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Howard M Schecht, MD

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|General Practice · TOLEDO, OH · NPI 1710984711

Profile state: payments and partd Open Payments: 2025 Medicare Part D: 2024 Last identity check: 2026-08-10 Page data build: 2026-08-12

Verified facts

What the public records show

CMS Open Payments records show Howard M Schecht, MD received $5,243.72 in general payments during 2025 across 268 reported records.

MDD US Operations, LLC accounted for 15.7% of that reported general-payment amount.

The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 40 associated products.

A separate comparison found the same explicitly named product in public Medicare Part D data: Nuplazid, Nurtec Odt, Qulipta, Ubrelvy, Zeposia.

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 16 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 30 claims for Ubrelvy by this doctor in 2024.

ACADIA 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 NUPLAZID as an associated drug or biological on 20845 records involving 6448 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 12 claims for Nuplazid 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 19 claims for Rytary by this doctor in 2024.

AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP reported payments to this doctor in 2025. Across the 2025 Open Payments General Payment records loaded for this analysis, that same reporting entity reported BRILINTA as an associated drug or biological on 993 records involving 512 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 11 claims for Brilinta by this doctor in 2024.

Celgene Corporation reported payments to this doctor in 2025. Across the 2025 Open Payments General Payment records loaded for this analysis, that same reporting entity reported ZEPOSIA as an associated drug or biological on 9581 records involving 2490 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 11 claims for Zeposia 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 11 claims for Nurtec Odt by this doctor in 2024.

These records do not establish that a payment influenced prescribing or medical care.

Payment overview · 2025

General Payments

$5,243.72

268 reported records · 30 companies

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 companyCanonical companyAmountShareRecordsYear
MDD US Operations, LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $825.0315.7%452025
ABBVIE INC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $774.1814.8%462025
EMD Serono, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $753.0314.4%252025
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $307.105.9%142025
GENZYME CORPORATION Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $253.414.8%82025
CSL Behring Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $232.334.4%152025
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $199.853.8%142025
PFIZER INC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $172.523.3%102025
UCB, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $170.963.3%122025
Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $169.463.2%72025
Genentech USA, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $169.103.2%92025
SK Life Science, Inc. SK Life Science, Inc.
exact · evidence 2025-04-03
$162.683.1%102025
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $111.472.1%62025
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $105.352.0%62025
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $99.161.9%52025
TG Therapeutics, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $93.361.8%42025
Biogen, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $91.611.8%52025
Lundbeck LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $80.631.5%42025
Eisai Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $69.561.3%32025
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $67.911.3%42025
ARGENX US, INC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $57.051.1%32025
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $55.201.1%32025
Avadel CNS Pharmaceuticals, LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $50.311.0%12025
Celgene Corporation Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $36.030.7%22025
Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $34.740.7%22025
Neurelis, Inc. Neurelis, Inc.
exact · evidence 2025-02-20
$28.160.5%12025
Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $21.500.4%12025
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $19.680.4%12025
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $17.420.3%12025
Lilly USA, LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $14.930.3%12025

What were the payments for?

Payment categories

CategoryAmountRecords
Food and Beverage$5,110.58259
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$86.305
Education$46.844

