Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $44,364 | 11 | 50.4% |
| Travel and Lodging | $28,072 | 33 | 31.9% |
| Honoraria | $9,500 | 4 | 10.8% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $3,764 | 2 | 4.3% |
| Food and Beverage | $2,249 | 25 | 2.6% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allergan Inc. | $23,445 | 24 | $0 (2018) |
| ITI, Inc. | $18,620 | 8 | $0 (2023) |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $15,346 | 19 | $0 (2024) |
| Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. | $8,056 | 8 | $0 (2018) |
| LivaNova USA, Inc. | $7,514 | 5 | $0 (2023) |
| H. Lundbeck A S | $6,267 | 7 | $0 (2021) |
| SK Life Science, Inc. | $4,400 | 1 | $0 (2020) |
| Genentech, Inc. | $4,230 | 2 | $0 (2023) |
| Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $70.27 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $6,966 | 8 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC ($6,966) |
| 2023 | $35,168 | 23 | ITI, Inc. ($16,994) |
| 2021 | $3,952 | 4 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation ($1,950) |
| 2020 | $4,400 | 1 | SK Life Science, Inc. ($4,400) |
| 2019 | $5,963 | 7 | H. Lundbeck A S ($5,892) |
| 2018 | $25,938 | 24 | Allergan Inc. ($23,314) |
| 2017 | $5,563 | 8 | Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. ($5,432) |
All Payment Transactions
75 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 3
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/03/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $5,115.00 | General |
| 06/03/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $150.00 | General |
| 05/21/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $60.52 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 05/21/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $52.29 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 05/21/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $51.21 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 05/20/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $1,160.39 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 05/20/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $245.00 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 05/20/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $131.19 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 11/02/2023 | ITI, Inc. | CAPLYTA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $6.11 | General |
| Category: PSYCHIATRY | ||||||
| 11/01/2023 | ITI, Inc. | CAPLYTA (Drug) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $14,700.00 | General |
| Category: PSYCHIATRY | ||||||
| 11/01/2023 | ITI, Inc. | CAPLYTA (Drug) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $1,336.98 | General |
| Category: PSYCHIATRY | ||||||
| 11/01/2023 | ITI, Inc. | CAPLYTA (Drug) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $450.27 | General |
| Category: PSYCHIATRY | ||||||
| 11/01/2023 | ITI, Inc. | CAPLYTA (Drug) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $276.49 | General |
| Category: PSYCHIATRY | ||||||
| 11/01/2023 | ITI, Inc. | CAPLYTA (Drug) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $223.91 | General |
| Category: PSYCHIATRY | ||||||
| 09/18/2023 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $5,115.00 | General |
| 09/18/2023 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $150.00 | General |
| 09/11/2023 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $65.98 | General |
| 09/11/2023 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $49.99 | General |
| 09/11/2023 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $39.99 | General |
| 09/11/2023 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $34.99 | General |
| 09/10/2023 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $429.64 | General |
| 09/10/2023 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $259.00 | General |
| 09/10/2023 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $145.00 | General |
| 09/10/2023 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $140.65 | General |
| 08/17/2023 | Genentech, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,115.00 | General |
About Dr. Gary Sachs, MD
Dr. Gary Sachs, MD is a Psychiatry healthcare provider based in Boston, Massachusetts. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 03/30/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1386605277.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Gary Sachs, MD has received a total of $87,949 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $6,966 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 75 transactions from 9 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($44,364).
Practice Information
- Specialty Psychiatry
- Location Boston, MA
- Active Since 03/30/2006
- Last Updated 07/08/2007
- Taxonomy Code 2084P0800X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1386605277
Products in Payments
- CAPLYTA (Drug) $18,620
- ABILIFY MAINTENA (Drug) $9,864
- VNS THERAPY SYMMETRY MODEL 8103 GENERATOR (Device) $7,514
- VRAYLAR (Drug) $5,407
- Cenobamate (Drug) $4,400
- ABILIFY TABLET (Drug) $806.95
- REXULTI (Drug) $700.00
- BREXPIPRAZOLE (Drug) $328.00
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.
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