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/122727
  • 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/122727
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.


MARC SINTEK

Listed Specialty: Cardiovascular Disease
4901 FOREST PARK AVE, WHOL CLINIC STE 241, SAINT LOUIS, MO, 63108-1402

2018 Payments: At a Glance

74

payments

$16,274

payment total

10

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Consulting
4 $9,175
Travel and Lodging
17 $3,717
Food and Beverage
52 $3,258
Entertainment
1 $124

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

$5,427
IVUS SYSTEMS

device

$5,049
STINGRAY

device

$1,108
EAGLE EYE PLATINUM

device

$945
IGT_D CORONARY

device

$841
EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE

device

$567
POLARIS

device

$421
THERAPIES

device

$302
MITRA CLIP SYSTEM

device

$284
IMPELLA

device

$241
FLOWTRIEVER

device

$196
COREVALVE EVOLUT

device

$193
SYNERGY

device

$165
XIENCE ALPINE CORNARY STENT SYSTEM

device

$136
ANGIOSEAL

device

$121
GLIDESHEATH

device

$121
METACROSS

device

$121
OPTITORQUE

device

$121
TR BAND

device

$121
ASAHI FIELDER CORONARY GUIDE WIRE

device

$103
† 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/122727

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Sep 21, 2018 $4,125 No Listed Product Consulting EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
May 17, 2018 $2,400 IVUS SYSTEMS Consulting PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
May 28, 2018 $2,275 IVUS SYSTEMS Consulting PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Apr 26, 2018 $560 EAGLE EYE PLATINUM Travel and Lodging PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Nov 11, 2018 $507 STINGRAY Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Dec 20, 2018 $459 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
May 24, 2018 $414 IGT_D CORONARY Travel and Lodging PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Apr 5, 2018 $385 EAGLE EYE PLATINUM Travel and Lodging PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Mar 28, 2018 $375 POLARIS Consulting BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Nov 11, 2018 $354 STINGRAY Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Aug 2, 2018 $302 THERAPIES Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jul 19, 2018 $302 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Aug 15, 2018 $236 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Jan 17, 2018 $171 FLOWTRIEVER Food and Beverage INARI MEDICAL, INC.
Apr 24, 2018 $154 IVUS SYSTEMS Food and Beverage PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
May 15, 2018 $152 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 24, 2018 $145 EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Dec 4, 2018 $142 MITRA CLIP SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Dec 4, 2018 $142 MITRA CLIP SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Mar 11, 2018 $139 EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION

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/122727

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.