Alma Bicknese
Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology · Chicago, ILNPI 1083622955
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 9 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 7 manufacturers reported payments, led by Amgen at 17.9% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $306 and has fallen 50.9% since, to $150 in 2024. That places this record below the midpoint for neurology with special qualifications in child neurology clinicians in IL, where the typical reported total is $699.
Across 9 payments — averaging $77.71 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Amgen$125
- Impel Pharmaceuticals Inc.$125
- Neurelis, Inc.$117
- AbbVie$117
- Lundbeck LLC$107
- Pfizer$76
- plus $33 from 1 others
Across 27 payments — averaging $15,849 each. Payments tied to a research study. These frequently flow through the physician to a hospital or research institution rather than to the physician personally.
- Amgen$428K
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$699100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Amgen | 1 | $125 |
| Impel Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 2 | $125 |
| Neurelis, Inc. | 1 | $117 |
| AbbVie | 1 | $117 |
| Lundbeck LLC | 2 | $107 |
| Pfizer | 1 | $76 |
| Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $33 |
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.
How this compares
$699 in reported general payments places this provider in the 50th percentile of 57 neurology with special qualifications in child neurology providers in Illinois.
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- Vamshi RaoChicago$124K
- John MillichapChicago$84K
- Sookyong KohChicago$60K
- Elizabeth Berry-KravisChicago$38K
- Colleen BuhrfiendChicago$15K
- Bridget McGowanChicago$11K
- Peter HeydemannChicago$11K
- Divya DesaiChicago$3K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.