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/121145
  • 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/121145
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.

STEPHANIE GRILLI

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
2701 DEKALB PIKE, EAST NORRITON, PA, 19401-1820

2018 Payments: At a Glance

46

payments

$9,760

payment total

5

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Education
 4 $5,696
Food and Beverage
 36 $2,189
Travel and Lodging
 6 $1,876

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

 $6,810
HIP ARTHROSCOPY ACCESS & INSTRUMENTATION SET

device

 $1,414
CINCHLOCK SS

device

 $404
HEALICOIL

device

 $331
NANO TACT FLEX

device

 $298
Q-FIX

device

 $235
SAMURAI BLADE

device

 $176
FLOWPORT CANNULA SYSTEM

device

 $141
TRIGEN INTERTAN

device

 $136
REGENETEN

device

 $121
ICONIX

device

 $118
MULTIFIX S

device

 $97
LENS SURGICAL IMAGING SYSTEM

device

 $96
ACCUPASS DIRECT CRESCENT XL

device

 $85
HIP POSITIONING SYSTEM

device

 $76
FIRSTPASS MINI

device

 $63
SUTUREFIX

device

 $58
NANOPASS

device

 $55
CHAMPION SHOULDER INSTRUMENTATION SET

device

 $49
TFN ADVANCED

device

 $47
† 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/121145

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Jan 16, 2018 $2,500 No Listed Product Education SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. University at Buffalo
May 10, 2018 $1,729 No Listed Product Education ARTHREX, INC.
May 11, 2018 $1,317 No Listed Product Education ARTHREX, INC.
Feb 27, 2018 $565 HIP ARTHROSCOPY ACCESS & INSTRUMENTATION SET Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
May 30, 2018 $459 HIP ARTHROSCOPY ACCESS & INSTRUMENTATION SET Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Jul 31, 2018 $403 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ARTHREX, INC.
Mar 5, 2018 $354 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ARTHREX, INC.
May 30, 2018 $280 HIP ARTHROSCOPY ACCESS & INSTRUMENTATION SET Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
May 10, 2018 $221 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ARTHREX, INC.
May 10, 2018 $150 No Listed Product Education ARTHREX, INC.
May 1, 2018 $150 NANO TACT FLEX Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Jun 7, 2018 $136 TRIGEN INTERTAN Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Apr 6, 2018 $132 HEALICOIL Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jul 11, 2018 $118 NANO TACT FLEX ICONIX FLOWPORT CANNULA SYSTEM CINCHLOCK SS SAMURAI BLADE Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
May 22, 2018 $103 CINCHLOCK SS Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Jul 13, 2018 $78 HIP ARTHROSCOPY ACCESS & INSTRUMENTATION SET Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Jul 5, 2018 $75 LENS SURGICAL IMAGING SYSTEM Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jul 31, 2018 $74 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ARTHREX, INC.
Apr 6, 2018 $70 ACCUPASS DIRECT CRESCENT XL Q-FIX HEALICOIL MULTIFIX S Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jun 16, 2018 $63 REGENETEN Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, 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/121145

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.