Leonard Valentino
Pediatric Hematology-Oncology · Chicago, ILNPI 1952336208
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by consulting fees: $92,606 of the $132,296 with a category attached, or 70.0%. 9 manufacturers reported payments, led by Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. at 30.7% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2024 at $34,332 and has fallen 56.8% since, to $14,843 in 2025. Among pediatric hematology-oncology 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 119 payments — averaging $1111.73 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$41K
- HEMA Biologics, LLC$41K
- Regeneron$18K
- Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc.$11K
- Sanofi$10K
- CSL Behring$9K
- plus $3K from 3 others
Across 2 payments — averaging $827.35 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.
- Regeneron$2K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$92,60670%
- Speaking & faculty fees$24,95019%
- Travel & lodging$11,0958%
- Food & beverage$3,6333%
- Gifts$120%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 19 | $40,592 |
| HEMA Biologics, LLC | 62 | $40,528 |
| Regeneron | 12 | $18,258 |
| Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc. | 4 | $11,302 |
| Sanofi | 1 | $9,922 |
| CSL Behring | 1 | $9,100 |
| Novartis | 11 | $1,810 |
| Spark Therapeutics, Inc. | 8 | $676 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 1 | $109 |
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
$132,296 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 78 pediatric hematology-oncology providers in Illinois.
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Other pediatric hematology-oncology in Chicago
- Alexis ThompsonChicago$1.6M
- Sherif BadawyChicago$329K
- Susan CohnChicago$127K
- James LabelleChicago$88K
- Miriam BornhorstChicago$83K
- Loretta LiChicago$75K
- Sonali ChaudhuryChicago$53K
- Stewart GoldmanChicago$51K
- David JacobsohnChicago$38K
- Angela WaandersChicago$32K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.