Dollars for Docs: Talk With Your Doctor

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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.

ProPublica's Dollars for Docs database lets you search for payments to U.S.-based doctors made by pharmaceutical and medical device companies between August 2013 and December 2018. The disclosure of these payments is required under the Physician Payments Sunshine Act, a provision of the 2010 Affordable Care Act.

About This Information

  • The information that appears here comes directly from the federal government. Companies must attest to its accuracy, and doctors have the ability to contest information they believe is in error.
  • This site includes payments for such activities as speaking, consulting, meals, travel and royalties. It does not include payments for clinical research.
  • It is legal for companies to make payments to doctors as long as the payments are not a kickback or inducement to use their products.
  • Some doctors say collaborative relationships, particularly those involving research, are necessary to develop new treatments and cures. But many ethicists have raised questions about the payments, and studies show that they may influence doctors' prescribing decisions.
  • Only you can decide if this matters to you and if so, whether you want to talk with your doctor about it. If you plan to talk with your doctor (or if you already have), please help us by filling out this short survey: propub.li/participate-d4d

Preparing for Your Conversation

If you decide you'd like to talk to your doctor about this, please keep in mind:

  • Many health care professionals in our database have similar names, so you should start by asking your doctor if the person mentioned in this payment record is really him/her.
  • Your doctor may not know he or she is listed as receiving payments, especially if the payments are small. You can direct your doctor to this site (the URL will be printed at the top of the payment record) or directly to the government's site here: https://openpaymentsdata.cms.gov/physician/100260
  • Some doctors are happy to discuss this information with you. Others might not be. The best approach is to ask questions and to not be accusatory.

Questions You Might Want to Ask

  • Is this you?
  • What type of work do you do with these companies?
  • Have you prescribed me any drugs that are manufactured by companies you've taken payments from?
  • Are there non-drug alternatives that I may want to consider first?
  • Are there less expensive generic alternatives to the drugs you have prescribed?
  • What devices have you used in my care that are manufactured by companies you've taken payments from?

Dollars for Docs: Talk With Your Doctor

https://projects.propublica.org/docdollars/doctors/pid/100260
If you spot an error, please let us know at [email protected].

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.

PEDRO MARTINEZ-CLARK

Listed Specialty: Interventional Cardiology
5040 NW 7TH STREET, SUITE 750, MIAMI, FL, 33126-3490

2018 Payments: At a Glance

97

payments

$80,158

payment total

14

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Gift
 1 $69,608
Education
 1 $4,800
Food and Beverage
 93 $4,360
Travel and Lodging
 2 $1,390

Drugs & Devices in 2018

Totals listed below account for all payments from that mention this product. Beginning in 2016, the government began classifying products as drugs, devices, biologics or medical supplies. Below, you will see drugs (drugs and biologics) and devices (devices and medical supplies). 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 Name Product Type Payments†
CATHETER - ARROW

device

 $69,608
EVLT

device

 $4,800
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $1,908
OPTIS CORONARY IMAGING SYSTEM

device

 $525
ALLURE QUADRA RF CRT PACEMAKER

device

 $521
TRIFECTA GT TISSUE HEART VALVE

device

 $474
CRT-DS

device

 $309
ASSURITY PACEMAKER

device

 $294
FORTIFY ASSURA, ELLIPSE ICD

device

 $282
BULLFROG

device

 $218
AZURE

device

 $184
PRESSUREWIRE FFR

device

 $150
CARDIOMEMS HF SYSTEM

device

 $126
EKOSONIC

device

 $115
CLARIA MRI

device

 $113
HAWKONE

device

 $108
XIENCE SIERRA CORONARY STENT

device

 $74
OPTISURE DEFIBRILLATION ICD LEAD

device

 $69
XARELTO

drug

 $64
ENTRESTO

drug

 $61
† May not add up to dollar total at top of page, since a payment record may not be associated with any product or can be associated with several products.

For ease of printing, only the 20 drugs and devices with the highest payments are displayed. For a complete list, please visit: https://projects.propublica.org/docdollars/doctors/pid/100260

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Dec 7, 2018 $69,608 CATHETER - ARROW Gift ARROW INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Dec 31, 2018 $4,800 EVLT Education ANGIODYNAMICS, INC.
Sep 14, 2018 $1,370 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging BIOTRONIK INC.
Sep 7, 2018 $218 BULLFROG Food and Beverage MERCATOR MEDSYSTEMS, INC.
May 15, 2018 $179 OPTIS CORONARY IMAGING SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 19, 2018 $167 FORTIFY ASSURA, ELLIPSE ICD Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Dec 5, 2018 $154 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
Mar 2, 2018 $150 CRT-DS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Nov 15, 2018 $141 ALLURE QUADRA RF CRT PACEMAKER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 5, 2018 $141 OPTIS CORONARY IMAGING SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Dec 7, 2018 $138 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
Mar 28, 2018 $138 ASSURITY PACEMAKER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 3, 2018 $136 TRIFECTA GT TISSUE HEART VALVE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 3, 2018 $130 TRIFECTA GT TISSUE HEART VALVE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Dec 5, 2018 $126 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
Aug 1, 2018 $126 CARDIOMEMS HF SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jan 13, 2018 $113 CLARIA MRI Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 19, 2018 $112 EKOSONIC Food and Beverage EKOS CORPORATION
Sep 4, 2018 $109 ALLURE QUADRA RF CRT PACEMAKER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Mar 28, 2018 $94 FORTIFY ASSURA, ELLIPSE ICD Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES

For ease of printing, 20 payments are displayed, the largest appearing on top. For a full list of payments, please visit: https://projects.propublica.org/docdollars/doctors/pid/100260

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.