Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Kenneth Candido, MD

Interventional Pain Medicine Physician · Chicago, IL
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology — Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
836 W WELLINGTON AVE, Chicago, IL 60657
7732967934
Registered in NPPES since 2006
NPI: 1518937937 verify on NPPES ↗
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
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What this data tells you about Dr. Candido

Dr. Kenneth Candido is an interventional pain medicine physician in Chicago, IL, with 20 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Candido performed 400 Medicare services in 2023. These records do not provide a deduplicated patient total.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Candido received a total of $19,652 from 32 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 279 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly reported through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their effect on care. A reliable breakdown by payment category is not available in this snapshot. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.

The Data Coverage level for Dr. Candido is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.

✓ 20 years of NPI registration ▲ 400 Medicare services $19,652 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary — 2023

Medicare Utilization ↗
400
Medicare services
Bottom 47% in IL for interventional pain medicine physician
Not available
Unique patients (not deduplicated)
$74
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →

Top procedures by volume

Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.

Procedure Volume Avg. paid Avg. submitted
Office visit, established patient (20-29 min)
An office visit for an existing patient lasting between 20 and 29 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition.
316 $67 $240
Injection into lower spine canal with imaging guidance
A procedure where a substance is injected into the lower part of the spinal canal. The injection is performed using imaging guidance to ensure accurate placement.
34 $81 $4,649
Office visit, established patient (30-39 min)
A follow-up office visit for an existing patient lasting between 30 and 39 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition.
32 $106 $244
New patient office visit (45-59 min)
An initial office visit for a new patient lasting between 45 and 59 minutes. This code covers the total time spent by the physician or qualified healthcare professional on the date of the encounter.
18 $139 $578
How to read this data: This reflects Medicare patients only (typically 65+). Payment amounts are what Medicare paid the provider, not your out-of-pocket cost. These counts do not measure clinical quality or years of experience.

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$19,652
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $2,807/year across 7 years
Top 12% in IL for interventional pain medicine physician
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
32
Companies
279
Payment records
Payments are publicly reported; disclosure does not establish legality · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →

Payment categories are unavailable while the source breakdown is being rebuilt. Company and year totals do not identify how much belongs to each category.

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$4,505
2023
$507
2022
$1,522
2021
$5,467
2020
$635
2019
$1,800
2018
$5,216

Payments by company (2024)

Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$3,570
BIOTRONIK NRO, Inc.
$441
Abbott Laboratories
$152
SI-BONE, INC.
$139
Curonix LLC
$98
Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.
$39
Boston Scientific Corporation
$24
Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC
$22
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.
$21
Top 3 companies account for 92.4% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Abbott Laboratories
$5,261
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$3,674
Lilly USA, LLC
$3,600
PFIZER INC.
$3,226
Avanos Medical
$598
BIOTRONIK NRO, Inc.
$475
Stimwave Technologies Incorporated
$393
SI-BONE, INC.
$256
Nevro Corp.
$252
Boston Scientific Corporation
$249
SPR Therapeutics, Inc
$223
Horizon Therapeutics plc
$223
Medtronic, Inc.
$190
Medtronic USA, Inc.
$164
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$136
Curonix LLC
$119
Saluda Medical Americas, Inc.
$119
Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.
$87
GRT US Holding, Inc.
$56
Nalu Medical, Inc.
$49
Assertio Therapeutics, Inc.
$41
Flowonix Medical Incorporated
$39
Mindray DS USA, Inc.
$33
Vertiflex, Inc.
$30
Flexion Therapeutics, Inc.
$28
Horizon Pharma plc
$24
Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC
$22
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.
$21
Allergan Inc.
$19
USWM, LLC
$16
Orthogenrx Inc.
$15
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.
$13
Top 3 companies account for 63.8% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
ASCENDA · Accurian · Axium INS DRG IPG · BIOTRONIK · BOTOX THERAPEUTIC · Belbuca · COOLIEF COOLED RADIOFREQUENCY · COOLIEF* COOLED RADIOFREQUENCY · Cambia · DUEXIS · ETERNA · EUFLEXXA · Evoke SCS · GEMTESA · GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT · GENVISC 850 SODIUM HYALURONATE · GenVisc 850 · General - Pain Management · IFUSE IMPLANT · INTELLIS · INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM · LYRICA · Lucemyra · N'VISION · Nalu Neurostimulation System · Neuromodulation Dspsbls and Accs · Omnia · PNS FREEDOM-4A PERMANENT NEUROSTIMULATOR RECEIVER KIT CHANNEL A · PROCLAIM · Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs · Proclaim IPG · Prodigy Family of SCS IPGs · Prometra II · Prospera · Qutenza · SCS IPGs · SEGLENTIS · SPRINT PNS System · SYNCHROMED · Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System · StimQ Receiver Stimulator Kit Channel A US w Receiver · Superion · Superion ISS · Superion Indirect Decompression System · TE7 max · TRIVISC SODIUM HYALURONATE · VANTA ADAPTIVESTIM · Vanta · Xeomin · Xtampza ER · Zilretta
Should you be concerned? Industry payments are disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their purpose, legality, or effect on care. What matters is whether a recommended drug or device appears in your doctor's payment records. If so, consider asking your doctor about it. How to interpret this data →
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Geographic Context