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 productTypeReported companyRelated amount*RecordsYear
QULIPTA
Normalized: qulipta
Drug ABBVIE INC. $614.35 33 2025
Source payment records
Apokyn
Normalized: apokyn
Drug MDD US Operations, LLC $525.35 30 2025
Source payment records
UBRELVY
Normalized: ubrelvy
Drug ABBVIE INC. $503.04 32 2025
Source payment records
ULTOMIRIS
Normalized: ultomiris
Biological Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $307.10 14 2025
Source payment records
Hizentra
Normalized: hizentra
Biological CSL Behring $232.33 15 2025
Source payment records
KESIMPTA
Normalized: kesimpta
Drug Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $199.85 14 2025
Source payment records
PONVORY
Normalized: ponvory
Drug Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. $169.46 7 2025
Source payment records
Ocrevus Zunovo
Normalized: ocrevus zunovo
Biological Genentech USA, Inc. $146.67 8 2025
Source payment records
ZAVZPRET
Normalized: zavzpret
Drug PFIZER INC. $145.64 9 2025
Source payment records
NURTEC ODT
Normalized: nurtec odt
Drug PFIZER INC. $132.89 8 2025
Source payment records
Mavenclad
Normalized: mavenclad
Drug EMD Serono, Inc. $124.56 1 2025
Source payment records
HYQVIA
Normalized: hyqvia
Biological Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. $111.47 6 2025
Source payment records
AUSTEDO XR
Normalized: austedo xr
Drug Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. $105.35 6 2025
Source payment records
Rystiggo
Normalized: rystiggo
Drug UCB, Inc. $97.88 6 2025
Source payment records
BRIUMVI
Normalized: briumvi
Drug TG Therapeutics, Inc. $93.36 4 2025
Source payment records
VYALEV
Normalized: vyalev
Drug ABBVIE INC. $83.79 7 2025
Source payment records
NUPLAZID
Normalized: nuplazid
Drug ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc $81.90 4 2025
Source payment records
VYEPTI
Normalized: vyepti
Biological Lundbeck LLC $80.63 4 2025
Source payment records
Leqembi
Normalized: leqembi
Drug Eisai Inc. $69.56 3 2025
Source payment records
VUMERITY
Normalized: vumerity
Drug Biogen, Inc. $69.11 4 2025
Source payment records
Symbravo
Normalized: symbravo
Drug Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. $67.91 4 2025
Source payment records
TYSABRI
Normalized: tysabri
Biological Biogen, Inc. $57.44 3 2025
Source payment records
VYVGART HYTRULO
Normalized: vyvgart hytrulo
Drug ARGENX US, INC. $57.05 3 2025
Source payment records
REXULTI
Normalized: rexulti
Drug Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. $55.20 3 2025
Source payment records
LUMRYZ
Normalized: lumryz
Drug Avadel CNS Pharmaceuticals, LLC $50.31 1 2025
Source payment records
Nayzilam
Normalized: nayzilam
Drug UCB, Inc. $47.13 4 2025
Source payment records
ZEPOSIA
Normalized: zeposia
Drug Celgene Corporation $36.03 2 2025
Source payment records
INBRIJA
Normalized: inbrija
Drug Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC $34.74 2 2025
Source payment records
VALTOCO
Normalized: valtoco
Drug Neurelis, Inc. $28.16 1 2025
Source payment records
OCTAGAM IMMUNE GLOBULIN (HUMAN)
Normalized: octagam immune globulin human
Drug PFIZER INC. $26.88 1 2025
Source payment records
PANZYGA
Normalized: panzyga
Biological PFIZER INC. $26.88 1 2025
Source payment records
Briviact
Normalized: briviact
Drug UCB, Inc. $25.95 2 2025
Source payment records
Enspryng
Normalized: enspryng
Biological Genentech USA, Inc. $22.43 1 2025
Source payment records
CREXONT
Normalized: crexont
Drug Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC $21.50 1 2025
Source payment records
PURIFIED CORTROPHIN GEL
Normalized: purified cortrophin gel
Drug ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $19.68 1 2025
Source payment records
Xeomin
Normalized: xeomin
Biological Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC $19.21 1 2025
Source payment records
WAINUA
Normalized: wainua
Drug AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $17.42 1 2025
Source payment records
DAYBUE
Normalized: daybue
Drug ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc $17.26 1 2025
Source payment records
AMYVID
Normalized: amyvid
Drug Lilly USA, LLC $14.93 1 2025
Source payment records
KISUNLA
Normalized: kisunla
Drug Lilly USA, LLC $14.93 1 2025
Source payment records

* 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 productPayment yearPart D brandPart D yearClaimsMatch methodSource
NUPLAZID
nuplazid
2025 Nuplazid 2024 12
Beneficiary count suppressed
exact normalized Medicare Part D
NURTEC ODT
nurtec odt
2025 Nurtec Odt 2024 11
Beneficiary count suppressed
exact normalized Medicare Part D
QULIPTA
qulipta
2025 Qulipta 2024 16
Beneficiary count suppressed
exact normalized Medicare Part D
UBRELVY
ubrelvy
2025 Ubrelvy 2024 30
Beneficiary count suppressed
exact normalized Medicare Part D
ZEPOSIA
zeposia
2025 Zeposia 2024 11
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 companyPayment yearDrug reported by same entityOpen Payments evidencePart DClaimsBeneficiaries
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
16 suppressed by CMS
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
30 suppressed by CMS
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 NUPLAZID
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
20845 supporting records · 6448 recipient NPIs · example record 1247763852
Nuplazid · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
12 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
19 suppressed by CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 BRILINTA
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
993 supporting records · 512 recipient NPIs · example record 1206131430
Brilinta · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
11 suppressed by CMS
Celgene Corporation
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 ZEPOSIA
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
9581 supporting records · 2490 recipient NPIs · example record 1184377823
Zeposia · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
11 suppressed by CMS
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
11 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

