Anne Laux
Hospice and Palliative Medicine · Chicago, ILNPI 1700103603
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 94.7% of the total across 57 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 23 manufacturers reported payments, led by W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. at 31.1% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $1,039 and has fallen 89.6% since, to $108 in 2023. Among hospice and palliative medicine clinicians in IL with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 10% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 57 payments — averaging $39.47 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.$700
- Tactile Systems Technology Inc$252
- Medtronic$231
- Silk Road Medical, Inc.$144
- Veryan Medical Incorporated$131
- Shockwave Medical, Inc$120
- plus $671 from 17 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$2,13195%
- Education$1195%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | 11 | $700 |
| Tactile Systems Technology Inc | 7 | $252 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 4 | $231 |
| Silk Road Medical, Inc. | 1 | $144 |
| Veryan Medical Incorporated | 1 | $131 |
| Shockwave Medical, Inc | 1 | $120 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 6 | $108 |
| Organogenesis Inc. | 1 | $107 |
| Mallinckrodt Enterprises LLC | 3 | $78 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 4 | $49 |
| Abbott | 3 | $45 |
| Smith+Nephew | 2 | $36 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 1 | $35 |
| Lemaitre Vascular, Inc. | 2 | $34 |
| Philips North America LLC | 1 | $28 |
| Pfizer | 2 | $24 |
| Lantheus Medical Imaging, Inc. | 1 | $22 |
| Acera Surgical, Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Acist Medical Systems, Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| Normatec Industries, LP | 1 | $19 |
| EKOS Corporation | 1 | $17 |
| Convatec Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Getinge USA Sales, LLC | 1 | $13 |
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.
- EXCLUDER Iliac Branch Endoprosthesis$252
- VIABAHN Endoprosthesis$146
- ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System$144
- ENROUTE Transcarotid Stent System$144
- ENHANCE Transcarotid Peripheral Access Kit$144
- ENROUTE 0.014 Guidewire$144
- BioMimics 3D Vascular Stent System$131
- Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter$120
- FLEXITOUCH$119
- ACTITOUCH$119
- ENTRE$119
- ENDURANT IIS$117
- GORE EXCLUDER AAA Endoprosthesis$117
- PuraPly$107
- Conformable TAG Thoracic Endoprosthesis$100
How this compares
$2,250 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 53 hospice and palliative medicine providers in Illinois.
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Other hospice and palliative medicine in Chicago
- Stephen RayChicago$2K
- Rasha JabriChicago$2K
- Orlanda MackieChicago$842
- Jeremiah DoreChicago$350
- Elizabeth GobbiChicago$250
- Sasha HaranChicago$235
- Minti ShahChicago$174
- Birinder MarwahChicago$125
- Talia ShearChicago$118
- Sandy TunChicago$102
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.