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/1317604
  • 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/1317604
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.

JONATHAN BONILLA

Listed Specialty: Interventional Cardiology
1514 JEFFERSON HWY, NEW ORLEANS, LA, 70121-2429

2018 Payments: At a Glance

84

payments

$8,206

payment total

15

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Food and Beverage
 74 $4,225
Travel and Lodging
 10 $3,982

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†
RESOLUTE

device

 $2,662
IMAGE GUIDED THERAPY DEVICES _ CORONARY

device

 $1,452
VIABAHN ENDOPROSTHESIS WITH HEPARIN BIOACTIVE SURFACE

device

 $781
SUPERA PERIPHERAL STENT SYSTEM

device

 $652
IGT_D CORONARY

device

 $537
FOX SV PTA CATHETER AND ARMADA 14 PERCUTANEOUS CATHETER AND VIATRAC 14 PLUS PERIPHERAL CATHETER

device

 $519
HERCULINK ELITE RENAL AND BILIARY STENT SYSTEM

device

 $519
HI-TORQUE SPARTACORE GUIDE WIRES

device

 $519
OMNILINK ELITE VASCULAR STENT SYSTEM

device

 $519
LUTONIX

device

 $414
PERIPHERAL ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM

device

 $185
LIFEVEST

device

 $141
COOK MEDICAL ZILVER PTX

device

 $138
LIFESTENT

device

 $125
CROSSBOSS

device

 $125
WATCHMAN

device

 $123
VASCUTRAK

device

 $122
CORONARY ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM

device

 $114
IMPELLA

device

 $113
CARDIOFORM SEPTAL OCCLUDER

device

 $109
† 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/1317604

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Oct 15, 2018 $1,452 IMAGE GUIDED THERAPY DEVICES _ CORONARY Travel and Lodging PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Jul 19, 2018 $638 RESOLUTE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 19, 2018 $566 RESOLUTE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 11, 2018 $405 FOX SV PTA CATHETER AND ARMADA 14 PERCUTANEOUS CATHETER AND VIATRAC 14 PLUS PERIPHERAL CATHETER HERCULINK ELITE RENAL AND BILIARY STENT SYSTEM HI-TORQUE SPARTACORE GUIDE WIRES OMNILINK ELITE VASCULAR STENT SYSTEM SUPERA PERIPHERAL STENT SYSTEM Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Mar 12, 2018 $374 VIABAHN ENDOPROSTHESIS WITH HEPARIN BIOACTIVE SURFACE Travel and Lodging W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Jul 19, 2018 $290 RESOLUTE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 7, 2018 $146 LUTONIX Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 15, 2018 $142 LUTONIX Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
May 23, 2018 $138 VIABAHN ENDOPROSTHESIS WITH HEPARIN BIOACTIVE SURFACE Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Mar 20, 2018 $138 VIABAHN ENDOPROSTHESIS WITH HEPARIN BIOACTIVE SURFACE Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Mar 14, 2018 $131 VIABAHN ENDOPROSTHESIS WITH HEPARIN BIOACTIVE SURFACE Travel and Lodging W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Jul 19, 2018 $130 RESOLUTE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 28, 2018 $125 LUTONIX LIFESTENT Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 17, 2018 $125 CROSSBOSS Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Oct 12, 2018 $125 IGT_D CORONARY Food and Beverage PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Feb 26, 2018 $123 WATCHMAN Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Nov 14, 2018 $122 VASCUTRAK Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 21, 2018 $122 RESOLUTE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 11, 2018 $113 IMPELLA Food and Beverage ABIOMED
Jan 3, 2018 $113 RESOLUTE 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/1317604

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.