Physician profile

Kurt A Buechler

Psychiatry · Ridgeland, MS

NPI 1922146760

$1,106,970.58

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

26 companies · $322K in 2025

The $322K reported for 2025 was more than what 99% of Psychiatry providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $176).

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Payments by year

General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.

What the payments were for

Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.

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Payment typeAmount (2023-2025)
Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program$410,044.99
Honoraria$108,600.00
Travel and Lodging$103,564.70
Consulting Fee$64,350.00
Food and Beverage$20,420.40

Payment-type detail covers 2023-2025; earlier years are included in totals but not broken out here.

Who reported paying

General payments only, as reported to CMS. Product names cover 2023-2025.

CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Abbvie INC. $483,710.68 2021-2025 Vraylar
Vanda Pharmaceuticals INC. $213,996.16 2019-2025 Fanapt, Hetlioz
Axsome Therapeutics, INC. $212,268.02 2022-2025 Auvelity, Sunosi
Allergan, INC. $66,653.69 2019-2021
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, INC. $57,825.95 2019-2025 Rexulti
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., INC. $38,824.78 2019-2025 Trintellix
Eisai INC. $26,513.93 2020-2021
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, INC $3,688.26 2019-2023 Spravato
Tris Pharma INC $707.87 2019-2025 Dyanavel Xr, Onyda Xr
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, INC. $612.32 2021-2025 Qelbree, Qelbree
Iti, INC. (D/B/A Intra-Cellular Therapies, INC.) $358.94 2021-2024 Caplyta
Ironshore Pharmaceuticals INC. $326.56 2019-2024
Jazz Pharmaceuticals INC. $297.74 2019-2022
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $226.35 2024-2025 Cobenfy
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $165.13 2019-2023 Belsomra
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Lundbeck LLC $150.87 2019-2024 Rexulti
Collegium Pharmaceutical, INC. $133.28 2025 Jornay Pm
Avanir Pharmaceuticals, INC. $133.20 2021
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, INC. $130.73 2022-2024 Austedo, Austedo Xr
Neurocrine Biosciences, INC. $94.96 2021-2025 Ingrezza
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, INC. $48.66 2022-2025
Corium, LLC $28.69 2025 Azstarys
Arbor Pharmaceuticals, INC. $26.41 2019
Harmony Biosciences LLC $20.47 2023 Wakix
Idorsia Pharmaceuticals US INC $13.93 2024 Quviviq
Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC $13.00 2019

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

CMS records which products a payment was associated with, not how the money was allocated. Association is not allocation: one payment can be associated with several products, and a product listing does not mean the payment was made because of that product. Product detail covers 2023-2025.

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Payment summary

Kurt A Buechler

$1,106,970.58

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Abbvie INC.
Context
The $322K reported for 2025 was more than what 99% of Psychiatry providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $176).

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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025. Payments are legal and often routine.

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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025, as reported to CMS by drug and device makers (published June 30, 2026). Drug and device detail covers 2023-2025.