Nirav Thakkar, MD
Otolaryngology · Orland Park, ILNPI 1770750804
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — food and beverage (44.8%), travel and lodging and consulting fees — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 29 manufacturers reported payments, led by Intuitive Surgical at 29.1% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $3,320 and has fallen 76.9% since, to $766 in 2025. Among otolaryngology clinicians in IL with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 10% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 116 payments — averaging $87.77 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Intuitive Surgical$3K
- Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.$3K
- Sanofi$2K
- Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.$516
- Integra Lifesciences Corporation$265
- Medtronic$196
- plus $2K from 23 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$1,75217%
- Travel & lodging$3,12331%
- Food & beverage$4,55745%
- Education$7507%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Surgical | 12 | $2,964 |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | 9 | $2,649 |
| Sanofi | 10 | $2,011 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 16 | $516 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 6 | $265 |
| Medtronic | 7 | $196 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 3 | $191 |
| Intersect ENT, Inc. | 4 | $190 |
| GSK | 8 | $164 |
| Olympus America Inc. | 2 | $142 |
| Baxter Healthcare | 1 | $125 |
| Merck | 6 | $121 |
| Optinose US, Inc. | 6 | $114 |
| Tactile Systems Technology Inc | 3 | $65 |
| Xoran Technologies LLC | 2 | $61 |
| Livanova USA, Inc. | 3 | $55 |
| Stryker | 2 | $53 |
| Alk-abello, Inc | 3 | $48 |
| Checkpoint Surgical, Inc | 2 | $36 |
| Polynovo North America LLC | 2 | $33 |
| AbbVie | 1 | $27 |
| Access Pro Medical, LLC | 1 | $25 |
| Organogenesis Inc. | 1 | $23 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 1 | $22 |
| Aerin Medical Inc. | 1 | $22 |
| Itamar Medical Inc | 1 | $19 |
| Ambu Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Hologic Sales And Service, LLC | 1 | $16 |
| Acera Surgical, Inc. | 1 | $13 |
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.
- Da Vinci Surgical System$2,881
- Inspire Upper Airway Stimulation System$2,174
- Inspire$375
- Acclarent Aera$130
- Inspira Air$130
- RELIEVA SPINPLUS NAV$130
- TruDi Probe$130
- TRUMATCH$127
- TISSEEL$125
- RHINO-LARYNGO VIDEOSCOPE$125
- PROPEL$122
How this compares
$10,182 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ipratropium Bromide | 68 | $1,568 |
| Azelastine Hcl | 55 | $1,404 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 54 | $1,344 |
| Omeprazole | 112 | $1,281 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 83 | $1,057 |
| Fluconazole | 11 | $778 |
| Montelukast Sodium | 46 | $522 |
| Triamcinolone Acetonide | 19 | $503 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 31 | $444 |
| Pilocarpine Hcl | 11 | $415 |
| Lidocaine Hcl ViscousLidocaine Hcl | 21 | $374 |
| Nystatin | 11 | $189 |
| Gabapentin | 26 | $121 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | 11 | $112 |
| Amitriptyline Hcl | 25 | $108 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otolaryngology in Orland Park
- David ConleyChicago$630K
- Jayant PintoChicago$628K
- Robert KernChicago$610K
- Robert NaclerioBurr Ridge$229K
- Michael HutzOak Park$103K
- Charles WeingartenGlenview$96K
- Victoria LeeChicago$86K
- Louis PortugalChicago$68K
- Dean ToriumiChicago$63K
- Monica PatadiaChicago$56K
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.