Ryan Coates
Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology · Oak Lawn, ILNPI 1184815870
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by speaking fees: $133,336 of the $162,544 with a category attached, or 82.0%. Biogen accounts for 95.2% of it on its own, with 3 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $81,784 and has fallen 74.3% since, to $21,007 in 2023. Among neurology with special qualifications in child neurology 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 214 payments — averaging $759.55 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Biogen$155K
- Novartis Gene Therapies, Inc. (fka Avexis, Inc.)$8K
- Livanova USA, Inc.$250
- Vyaire Medical, Inc.$45
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$8,0745%
- Speaking & faculty fees$133,33682%
- Travel & lodging$19,29512%
- Food & beverage$1,8381%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Biogen | 209 | $154,673 |
| Novartis Gene Therapies, Inc. (fka Avexis, Inc.) | 3 | $7,576 |
| Livanova USA, Inc. | 1 | $250 |
| Vyaire Medical, Inc. | 1 | $45 |
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.
- SPINRAZA$147,409
- ZOLGENSMA$7,516
- VNS Therapy$250
How this compares
$162,544 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 57 neurology with special qualifications in child neurology providers in Illinois.
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Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Oxcarbazepine | 13 | $1,083 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other neurology with special qualifications in child neurology in Oak Lawn
- Robert EgelOak Lawn$852
- Usha AppalaneniOak Lawn$537
- Aliesje SorgeloosOak Lawn$94
- Douglas NordliChicago$621K
- Nancy KuntzChicago$503K
- Vamshi RaoChicago$124K
- Takijah HeardEvanston$94K
- John MillichapChicago$84K
- Sookyong KohChicago$60K
- M KaterjiNaperville$52K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.