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Covered recipient · General Payments record

FAISAL I AHMAD

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Psychiatry & Neurology Neurology

NPI
1528284866
CMS profile
68732
Location
TAYLOR, MI

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General Payments · PY2019–2025

  • CMS publication 2026-06-30

Latest program year · PY2025

$2,620.65

148 records · 0 disputed

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By nature of payment

PY2025 · sorted by reported total

Nature of paymentAmountRecords
Food and Beverage $2,620.65 148

By paying entity

PY2025 · sorted by reported total

Paying entityAmountRecords
UCB, Inc. $321.85 23
ABBVIE INC. $307.83 17
NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION $299.90 22
ARGENX US, INC. $172.32 8
Neurocrine BioSciences, Inc. $158.75 7
Biogen, Inc. $128.06 6
PFIZER INC. $126.00 8
CSL Behring $111.14 6
Neurelis, Inc. $107.73 7
CATALYST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. $97.08 4
EISAI INC. $84.25 4
Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. $83.06 3
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. $82.81 3
EMD Serono, Inc. $75.67 4
Lundbeck LLC $70.30 3
LivaNova USA, Inc. $60.57 3
SK Life Science, Inc. $54.26 3
Aucta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $51.33 4
Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC $46.46 3
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. $39.20 2
Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $37.21 2
Lilly USA, LLC $35.95 2
Amgen Inc. $26.22 1
HOSPIRA, INC. $15.47 1
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc $13.75 1
MDD US Operations, LLC $13.48 1

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2019 $2,227.55 153
PY2020 $805.82 49
PY2021 $1,630.89 112
PY2022 $2,401.38 159
PY2023 $2,625.80 156
PY2024 $2,795.59 156
PY2025 $2,620.65 148

Payment records · PY2025 (148)

Ordering applied by this site (date, newest first, then paying entity) · record values are shown as CMS published them

