Boruch Zucker, MD
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Skokie, ILNPI 1255471140
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — travel and lodging (44.6%), food and beverage and consulting fees — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 10 manufacturers reported payments, led by Medtronic at 55.5% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $2,130, more than ten times the $164 reported in 2019. That places this record below the midpoint for clinical cardiac electrophysiology clinicians in IL, where the typical reported total is $24,482.
Across 47 payments — averaging $74.58 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Medtronic$2K
- Abbott$1K
- Johnson & Johnson$214
- Novo Nordisk$61
- Novartis$47
- ZOLL Services LLC (a/k/a ZOLL Lifecor Corp)$40
- plus $103 from 4 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$47514%
- Travel & lodging$1,56545%
- Food & beverage$1,46542%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 15 | $1,946 |
| Abbott | 12 | $1,094 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 7 | $214 |
| Novo Nordisk | 3 | $61 |
| Novartis | 2 | $47 |
| ZOLL Services LLC (a/k/a ZOLL Lifecor Corp) | 4 | $40 |
| Pfizer | 1 | $39 |
| Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, PLC | 1 | $31 |
| AstraZeneca | 1 | $17 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 1 | $16 |
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.
- EVERA MRI XT DR SURESCAN$949
- AVEIR$647
- Fortify Assura$165
- XARELTO$136
- Reveal LINQ$116
How this compares
$3,505 in reported general payments places this provider in the 15th percentile of 158 clinical cardiac electrophysiology providers in Illinois.
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Medicare billing
What this is not: this is the amount Original Medicare Part B allowed for services this provider billed in 2024. It is not their income. It excludes Medicare Advantage — now more than half of all Medicare enrollment — along with Medicaid and all commercial insurance, and it is gross practice revenue before staff, rent, supplies and malpractice premiums. CMS also suppresses any figure covering ten or fewer patients, so low-volume providers appear smaller than they are.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| EliquisApixaban | 836 | $842,596 |
| JardianceEmpagliflozin | 259 | $225,187 |
| EntrestoSacubitril/Valsartan | 201 | $178,979 |
| XareltoRivaroxaban | 125 | $152,445 |
| FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol | 131 | $98,624 |
| MultaqDronedarone Hcl | 66 | $91,718 |
| MounjaroTirzepatide | 12 | $12,713 |
| Praluent PenAlirocumab | 17 | $8,335 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | 471 | $7,557 |
| Ranolazine ErRanolazine | 82 | $6,573 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 385 | $4,265 |
| LivaloPitavastatin Calcium | 11 | $3,657 |
| Carvedilol | 370 | $3,311 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | 205 | $3,289 |
| Spironolactone | 329 | $2,878 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Companies that both paid and supply prescribed drugs
These companies both reported payments to this provider and make drugs the provider prescribed under Medicare Part D in 2024. For most specialties this overlap is expected — a cardiologist who is paid by a cardiology drugmaker also treats heart disease. It is shown so the reader can see it, not because it implies anything on its own.
| Company | Paid to this provider | Part D cost of their drugs |
|---|---|---|
| PfizerEliquis | $39 | $842,596836 claims |
| NovartisEntresto | $47 | $178,979201 claims |
| Johnson & JohnsonXarelto | $214 | $152,445125 claims |
| AstraZenecaFarxiga | $17 | $98,624131 claims |
Reading this fairly. The Part D column is what drug plans and patients paid pharmacies — this provider received none of it, and it reflects how many patients they treat and what those drugs cost. Against peers, this provider's reported payments sit in the 15th percentile of 158 clinical cardiac electrophysiology providers in Illinois.
Other clinical cardiac electrophysiology in Skokie
- Jeremiah WasserlaufSkokie$47K
- Mansour RazminiaPalos Heights$927K
- Mark MetzlEvanston$799K
- Roderick TungChicago$795K
- Bradley KnightChicago$661K
- Gaurav UpadhyayChicago$593K
- Henry HuangGeneva$501K
- Kousik KrishnanNaperville$311K
- Hany DemoChicago$297K
- Cash CaseyElmhurst$287K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Billing: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, data year 2024. Original Medicare Part B only.
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.