David Dickerson, MD
Pain Medicine · Evanston, ILNPI 1548581226
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — consulting fees (47.5%), speaking fees and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 27 manufacturers reported payments, led by Abbott at 48.7% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $142,191, 6.1 times the $23,137 reported in 2019. Among pain medicine clinicians in IL with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 5% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 1,121 payments — averaging $497.72 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Abbott$271K
- SPR Therapeutics, Inc$88K
- Vertos Medical, Inc.$77K
- Stryker$63K
- Biotronik NRO, Inc.$28K
- Pfizer$6K
- plus $23K from 21 others
Across 64 payments — averaging $3246.51 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.
- Abbott$117K
- SPR Therapeutics, Inc$91K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$264,87947%
- Speaking & faculty fees$182,84233%
- Travel & lodging$60,53611%
- Food & beverage$49,6719%
- Education$200%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Abbott | 676 | $271,482 |
| SPR Therapeutics, Inc | 119 | $88,135 |
| Vertos Medical, Inc. | 91 | $77,109 |
| Stryker | 59 | $63,375 |
| Biotronik NRO, Inc. | 58 | $28,342 |
| Pfizer | 1 | $6,300 |
| Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC | 18 | $5,761 |
| Nalu Medical, Inc. | 11 | $4,635 |
| Myovant Sciences Inc. | 1 | $4,280 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 10 | $1,941 |
| Nevro Corp. | 23 | $1,920 |
| Vertiflex, Inc. | 12 | $1,775 |
| Boston Scientific | 11 | $1,019 |
| Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. | 11 | $683 |
| Spinal Simplicity, LLC | 4 | $250 |
| Bioventus LLC | 2 | $199 |
| GRT US Holding, Inc. | 1 | $127 |
| Tersera Therapeutics LLC | 1 | $124 |
| Si-bone, Inc. | 3 | $110 |
| Curonix LLC | 1 | $109 |
| Relievant Medsystems, Inc. | 1 | $66 |
| MML US, Inc. | 1 | $62 |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | 1 | $45 |
| Heron Therapeutics, Inc. | 2 | $44 |
| Edwards Lifesciences | 1 | $23 |
| Zimvie Inc. | 1 | $18 |
| Painteq 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.
- PROCLAIM$200,704
- mild Device Kit$135,488
- SPRINT PNS System$86,249
- Prospera$21,848
- Proclaim DRG IPG$11,851
- SPINEJACK$11,250
- Axium INS DRG IPG$8,171
- Proclaim IPG$7,309
- Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs$7,136
- BIOTRONIK$5,666
- MD-Other$5,051
- Nalu Neurostimulation System$4,241
- Neuromodulation Dspsbls and Accs$3,384
- IonicRF Generator$2,821
- Infinity DBS Pulse Generators$2,250
- ETERNA$2,150
- Superion ISS$1,645
- INCEPTIV$1,500
- PCD$1,250
- Omnia$1,095
How this compares
$557,948 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 233 pain medicine 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Baclofen | 347 | $5,379 |
| Celecoxib | 74 | $4,335 |
| Gabapentin | 104 | $1,711 |
| Topiramate | 64 | $1,214 |
| Chlorzoxazone | 11 | $593 |
| Pregabalin | 27 | $442 |
| Duloxetine Hcl | 51 | $438 |
| Amitriptyline Hcl | 21 | $361 |
| Hydroxyzine Hcl | 17 | $253 |
| Naltrexone Hcl | 11 | $177 |
| Nortriptyline Hcl | 22 | $169 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 21 | $157 |
| Meloxicam | 14 | $97 |
| Tizanidine Hcl | 11 | $72 |
| Trazodone Hcl | 11 | $9 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other pain medicine in Evanston
- Matthew BowersoxEvanston$46K
- Paul GuillodEvanston$19K
- Ava SocikEvanston$18K
- Ricardo VallejoBloomington$2.3M
- Thomas DahlbergRockford$218K
- Steven CohenChicago$217K
- Albert SinghQuincy$212K
- Nirav ShahSkokie$137K
- Ryan KutaNaperville$114K
- Anthony LebarioElgin$87K
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.