | $16.78 | 1 | 2025 |
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| EMGALITY Normalized: emgality |
Drug | Lilly USA, LLC | $15.91 | 1 | 2025 |
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| REYVOW Normalized: reyvow |
Drug | Lilly USA, LLC | $15.91 | 1 | 2025 |
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| ZTLido Normalized: ztlido |
Drug | SCILEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC. | $15.08 | 1 | 2025 |
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| HORIZANT Normalized: horizant |
Drug | Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $13.64 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INGREZZA ingrezza |
2025 | Ingrezza | 2024 | 27 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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| 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 |
27 | 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 | 487 | 139 |
| Levetiracetam | Levetiracetam | 406 | 103 |
| Primidone | Primidone | 277 | 74 |
| Memantine Hcl | Memantine Hcl | 274 | 74 |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 167 | 55 |
| Carbidopa-Levodopa | Carbidopa/Levodopa | 110 | 32 |
| Phenytoin Sodium Extended | Phenytoin Sodium Extended | 105 | 14 |
| Pyridostigmine Bromide | Pyridostigmine Bromide | 84 | 22 |
| Lamotrigine | Lamotrigine | 76 | 12 |
| Carbamazepine | Carbamazepine | 64 | 16 |
| Zonisamide | Zonisamide | 63 | 13 |
| Oxcarbazepine | Oxcarbazepine | 60 | 20 |
| Topiramate | Topiramate | 58 | 13 |
| Escitalopram Oxalate | Escitalopram Oxalate | 56 | 17 |
| Pregabalin | Pregabalin | 55 | 12 |
| Baclofen | Baclofen | 52 | 18 |
| Diazepam | Diazepam | 51 | 27 |
| Duloxetine Hcl | Duloxetine Hcl | 51 | 15 |
| Lacosamide | Lacosamide | 51 | suppressed |
| Divalproex Sodium | Divalproex Sodium | 44 | suppressed |
| Clonazepam | Clonazepam | 40 | suppressed |
| Tizanidine Hcl | Tizanidine Hcl | 38 | suppressed |
| Propranolol Hcl | Propranolol Hcl | 37 | suppressed |
| Divalproex Sodium Er | Divalproex Sodium | 34 | suppressed |
| Ropinirole Hcl | Ropinirole Hcl | 34 | suppressed |
| Teriflunomide | Teriflunomide | 34 | suppressed |
| Prednisone | Prednisone | 32 | 11 |
| Sertraline Hcl | Sertraline Hcl | 28 | suppressed |
| Tiagabine Hcl | Tiagabine Hcl | 28 | suppressed |
| Ingrezza | Valbenazine Tosylate | 27 | suppressed |
| Emgality Pen | Galcanezumab-Gnlm | 26 | suppressed |
| Phenytoin | Phenytoin | 25 | suppressed |
| Trihexyphenidyl Hcl | Trihexyphenidyl Hcl | 25 | suppressed |
| Modafinil | Modafinil | 24 | suppressed |
| Propranolol Hcl Er | Propranolol Hcl | 22 | suppressed |
| Trazodone Hcl | Trazodone Hcl | 21 | suppressed |
| Phenobarbital | Phenobarbital | 20 | suppressed |
| Memantine Hcl Er | Memantine Hcl | 18 | suppressed |
| Amantadine | Amantadine Hcl | 17 | suppressed |
| Avonex Pen (4 Pack) | Interferon Beta-1a | 17 | suppressed |
| Pramipexole Dihydrochloride | Pramipexole Di-Hcl | 17 | suppressed |
| Copaxone | Glatiramer Acetate | 16 | suppressed |
| Carbamazepine Er | Carbamazepine | 14 | suppressed |
| Acetaminophen-Codeine | Acetaminophen With Codeine | 11 | suppressed |
| Amitriptyline Hcl | Amitriptyline Hcl | 11 | suppressed |
| Quetiapine Fumarate | Quetiapine Fumarate | 11 | suppressed |
| Venlafaxine Hcl Er | Venlafaxine 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 |
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| 2025 | $1,024.13 · 37 records | ABBVIE INC. | AMYVID, BOTOX, CREXONT, EMGALITY, Fintepla, Gamunex-C, HORIZANT, HYQVIA, INGREZZA, KESIMPTA, KISUNLA, NUPLAZID, NURTEC ODT, QULIPTA, REYVOW, TYSABRI, UBRELVY, ULTOMIRIS, VALTOCO, VUMERITY, VYALEV, ZAVZPRET, ZEPOSIA, ZTLido | 1 | — |
| 2024 | — | — | — | — | Complete |
Questions to ask
Questions you could discuss with your doctor
- What role, if any, does Ingrezza play in your treatment recommendations for me?
- How do you evaluate evidence when you have a financial relationship with Neurocrine BioSciences, 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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