Melissa Thomas
Payments from drug & device makers
Across 79 payments — averaging $19.08 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Johnson & Johnson$310
- Novartis$178
- AstraZeneca$176
- Endo USA, Inc.$132
- Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.$114
- ZOLL Services LLC (a/k/a ZOLL Lifecor Corp)$106
- plus $491 from 13 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,40893%
- Education$1007%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson & Johnson(2 entities) | 14 | $310 |
| Novartis | 15 | $178 |
| AstraZeneca | 6 | $176 |
| Endo USA, Inc. | 6 | $132 |
| Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. | 6 | $114 |
| ZOLL Services LLC (a/k/a ZOLL Lifecor Corp) | 6 | $106 |
| Antares Pharma, Inc. | 6 | $94 |
| Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 3 | $53 |
| 180 Medical, Inc. | 2 | $48 |
| Merck | 2 | $46 |
| AbbVie | 2 | $45 |
| Myriad Genetic Laboratories, Inc. | 2 | $43 |
| Pfizer | 2 | $43 |
| Olympus America Inc. | 2 | $39 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | 1 | $18 |
| Axonics, Inc. | 1 | $18 |
| ABC Home Medical Supply, Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Myovant Sciences Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Bayer | 1 | $13 |
How this compares
$1,508 in reported general payments places this provider in the 80th percentile of 4,941 family providers in Illinois.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| GemtesaVibegron | 41 | $22,491 |
| EliquisApixaban | 18 | $13,778 |
| EntrestoSacubitril/Valsartan | 18 | $13,050 |
| MyrbetriqMirabegron | 24 | $10,615 |
| Solifenacin Succinate | 184 | $4,255 |
| Estradiol | 27 | $1,582 |
| Tamsulosin Hcl | 97 | $717 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 44 | $471 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | 52 | $459 |
| Cefdinir | 15 | $275 |
| Finasteride | 16 | $212 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | 13 | $209 |
| Lisinopril | 22 | $182 |
| Ciprofloxacin Hcl | 17 | $153 |
| Carvedilol | 11 | $97 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Companies that both paid and supply prescribed drugs
These companies both reported payments to this provider and make drugs the provider prescribed under Medicare Part D in 2024. For most specialties this overlap is expected — a cardiologist who is paid by a cardiology drugmaker also treats heart disease. It is shown so the reader can see it, not because it implies anything on its own.
| Company | Paid to this provider | Part D cost of their drugs |
|---|---|---|
| Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.Gemtesa | $114 | $22,49141 claims |
| PfizerEliquis | $43 | $13,77818 claims |
| NovartisEntresto | $178 | $13,05018 claims |
| Astellas Pharma US IncMyrbetriq | $18 | $10,61524 claims |
Reading this fairly. The Part D column is what drug plans and patients paid pharmacies — this provider received none of it, and it reflects how many patients they treat and what those drugs cost. Against peers, this provider's reported payments sit in the 80th percentile of 4,941 family providers in Illinois.
Other family in Paris
- Ruth CarricoChicago$582K
- Aleksandra BielawiecBarrington$373K
- Erin SieberNaperville$334K
- Jamie BroganChicago$282K
- Ashley NoethGlen Carbon$271K
- Marita KametasChicago$259K
- Shammona ClarkChicago$247K
- Amanda McKeeMount Vernon$242K
- Brooke KennardBloomington$208K
- Amy BrownellElk Grove Village$202K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.