Psychiatry · Birmingham, AL
NPI
1295784312
Since 2006
Specialty
Psychiatry
Code 2084P0800X
Group practices
3
Medicare group memberships
Hospitals
3
Hospital affiliations
2 Riverchase Ridge, Grayson & Associates PC Suite 100
Birmingham, AL, 35244
Phone (205) 444-0420
Groups this clinician bills Medicare through
Medicare paid, 2024
$159K
2,201 services
Medicare patients, 2024
395
Average age 63
Drug cost, 2024
$1.4M
10,670 prescriptions
Company payments, 2025
$154K
From 15 companies
Procedures and visits billed to Original Medicare, 2024
In 2024, the most common Medicare service billed by Armand S Schachter was code 99214 (office e&m - established), 799 times for 177 patients. In total Armand S Schachter billed 2,201 services in 12 codes, and Medicare paid $159K.
| Code |
|---|
Official US government data: the national provider registry and Medicare enrollment records, linked by NPI. Last update of this record: 2026-07-13.
| Setting |
|---|
| Services |
|---|
| Patients |
|---|
| Paid per service |
|---|
| Medicare paid |
|---|
| 99214 Office E&M - Established | Office | 799 | 177 | $70.97 | $57K |
| 99232 Hospital E&M - Subsequent | Facility | 719 | 173 | $50.66 | $36K |
| 90868 Treatment - Miscellaneous | Office | 360 | 13 | $116.43 | $42K |
| 99223 Hospital E&M - Initial | Facility | 46 | 42 | $112.55 | $5,177 |
| 90792 Psychotherapy - Nongroup | Office | 34 | 34 | $108.81 | $3,699 |
| 99222 Hospital E&M - Initial | Facility | 24 | 22 | $69.98 | $1,680 |
By year: 2022 $217K for 2,500 services; 2023 $167K for 2,130 services; 2024 $159K for 2,201 services.
Medicare prescription drug claims, 2024
In 2024, the drug Armand S Schachter prescribed most often to Medicare patients was Alprazolam, with 954 prescriptions and refills. In total Armand S Schachter wrote 10,670 Medicare prescriptions that cost $1.4M.
| Drug | Claims | 30-day fills | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alprazolam Generic | 954 | 963 | 140 | $5,463 |
| Clonazepam Generic | 665 | 665 | 113 | $5,319 |
| Trazodone Hcl Generic | 543 | 685 | 125 | $6,938 |
| Quetiapine Fumarate Generic | 492 | 597 | 85 | $7,683 |
| Doxepin Hcl Generic | 339 | 418 | 84 | $6,459 |
| Bupropion Xl Bupropion Hcl | 309 | 399 | 49 | $4,808 |
| Desvenlafaxine Succinate Er Desvenlafaxine Succinate | 304 | 377 | 56 | $16K |
| Olanzapine Generic | 293 | 330 | 55 | $4,272 |
| Duloxetine Hcl Generic | 291 | 377 | 66 | $5,164 |
| Buspirone Hcl Generic | 289 | 327 | 60 | $2,973 |
| Lamotrigine Generic | 284 | 331 | 50 | $2,686 |
| Risperidone Generic | 279 | 338 | 33 | $1,742 |
| Fluoxetine Hcl Generic | 272 | 364 | 59 | $5,461 |
| Lorazepam Generic | 268 | 268 | 45 | $2,064 |
| Sertraline Hcl Generic | 256 | 318 | 44 | $1,147 |
Brand drugs: 843 claims; generic drugs: 9,827 claims.
Money and other things of value reported by the companies
In 2025, drug and medical device companies paid Armand S Schachter $154K ($154K in general payments such as food, travel and fees) from 15 companies. The largest payer was Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. with $65K.
| Company | Payments | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. 4578.T | 73 | $65K |
| Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. AXSM | 55 | $49K |
| Abbvie Inc. ABBV | 38 | $17K |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc JNJ | 30 | $11K |
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. BMY | 17 | $10K |
| ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.) JNJ | 20 | $470 |
| Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. VNDA | 11 | $337 |
| Neurocrine BioSciences, Inc. NBIX | 11 | $280 |
| Lundbeck LLC | 8 | $207 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. TAK | 9 | $167 |
Official US government data on Original Medicare services, Medicare prescription drug plans and the payments drug and device companies must report. Services with fewer than 11 patients and drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published. Procedure codes are shown by number with their public category.