Michael Hutz, MD
Otolaryngology · Oak Park, ILNPI 1770979684
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by consulting fees: $79,025 of the $102,901 with a category attached, or 76.8%. Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. accounts for 94.0% of it on its own, with 11 other manufacturers making up the rest. 2025 is the largest year on record at $37,018, more than ten times the $573 reported in 2019. Among otolaryngology 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 148 payments — averaging $695.28 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.$97K
- Intuitive Surgical$4K
- Medical Device Business Services, Inc.$806
- Stryker$304
- Acclarent, Inc$210
- Integra Lifesciences Corporation$192
- plus $486 from 6 others
Across 19 payments — averaging $2117.76 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.
- Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.$40K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$79,02577%
- Speaking & faculty fees$8,0008%
- Travel & lodging$8,3418%
- Food & beverage$3,8654%
- Education$3,6704%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | 114 | $96,683 |
| Intuitive Surgical | 8 | $4,220 |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | 8 | $806 |
| Stryker | 3 | $304 |
| Acclarent, Inc | 2 | $210 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 2 | $192 |
| Johnson & Johnson(2 entities) | 3 | $160 |
| Intersect ENT, Inc. | 2 | $140 |
| Itamar Medical Inc | 1 | $62 |
| Organogenesis Inc. | 3 | $59 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $50 |
| Smith+Nephew | 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.
How this compares
$102,901 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 390 otolaryngology 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.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Azelastine Hcl | 74 | $1,731 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 40 | $580 |
| Ipratropium Bromide | 12 | $233 |
| Omeprazole | 16 | $89 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otolaryngology in Oak Park
- David ConleyChicago$630K
- Jayant PintoChicago$628K
- Robert KernChicago$610K
- Robert NaclerioBurr Ridge$229K
- Charles WeingartenGlenview$96K
- Victoria LeeChicago$86K
- Louis PortugalChicago$68K
- Dean ToriumiChicago$63K
- Monica PatadiaChicago$56K
- Phillip LosavioChicago$53K
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.