Data Analysis
Largest Pharmaceutical and Device Company Payments in Illinois
The CMS Open Payments program requires pharmaceutical and medical device companies to disclose payments made to physicians and teaching hospitals. This analysis ranks the top companies by total payments made to providers in Illinois. The top 25 companies collectively paid $314,056,954 to healthcare providers in this state.
Context: Industry payments to physicians are legally required to be disclosed under the Physician Payments Sunshine Act.
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. Payments may reflect consulting expertise, research participation, or speaking engagements.
This data is provided to support transparency, not to render clinical judgments.
Top Companies by Total Payments to Illinois Providers
CMS Open Payments| # | Company | Total Payments | Doctors Paid | Total Transactions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $50,241,997 | 2,568 | 14,827 |
| 2 | Stryker Corporation | $47,544,952 | 3,180 | 35,370 |
| 3 | Arthrex, Inc. | $24,017,247 | 466 | 9,219 |
| 4 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $17,092,105 | 1,868 | 15,369 |
| 5 | ABBVIE INC. | $12,934,968 | 10,994 | 133,585 |
| 6 | Medtronic, Inc. | $12,031,407 | 5,707 | 37,409 |
| 7 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $11,558,724 | 1,402 | 19,230 |
| 8 | Align Technology, Inc. | $10,996,015 | 2,419 | 12,170 |
| 9 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $10,176,257 | 9,790 | 109,039 |
| 10 | GENZYME CORPORATION | $9,332,015 | 2,928 | 24,094 |
| 11 | Boston Scientific Corporation | $9,276,665 | 5,543 | 36,402 |
| 12 | Amgen Inc. | $8,978,903 | 8,965 | 81,513 |
| 13 | NuVasive, Inc. | $8,402,758 | 249 | 3,948 |
| 14 | Lilly USA, LLC | $8,396,250 | 7,209 | 90,285 |
| 15 | Surgical Innovation Associates, Inc. | $8,290,181 | 6 | 7 |
| 16 | Abbott Laboratories | $8,212,105 | 5,978 | 54,441 |
| 17 | PFIZER INC. | $8,152,444 | 10,454 | 96,121 |
| 18 | Novo Nordisk Inc | $7,712,260 | 7,727 | 104,304 |
| 19 | AbbVie Inc. | $6,777,147 | 6,748 | 64,105 |
| 20 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | $6,776,866 | 8,088 | 71,451 |
| 21 | DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. | $6,058,655 | 45 | 415 |
| 22 | Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | $5,843,158 | 2,891 | 21,554 |
| 23 | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP | $5,266,550 | 79 | 1,718 |
| 24 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $5,069,532 | 8,080 | 81,055 |
| 25 | Gilead Sciences, Inc. | $4,917,794 | 2,458 | 19,873 |
State payment context — Illinois
CMS Open PaymentsAcross 59,986 Illinois providers with at least one disclosed industry payment over 2018–2024, the median provider received $315 in total payments, compared with a national median of $339 across 1,571,086 paid providers.
Illinois accounts for 3.8% of the $16,205,257,917 in industry payments recorded nationwide in this database, and its per-provider median runs below the national benchmark.
Top specialties by median industry payment — Illinois
| Specialty | Median per provider | Providers paid | Total payments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician | $14,847 | 69 | $5,434,429 |
| Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery Physician | $14,120 | 58 | $26,043,733 |
| Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician | $8,076 | 103 | $25,980,266 |
| Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician | $7,638 | 63 | $10,347,649 |
| Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician | $6,701 | 26 | $4,726,357 |
Industry payments in Illinois by year
| Year | Total payments | Providers paid | Transactions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $78,463,780 | 24,458 | 388,152 |
| 2019 | $84,962,090 | 24,119 | 377,939 |
| 2020 | $61,771,800 | 18,403 | 193,418 |
| 2021 | $73,903,358 | 27,703 | 357,239 |
| 2022 | $98,821,349 | 31,130 | 417,139 |
| 2023 | $113,279,390 | 34,642 | 483,140 |
| 2024 | $100,875,573 | 36,678 | 515,081 |
Methodology
Company payment totals aggregated from CMS Open Payments records for providers licensed in Illinois. Includes all payment categories (research, consulting, speaking, meals, travel, and other). Rankings reflect cumulative payments across all available years, not annualized figures. Data source: CMS Open Payments, accessed via doctransparency.com database.