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/1197754
  • 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/1197754
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.

MUHAMMAD JANJUA

Listed Specialty: Surgery
660 S EUCLID AVENUE, BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL, ST. LOUIS, MO, 63110

2018 Payments: At a Glance

42

payments

$6,104

payment total

4

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Travel and Lodging
 26 $4,872
Food and Beverage
 14 $833
Education
 2 $399

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†
MAGEC

device

 $1,151
VIPER

device

 $1,104
CALIBER

device

 $921
VIRAGE

device

 $786
MAXAN CERVICAL SYSTEM

device

 $472
SI-LOK

device

 $443
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $442
VITALITY

device

 $367
TIMBERLINE

device

 $206
CREO DEFORMITY

device

 $203
ELLIPSE

device

 $119
ATTUNE

device

 $111
BENDINI

device

 $55
LESSRAY

device

 $55
RELINE

device

 $55
MAGNIFY-S

device

 $52
† 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.

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
May 19, 2018 $840 VIPER Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Sep 11, 2018 $570 MAGEC Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Sep 21, 2018 $537 VIRAGE Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Aug 17, 2018 $430 CALIBER Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Aug 18, 2018 $417 CALIBER Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Oct 25, 2018 $344 MAGEC Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Jan 9, 2018 $249 No Listed Product Education MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Aug 25, 2018 $215 VIRAGE Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Jun 2, 2018 $177 SI-LOK Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
May 19, 2018 $170 VIPER Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Apr 7, 2018 $166 SI-LOK Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Aug 16, 2018 $164 MAXAN CERVICAL SYSTEM VITALITY TIMBERLINE Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Jan 12, 2018 $150 No Listed Product Education MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Feb 27, 2018 $136 MAXAN CERVICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Sep 25, 2018 $133 VITALITY Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Feb 27, 2018 $124 MAXAN CERVICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Oct 12, 2018 $119 CREO DEFORMITY Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Oct 23, 2018 $119 ELLIPSE Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Sep 25, 2018 $112 MAGEC Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Aug 15, 2018 $111 ATTUNE Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, 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/1197754

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.