Pain Medicine in Des Plaines, IL
2 verified pain medicine doctors in Des Plaines.
Pain medicine physicians diagnose and treat acute and chronic pain using medication, procedures, and therapy.
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Dr. Thomas Pontinen, MD
Pain Medicine
CMS Open Payments· $3,018 (2023)
Industry Payments (2023)
Reported by drug and device makers to CMS Open Payments. These payments are legal and disclosed — shown as context, not a judgment.
$3,018
Total received
62
Transactions
9
Paying companies
Top paying companies
Among the 2,326 pain medicine doctors we've analyzed, about 72% received any industry payment (median $621 among those who did). This doctor's total ranks around the 88th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US pain medicine doctors.
Payments to Thomas Pontinen do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Darrel Saldanha, MD
Pain Medicine
CMS Open Payments· $691.64 (2023)
Industry Payments (2023)
Reported by drug and device makers to CMS Open Payments. These payments are legal and disclosed — shown as context, not a judgment.
$691.64
Total received
7
Transactions
2
Paying companies
Top paying companies
Among the 2,326 pain medicine doctors we've analyzed, about 72% received any industry payment (median $621 among those who did). This doctor's total ranks around the 66th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US pain medicine doctors.
Payments to Darrel Saldanha do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.