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/1314033
  • 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/1314033
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.


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Listed Specialty: Cardiovascular Disease
17350 ST LUKES WAY, SUITE 320, THE WOODLANDS, TX, 77384-4100

2018 Payments: At a Glance

99

payments

$6,004

payment total

10

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Food and Beverage
95 $5,035
Travel and Lodging
4 $969

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
WATCHMAN

device

$1,187
ENSITE CARDIAC MAPPING SYSTEM

device

$554
ASSURITY PACEMAKER

device

$479
PACEMAKERS

device

$404
CARTO 3 SYSTEM

device

$335
Payments with no listed product

N/A

$283
RESONATE

device

$213
DURATA DEFIBRILLATION ICD LEAD

device

$204
VIGILANT

device

$198
CONNECTIVITY AND REMOTE CARE

device

$190
ADVISA

device

$187
TACTICATH QUARTZ CFA CATHETER

device

$179
CRT-DS

device

$167
EMBLEM

device

$166
PACING LEADS

device

$162
ADVISOR CATHETER

device

$162
MRI READY LEADS

device

$149
ACUTHERM CATHETER

device

$130
SELECTSECURE

device

$119
HEARTWARE HVAD

device

$113
† 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/1314033

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Sep 25, 2018 $324 WATCHMAN Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Sep 25, 2018 $309 WATCHMAN Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Sep 26, 2018 $306 WATCHMAN Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jan 24, 2018 $180 PACEMAKERS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jan 11, 2018 $179 CONNECTIVITY AND REMOTE CARE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Aug 28, 2018 $179 TACTICATH QUARTZ CFA CATHETER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Dec 20, 2018 $178 ENSITE CARDIAC MAPPING SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 10, 2018 $171 DURATA DEFIBRILLATION ICD LEAD Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jan 16, 2018 $162 PACING LEADS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 26, 2018 $157 WATCHMAN Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Mar 21, 2018 $149 MRI READY LEADS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 11, 2018 $139 ADVISOR CATHETER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Nov 29, 2018 $138 ASSURITY PACEMAKER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 24, 2018 $133 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
Mar 21, 2018 $130 ACUTHERM CATHETER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Mar 27, 2018 $125 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
Jan 22, 2018 $125 RESONATE Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Dec 28, 2018 $123 VIGILANT Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
May 22, 2018 $122 ASSURITY PACEMAKER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Dec 28, 2018 $120 ENSITE CARDIAC MAPPING SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES

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/1314033

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.