Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $71,962 | 42 | 75.2% |
| Unspecified | $16,362 | 6 | 17.1% |
| Travel and Lodging | $6,093 | 15 | 6.4% |
| Food and Beverage | $1,229 | 34 | 1.3% |
Payments by Type
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC | $29,088 | 21 | $0 (2024) |
| Janssen Research & Development, LLC | $20,091 | 32 | $0 (2024) |
| ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc | $12,362 | 3 | $0 (2017) |
| AbbVie Inc. | $9,967 | 11 | $0 (2023) |
| Alfasigma USA, Inc. | $7,565 | 3 | $0 (2021) |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | $6,713 | 8 | $0 (2020) |
| Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH | $4,200 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. | $3,000 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| Takeda Development Center Americas, Inc. | $2,429 | 8 | $0 (2017) |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | $87.50 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $11,777 | 16 | Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC ($8,348) |
| 2023 | $20,051 | 21 | AbbVie Inc. ($9,967) |
| 2022 | $12,170 | 6 | Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC ($7,130) |
| 2021 | $10,665 | 4 | Alfasigma USA, Inc. ($7,565) |
| 2020 | $4,500 | 2 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc ($3,100) |
| 2019 | $17,369 | 23 | Janssen Research & Development, LLC ($12,756) |
| 2018 | $3,106 | 5 | Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC ($3,000) |
| 2017 | $16,007 | 20 | ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc ($12,362) |
All Payment Transactions
97 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 4
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/09/2024 | Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. | Auvelity (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $54.61 | General |
| Category: Psychology/Psychiatric | ||||||
| 08/19/2024 | Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC | SPRAVATO (Drug) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,025.00 | General |
| Category: Neuroscience | ||||||
| 07/12/2024 | Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,000.00 | General |
| 06/11/2024 | Janssen Research & Development, LLC | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $500.00 | General |
| 06/06/2024 | Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Qelbree (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $35.15 | General |
| Category: VILOXAZINE HYDROCHLORIDE | ||||||
| 05/31/2024 | Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,725.00 | General |
| 05/02/2024 | Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $706.69 | General |
| 05/02/2024 | Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $312.17 | General |
| 05/02/2024 | Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $55.61 | General |
| 05/02/2024 | Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.05 | General |
| 05/02/2024 | Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.76 | General |
| 05/02/2024 | Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.76 | General |
| 04/30/2024 | Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $275.68 | General |
| 04/23/2024 | Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC | SPRAVATO (Drug) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $200.00 | General |
| Category: Neuroscience | ||||||
| 02/14/2024 | Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. | REJOYN (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,000.00 | General |
| 01/10/2024 | Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $840.00 | General |
| 12/20/2023 | Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC | SPRAVATO (Drug) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $620.00 | General |
| Category: Neuroscience | ||||||
| 12/12/2023 | AbbVie Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $5,960.83 | General |
| 12/11/2023 | Janssen Research & Development, LLC | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,050.00 | General |
| 10/22/2023 | AbbVie Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $90.96 | General |
| 10/22/2023 | AbbVie Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $34.33 | General |
| 10/22/2023 | AbbVie Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.00 | General |
| 10/21/2023 | AbbVie Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $153.64 | General |
| 10/20/2023 | Janssen Research & Development, LLC | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,050.00 | General |
| 10/20/2023 | AbbVie Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $702.80 | General |
Research Studies & Clinical Trials
| Study Name | Company | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACP-103-042 | ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc | $12,362 | 3 |
| Decision aid to enable people with treatment resistant depression and physicians to weigh available evidence along with individuals preferences and values relative to the decision of using a ketamine agent versus alternatives | Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC | $4,000 | 3 |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 12 | 14 | $3,444 | $931.30 |
| 2022 | 2 | 26 | 43 | $12,947 | $3,830 |
| 2021 | 2 | 41 | 80 | $22,976 | $9,089 |
| 2020 | 1 | 17 | 44 | $10,824 | $3,176 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
6 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 12 | 14 | $3,444 | $931.30 | 27.0% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2022 | 12 | 23 | $8,027 | $2,470 | 30.8% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 14 | 20 | $4,920 | $1,360 | 27.7% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 25 | 48 | $11,808 | $4,571 | 38.7% |
| 99215 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 40-54 minutes | Office | 2021 | 16 | 32 | $11,168 | $4,518 | 40.5% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes | Office | 2020 | 17 | 44 | $10,824 | $3,176 | 29.3% |
About Richard Shelton
Richard Shelton is a Psychiatry healthcare provider based in Birmingham, Alabama. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 09/30/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1285726612.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Richard Shelton has received a total of $95,646 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $11,777 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 97 transactions from 14 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($71,962).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Shelton has provided services to 96 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 181 services with total Medicare billing of $17,026. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 6 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Psychiatry
- Location Birmingham, AL
- Active Since 09/30/2006
- Last Updated 10/25/2022
- Taxonomy Code 2084P0800X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1285726612
Products in Payments
- SPRAVATO (Drug) $25,678
- NUPLAZID (Drug) $12,362
- Trintellix (Drug) $2,516
- VRAYLAR (Drug) $2,300
- REJOYN (Device) $1,000
- Auvelity (Drug) $54.61
- Qelbree (Drug) $35.15
- VNS THERAPY SYMMETRY MODEL 8103 GENERATOR (Device) $22.67
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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