Abdullah Alam
Clinical Neurophysiology · Chicago, ILNPI 1083292858
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 99 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 18 manufacturers reported payments, led by AstraZeneca at 25.0% of the total.
Across 99 payments — averaging $22.26 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AstraZeneca$550
- UCB, Inc.$366
- EMD Serono, Inc.$284
- Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc.$150
- Novartis$127
- AbbVie$119
- plus $608 from 12 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$2,204100%
Most of this is food and beverage — typically meals provided during product presentations at a clinic or hospital. Nationally that is the single largest category of reported payments by count.
General payments by program year
Who reported the general payments
Companies are grouped under their corporate parent — a single manufacturer often files under several CMS reporting entities. Research and ownership payments are counted separately and are not in this table.
| Company | Payments | Total |
|---|---|---|
| AstraZeneca(2 entities) | 18 | $550 |
| UCB, Inc. | 16 | $366 |
| EMD Serono, Inc. | 19 | $284 |
| Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 8 | $150 |
| Novartis | 7 | $127 |
| AbbVie | 4 | $119 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 6 | $114 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 1 | $109 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 5 | $100 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 3 | $71 |
| TG Therapeutics, Inc. | 3 | $52 |
| SK Life Science, Inc. | 2 | $34 |
| Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd. | 2 | $30 |
| Averitas Pharma Inc. | 1 | $27 |
| Abiomed | 1 | $23 |
| Biogen | 1 | $17 |
| Amgen | 1 | $16 |
| Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $15 |
What the payments were tied to
Products named in the reported payments. Only payments of $100 or more are attributed here — the typical reported payment nationally is a meal worth about $16, and listing those product-by-product would be noise.
- ULTOMIRIS$265
How this compares
Too few clinical neurophysiology providers in Illinoisto place this figure against a meaningful peer group, so we don't.
Other clinical neurophysiology in Chicago
- Micheal MackenChicago$555K
- Sumayyah AbumuradChicago$85K
- Akash PatelChicago$10K
- Mir YadullahiChicago$2K
- Diana MnatsakanovaChicago$375
- Amena AhmedChicago$321
- Adriana Bermeo OvalleChicago$210
- Farnaz KhalighinejadChicago$37
- Abdallah HamdallahPalos Heights$12K
- Clarissa LiewChampaign$9K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.