Patrick Kennedy
Otolaryngology · Park Ridge, ILNPI 1790149862
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 90.4% of the total across 71 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 15 manufacturers reported payments, led by Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. at 52.2% of the total.
Across 71 payments — averaging $80.87 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.$3K
- Stryker$899
- Medtronic$403
- Integra Lifesciences Corporation$267
- Smith+Nephew$210
- Aerin Medical Inc.$167
- plus $795 from 9 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$55310%
- Food & beverage$5,18990%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | 40 | $3,000 |
| Stryker | 8 | $899 |
| Medtronic | 3 | $403 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 3 | $267 |
| Smith+Nephew | 4 | $210 |
| Aerin Medical Inc. | 1 | $167 |
| Acclarent, Inc | 3 | $163 |
| Axogen | 1 | $134 |
| Intersect ENT, Inc. | 1 | $131 |
| Merck | 1 | $122 |
| Cochlear Americas | 1 | $80 |
| Checkpoint Surgical, Inc | 1 | $66 |
| Advanced Bionics, LLC | 1 | $53 |
| Optinose US, Inc. | 2 | $30 |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | 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.
- Inspire Upper Airway Stimulation System$1,781
- XPRESS ENT DILATION SYSTEM$444
- PROPEL$376
- SCOPIS ENT$285
- VIVAER STYLUS$167
- RHINAER STYLUS$167
- INTEGRA PADGETT DERMATOMES$146
- INTEGRA DUO$146
- ENT Sinus$136
- SINUVA$131
- Inspire$122
- ZERBAXA$122
- TruDi Nav Cable$115
- Relieva Tract$115
- Relieva Spinplus$115
- Acclarent Aera$115
- VSP SYSTEM, VSP CRANIAL$112
- NA$112
How this compares
$5,741 in reported general payments places this provider in the 85th 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 | 205 | $4,370 |
| Fluocinolone Acetonide Oil | 48 | $2,056 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 134 | $1,174 |
| Azelastine Hcl | 46 | $974 |
| Methylprednisolone | 58 | $335 |
| Mupirocin | 27 | $187 |
| Omeprazole | 22 | $131 |
| Dexamethasone | 25 | $130 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 18 | $54 |
| Famotidine | 14 | $49 |
| Prednisone | 17 | $37 |
| Cephalexin | 14 | $29 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | 16 | $13 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otolaryngology in Park Ridge
- 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.