Ellen Verlen
Family · Libertyville, ILNPI 1881875235
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 159 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. It is spread thinly across 31 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 17.5% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $1,139 and has fallen 97.4% since, to $29 in 2025. Among family clinicians in IL with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 10% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 159 payments — averaging $19.32 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$538
- Lilly USA, LLC$343
- Novo Nordisk$303
- Currax Pharmaceuticals LLC$264
- Amgen$248
- Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd.$161
- plus $1K from 25 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$3,072100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| AbbVie | 32 | $538 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 15 | $343 |
| Novo Nordisk | 15 | $303 |
| Currax Pharmaceuticals LLC | 18 | $264 |
| Amgen | 11 | $248 |
| Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd. | 7 | $161 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 7 | $142 |
| Pfizer | 5 | $104 |
| Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 5 | $99 |
| Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. | 4 | $97 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 4 | $83 |
| Amarin Pharma, Inc. | 4 | $82 |
| GSK | 5 | $81 |
| Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC | 2 | $67 |
| Exact Sciences | 3 | $50 |
| IBSA Pharma Inc. | 3 | $49 |
| Bausch Health US, LLC | 2 | $42 |
| Idorsia Pharmaceuticals US Inc | 2 | $42 |
| AstraZeneca | 2 | $38 |
| Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc | 2 | $31 |
| Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $25 |
| Sanofi Pasteur Inc. | 1 | $25 |
| Edwards Lifesciences | 1 | $24 |
| Agile Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $24 |
| Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $22 |
| Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Hologic Sales And Service, LLC | 1 | $15 |
| Lundbeck LLC | 1 | $14 |
| Vivus LLC | 1 | $12 |
| Merck | 1 | $11 |
How this compares
$3,072 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 4,941 family providers in Illinois.
Other family in Libertyville
- Sandi MotisiLibertyville$13K
- Ruth CarricoChicago$578K
- Aleksandra BielawiecBarrington$373K
- Erin SieberNaperville$334K
- Jamie BroganChicago$282K
- Ashley NoethGlen Carbon$271K
- Marita KametasChicago$259K
- Shammona ClarkChicago$247K
- Amanda McKeeMount Vernon$242K
- Amy BrownellElk Grove Village$202K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.