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/104942
  • 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/104942
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.


FREDERIC JOYCE

Listed Specialty: Surgery
2209 GENESEE ST, UTICA, NY, 13501-5930

2018 Payments: At a Glance

116

payments

$7,065

payment total

14

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Food and Beverage
104 $5,113
Travel and Lodging
12 $1,952

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
Payments with no listed product

N/A

$1,959
EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE

device

$989
INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE

device

$988
ATRICURE SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM

device

$784
IMPELLA

device

$532
ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM

device

$482
EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX, MODELS

device

$335
XEOMIN

drug

$234
EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM

device

$227
XARELTO

drug

$165
COBRA FUSION ABLATION SYSTEM

device

$131
COREVALVE EVOLUT

device

$130
EDWARDS MC3 TRICUSPID ANNULOPLASTY RING

device

$127
DERMABOND PORTFOLIO

device

$117
STRATAFIX

device

$117
ATRICURE CRYOSURGICAL SYSTEM

device

$113
ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION

device

$112
ELIQUIS

drug

$100
VASOVIEW

device

$77
LIFEVEST

device

$41
† 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/104942

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Dec 12, 2018 $799 INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE Travel and Lodging EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Jun 29, 2018 $308 IMPELLA Travel and Lodging ABIOMED
Feb 3, 2018 $306 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ATRICURE, INC.
Feb 3, 2018 $247 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ATRICURE, INC.
Feb 3, 2018 $147 ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM ATRICURE SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
Oct 1, 2018 $143 No Listed Product Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Oct 15, 2018 $134 No Listed Product Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Dec 18, 2018 $134 No Listed Product Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Jan 24, 2018 $131 COBRA FUSION ABLATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
Jan 24, 2018 $131 ATRICURE SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
Nov 14, 2018 $127 EDWARDS MC3 TRICUSPID ANNULOPLASTY RING Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Oct 4, 2018 $126 No Listed Product Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Apr 30, 2018 $125 EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Nov 21, 2018 $123 INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Oct 3, 2018 $121 IMPELLA Food and Beverage ABIOMED
Aug 8, 2018 $120 No Listed Product Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Jul 24, 2018 $119 EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Jan 23, 2018 $117 STRATAFIX DERMABOND PORTFOLIO Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Jan 6, 2018 $116 EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Sep 11, 2018 $113 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, 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/104942

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.