Ross Groeschl, DPM
Podiatrist · Joliet, ILNPI 1114503042
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — grants (45.7%), travel and lodging and food and beverage — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 18 manufacturers reported payments, led by Arthrex at 51.1% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $14,784, 5.3 times the $2,794 reported in 2022. Among podiatrist 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 77 payments — averaging $284.33 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Arthrex$11K
- Stryker$3K
- CDC Medical LLC$2K
- Acumed LLC$2K
- Paragon 28, Inc.$1K
- Smith+Nephew$393
- plus $2K from 12 others
What the payments were for
- Grants$10,00046%
- Travel & lodging$5,44925%
- Food & beverage$3,80917%
- Education$2,63512%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Arthrex | 12 | $11,197 |
| Stryker | 29 | $3,355 |
| CDC Medical LLC | 3 | $2,407 |
| Acumed LLC | 4 | $1,515 |
| Paragon 28, Inc. | 4 | $1,434 |
| Smith+Nephew | 7 | $393 |
| Medshape, Inc. | 3 | $310 |
| Amgen(2 entities) | 2 | $232 |
| Medline Industries LP | 2 | $227 |
| Extremity Medical | 1 | $125 |
| Fusion Orthopedics USA, LLC | 1 | $120 |
| Novastep Inc. | 1 | $113 |
| Kerecis Limited | 1 | $112 |
| Sanara Medtech Inc. | 1 | $98 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $98 |
| True North Surgical Inc | 2 | $82 |
| Ortho Solutions Inc | 2 | $43 |
| Orthofix Medical, Inc. | 1 | $33 |
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.
- ACUMED$2,167
- OsteoMed$2,167
- Portfolio$1,395
- HOFFMANN$1,391
- ORTHOLOC 3DI$633
- Kerecis Omega3 Marigen$447
- DynaNail Helix, Washer, 15 mm$256
- KRYSTEXXA$232
- SALVATION$165
- EASYFUSE$147
- PICO 7$127
- RENASYS GO v2 HOME$127
- RENASYS TOUCH$127
- ACTICOAT 4" X 4"$121
- ALLEVYN HEEL 10.5CM X 13.5CM CTN 5$121
- Iodosorb Ointment 40g USA$121
- COLLAGENASE SANTYL$121
- NEXIS$113
- Kerecis Omega3 SurgiClose$112
- DynaNail$105
How this compares
$21,893 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 409 podiatrist 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 19 | $119 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other podiatrist in Joliet
- Jaclyn SchumannJoliet$29K
- Alexa BykowskiJoliet$13K
- Roberto CanevaJoliet$10K
- David YeagerMorrison$345K
- Paul KirchnerNew Lenox$143K
- William BushRockford$141K
- Daniel BrownHarrisburg$136K
- Syed HusainArlington Heights$82K
- Timothy GrahamTaylorville$70K
- Paul PotachWheeling$45K
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.