Payment overview · 2025
General Payments
$546.38
31 reported records · 8 companies
Healthcare provider profile · identity verified
Ruby Iva Ward, CRNP
Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers|Nurse Practitioner|Psychiatric/Mental Health · FERRIDAY, LA · NPI 1750335782
Verified facts
What the public records show
CMS Open Payments records show Ruby Iva Ward, CRNP received $546.38 in general payments during 2025 across 31 reported records.
ABBVIE INC. accounted for 26.8% of that reported general-payment amount.
The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 9 associated products.
A separate comparison found the same explicitly named product in public Medicare Part D data: Caplyta, Vraylar.
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 VRAYLAR as an associated drug or biological on 377741 records involving 62704 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 31 claims for Vraylar by this doctor in 2024.
ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, 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 CAPLYTA as an associated drug or biological on 211855 records involving 46143 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 15 claims for Caplyta by this doctor in 2024.
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, 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 NUEDEXTA as an associated drug or biological on 393 records involving 285 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 11 claims for Nuedexta 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 | $146.26 | 26.8% | 12 | 2025 |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $118.58 | 21.7% | 5 | 2025 |
| Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $110.12 | 20.1% | 5 | 2025 |
| Alkermes, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $48.62 | 8.9% | 3 | 2025 |
| ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.) | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $40.14 | 7.3% | 2 | 2025 |
| Neurocrine BioSciences, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $33.02 | 6.0% | 1 | 2025 |
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $30.41 | 5.6% | 2 | 2025 |
| Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $19.23 | 3.5% | 1 | 2025 |
What were the payments for?
Payment categories
| Category | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $546.38 | 31 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VRAYLAR Normalized: vraylar |
Drug | ABBVIE INC. | $146.26 | 12 | 2025 |
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| REXULTI Normalized: rexulti |
Drug | Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | $118.58 | 5 | 2025 |
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| Auvelity Normalized: auvelity |
Drug | Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. | $110.12 | 5 | 2025 |
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| ARISTADA Normalized: aristada |
Drug | Alkermes, Inc. | $48.62 | 3 | 2025 |
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| LYBALVI Normalized: lybalvi |
Drug | Alkermes, Inc. | $48.62 | 3 | 2025 |
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| CAPLYTA Normalized: caplyta |
Drug | ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.) | $40.14 | 2 | 2025 |
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| INGREZZA Normalized: ingrezza |
Drug | Neurocrine BioSciences, Inc. | $33.02 | 1 | 2025 |
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| COBENFY Normalized: cobenfy |
Drug | E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | $30.41 | 2 | 2025 |
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| Qelbree Normalized: qelbree |
Drug | Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $19.23 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAPLYTA caplyta |
2025 | Caplyta | 2024 | 15 Beneficiary count suppressed |
exact normalized | Medicare Part D |
| VRAYLAR vraylar |
2025 | Vraylar | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABBVIE INC. Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | VRAYLAR open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 377741 supporting records · 62704 recipient NPIs · example record 1201352550 |
Vraylar · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
31 | suppressed by CMS |
| ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.) Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | CAPLYTA open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 211855 supporting records · 46143 recipient NPIs · example record 1241243071 |
Caplyta · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
15 | suppressed by CMS |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | NUEDEXTA open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 393 supporting records · 285 recipient NPIs · example record 1227268901 |
Nuedexta · 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
| Brand | Generic | Claims | Beneficiaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sertraline Hcl | Sertraline Hcl | 164 | 28 |
| Alprazolam | Alprazolam | 134 | 23 |
| Escitalopram Oxalate | Escitalopram Oxalate | 106 | 24 |
| Benztropine Mesylate | Benztropine Mesylate | 89 | 19 |
| Lorazepam | Lorazepam | 81 | 12 |
| Clonazepam | Clonazepam | 77 | 15 |
| Aripiprazole | Aripiprazole | 74 | 18 |
| Bupropion Xl | Bupropion Hcl | 70 | 13 |
| Divalproex Sodium | Divalproex Sodium | 63 | suppressed |
| Mirtazapine | Mirtazapine | 60 | suppressed |
| Quetiapine Fumarate | Quetiapine Fumarate | 59 | 11 |
| Trazodone Hcl | Trazodone Hcl | 59 | 19 |
| Duloxetine Hcl | Duloxetine Hcl | 58 | suppressed |
| Venlafaxine Hcl Er | Venlafaxine Hcl | 57 | suppressed |
| Buspirone Hcl | Buspirone Hcl | 55 | 18 |
| Fluoxetine Hcl | Fluoxetine Hcl | 54 | 16 |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 48 | suppressed |
| Ziprasidone Hcl | Ziprasidone Hcl | 47 | suppressed |
| Lamotrigine | Lamotrigine | 45 | suppressed |
| Olanzapine | Olanzapine | 41 | suppressed |
| Topiramate | Topiramate | 33 | suppressed |
| Oxcarbazepine | Oxcarbazepine | 32 | 11 |
| Vraylar | Cariprazine Hcl | 31 | suppressed |
| Hydroxyzine Hcl | Hydroxyzine Hcl | 28 | suppressed |
| Haloperidol Decanoate | Haloperidol Decanoate | 26 | suppressed |
| Lurasidone Hcl | Lurasidone Hcl | 26 | suppressed |
| Amitriptyline Hcl | Amitriptyline Hcl | 24 | suppressed |
| Prazosin Hcl | Prazosin Hcl | 24 | suppressed |
| Haloperidol | Haloperidol | 19 | suppressed |
| Paroxetine Hcl | Paroxetine Hcl | 19 | suppressed |
| Risperidone | Risperidone | 18 | suppressed |
| Caplyta | Lumateperone Tosylate | 15 | suppressed |
| Clonidine Hcl | Clonidine Hcl | 15 | suppressed |
| Diazepam | Diazepam | 15 | suppressed |
| Bupropion Hcl | Bupropion Hcl | 13 | suppressed |
| Chlorpromazine Hcl | Chlorpromazine Hcl | 13 | suppressed |
| Memantine Hcl | Memantine Hcl | 13 | suppressed |
| Temazepam | Temazepam | 13 | suppressed |
| Zolpidem Tartrate | Zolpidem Tartrate | 13 | suppressed |
| Nuedexta | Dextromethorphan Hbr/Quinidine | 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 | $546.38 · 31 records | ABBVIE INC. | ARISTADA, Auvelity, CAPLYTA, COBENFY, INGREZZA, LYBALVI, Qelbree, REXULTI, VRAYLAR | 3 | — |
| 2024 | — | — | — | — | Complete |
Questions to ask
Questions you could discuss with your doctor
- What role, if any, does Caplyta 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 |
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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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