Total Payments
$6,505
2024 Payments
$1,832
Companies
32
Transactions
227

Payment Breakdown by Category

Food & Beverage$5,532 (85.0%)
Travel$972.67 (15.0%)

Payments by Nature

Nature of Payment Amount Transactions Share
Food and Beverage $5,532 223 85.0%
Travel and Lodging $972.67 4 15.0%

Top Paying Companies

Company Total Records Latest Year
Medtronic USA, Inc. $1,328 12 $0 (2019)
UCB, Inc. $997.26 42 $0 (2024)
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $918.39 59 $0 (2024)
LivaNova USA, Inc. $611.18 13 $0 (2024)
Corium, LLC $512.05 19 $0 (2024)
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc $420.10 13 $0 (2024)
Greenwich Biosciences, Inc. $328.62 8 $0 (2021)
JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC. $206.37 8 $0 (2024)
Shire North American Group Inc $185.50 11 $0 (2019)
Otter Pharmaceuticals, LLC $148.98 6 $0 (2024)

Payment History by Year

Year Amount Transactions Top Company
2024 $1,832 63 UCB, Inc. ($586.49)
2023 $1,366 69 ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc ($391.30)
2022 $527.00 28 Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ($188.51)
2021 $105.03 4 UCB, Inc. ($31.53)
2020 $156.63 6 Greenwich Biosciences, Inc. ($86.82)
2019 $559.72 19 Greenwich Biosciences, Inc. ($213.53)
2018 $1,745 29 Medtronic USA, Inc. ($1,317)
2017 $212.93 9 LivaNova USA, Inc. ($92.48)

All Payment Transactions

227 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 10

Date Company Product Nature Form Amount Type
12/19/2024 UCB, Inc. Fintepla (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $23.74 General
Category: Neurology
12/16/2024 UCB, Inc. Briviact (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $35.15 General
Category: Neurology
12/16/2024 CATALYST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. FYCOMPA (Drug) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $19.84 General
Category: NEUROLOGY
12/12/2024 Neurelis, Inc. VALTOCO (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $32.44 General
Category: EPILEPSY
12/12/2024 LivaNova USA, Inc. VNS THERAPY SENTIVA MODEL 1000 GENERATOR (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $6.93 General
Category: Neurology
12/10/2024 Otter Pharmaceuticals, LLC SYMPAZAN (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $24.90 General
Category: Neurology
12/04/2024 UCB, Inc. Fintepla (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $12.24 General
Category: Neurology
11/12/2024 OWP Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Subvenite (Drug) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $15.89 General
Category: Neurology
11/06/2024 UCB, Inc. Briviact (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $48.64 General
Category: Neurology
11/06/2024 Otter Pharmaceuticals, LLC SYMPAZAN (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $24.96 General
Category: Neurology
10/30/2024 AQUESTIVE THERAPEUTICS, INC. LIBERVANT (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $25.34 General
Category: Central Nervous System
10/29/2024 SK Life Science, Inc. Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $28.91 General
10/24/2024 Pyros Pharmaceuticals, Inc. VIGPODER (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $35.26 General
Category: PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY
10/04/2024 Neurelis, Inc. VALTOCO (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $32.44 General
Category: EPILEPSY
10/03/2024 Otter Pharmaceuticals, LLC SYMPAZAN (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $24.95 General
Category: Neurology
10/01/2024 UCB, Inc. Fintepla (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $10.94 General
Category: Neurology
09/30/2024 Pyros Pharmaceuticals, Inc. VIGPODER (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $23.90 General
Category: PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY
09/22/2024 UCB, Inc. Fintepla (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $17.31 General
Category: Neurology
09/13/2024 Neurelis, Inc. VALTOCO (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $32.44 General
Category: EPILEPSY
09/10/2024 Otter Pharmaceuticals, LLC SYMPAZAN (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $24.38 General
Category: Neurology
08/30/2024 Corium, LLC Azstarys (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $13.76 General
Category: CNS Stimulant for ADHD
08/30/2024 UCB, Inc. Briviact (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $2.85 General
Category: Neurology
08/30/2024 UCB, Inc. Briviact (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $1.48 General
Category: Neurology
08/29/2024 UCB, Inc. Briviact (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $42.82 General
Category: Neurology
08/29/2024 Otter Pharmaceuticals, LLC SYMPAZAN (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $24.96 General
Category: Neurology

About Dr. Carter Richards, MD

Dr. Carter Richards, MD is a Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program healthcare provider based in San Antonio, Texas. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 04/05/2011. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1154610707.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Carter Richards, MD has received a total of $6,505 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $1,832 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 227 transactions from 32 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($5,532).

Practice Information

Products in Payments

  • SYNCHROMED (Device) $1,263
  • QELBREE (Drug) $442.49
  • VNS Therapy (Device) $428.50
  • Fintepla (Drug) $427.98
  • DAYBUE (Drug) $420.10
  • Briviact (Drug) $398.26
  • Qelbree (Drug) $376.44
  • Azstarys (Drug) $331.22
  • Epidiolex (Drug) $328.62
  • VNS THERAPY SENTIVA MODEL 1000 GENERATOR (Device) $182.68
  • AZSTARYS (Drug) $180.83
  • EPIDIOLEX (Drug) $151.73
  • VYVANSE (Drug) $150.84
  • SYMPAZAN (Drug) $148.98
  • Nayzilam (Drug) $144.43
  • VALTOCO (Drug) $134.40
  • Dyanavel XR (Drug) $96.06
  • Fycompa (Drug) $71.65
  • VIGADRONE (Drug) $63.04
  • OXTELLAR XR (Drug) $59.86

Data Sources

Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.

Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program Doctors in San Antonio