Brandon Baird
Otolaryngology · Chicago, ILNPI 1518302454
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 11 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 8 manufacturers reported payments, led by Integra Lifesciences Corporation at 37.7% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $674, more than ten times the $43 reported in 2023. That places this record below the midpoint for otolaryngology clinicians in IL, where the typical reported total is $1,098.
Across 11 payments — averaging $68.99 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Integra Lifesciences Corporation$286
- Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.$145
- Medtronic$117
- Johnson & Johnson$75
- Steris Corporation$61
- KARL Storz Endoscopy-america$32
- plus $43 from 2 others
Across 1 payment — averaging $67,750 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.
- Bayer Healthcare LLC$68K
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$759100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 2 | $286 |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | 1 | $145 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $117 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 3 | $75 |
| Steris Corporation | 1 | $61 |
| KARL Storz Endoscopy-america | 1 | $32 |
| Pentax Of America, Inc. | 1 | $27 |
| Smith+Nephew | 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.
- Acclarent Aera$286
- Inspira Air$286
- RELIEVA SPINPLUS NAV$286
- TruDi Probe$286
- Inspire$145
- PROPEL$117
How this compares
$759 in reported general payments places this provider in the 40th percentile of 390 otolaryngology providers in Illinois.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Omeprazole | 92 | $1,334 |
| Famotidine | 45 | $703 |
| Nystatin | 17 | $264 |
| Fluconazole | 19 | $250 |
| Amitriptyline Hcl | 25 | $154 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 11 | $149 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otolaryngology in Chicago
- David ConleyChicago$630K
- Jayant PintoChicago$628K
- Robert KernChicago$610K
- Victoria LeeChicago$86K
- Louis PortugalChicago$68K
- Dean ToriumiChicago$63K
- Monica PatadiaChicago$56K
- Phillip LosavioChicago$53K
- Fuad BaroodyChicago$46K
- Bruce TanChicago$44K
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.