Diana Perkins, MD
Enriched profileProfessor of Psychiatry; Director, Early Psychosis Interventions in North Carolina (EPI-NC) · University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Diana Perkins is Professor of Psychiatry; Director, Early Psychosis Interventions in North Carolina (EPI-NC) at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. OpenAlex indexes 758 publications with 50,099 citations (h-index 103); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 9 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 5% of Psychiatry profiles in the findmyKOL directory. Clarivate lists Diana Perkins as a Highly Cited Researcher (Psychiatry and Psychology, 2019-2021; Psychiatry/Psychology, 2014).
Data verified 14 Aug 2026
Overview
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Diana O. Perkins, MD, is Professor of Psychiatry at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Department of Psychiatry. The public record shows 758 publications with 50,099 citations (h-index 103), centered on Schizophrenia. It also documents an investigator role on 9 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 1 companies, 8 NIH-funded awards (1995–2018).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Translational psychiatry
- Top research focus: Schizophrenia
- 9 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 1 companies
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Indications focus
from trials led + research topicsResearch focus
OpenAlex concept fingerprintWorks with
trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 14 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index, productivity × impact (OpenAlex).
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
The practice address and phone this provider lists in the federal NPPES (CMS) registry.
Practice address
Telephone
Practice address and telephone from the federal NPPES registry.
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Updated 27 Aug 2026
Listed as an investigator on 9 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Altitudes: A Digital Intervention to Support Caregivers
Sponsor: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
- Altitudes for Caregivers
Sponsor: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
- Horyzons: Implementation and Integration in Clinical Practice
Sponsor: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Industry payments
Updated 27 Aug 2026
1 company reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Alkermes, Inc.Program year20251 payment
- Alkermes, Inc.Program year20241 payment
- Alkermes, Inc.Program year20231 payment
Medicare prescribing footprint (2022)
The drugs this prescriber writes for Medicare patients, grouped by drug class and therapeutic area. Every percentage is a share of their total prescribing, so you can see what they prescribe most. These are proportions, not patient counts or dollar amounts. No condition is inferred: the claims record what was prescribed, never why.
Nervous system
100%Atypical Antipsychotic52.2%Clozapine100%Part D<11 patientsOther antiepileptics47.8%Topiramate100%Part D<11 patients
Drug classes come from the WHO ATC and U.S. National Library of Medicine (RxClass) classifications; prescribing counts come from the CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers file. Each drug is counted once, under its primary class. Medicare fee-for-service only, so no Medicare Advantage, commercial, or pediatric prescribing is included. CMS publishes this data about 17 months after the fact.
NIH funding
Updated 27 Aug 2026
8 NIH research awards on record, funded 1995–2018 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- 5/9 Predictors and Mechanisms of Conversion to Psychosis
Univ of North Carolina Chapel Hill
FY2018$783,936U01MH082004 - Targeting Stress Reactivity in Schizophrenia: Integrated Coping Awareness Therapy
Univ of North Carolina Chapel Hill
FY2018$252,834R33MH100250 - 5/9 Predictors and Mechanisms of Conversion to Psychosis
Univ of North Carolina Chapel Hill
FY2017$541,126U01MH082004
Publications
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Correlation networks of blood proteins in the neuroimmunology of schizophrenia-replication and extension.
Translational psychiatry
Article2026 - Cannabis and tobacco co-use predicts psychosis in clinical high risk cohorts.
Nature. Mental health
Article2026 - Collecting language, speech acoustics, and facial expression to predict psychosis and other clinical outcomes: strategies from the AMP® SCZ initiative.
Schizophrenia (Heidelberg, Germany)
Article2025 - Shift in sex and age of individuals at a clinical high risk (CHR) for psychosis: relation to differences in recruitment methods and effect on sample characteristics.
Schizophrenia (Heidelberg, Germany)
Article2025
Online presence
Updated 27 Aug 2026
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Owned accounts
public accounts run by this person- Doximity
doximity.com/pub/diana-perkins-md
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researchgate.net/profile/Diana-Perkins-4
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Mentions by others
where others cite or feature them- Other
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diana_Perkins
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news.unchealthcare.org/2020/09/unc-researchers-to-participate-in-international-schizophrenia-study
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →news.unchealthcare.org ↗
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Background & recognition
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Education
degrees and training on record- B.S.
Psychology, University of Maryland
verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →med.unc.edu ↗ - B.S.
Biochemistry, University of Maryland
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University of Maryland School of Medicine
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Epidemiology, University of North Carolina School of Public Health
verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →med.unc.edu ↗ - Residency in Psychiatry
University of Maryland Hospitals
verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →med.unc.edu ↗ - Chief Resident in Psychiatry
University of Maryland Hospitals
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →med.unc.edu ↗ - Residency in Psychiatry (PGY IV)
University of North Carolina Hospitals
verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →med.unc.edu ↗ - Fellowship in Consultation/Liaison Psychiatry
University of North Carolina Hospitals
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →med.unc.edu ↗
Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- Director
Early Psychosis Interventions in North Carolina (EPI-NC)
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UNC Outreach and Support Intervention Services (OASIS) program for schizophrenia
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →med.unc.edu ↗ - Principal Investigator
North American Prodrome Longitudinal Study (NAPLS)
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Highly Cited Researcher
Clarivate's annual list, by award category and year- Psychiatry and Psychology201920202021verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →clarivate.com ↗
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Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- Member
Accelerating Medicines Partnership® Schizophrenia (AMP® SCZ), public-private partnership with NIH, FDA, and European Medicines Agency
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Media & interviews
press, podcasts and appearances- "In Session with Diana O. Perkins, MD, MPH: Schizophrenia"
feature interview, Primary Psychiatry
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →primarypsychiatry.com ↗ - "Early Interventions to Improve Psychotic Disorders with Diana Perkins, MD"
UNC School of Social Work Clinical Lectures and Institutes
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →cls.unc.edu ↗
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