William Earman, DO
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine · Palos Heights, ILNPI 1679526941
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 12 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 8 manufacturers reported payments, led by Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated at 32.8% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $180 and has fallen 90.7% since, to $17 in 2024. That places this record below the midpoint for orthopaedic surgery of the spine clinicians in IL, where the typical reported total is $12,158.
Across 12 payments — averaging $28.04 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated$110
- Johnson & Johnson$101
- Stryker$26
- Surgalign Spine Technologies, Inc.$26
- Medtronic$25
- Kerecis Limited$17
- plus $32 from 2 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$336100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | 2 | $110 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 3 | $101 |
| Stryker | 1 | $26 |
| Surgalign Spine Technologies, Inc. | 2 | $26 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $25 |
| Kerecis Limited | 1 | $17 |
| Boston Scientific | 1 | $17 |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
How this compares
$336 in reported general payments places this provider in the 10th percentile of 64 orthopaedic surgery of the spine providers in Illinois.
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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.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 687 | $20,201 |
| Celecoxib | 141 | $3,775 |
| Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 73 | $2,302 |
| Gabapentin | 221 | $2,274 |
| Pregabalin | 53 | $2,038 |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 147 | $1,858 |
| Morphine Sulfate ErMorphine Sulfate | 63 | $1,733 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 308 | $1,417 |
| Baclofen | 55 | $687 |
| Diclofenac Sodium | 65 | $504 |
| Acetaminophen-CodeineAcetaminophen With Codeine | 34 | $419 |
| Duloxetine Hcl | 46 | $409 |
| Tramadol Hcl-AcetaminophenTramadol Hcl/Acetaminophen | 22 | $373 |
| Naproxen | 22 | $276 |
| Chlorzoxazone | 13 | $271 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other orthopaedic surgery of the spine in Palos Heights
- Anis MekhailPalos Heights$498K
- Frank PhillipsChicago$3.9M
- Kern SinghChicago$1.3M
- Christopher DewaldChicago$1.2M
- P Ronjon PaulNaperville$908K
- Philip MeinhardtQuincy$507K
- Matthew ColmanChicago$334K
- Mir AliMorris$329K
- Krzysztof SiemionowHomer Glen$290K
- Arash SayariChicago$174K
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.