Suzanne Alfano
Pediatrics · Arlington Hts., ILNPI 1184967747
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 97.3% of the total across 78 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. It is spread thinly across 21 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 17.3% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. Among pediatrics 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 78 payments — averaging $19.16 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Tris Pharma Inc$258
- Merck$200
- Corium, LLC$126
- Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc.$126
- Seqirus USA Inc$112
- Kaleo, Inc.$82
- plus $591 from 15 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,45397%
- Other$413%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tris Pharma Inc | 15 | $258 |
| Merck | 9 | $200 |
| Corium, LLC | 6 | $126 |
| Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 6 | $126 |
| Seqirus USA Inc | 5 | $112 |
| Kaleo, Inc. | 5 | $82 |
| Sanofi Pasteur Inc. | 3 | $72 |
| GSK | 4 | $71 |
| Neos Therapeutics, LP | 4 | $64 |
| Vertical Pharmaceuticals, LLC | 4 | $55 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 2 | $48 |
| Cranial Technologies, Inc | 3 | $44 |
| Alk-abello, Inc | 2 | $42 |
| Welch Allyn | 1 | $41 |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 2 | $40 |
| Pfizer | 2 | $37 |
| Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| Sobi, Inc | 1 | $20 |
| Adlon Therapeutics L.p. | 1 | $14 |
| Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| Shire North American Group Inc | 1 | $12 |
How this compares
$1,494 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 2,058 pediatrics providers in Illinois.
Other pediatrics in Arlington Hts.
- Amy PallerChicago$1.2M
- Jan BergerChicago$886K
- Jonathan RobertsPeoria$588K
- Anita Chandra PuriChicago$367K
- Mindy SimpsonChicago$318K
- Anthony ManciniChicago$187K
- Patricia ChiamasChicago$155K
- Ruchi GuptaChicago$94K
- Loris RaynerEvergreen Park$46K
- Dov ShapiroLincolnshire$45K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.