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/1111903
  • 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/1111903
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.


JASON MILLER

Listed Specialty: Optometrist, Pediatrics
9711 SAWMILL PKWY UNIT C, POWELL, OH, 43065-6100

2018 Payments: At a Glance

108

payments

$34,448

payment total

11

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Consulting
16 $20,515
Travel and Lodging
23 $5,565
Food and Beverage
65 $3,008
Honoraria
2 $2,625
Nonaccredited Training
1 $2,000
Promotional Speaking/Other
1 $735

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
DAILIES

device

$18,543
ULTRA MULTIFOCAL TORIC

device

$3,368
ULTRA

device

$3,177
BIOTRUE ONE DAY

device

$3,077
BIOTRUE

device

$3,049
AIR OPTIX

device

$2,915
Payments with no listed product

N/A

$1,839
XELPROS (LATANOPROST OPHTHALMIC EMULSION) 0.005%

drug

$1,609
BROMSITE

drug

$1,273
CEQUA (CYCLOSPORINE OPHTHALMIC SOLUTION) 0.09%

drug

$1,222
ALPHAGAN P

drug

$961
COMBIGAN

drug

$961
LUMIGAN

drug

$961
ACUVUE

device

$167
XIIDRA

drug

$158
TEARCARE

device

$143
LOTEMAX

drug

$82
ACRYSOF

device

$69
BTOD

device

$35
ALREX

drug

$33
† 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/1111903

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Mar 22, 2018 $3,445 DAILIES Consulting ALCON LABORATORIES INC
Feb 3, 2018 $3,000 ULTRA BIOTRUE BIOTRUE ONE DAY Consulting BAUSCH & LOMB, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Jun 21, 2018 $2,120 DAILIES Consulting ALCON LABORATORIES INC
Jul 26, 2018 $2,000 ULTRA MULTIFOCAL TORIC Nonaccredited Training BAUSCH & LOMB, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Jun 12, 2018 $1,855 DAILIES Consulting ALCON LABORATORIES INC
Oct 3, 2018 $1,590 DAILIES Consulting ALCON LABORATORIES INC
Nov 11, 2018 $1,590 AIR OPTIX Consulting ALCON LABORATORIES INC
Nov 8, 2018 $1,500 XELPROS (LATANOPROST OPHTHALMIC EMULSION) 0.005% Honoraria SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC.
Jul 8, 2018 $1,325 AIR OPTIX Consulting ALCON LABORATORIES INC
Aug 20, 2018 $1,325 DAILIES Consulting ALCON LABORATORIES INC
Jun 21, 2018 $1,125 CEQUA (CYCLOSPORINE OPHTHALMIC SOLUTION) 0.09% BROMSITE Honoraria SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC.
Aug 23, 2018 $1,060 DAILIES Consulting ALCON LABORATORIES INC
Jun 22, 2018 $875 LUMIGAN COMBIGAN ALPHAGAN P Consulting ALLERGAN INC.
Dec 10, 2018 $735 DAILIES Promotional Speaking/Other ALCON LABORATORIES INC
Mar 21, 2018 $735 DAILIES Travel and Lodging ALCON LABORATORIES INC
Jun 8, 2018 $614 DAILIES Travel and Lodging ALCON LABORATORIES INC
Jun 8, 2018 $545 DAILIES Travel and Lodging ALCON LABORATORIES INC
Nov 13, 2018 $530 DAILIES Consulting ALCON LABORATORIES INC
Jul 24, 2018 $530 DAILIES Consulting ALCON LABORATORIES INC
Jun 27, 2018 $530 DAILIES Consulting ALCON LABORATORIES 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/1111903

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.