Psychiatry in Bluffton, SC
3 verified psychiatry doctors in Bluffton.
Psychiatrists are physicians who diagnose and treat mental health conditions, including through medication management.
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Dr. Richard Ford, MD
Psychiatry
CMS Open Payments· $307.84 (2023)
Industry Payments (2023)
Reported by drug and device makers to CMS Open Payments. These payments are legal and disclosed — shown as context, not a judgment.
$307.84
Total received
19
Transactions
5
Paying companies
Top paying companies
Among the 57,336 psychiatry doctors we've analyzed, about 24% received any industry payment (median $180 among those who did). This doctor's total is higher than 91% of that group — among the highest recipients.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US psychiatry doctors.
Payments to Richard Ford do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Joseph Walters, MD
Psychiatry
CMS Open Payments· $582.76 (2023)
Industry Payments (2023)
Reported by drug and device makers to CMS Open Payments. These payments are legal and disclosed — shown as context, not a judgment.
$582.76
Total received
32
Transactions
10
Paying companies
Top paying companies
Among the 57,336 psychiatry doctors we've analyzed, about 24% received any industry payment (median $180 among those who did). This doctor's total is higher than 93% of that group — among the highest recipients.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US psychiatry doctors.
Payments to Joseph Walters do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Maria Jasinskas, MD
Psychiatry
CMS Open Payments· No payments in 2023
Industry Payments
No industry payments on record in the 2023 CMS Open Payments data. This doctor received no reported payments from drug or device makers that year.