Kelly Caruso
Physician Assistant · Olympia Fields, ILNPI 1336214782
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 95.8% of the total across 286 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 23 manufacturers reported payments, led by Amgen at 25.4% of the total. Among physician assistant 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 286 payments — averaging $23.01 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Amgen$2K
- Johnson & Johnson$1K
- AbbVie$1K
- E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.$415
- UCB, Inc.$383
- Novartis$298
- plus $1K from 17 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$6,30796%
- Education$2734%
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(2 entities) | 73 | $1,669 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 60 | $1,338 |
| AbbVie | 62 | $1,313 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 17 | $415 |
| UCB, Inc. | 11 | $383 |
| Novartis | 15 | $298 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 12 | $295 |
| AstraZeneca(2 entities) | 6 | $210 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 8 | $167 |
| Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC | 5 | $131 |
| Pfizer | 2 | $48 |
| Tersera Therapeutics LLC | 2 | $46 |
| Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. | 1 | $42 |
| Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. | 2 | $39 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 2 | $33 |
| Organon | 1 | $30 |
| Sandoz | 1 | $23 |
| Celltrion USA Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| GSK | 1 | $18 |
| Kyowa Kirin, Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Sanofi | 1 | $16 |
| Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Antares Pharma, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
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.
- EVENITY$142
How this compares
$6,580 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 3,912 physician assistant providers in Illinois.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate | 218 | $6,541 |
| Leflunomide | 40 | $2,660 |
| MethotrexateMethotrexate Sodium | 116 | $1,834 |
| Duloxetine Hcl | 52 | $1,153 |
| Gabapentin | 25 | $533 |
| Prednisone | 97 | $467 |
| Folic Acid | 18 | $280 |
| Allopurinol | 34 | $252 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 38 | $176 |
| Methylprednisolone | 15 | $132 |
| Meloxicam | 16 | $132 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other physician assistant in Olympia Fields
- Andrew MastroChicago$419K
- Christopher AricoSkokie$407K
- Karlijn BurridgeWestmont$144K
- Ian MackeySkokie$135K
- Stephanie TraceyItasca$122K
- Olabimpe PhilipsAddison$103K
- Renata BlockChicago$103K
- Margaret RomanoChicago$82K
- Christina StarksChicago$77K
- Darrel CutlerHerrin$74K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.