Bethany Hess
Family · Chicago, ILNPI 1811281348
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 96.7% of the total across 171 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 16 manufacturers reported payments, led by Gilead at 32.5% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2022 at $1,181 and has fallen 98.8% since, to $14 in 2025.
Across 171 payments — averaging $17.40 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Gilead$967
- Johnson & Johnson$676
- Viiv Healthcare Company$476
- Merck$303
- Alkermes, Inc.$153
- Janssen Products, LP$99
- plus $303 from 10 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$2,87797%
- Education$993%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Gilead | 55 | $967 |
| Johnson & Johnson(2 entities) | 47 | $676 |
| Viiv Healthcare Company | 32 | $476 |
| Merck | 14 | $303 |
| Alkermes, Inc. | 8 | $153 |
| Janssen Products, LP | 1 | $99 |
| Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. | 4 | $80 |
| AbbVie | 2 | $44 |
| Dynavax Technologies Corporation | 1 | $32 |
| Indivior Inc. | 1 | $26 |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 1 | $25 |
| Theratechnologies Inc. | 1 | $25 |
| Napo Pharmaceuticals Inc | 1 | $21 |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| Hologic Sales And Service, LLC | 1 | $16 |
| Exact Sciences | 1 | $14 |
How this compares
$2,976 in reported general payments places this provider in the 85th percentile of 4,941 family providers in Illinois.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Clonidine | 12 | $1,386 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
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Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.