Ramez Abdalla
Neuroradiology · Chicago, ILNPI 1407410392
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by travel and lodging: $6,562 of the $10,155 with a category attached, or 64.6%. 8 manufacturers reported payments, led by Penumbra, Inc. at 30.2% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $2,909 and has fallen 75.9% since, to $701 in 2025. Among neuroradiology 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 74 payments — averaging $137.23 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Penumbra, Inc.$3K
- Stryker$3K
- Medical Device Business Services, Inc.$2K
- Medtronic$2K
- Microvention, Inc.$383
- Asahi Intecc USA, Inc.$24
- plus $46 from 2 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$6,56265%
- Food & beverage$3,59035%
- Gifts$40%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Penumbra, Inc. | 16 | $3,071 |
| Stryker | 24 | $3,050 |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | 12 | $1,952 |
| Medtronic | 17 | $1,629 |
| Microvention, Inc. | 2 | $383 |
| Asahi Intecc USA, Inc. | 1 | $24 |
| Cardinal Health 200 LLC | 1 | $23 |
| Terumo Medical Corporation | 1 | $23 |
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.
- Penumbra System$2,622
- Pulsar Vascular PulseRider Aneurysm Neck Reconstruction Device$1,811
- TRUFILL$1,811
- TARGET$1,571
- Pipeline$1,003
- OPTABLATE$894
- SPINEJACK$894
- WEB Aneurysm Embolization System$383
- Penumbra Coil 400$275
- SOLITAIRE X$175
- TUBING KIT - STROKE$169
- SOFIA 6F-131CM STR$169
- SURPASS EVOLVE$123
How this compares
$10,155 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 36 neuroradiology 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.
Other neuroradiology in Chicago
- Benjamin LiuChicago$23K
- Donald CantrellChicago$8K
- Prashant ChawlaChicago$5K
- Okan InceChicago$3K
- Mehmet KocakChicago$3K
- Tarek HijazChicago$2K
- Mohamed EldeenChicago$1K
- Alexander ZartaiskyChicago$1K
- Sharon ByrdChicago$629
- Miral JhaveriChicago$520
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.