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.
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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/1287751
  • 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/1287751
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.

PARAG KACHALIA

Listed Specialty: Dentist, General Practice
2551 SAN RAMON VALLEY BLVD, SAN RAMON, CA, 94583-1614

2018 Payments: At a Glance

58

payments

$109,498

payment total

6

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Accredited Training
 8 $59,250
Honoraria
 5 $19,500
Nonaccredited Training
 3 $15,000
Travel and Lodging
 14 $7,124
Consulting
 2 $4,000
Gift
 5 $2,551
Food and Beverage
 21 $2,072

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†
HARMONIZE

device

 $52,009
RELYX UNICEM & UNICEM 2 CEMENTS

device

 $16,654
RELYX ULTIMATE CEMENT

device

 $12,830
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $11,905
I-CAT FLXFLX MV

device

 $10,882
IMPREGUM POLYETHER IMPRESSION MATERIALS

device

 $10,634
G-AENIAL PREMIO BOND

device

 $8,987
G-AENIAL SCULPT

device

 $8,987
MI PASTE

device

 $8,987
IMPRINT 4 VPS IMPRESSION MATERIALS

device

 $3,823
RELYX VENEER CEMENT

device

 $3,823
RELYX LUTING CEMENT

device

 $3,500
GC FUJI TRIAGE

device

 $3,500
INITIAL LISI

device

 $3,500
G-CEM LINKACE

device

 $2,000
NOT RELATED TO ANY PRODUCT

device

 $1,644
G-CEM LINKFORCE

device

 $1,500
FILTEK ONE BULK FILL RESTORATIVE

device

 $1,243
FILTEK SUPREME ULTRA UNIVERSAL RESTORATIVE MATERIALS

device

 $1,226
SCOTCHBOND UNIVERSAL ADHESIVE

device

 $1,226
† 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/1287751

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Jan 25, 2018 $39,500 HARMONIZE Accredited Training DENTAL IMAGING TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
Oct 8, 2018 $8,500 G-AENIAL SCULPT G-AENIAL PREMIO BOND MI PASTE Honoraria GC AMERICA INC.
Dec 19, 2018 $6,500 IMPREGUM POLYETHER IMPRESSION MATERIALS RELYX ULTIMATE CEMENT RELYX UNICEM & UNICEM 2 CEMENTS Nonaccredited Training 3M COMPANY
Dec 5, 2018 $6,500 No Listed Product Honoraria CLINICIAN'S CHOICE DENTAL PRODUCTS INC.
Nov 25, 2018 $5,750 HARMONIZE Accredited Training KERR CORPORATION
Dec 1, 2018 $5,750 I-CAT FLXFLX MV Accredited Training KERR CORPORATION
Oct 13, 2018 $5,000 RELYX ULTIMATE CEMENT RELYX UNICEM & UNICEM 2 CEMENTS Nonaccredited Training 3M COMPANY
Apr 19, 2018 $3,500 IMPREGUM POLYETHER IMPRESSION MATERIALS IMPRINT 4 VPS IMPRESSION MATERIALS RELYX LUTING CEMENT RELYX UNICEM & UNICEM 2 CEMENTS RELYX VENEER CEMENT Nonaccredited Training 3M COMPANY
Jun 25, 2018 $3,000 HARMONIZE Accredited Training KERR CORPORATION
Nov 21, 2018 $2,500 No Listed Product Consulting CLINICIAN'S CHOICE DENTAL PRODUCTS INC.
Apr 9, 2018 $2,000 INITIAL LISI G-CEM LINKACE GC FUJI TRIAGE Honoraria GC AMERICA INC.
Nov 29, 2018 $2,000 I-CAT FLXFLX MV Accredited Training DENTAL IMAGING TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
Dec 1, 2018 $1,595 I-CAT FLXFLX MV Travel and Lodging KERR CORPORATION
Mar 14, 2018 $1,500 HARMONIZE Consulting KERR CORPORATION
Dec 8, 2018 $1,500 I-CAT FLXFLX MV Accredited Training DENTAL IMAGING TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
Feb 20, 2018 $1,500 INITIAL LISI G-CEM LINKFORCE GC FUJI TRIAGE Honoraria GC AMERICA INC.
Apr 4, 2018 $1,000 No Listed Product Honoraria IVOCLAR VIVADENT, INC.
Jan 12, 2018 $1,000 HARMONIZE Accredited Training KERR CORPORATION
Aug 2, 2018 $959 OPTRAFINE ASSORTMENT, EMPRESS DIRECT BASIC KIT - CAVIFIL, EMPRESS DIRECT COLOR/OPAQUE ASSORTMENT, VI Gift IVOCLAR VIVADENT, INC.
Aug 31, 2018 $890 FILTEK ONE BULK FILL RESTORATIVE FILTEK SUPREME ULTRA FLOWABLE RESTORATIVE MATERIALS FILTEK SUPREME ULTRA UNIVERSAL RESTORATIVE MATERIALS SCOTCHBOND UNIVERSAL ADHESIVE Travel and Lodging 3M COMPANY

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/1287751

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.