Kenneth Spero, MD
Diagnostic Radiology · Arlington Heights, ILNPI 1164424933
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by speaking fees: $10,596 of the $14,121 with a category attached, or 75.0%. GE HealthCare accounts for 99.1% of it on its own, with 4 other manufacturers making up the rest. 2025 is the largest year on record at $12,859, more than ten times the $785 reported in 2020. Among diagnostic radiology 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 23 payments — averaging $613.94 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- GE HealthCare$14K
- Abbott$72
- Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$29
- Guerbet LLC$16
- Cordis US CORP.$16
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$2,00414%
- Speaking & faculty fees$10,59675%
- Travel & lodging$6214%
- Food & beverage$8996%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| GE HealthCare | 19 | $13,988 |
| Abbott | 1 | $72 |
| Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $29 |
| Guerbet LLC | 1 | $16 |
| Cordis US CORP. | 1 | $16 |
How this compares
$14,121 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 1,417 diagnostic radiology 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.
Other diagnostic radiology in Arlington Heights
- Evan OblonskyArlington Heights$41K
- Marc RoyArlington Heights$19K
- Osmanuddin AhmedChicago$751K
- Mikin PatelChicago$391K
- Ronald HidalgoSpringfield$219K
- Auveek BasuChicago$148K
- Georgia SpearChicago$107K
- James CarrChicago$92K
- Ryan AveryChicago$82K
- Travis HillenBelleville$78K
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.