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/116896
  • 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/116896
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.

ZIAD ALI

Listed Specialty: Internal Medicine
622 W 168TH ST, NEW YORK, NY, 10032-3720

2018 Payments: At a Glance

196

payments

$152,316

payment total

12

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Travel and Lodging
 58 $57,641
Promotional Speaking/Other
 14 $43,575
Consulting
 12 $35,950
Food and Beverage
 108 $8,525
Honoraria
 4 $6,625

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†
ASAHI FIELDER CORONARY GUIDE WIRE

device

 $31,362
NC TREK CORONARY CATHETERS

device

 $31,362
XIENCE V CORONARY STENT SYSTEM

device

 $31,362
HI-TORQUE CORONARY GUIDE WIRE

device

 $31,362
BRILINTA

drug

 $28,903
PCI OPTIMIZATION

device

 $20,173
GENERAL VASCULAR ACCESS

device

 $18,828
DEVICES

drug

 $16,100
VASCULAR LITHOTRIPSY

device

 $9,600
OPTOWIRE

device

 $6,929
OPTOMONITOR

device

 $6,929
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $6,432
OPTIS CORONARY IMAGING SYSTEM

device

 $4,581
COMET

device

 $3,000
CORONARY ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM

device

 $1,965
FFR LINK

device

 $1,500
COREVALVE EVOLUT

device

 $668
XIENCE ALPINE CORNARY STENT SYSTEM

device

 $571
POLARIS

device

 $375
PRESSUREWIRE FFR

device

 $221
† 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/116896

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Mar 14, 2018 $12,000 GENERAL VASCULAR ACCESS Promotional Speaking/Other BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION VITABX INC
Oct 17, 2018 $9,542 ASAHI FIELDER CORONARY GUIDE WIRE HI-TORQUE CORONARY GUIDE WIRE NC TREK CORONARY CATHETERS XIENCE V CORONARY STENT SYSTEM Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Nov 27, 2018 $8,506 PCI OPTIMIZATION Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES Cardiovascular Research Foundation
Nov 27, 2018 $8,259 PCI OPTIMIZATION Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES Cardiovascular Research Foundation
Apr 5, 2018 $7,500 DEVICES Consulting ACIST MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
Feb 16, 2018 $6,768 ASAHI FIELDER CORONARY GUIDE WIRE HI-TORQUE CORONARY GUIDE WIRE NC TREK CORONARY CATHETERS XIENCE V CORONARY STENT SYSTEM Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Dec 7, 2018 $6,550 DEVICES Consulting ACIST MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
Aug 2, 2018 $5,895 ASAHI FIELDER CORONARY GUIDE WIRE HI-TORQUE CORONARY GUIDE WIRE NC TREK CORONARY CATHETERS XIENCE V CORONARY STENT SYSTEM Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Mar 16, 2018 $5,100 VASCULAR LITHOTRIPSY Consulting SHOCKWAVE MEDICAL, INC
Apr 18, 2018 $4,500 VASCULAR LITHOTRIPSY Consulting SHOCKWAVE MEDICAL, INC
May 8, 2018 $3,700 BRILINTA Promotional Speaking/Other ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Dec 3, 2018 $3,700 BRILINTA Promotional Speaking/Other ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Dec 3, 2018 $3,250 BRILINTA Promotional Speaking/Other ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Oct 3, 2018 $3,000 GENERAL VASCULAR ACCESS Promotional Speaking/Other BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION VITABX INC
Jul 4, 2018 $3,000 GENERAL VASCULAR ACCESS Promotional Speaking/Other BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION VITABX INC
Oct 3, 2018 $2,800 BRILINTA Promotional Speaking/Other ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Aug 1, 2018 $2,800 BRILINTA Promotional Speaking/Other ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Jul 8, 2018 $2,800 BRILINTA Promotional Speaking/Other ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Jun 20, 2018 $2,625 COMET Consulting BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION VITABX INC
Aug 29, 2018 $2,547 OPTIS CORONARY IMAGING SYSTEM Travel and Lodging 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/116896

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.