Sakeba Issa
Rheumatology · Joliet, ILNPI 1164475505
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 97.6% of the total across 176 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 21 manufacturers reported payments, led by Amgen at 27.4% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $2,307 and has fallen 99.0% since, to $22 in 2021.
Across 176 payments — averaging $17.97 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Amgen$866
- AbbVie$398
- Pfizer$348
- Novartis$285
- Johnson & Johnson$214
- Lilly USA, LLC$192
- plus $860 from 15 others
Across 1 payment — averaging $500.00 each. Payments tied to a research study. These frequently flow through the physician to a hospital or research institution rather than to the physician personally.
- UCB Biosciences Inc.$500
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$3,08798%
- Education$752%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Amgen(2 entities) | 50 | $866 |
| AbbVie | 20 | $398 |
| Pfizer | 19 | $348 |
| Novartis | 9 | $285 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 17 | $214 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 12 | $192 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 7 | $142 |
| Bristol Myers Squibb | 13 | $140 |
| Sanofi | 6 | $109 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 1 | $75 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 4 | $63 |
| Mallinckrodt Enterprises LLC | 3 | $62 |
| Antares Pharma, Inc. | 3 | $47 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 2 | $45 |
| UCB, Inc. | 2 | $39 |
| Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. | 1 | $29 |
| Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA | 2 | $28 |
| Sebela Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 2 | $28 |
| Sobi, Inc | 1 | $20 |
| Merck | 1 | $19 |
| Radius Health, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
How this compares
$3,162 in reported general payments places this provider in the 65th percentile of 287 rheumatology providers in Illinois.
Other rheumatology in Joliet
- Mohammed FaseehuddinJoliet$10K
- Manish JainChicago$1.9M
- Lori SiegelBannockburn$1.5M
- Alfonso BelloGlenview$611K
- Theodore PincusChicago$524K
- Angela CrowleyWillowbrook$483K
- Eric RudermanChicago$440K
- Anisha DuaChicago$280K
- Arthur MandelinChicago$270K
- Jeffrey HorvathSpringfield$246K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.