Dollars for Docs
How Industry Dollars Reach Your Doctors
This database was last updated in October 2019 and should only be used as a historical snapshot. Newer data is available at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Open Payments site.
ETHICON INC.
Payments in 2018
payment total
doctors receiving payments
teaching hospitals receiving payments
Drugs & Devices
Totals listed below account for payments during the 2018 calendar year that mention this product. If a payment record mentions more than one product, the entire value will be included in each of those products. When no products are listed, they are not included in the list below.
| Product | Number of Payments | Payment Totals |
|---|---|---|
STRATAFIX |
121 | $148K |
DERMABOND PORTFOLIO |
40 | $85,854 |
LINX REFLUX MANAGEMENT SYSTEM |
460 | $69,926 |
VICRYL |
30 | $64,565 |
ECHELON FLEX STAPLER |
36 | $47,365 |
SURGICEL FAMILY OF ABSORBABLE HEMOSTATS |
19 | $42,079 |
SURGIFLO HEMOSTATIC MATRIX FAMILY OF PRODUCTS |
17 | $37,672 |
CONTOUR |
10 | $25,905 |
PROXISURE SUTURING DEVICE |
4 | $23,600 |
ECHELON ENDOPATH STAPLER |
15 | $22,786 |
Top Doctors Receiving Payments From this Company
Totals listed account for all payments during the 2018 calendar year.
| Doctor | Payments |
|---|---|
LENDVAY
THOMAS LENDVAYPediatric Urology SEATTLE, WA |
$5.36M |
SMARTT
JAMES SMARTTPlastic Surgery DALLAS, TX |
$530K |
GARLITZ
CRISTOPHER GARLITZUrology SEATTLE, WA |
$258K |
PORTER
JAMES PORTERUrology SEATTLE, WA |
$196K |
KIM
KEITH KIMSurgery CELEBRATION, FL |
$53,297 |
FILLINGHAM
YALE FILLINGHAMOrthopaedic Surgery LEBANON, NH |
$41,860 |
MARTINO
MARTIN MARTINOGynecologic Oncology ALLENTOWN, PA |
$21,342 |
BERBER
EREN BERBERSurgery CLEVELAND, OH |
$21,162 |
LEE
JOHN LEEGastroenterology ORANGE, CA |
$20,159 |
PARK
ADRIAN PARKSurgery ANNAPOLIS, MD |
$19,520 |
BELL
REGINALD BELLSurgery ENGLEWOOD, CO |
$16,036 |
Top Teaching Hospitals Receiving Payments From this Company
Totals listed account for all payments during the 2018 calendar year.
| Hospital | Payments |
|---|---|
THE METHODIST HOSPITAL
THE METHODIST HOSPITALHOUSTON, TX |
$27,010 |
HENRY FORD HOSPITAL
HENRY FORD HOSPITALDETROIT, MI |
$4,000 |
NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITALCHICAGO, IL |
$3,000 |
UCI MEDICAL CENTER
UCI MEDICAL CENTERORANGE, CA |
$2,500 |
THE NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER
THE NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTEROMAHA, NE |
$1,500 |
ADVOCATE BROMENN MEDICAL CENTER
ADVOCATE BROMENN MEDICAL CENTERNORMAL, IL |
$1,000 |
ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL
ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITALPITTSBURGH, PA |
$750 |
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF JACKSONVILLE
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF JACKSONVILLEJACKSONVILLE, FL |
$150 |
Note: We have made some effort to normalize the data and eliminate duplicates, but the data is primarily as it has been reported by the companies to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. To purchase the normalized data, please visit the ProPublica Data Store. If you spot an error, please let us know at [email protected].
This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.