Rajeev Mehta, MD
Otolaryngology · Joliet, ILNPI 1891778718
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — education (49.9%), food and beverage and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 23 manufacturers reported payments, led by Intuitive Surgical at 50.5% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2020 at $3,649 and has fallen 73.9% since, to $954 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 106 payments — averaging $113.46 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Intuitive Surgical$6K
- Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.$3K
- Medtronic$374
- Aerin Medical Inc.$373
- Acclarent, Inc$350
- Stryker$320
- plus $1K from 17 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$1,21910%
- Food & beverage$4,80840%
- Education$6,00050%
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 | 3 | $6,077 |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | 32 | $3,119 |
| Medtronic | 6 | $374 |
| Aerin Medical Inc. | 4 | $373 |
| Acclarent, Inc | 4 | $350 |
| Stryker | 6 | $320 |
| Optinose US, Inc. | 14 | $240 |
| Intersect ENT, Inc. | 4 | $196 |
| GSK | 11 | $191 |
| Watermark Medical, Inc. | 1 | $143 |
| Sanofi | 5 | $120 |
| Boston Scientific | 1 | $105 |
| Elutia, Inc. | 1 | $81 |
| Johnson & Johnson(2 entities) | 2 | $76 |
| Neurent Medical Limited | 2 | $59 |
| Ambu Inc. | 2 | $44 |
| Alk-abello, Inc | 2 | $37 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 1 | $30 |
| Merck | 1 | $28 |
| Smith+Nephew | 1 | $24 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 1 | $15 |
| Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA | 1 | $12 |
| Olympus America Inc. | 1 | $11 |
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
$12,027 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ciprofloxacin-DexamethasoneCiprofloxacin Hcl/Dexameth | 20 | $2,226 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 88 | $1,201 |
| Ipratropium Bromide | 35 | $997 |
| Ofloxacin | 20 | $431 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | 28 | $282 |
| Mupirocin | 15 | $135 |
| Cefadroxil | 25 | $128 |
| Sulfamethoxazole-TrimethoprimSulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim | 33 | $126 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 25 | $107 |
| Ondansetron OdtOndansetron | 16 | $104 |
| Prednisone | 14 | $19 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otolaryngology in Joliet
- 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.