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/1336817
  • 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/1336817
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.

HARI MITRA

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
1609 N WARREN AVE, TUCSON, AZ, 85719-3761

2018 Payments: At a Glance

52

payments

$8,551

payment total

7

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Travel and Lodging
 21 $7,089
Food and Beverage
 31 $1,462

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†
CALIBER

device

 $1,422
EXPEDIUM

device

 $1,398
QUARTEX

device

 $1,343
RISE

device

 $1,101
AERO

device

 $1,012
ES2

device

 $1,012
XIA

device

 $1,012
XLIF

device

 $969
ARIA

device

 $744
OASYS

device

 $744
SERRATO

device

 $690
TRITANIUM

device

 $268
EXPAREL

drug

 $226
ALIF

device

 $224
VIPER

device

 $159
DIRECT LOOK LATERAL SYSTEM

device

 $130
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $121
RISE-L

device

 $87
ELSA

device

 $25
COALITION

device

 $20
† 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/1336817

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Aug 17, 2018 $1,212 CALIBER Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Feb 24, 2018 $779 QUARTEX Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Sep 4, 2018 $554 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Feb 17, 2018 $517 QUARTEX Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Nov 16, 2018 $500 RISE Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Mar 2, 2018 $476 EXPEDIUM Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Nov 17, 2018 $434 RISE Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Mar 2, 2018 $389 EXPEDIUM Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Nov 9, 2018 $383 AERO ARIA XIA OASYS ES2 Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
May 5, 2018 $282 SERRATO Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Apr 17, 2018 $268 AERO ES2 XIA TRITANIUM SERRATO Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Mar 2, 2018 $232 EXPEDIUM Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Oct 8, 2018 $224 ALIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Aug 18, 2018 $186 CALIBER Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Nov 15, 2018 $158 AERO ARIA XIA OASYS ES2 Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Feb 15, 2018 $125 EXPAREL Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Sep 28, 2018 $123 VIPER EXPEDIUM Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Nov 16, 2018 $119 AERO ARIA XIA OASYS ES2 Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Mar 2, 2018 $116 EXPEDIUM Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Sep 7, 2018 $110 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, 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/1336817

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.