Program year 2025 201920202021202220232024 Record-level detail is published for PY2025; earlier years are summarised in “By program year”.
Paying entity Amount Date Nature of payment Dispute status Published Record ID Source
CSL Behring $16.39 12/22/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1232395463 CMS
Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $15.55 12/22/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1250156898 CMS
ARGENX US, INC. $20.07 12/16/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1240454533 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $21.32 12/15/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1201375087 CMS
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. $25.01 12/15/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1223896412 CMS
UCB, Inc. $13.78 12/12/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1224606119 CMS
Neurelis, Inc. $14.20 12/11/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1219184219 CMS
UCB, Inc. $8.18 12/09/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1224606116 CMS
Aucta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $14.15 12/08/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1253610463 CMS
UCB, Inc. $20.75 12/08/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1224606112 CMS
Neurocrine BioSciences, Inc. $30.08 12/02/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1242987659 CMS
Eisai Inc. $18.41 11/25/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1244479220 CMS
LivaNova USA, Inc. $25.19 11/25/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1245670216 CMS
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. $24.14 11/25/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1247285553 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $15.92 11/20/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1200024880 CMS
PFIZER INC. $14.04 11/19/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1229385804 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $18.91 11/18/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1201375085 CMS
ARGENX US, INC. $20.33 11/17/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1240453293 CMS
UCB, Inc. $21.14 11/17/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1224606108 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $24.45 11/12/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1201375083 CMS
Neurocrine BioSciences, Inc. $21.47 11/11/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1243020005 CMS
Aucta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $10.68 11/06/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1253609954 CMS
MDD US Operations, LLC $13.48 11/03/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1241847212 CMS
Neurelis, Inc. $16.41 11/03/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1219184217 CMS
Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC $14.32 10/31/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1220525897 CMS
CATALYST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. $30.61 10/29/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1253220290 CMS
Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC $14.06 10/27/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1220525895 CMS
UCB, Inc. $11.58 10/27/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1224606104 CMS
PFIZER INC. $10.39 10/24/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1230010816 CMS
Biogen, Inc. $21.18 10/22/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1208368352 CMS
Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $21.66 10/17/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1250156896 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $25.74 10/15/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1201375081 CMS
ARGENX US, INC. $29.46 10/15/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1240450755 CMS
Eisai Inc. $24.17 10/15/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1244479218 CMS
UCB, Inc. $22.87 10/12/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1224606100 CMS
Neurocrine BioSciences, Inc. $21.11 10/08/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1243021507 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $23.62 10/02/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1200089198 CMS
Lilly USA, LLC $21.41 10/01/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1186593408 CMS
EMD Serono, Inc. $14.32 09/30/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1236881535 CMS
Aucta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $16.60 09/29/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1253610505 CMS
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. $36.46 09/26/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1247285529 CMS
UCB, Inc. $23.53 09/24/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1224606095 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $7.94 09/23/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1201375079 CMS
ARGENX US, INC. $18.22 09/16/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1240451567 CMS
Neurocrine BioSciences, Inc. $24.32 09/15/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1243008009 CMS
UCB, Inc. $18.03 09/12/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1224606091 CMS
Lundbeck LLC $24.43 09/11/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1251761212 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $16.98 09/09/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1201375077 CMS
CSL Behring $25.59 09/06/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1232395425 CMS
UCB, Inc. $15.45 09/04/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1224606088 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $15.89 09/02/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1200089192 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $0.53 09/02/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1200089194 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $0.51 09/02/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1200089196 CMS
LivaNova USA, Inc. $15.52 08/27/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1245670093 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $15.89 08/25/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1200089190 CMS
ARGENX US, INC. $22.21 08/21/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1240437502 CMS
CSL Behring $18.00 08/20/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1232395421 CMS
UCB, Inc. $7.13 08/19/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1224606084 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $13.54 08/18/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1201375073 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $33.32 08/18/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1201375075 CMS
Lilly USA, LLC $14.54 08/12/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1186569436 CMS
Neurelis, Inc. $14.28 08/09/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1219184215 CMS
Amgen Inc. $26.22 08/06/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1228482361 CMS
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. $14.19 08/06/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1223814436 CMS
Biogen, Inc. $16.93 08/05/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1208324277 CMS
Neurocrine BioSciences, Inc. $21.80 08/04/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1243018611 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $11.54 07/30/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1200089184 CMS
PFIZER INC. $15.59 07/29/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1229050822 CMS
CATALYST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. $17.38 07/28/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1253220330 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $15.15 07/25/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1201375071 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $15.79 07/23/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1201375069 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $15.79 07/21/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1200089182 CMS
UCB, Inc. $6.64 07/21/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1224606080 CMS
Neurelis, Inc. $14.38 07/16/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1219184213 CMS
UCB, Inc. $17.21 07/15/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1224606076 CMS
UCB, Inc. $1.14 07/14/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1224606073 CMS
EMD Serono, Inc. $23.18 07/10/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1236905863 CMS
UCB, Inc. $15.25 07/08/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1224606069 CMS
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc $13.75 07/02/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1247764224 CMS
Biogen, Inc. $25.75 06/26/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1208378319 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $14.60 06/25/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1200089188 CMS
Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC $18.08 06/24/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1220525893 CMS
ARGENX US, INC. $25.18 06/24/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1240444709 CMS
Eisai Inc. $18.41 06/23/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1244479216 CMS
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. $22.21 06/19/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1247285481 CMS
UCB, Inc. $0.62 06/17/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1224606061 CMS
UCB, Inc. $24.19 06/17/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1224606064 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $14.49 06/16/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1201375067 CMS
UCB, Inc. $6.69 06/12/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1224606057 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $16.10 06/09/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1200089176 CMS
Neurelis, Inc. $18.21 06/08/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1219184211 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $10.11 06/05/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1201375065 CMS
SK Life Science, Inc. $16.15 06/04/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1252304608 CMS
Neurocrine BioSciences, Inc. $24.24 06/02/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1243008259 CMS
Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. $27.76 06/02/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1232941343 CMS
Aucta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $9.90 05/27/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1253610819 CMS
ARGENX US, INC. $18.26 05/22/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1240439824 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $9.37 05/21/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1200089186 CMS
UCB, Inc. $19.43 05/20/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1224606053 CMS
Neurocrine BioSciences, Inc. $15.73 05/15/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1243040925 CMS
Biogen, Inc. $24.13 05/14/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1208303755 CMS
Neurelis, Inc. $16.22 05/09/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1219184209 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $21.02 05/09/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1200089174 CMS
UCB, Inc. $22.36 05/07/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1224606049 CMS
CATALYST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. $22.79 05/06/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1253220474 CMS
UCB, Inc. $8.75 05/06/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1224606045 CMS
PFIZER INC. $14.50 04/30/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1231600824 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $11.50 04/29/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1201375063 CMS
SK Life Science, Inc. $19.45 04/28/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1252304606 CMS
LivaNova USA, Inc. $19.86 04/24/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1245669969 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $16.53 04/24/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1200089180 CMS
PFIZER INC. $19.43 04/24/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1229243305 CMS
SK Life Science, Inc. $18.66 04/18/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1252304660 CMS
UCB, Inc. $21.63 04/17/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1224606041 CMS
EMD Serono, Inc. $20.81 04/16/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1236901168 CMS
CSL Behring $19.30 04/14/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1232395395 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $20.87 04/11/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1200089172 CMS
Lundbeck LLC $24.87 04/09/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1251761210 CMS
Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. $29.13 04/06/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1232941341 CMS
PFIZER INC. $18.83 04/01/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1231606159 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $13.79 03/31/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1200089178 CMS
HOSPIRA, INC. $15.47 02/28/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1231616399 CMS
Biogen, Inc. $20.32 02/27/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1208307457 CMS
CSL Behring $15.23 02/26/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1232395387 CMS
UCB, Inc. $7.71 02/26/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1224606038 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $25.67 02/25/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1201375061 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $20.59 02/21/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1200089164 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $15.47 02/19/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1201375059 CMS
ARGENX US, INC. $18.59 02/19/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1240419347 CMS
Lundbeck LLC $21.00 02/12/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1251761208 CMS
Eisai Inc. $23.26 02/11/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1244479214 CMS
PFIZER INC. $13.43 02/11/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1231610292 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $19.80 02/07/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1200089158 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $0.62 02/07/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1200089160 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $0.62 02/07/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1200089162 CMS
Biogen, Inc. $19.75 02/05/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1208433453 CMS
Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. $26.17 02/04/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1232941339 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $21.71 01/31/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1201375057 CMS
Neurelis, Inc. $14.03 01/29/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1219184207 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $15.74 01/27/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1201375055 CMS
UCB, Inc. $7.79 01/25/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1224606035 CMS
CSL Behring $16.63 01/24/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1232395473 CMS
EMD Serono, Inc. $17.36 01/20/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1236919825 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $15.93 01/20/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1200089170 CMS
PFIZER INC. $19.79 01/15/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1230061666 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $17.08 01/08/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1200089168 CMS
CATALYST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. $26.30 01/06/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1253220472 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $13.29 01/02/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1200089166 CMS

Source & provenance

Dataset
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
Publisher of source data
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
CMS publication date
2026-06-30
Program years on this page
2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Source files
Dataset page · Bulk file · PY2019 , PY2020 , PY2021 , PY2022 , PY2023 , PY2024 , PY2025
Generated from
OP_DTL_GNRL_PGYR2025_P06302026_06032026.csv

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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Open Payments.