Bruce Montella, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine · Elk Grove Village, ILNPI 1134129091
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 15 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 41.4% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $140 and has fallen 68.6% since, to $44 in 2025. That places this record below the midpoint for orthopaedic surgery of the spine clinicians in IL, where the typical reported total is $12,158.
Across 15 payments — averaging $14.86 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Amgen$92
- Providence Medical Technology, Inc.$38
- Heron Therapeutics, Inc.$25
- Zyla Life Sciences, Inc.$23
- Valinor Pharma, LLC$19
- Vertical Pharmaceuticals, LLC$15
- plus $12 from 1 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$223100%
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 | 7 | $92 |
| Providence Medical Technology, Inc. | 2 | $38 |
| Heron Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $25 |
| Zyla Life Sciences, Inc. | 2 | $23 |
| Valinor Pharma, LLC | 1 | $19 |
| Vertical Pharmaceuticals, LLC | 1 | $15 |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 1 | $12 |
How this compares
$223 in reported general payments places this provider in the 10th percentile of 64 orthopaedic surgery of the spine 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 |
|---|---|---|
| OxycontinOxycodone Hcl | 22 | $42,772 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 1,048 | $38,746 |
| Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 199 | $7,359 |
| Metaxalone | 13 | $5,634 |
| Gabapentin | 175 | $1,744 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 209 | $1,640 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | 57 | $1,391 |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 137 | $1,267 |
| Tramadol Hcl ErTramadol Hcl | 19 | $1,015 |
| Acetaminophen-CodeineAcetaminophen With Codeine | 27 | $781 |
| Methylprednisolone | 127 | $764 |
| Morphine Sulfate ErMorphine Sulfate | 11 | $473 |
| Meloxicam | 106 | $459 |
| Tizanidine Hcl | 37 | $393 |
| Celecoxib | 16 | $303 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other orthopaedic surgery of the spine in Elk Grove Village
- Frank PhillipsChicago$3.9M
- Kern SinghChicago$1.3M
- Christopher DewaldChicago$1.2M
- P Ronjon PaulNaperville$908K
- Philip MeinhardtQuincy$507K
- Anis MekhailPalos Heights$498K
- Matthew ColmanChicago$334K
- Mir AliMorris$329K
- Krzysztof SiemionowHomer Glen$290K
- Arash SayariChicago$174K
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.