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/1215775
  • 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/1215775
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.

TALHAT AZEMI

Listed Specialty: Interventional Cardiology
85 SEYMOUR ST, 821, HARTFORD, CT, 06106-5527

2018 Payments: At a Glance

48

payments

$4,226

payment total

10

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Promotional Speaking/Other
 1 $2,350
Food and Beverage
 46 $1,793
Grant
 1 $83

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

 $2,507
NC TREK CORONARY CATHETERS

device

 $2,507
XIENCE V CORONARY STENT SYSTEM

device

 $2,507
HI-TORQUE CORONARY GUIDE WIRE

device

 $2,507
COREVALVE EVOLUT

device

 $592
ABSOLUTE PRO VASCULAR STENT SYSTEM

device

 $142
TRUE

device

 $140
COOK MEDICAL ZILVER PTX

device

 $124
EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE

device

 $123
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $116
MITRA CLIP SYSTEM

device

 $96
LUTONIX

device

 $93
KENGREAL

drug

 $72
EKOSONIC

device

 $55
RESOLUTE

device

 $47
IMPELLA

device

 $29
CARDIOMEMS HF SYSTEM

device

 $21
XARELTO

drug

 $18
LIFESTENT

device

 $15
IN.PACT ADMIRAL

device

 $15
† 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/1215775

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Jul 17, 2018 $2,350 ASAHI FIELDER CORONARY GUIDE WIRE HI-TORQUE CORONARY GUIDE WIRE NC TREK CORONARY CATHETERS XIENCE V CORONARY STENT SYSTEM Promotional Speaking/Other ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 21, 2018 $223 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 6, 2018 $142 ABSOLUTE PRO VASCULAR STENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 17, 2018 $140 TRUE Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
May 17, 2018 $138 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 8, 2018 $128 ASAHI FIELDER CORONARY GUIDE WIRE HI-TORQUE CORONARY GUIDE WIRE NC TREK CORONARY CATHETERS XIENCE V CORONARY STENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Feb 5, 2018 $124 COOK MEDICAL ZILVER PTX Food and Beverage COOK MEDICAL LLC
May 14, 2018 $123 EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Sep 13, 2018 $107 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 27, 2018 $96 MITRA CLIP SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Feb 5, 2018 $93 LUTONIX Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 13, 2018 $83 No Listed Product Grant MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. Cardiovascular Research Foundation
May 18, 2018 $29 IMPELLA Food and Beverage ABIOMED
Sep 14, 2018 $25 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 6, 2018 $25 KENGREAL Food and Beverage CHIESI USA, INC.
Aug 1, 2018 $24 ASAHI FIELDER CORONARY GUIDE WIRE HI-TORQUE CORONARY GUIDE WIRE NC TREK CORONARY CATHETERS XIENCE V CORONARY STENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 23, 2018 $23 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 28, 2018 $21 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ANGIODYNAMICS, INC.
Mar 7, 2018 $20 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Dec 5, 2018 $20 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, 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/1215775

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.