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/102489
  • 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/102489
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.

JOHN RUNDBACK

Listed Specialty: Vascular & Interventional Radiology
718 TEANECK RD, TEANECK, NJ, 07666-4245

2018 Payments: At a Glance

111

payments

$61,056

payment total

15

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Consulting
 17 $38,800
Nonaccredited Training
 2 $11,500
Honoraria
 1 $5,000
Food and Beverage
 78 $3,539
Travel and Lodging
 13 $2,217

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†
PERIPHERAL ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM

device

 $26,832
SUPERA PERIPHERAL STENT SYSTEM

device

 $6,368
FOX SV PTA CATHETER AND ARMADA 14 PERCUTANEOUS CATHETER AND VIATRAC 14 PLUS PERIPHERAL CATHETER

device

 $5,942
HERCULINK ELITE RENAL AND BILIARY STENT SYSTEM

device

 $5,942
HI-TORQUE SPARTACORE GUIDE WIRES

device

 $5,942
OMNILINK ELITE VASCULAR STENT SYSTEM

device

 $5,942
IN.PACT ADMIRAL

device

 $5,697
ACUSEAL VASCULAR GRAFT

device

 $5,000
ASAHI FIELDER CORONARY GUIDE WIRE

device

 $4,000
NC TREK CORONARY CATHETERS

device

 $4,000
XIENCE V CORONARY STENT SYSTEM

device

 $4,000
HI-TORQUE CORONARY GUIDE WIRE

device

 $4,000
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $3,782
GENERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION

device

 $3,600
TACK ENDOVASCULAR SYSTEM

device

 $1,823
MYNX ACE VASCULAR CLOSURE DEVICE

device

 $1,250
MYNXGRIP VASCULAR CLOSURE DEVICE

device

 $1,250
THERAPIES

device

 $1,019
LUTONIX

device

 $768
PULSAR

device

 $450
† 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/102489

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Mar 15, 2018 $11,250 PERIPHERAL ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM Consulting CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
May 24, 2018 $9,000 PERIPHERAL ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM Nonaccredited Training CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
Jan 26, 2018 $5,000 ACUSEAL VASCULAR GRAFT Honoraria W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Jul 6, 2018 $5,000 IN.PACT ADMIRAL Consulting MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 22, 2018 $4,000 FOX SV PTA CATHETER AND ARMADA 14 PERCUTANEOUS CATHETER AND VIATRAC 14 PLUS PERIPHERAL CATHETER HERCULINK ELITE RENAL AND BILIARY STENT SYSTEM HI-TORQUE SPARTACORE GUIDE WIRES OMNILINK ELITE VASCULAR STENT SYSTEM SUPERA PERIPHERAL STENT SYSTEM Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 28, 2018 $4,000 ASAHI FIELDER CORONARY GUIDE WIRE HI-TORQUE CORONARY GUIDE WIRE NC TREK CORONARY CATHETERS XIENCE V CORONARY STENT SYSTEM Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Nov 6, 2018 $3,600 GENERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION Consulting BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Oct 3, 2018 $2,500 PERIPHERAL ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM Nonaccredited Training CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
Jun 21, 2018 $1,800 No Listed Product Consulting CARDINAL HEALTH 200, LLC
Aug 2, 2018 $1,750 PERIPHERAL ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM Consulting CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
Jun 29, 2018 $1,450 No Listed Product Consulting BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 21, 2018 $1,250 MYNX ACE VASCULAR CLOSURE DEVICE MYNXGRIP VASCULAR CLOSURE DEVICE Consulting CARDINAL HEALTH 200, LLC BCD Travel US
Jun 11, 2018 $1,000 FOX SV PTA CATHETER AND ARMADA 14 PERCUTANEOUS CATHETER AND VIATRAC 14 PLUS PERIPHERAL CATHETER HERCULINK ELITE RENAL AND BILIARY STENT SYSTEM HI-TORQUE SPARTACORE GUIDE WIRES OMNILINK ELITE VASCULAR STENT SYSTEM SUPERA PERIPHERAL STENT SYSTEM Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 4, 2018 $750 TACK ENDOVASCULAR SYSTEM Consulting INTACT VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 21, 2018 $750 LUTONIX Consulting BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 16, 2018 $500 TACK ENDOVASCULAR SYSTEM Consulting INTACT VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 2, 2018 $500 TACK ENDOVASCULAR SYSTEM Consulting INTACT VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 22, 2018 $500 FOX SV PTA CATHETER AND ARMADA 14 PERCUTANEOUS CATHETER AND VIATRAC 14 PLUS PERIPHERAL CATHETER HERCULINK ELITE RENAL AND BILIARY STENT SYSTEM HI-TORQUE SPARTACORE GUIDE WIRES OMNILINK ELITE VASCULAR STENT SYSTEM SUPERA PERIPHERAL STENT SYSTEM Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Mar 29, 2018 $493 PERIPHERAL ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM Travel and Lodging CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
Mar 6, 2018 $450 PULSAR Consulting BIOTRONIK INC.

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/102489

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.