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/1039445
  • 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/1039445
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.

KARTHIEK NARALA

Listed Specialty: Interventional Cardiology
1 GUSTAVE L LEVY PL, BOX 1030, NEW YORK, NY, 10029-6504

2018 Payments: At a Glance

88

payments

$4,592

payment total

22

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Food and Beverage
 82 $3,591
Travel and Lodging
 3 $705
Education
 2 $180
Entertainment
 1 $116

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†
ANGIOJET

device

 $939
COREVALVE EVOLUT

device

 $686
CVI CONSUMABLES

device

 $321
PENUMBRA SYSTEM

device

 $296
IMPELLA

device

 $240
ASAHI PTCA GUIDE WIRE

device

 $238
LIFEVEST

device

 $191
HAWKONE

device

 $166
GLIDESHEATH

device

 $136
HEARTRAIL

device

 $136
OPTITORQUE

device

 $136
TR BAND

device

 $136
CVI SYSTEMS

device

 $118
GENERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION

device

 $117
OVATION

device

 $113
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $111
REVEAL LINQ

device

 $109
INDIGO

device

 $104
CORONARY ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM

device

 $89
XIENCE SIERRA CORONARY STENT

device

 $81
† 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/1039445

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Feb 28, 2018 $507 ANGIOJET Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Aug 8, 2018 $170 PENUMBRA SYSTEM Food and Beverage PENUMBRA, INC.
Feb 28, 2018 $150 ANGIOJET Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Oct 24, 2018 $147 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 28, 2018 $146 ANGIOJET Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jan 30, 2018 $145 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 18, 2018 $126 PENUMBRA SYSTEM Food and Beverage PENUMBRA, INC.
Apr 24, 2018 $119 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 17, 2018 $118 CVI SYSTEMS Food and Beverage ACIST MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
Aug 28, 2018 $117 GENERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Apr 26, 2018 $116 CVI CONSUMABLES Entertainment ACIST MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
May 1, 2018 $113 OVATION Food and Beverage ENDOLOGIX, INC.
Apr 4, 2018 $104 INDIGO Food and Beverage PENUMBRA, INC.
Apr 4, 2018 $104 REVEAL LINQ Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 25, 2018 $102 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 25, 2018 $102 HAWKONE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 26, 2018 $90 ASAHI PTCA GUIDE WIRE Food and Beverage ASAHI INTECC USA, INC.
Jun 19, 2018 $90 OPTITORQUE HEARTRAIL TR BAND GLIDESHEATH Education TERUMO MEDICAL CORPORATION
Aug 14, 2018 $90 No Listed Product Education ASTELLAS PHARMA US INC
Jun 25, 2018 $81 XIENCE SIERRA CORONARY STENT 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/1039445

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.