Joseph White, MD
Otolaryngology · Springfield, ILNPI 1538508437
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by food and beverage: $7,593 of the $8,541 with a category attached, or 88.9%. 24 manufacturers reported payments, led by Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. at 41.1% of the total. Among otolaryngology 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 146 payments — averaging $58.50 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.$4K
- Stryker$2K
- Medtronic$381
- Aerin Medical Inc.$360
- Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.$348
- Sanofi$230
- plus $1K from 18 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$90211%
- Food & beverage$7,59389%
- Education$340%
- Gifts$120%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | 35 | $3,513 |
| Stryker | 24 | $2,449 |
| Medtronic | 5 | $381 |
| Aerin Medical Inc. | 4 | $360 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 17 | $348 |
| Sanofi | 11 | $230 |
| GSK | 10 | $215 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 4 | $194 |
| Acclarent, Inc | 6 | $192 |
| Optinose US, Inc. | 7 | $156 |
| AstraZeneca | 4 | $81 |
| Intersect ENT, Inc. | 2 | $80 |
| Amgen | 3 | $68 |
| Merck | 2 | $42 |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. | 2 | $39 |
| Axogen | 1 | $35 |
| Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd. | 2 | $28 |
| ARS Pharmaceuticals Operations, Inc. | 1 | $25 |
| Hologic Sales And Service, LLC | 1 | $24 |
| Shire North American Group Inc | 1 | $21 |
| Smith+Nephew | 1 | $19 |
| Atos Medical Inc | 1 | $16 |
| Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA | 1 | $14 |
| Olympus America Inc. | 1 | $11 |
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.
- Inspire$1,642
- Inspire Upper Airway Stimulation System$1,399
- ENTELLUS - XPRESS ENT DILATION SYSTEM$1,116
- XPRESS ENT DILATION SYSTEM$565
- PTEYE PARATHYROID DETECTION SYSTEM$266
- ENTELLUS - FIAGON SINUS NAVIGATION SYSTEM$263
- VIVAER STYLUS$246
- RHINAER STYLUS$246
- AUDION ET DILATION SYSTEM$167
- LATERA$167
- SCOPIS ENT$167
- Acclarent Aera$160
- Inspira Air$160
- RELIEVA SPINPLUS NAV$160
- TruDi Probe$160
- Relieva Spinplus$115
- TruDi Nav Cable$115
How this compares
$8,541 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ipratropium Bromide | 173 | $5,109 |
| Azelastine Hcl | 140 | $3,746 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 189 | $2,427 |
| Famotidine | 250 | $1,895 |
| Ciprofloxacin-DexamethasoneCiprofloxacin Hcl/Dexameth | 14 | $1,676 |
| Ofloxacin | 37 | $1,103 |
| Fluocinolone Acetonide Oil | 41 | $1,081 |
| Omeprazole | 64 | $720 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 49 | $578 |
| Mupirocin | 17 | $420 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 89 | $405 |
| Amitriptyline Hcl | 42 | $264 |
| Montelukast Sodium | 13 | $230 |
| Prednisone | 45 | $164 |
| Ondansetron Hcl | 57 | $163 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otolaryngology in Springfield
- Arun SharmaSpringfield$5K
- David ConleyChicago$630K
- Jayant PintoChicago$628K
- Robert KernChicago$610K
- Robert NaclerioBurr Ridge$229K
- Michael HutzOak Park$103K
- Charles WeingartenGlenview$96K
- Victoria LeeChicago$86K
- Louis PortugalChicago$68K
- Dean ToriumiChicago$63K
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.