Laura Pearlman
Obstetrics & Gynecology · Skokie, ILNPI 1083681035
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 7 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 4 manufacturers reported payments, led by Merck at 43.3% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $72 and has fallen 72.2% since, to $20 in 2023. That places this record below the midpoint for obstetrics & gynecology clinicians in IL, where the typical reported total is $395.
Across 7 payments — averaging $23.10 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Merck$70
- Coopersurgical, Inc.$39
- AbbVie$33
- Bayer$19
Across 116 payments — averaging $3685.99 each. Payments tied to a research study. These frequently flow through the physician to a hospital or research institution rather than to the physician personally.
- GSK$247K
- Janssen Research & Development, LLC$117K
- Sanofi US Services Inc.$30K
- Eli Lilly$26K
- Novartis$7K
- Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$1K
- plus $1K from 2 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$162100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Merck | 2 | $70 |
| Coopersurgical, Inc. | 2 | $39 |
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 2 | $33 |
| Bayer | 1 | $19 |
How this compares
$162 in reported general payments places this provider in the 35th percentile of 1,732 obstetrics & gynecology providers in Illinois.
Other obstetrics & gynecology in Skokie
- Riley LloydSkokie$71K
- Howard TopelSkokie$49K
- Lee ShulmanChicago$559K
- Anne SchaibleOak Lawn$546K
- Christopher OlsonNaperville$530K
- Maria TamChicago$378K
- Charles MillerNaperville$317K
- Gregory UrsinoChicago$242K
- Buthaina JabirNaperville$199K
- Frank TugwellSterling$140K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.