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County median income
$81,797
Nearest hospital to ZIP centroid (approximate)
ADVOCATE ILLINOIS MASONIC MEDICAL CENTER
0.0 mi

Data Sources

Provider Registry NPPES NPPES snapshot; verify current record
Medicare Enrollment PECOS PECOS snapshot
Practice Data Medicare Util. Annual (CY lag)
Industry Payments Open Payments CY 2024
Disciplinary History — Not included N/A

This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This reflects how much public data is available about a provider. How we calculate this →

Summary

Dr. Candido is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with 20 years of NPI registration.

This summary is auto-generated from federal data, describing data availability and patterns. Read our methodology →

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Dr. Candido experienced with office visit, established patient (20-29 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Candido performed 316 office visit, established patient (20-29 min) services. These records cover Medicare fee-for-service activity, including eligible younger beneficiaries; they do not measure total practice volume or clinical quality.
Does Dr. Candido receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Candido received a total of $19,652 from 32 companies across 279 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their legality or effect on care. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.
How do Dr. Candido's costs compare to other interventional pain medicine physicians in Chicago?
Dr. Candido's average Medicare payment per service is $74. Note that these figures represent what Medicare pays, not your out-of-pocket cost, which depends on your specific insurance plan and deductible. Procedure-level data above shows both what was submitted and what Medicare paid for each service type.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently Very High for Dr. Candido) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating the presence of registry, enrollment, activity or payment records, not verified experience or clinical quality. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →
Is this data up to date?
Source publication dates and the snapshots loaded on this site can differ. Rebuilding a page does not refresh its source records. Check the Medicare reporting year and the payment interval shown above; consult the linked official sources for newer releases and current registry details. See our data freshness policy →
About this page

This page combines public CMS records with calculated summaries and explanatory procedure labels. These transformations are not verbatim federal records. Sources: NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.

This page is not medical advice, an endorsement, a recommendation, or a quality rating. Data Coverage reflects data completeness — how much federal information exists for this provider — not clinical performance, patient outcomes, or quality of care. Always verify information directly with the provider and consult a licensed clinician before making medical decisions.

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Data Disclaimer — Data sourced from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), Open Payments program, Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data, and Provider Enrollment & Certification data (PECOS). Published under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This website is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or authorized by CMS, HHS, or the U.S. Government. Data may contain errors as reported to CMS by providers and reporting entities. Industry payment disclosure alone establishes neither wrongdoing nor legality. Medicare data reflects only patients aged 65+ or those with qualifying disabilities. For corrections, contact CMS directly. This information does not constitute medical advice and should not be used as the sole basis for choosing a healthcare provider. Procedure descriptions use plain language and do not reference CPT® codes, which are copyrighted by the American Medical Association. Full methodology → · Report a data error → · Privacy policy →