Physician profile
Richard L Illgen
NPI 1255395976
$6,063,358.24
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
4 companies · $979K in 2025
The $979K reported for 2025 was more than what 99% of Orthopaedic Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $569).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $770K · 2020: $761K · 2021: $894K · 2022: $794K · 2023: $885K · 2024: $980K · 2025: $979K.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Royalty Or License: $2.5M · Consulting Fee: $302K · Travel and Lodging: $63K · Food and Beverage: $8,413.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Royalty Or License | $2,471,700.00 |
| Consulting Fee | $302,125.00 |
| Travel and Lodging | $62,843.75 |
| Food and Beverage | $8,413.31 |
Payment-type detail covers 2023-2025; earlier years are included in totals but not broken out here.
Who reported paying
General payments only, as reported to CMS. Product names cover 2023-2025.
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stryker Corporation | $6,039,780.88 | 2019-2025 | Mako, Aequalis, Insignia |
| Orthosensor INC. | $21,221.12 | 2019 | |
| Heraeus Medical, LLC. | $2,194.50 | 2022-2024 | |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. | $161.74 | 2021-2022 |
Drugs and devices associated with these payments
CMS records which products a payment was associated with, not how the money was allocated. Association is not allocation: one payment can be associated with several products, and a product listing does not mean the payment was made because of that product. Product detail covers 2023-2025.
Research and ownership
$0.01 in ownership or investment interests, as reported to CMS. These are holdings a clinician or an immediate family member has in a company, not payments received.
If you want to bring it up
Most clinicians are glad to talk about this. A respectful way in:
- "I saw Richard Illgen listed in the CMS Open Payments database. Can you tell me about your work with those companies?"
- "Is there a generic or alternative to this medication, and would it work as well for me?"
- "What made you choose this particular treatment for my situation?"
These are normal questions. A good clinician will welcome them.
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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025, as reported to CMS by drug and device makers (published June 30, 2026). Drug and device detail covers 2023-2025.