Stephen Hoff, MD
Pediatric Otolaryngology · Chicago, ILNPI 1306096300
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by speaking fees: $6,000 of the $9,325 with a category attached, or 64.3%. KARL Storz Endoscopy-america accounts for 71.1% of it on its own, with 8 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2020 at $3,500 and has fallen 88.4% since, to $407 in 2025. Among pediatric 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 24 payments — averaging $388.55 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- KARL Storz Endoscopy-america$7K
- Med-el Corporation$2K
- Cochlear Americas$254
- Advanced Bionics, LLC$134
- Integra Lifesciences Corporation$20
- Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.$18
- plus $48 from 3 others
Across 2 payments — averaging $1025.00 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.
- Cochlear Americas$2K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$6347%
- Speaking & faculty fees$6,00064%
- Travel & lodging$1,20613%
- Food & beverage$1,48516%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| KARL Storz Endoscopy-america | 4 | $6,634 |
| Med-el Corporation | 9 | $2,218 |
| Cochlear Americas | 4 | $254 |
| Advanced Bionics, LLC | 2 | $134 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 1 | $20 |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | 1 | $18 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $17 |
| Aerin Medical Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Stryker | 1 | $15 |
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.
- STROBO VIDERHINLARYNGOSCOPE, NTSC$3,500
- HOPKINS$3,134
- MED-EL Maestro Cochlear Implant System$2,123
- Cochlear Nucleus CI632 cochlear implant with Slim Modiolar electrode$150
- Baha$150
- OSIA OSI300 IMPLANT$150
How this compares
$9,325 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 20 pediatric 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.
Other pediatric otolaryngology in Chicago
- Nancy YoungChicago$43K
- Dana ThompsonChicago$2K
- Inbal Hazkani BendrorChicago$1K
- Veronica Drozdowski-NuccioChicago$1K
- Douglas JohnstonChicago$492
- Saied GhadersohiChicago$311
- Lauren HolingerChicago$265
- Taher ValikaChicago$211
- Jeffrey RastatterChicago$159
- Kathleen BillingsChicago$57
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.