Jessica Donington
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) · Chicago, ILNPI 1497783567
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — consulting fees (47.4%), speaking fees and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 16 manufacturers reported payments, led by Merck at 52.1% of the total. Among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) 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 191 payments — averaging $1644.65 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Merck$164K
- AstraZeneca$55K
- Genentech USA, Inc.$49K
- Astrazeneca UK Limited$18K
- Medtronic$11K
- F. Hoffmann-la Roche AG$6K
- plus $12K from 10 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$148,92747%
- Speaking & faculty fees$101,82232%
- Grants$3,1701%
- Travel & lodging$54,65617%
- Food & beverage$5,5532%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Merck | 54 | $163,576 |
| AstraZeneca | 52 | $54,782 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 30 | $49,039 |
| Astrazeneca UK Limited | 15 | $17,564 |
| Medtronic | 13 | $10,671 |
| F. Hoffmann-la Roche AG | 3 | $6,029 |
| Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | 4 | $4,720 |
| Amgen | 2 | $2,058 |
| Covidien LP | 7 | $1,649 |
| Eli Lilly | 1 | $1,600 |
| Genentech, Inc. | 1 | $1,500 |
| Intuitive Surgical | 4 | $333 |
| Theragenics Corporation | 2 | $303 |
| On Target Laboratories, Inc | 1 | $150 |
| Pinnacle Biologics, Inc | 1 | $116 |
| Atricure, Inc. | 1 | $38 |
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.
How this compares
$314,128 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 220 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) 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.
Other thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) in Chicago
- S Christopher MalaisrieChicago$254K
- Patrick McCarthyChicago$241K
- Samuel KimChicago$221K
- Douglas JohnstonChicago$205K
- Gianluca TorregrossaChicago$197K
- Valluvan JeevanandamChicago$193K
- Husam BalkhyChicago$129K
- Christopher SalernoChicago$124K
- Duc PhamChicago$114K
- Gillian AlexChicago$97K
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.