Thomas Ala
Neurology · Springfield, ILNPI 1871584649
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by consulting fees: $3,390 of the $3,509 with a category attached, or 96.6%. Biogen accounts for 96.6% of it on its own, with 1 other manufacturer making up the rest.
Across 2 payments — averaging $1754.68 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Biogen$3K
- Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.$119
Across 217 payments — averaging $11,180 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.
- Genentech, Inc.$1.2M
- AbbVie$851K
- Eli Lilly$397K
- Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$21K
- Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd.$4K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$3,39097%
- Food & beverage$1193%
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 | 1 | $3,390 |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 1 | $119 |
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.
How this compares
$3,509 in reported general payments places this provider in the 70th percentile of 790 neurology providers in Illinois.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Haloperidol | 33 | $362 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other neurology in Springfield
- Rodger ElbleSpringfield$47K
- Augusto MiravalleChicago$1.4M
- Lori GuytonHerrin$1.1M
- Daniel WynnNorthbrook$812K
- Arthur ItkinPalos Heights$808K
- Andrew GordonLake Barrington$765K
- Martha McGrawWinfield$625K
- Reuben ValenzuelaPeoria$590K
- Adil JavedChicago$584K
- Tyler KaplanMaywood$549K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.