BrandGenericClaimsBeneficiaries
Donepezil HclDonepezil Hcl33285
Carbidopa-LevodopaCarbidopa/Levodopa29170
Memantine HclMemantine Hcl23962
LevetiracetamLevetiracetam19340
GabapentinGabapentin15149
TopiramateTopiramate9822
LacosamideLacosamide8015
Citalopram HbrCitalopram Hydrobromide7824
LamotrigineLamotrigine7711
PrimidonePrimidone7420
Phenytoin Sodium ExtendedPhenytoin Sodium Extended6616
CarbamazepineCarbamazepine5517
OxcarbazepineOxcarbazepine51suppressed
Carbamazepine ErCarbamazepine5014
Pyridostigmine BromidePyridostigmine Bromide48suppressed
PregabalinPregabalin4314
Nortriptyline HclNortriptyline Hcl4111
BaclofenBaclofen40suppressed
Emgality PenGalcanezumab-Gnlm38suppressed
Sumatriptan SuccinateSumatriptan Succinate38suppressed
Venlafaxine Hcl ErVenlafaxine Hcl3613
Carbidopa-Levodopa-EntacaponeCarbidopa/Levodopa/Entacapone35suppressed
ClopidogrelClopidogrel Bisulfate35suppressed
ZonisamideZonisamide3512
Butalbital-Acetaminophen-CaffeButalb/Acetaminophen/Caffeine31suppressed
Divalproex SodiumDivalproex Sodium30suppressed
Trazodone HclTrazodone Hcl30suppressed
UbrelvyUbrogepant30suppressed
AmantadineAmantadine Hcl29suppressed
Sertraline HclSertraline Hcl28suppressed
Tizanidine HclTizanidine Hcl28suppressed
Quetiapine FumarateQuetiapine Fumarate27suppressed
Propranolol Hcl ErPropranolol Hcl25suppressed
Methylphenidate HclMethylphenidate Hcl23suppressed
TeriflunomideTeriflunomide23suppressed
Levetiracetam ErLevetiracetam22suppressed
Dalfampridine ErDalfampridine20suppressed
PhenytoinPhenytoin20suppressed
Propranolol HclPropranolol Hcl20suppressed
Ropinirole ErRopinirole Hcl20suppressed
Ropinirole HclRopinirole Hcl20suppressed
Duloxetine HclDuloxetine Hcl19suppressed
RytaryCarbidopa/Levodopa19suppressed
Carbidopa-Levodopa ErCarbidopa/Levodopa18suppressed
QuliptaAtogepant16suppressed
DilantinPhenytoin Sodium Extended15suppressed
Methylphenidate Er (La)Methylphenidate Hcl14suppressed
NamzaricMemantine Hcl/Donepezil Hcl14suppressed
Dimethyl FumarateDimethyl Fumarate13suppressed
Glatiramer AcetateGlatiramer Acetate13suppressed
RebifInterferon Beta-1a/Albumin13suppressed
ClonazepamClonazepam12suppressed
Mycophenolate MofetilMycophenolate Mofetil12suppressed
NuplazidPimavanserin Tartrate12suppressed
PhenobarbitalPhenobarbital12suppressed
BrilintaTicagrelor11suppressed
CopaxoneGlatiramer Acetate11suppressed
Keppra XrLevetiracetam11suppressed
Nurtec OdtRimegepant Sulfate11suppressed
Rasagiline MesylateRasagiline Mesylate11suppressed
RizatriptanRizatriptan Benzoate11suppressed
ZeposiaOzanimod Hydrochloride11suppressed

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.

YearGeneral PaymentsMain payerExplicit productsCompany overlapsPart D coverage
2025 $5,243.72 · 268 records MDD US Operations, LLC AMYVID, AUSTEDO XR, Apokyn, BRIUMVI, Briviact, CREXONT, DAYBUE, Enspryng, HYQVIA, Hizentra, INBRIJA, KESIMPTA, KISUNLA, LUMRYZ, Leqembi, Mavenclad, NUPLAZID, NURTEC ODT, Nayzilam, OCTAGAM IMMUNE GLOBULIN (HUMAN), Ocrevus Zunovo, PANZYGA, PONVORY, PURIFIED CORTROPHIN GEL, QULIPTA, REXULTI, Rystiggo, Symbravo, TYSABRI, UBRELVY, ULTOMIRIS, VALTOCO, VUMERITY, VYALEV, VYEPTI, VYVGART HYTRULO, WAINUA, Xeomin, ZAVZPRET, ZEPOSIA 7
2024 Complete

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DatasetYearPublicationSource
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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