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/135237
  • 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/135237
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.

MICHAEL CANNON

Listed Specialty: Hematology & Oncology
818 N EMPORIA ST, SUITE 403, WICHITA, KS, 67214-3729

2018 Payments: At a Glance

178

payments

$4,836

payment total

35

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Food and Beverage
 166 $3,985
Consulting
 1 $700
Education
 11 $151

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†
ZOLADEX

drug

 $827
VARUBI

drug

 $817
FOUNDATIONACT

device

 $197
FOUNDATIONONE

device

 $197
FOUNDATIONFOCUS

device

 $197
FOUNDATIONONE HEME

device

 $197
NERLYNX

drug

 $187
CYRAMZA

drug

 $186
FOUNDATIONONE CDX

device

 $173
ADCETRIS

drug

 $167
LONSURF

drug

 $164
XGEVA

drug

 $162
IMBRUVICA

drug

 $160
TECENTRIQ

drug

 $154
JEVTANA

drug

 $153
JAKAFI

drug

 $147
CALQUENCE

drug

 $138
ABRAXANE

drug

 $136
GILOTRIF

drug

 $136
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $131
† 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/135237

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Dec 17, 2018 $700 VARUBI ZOLADEX Consulting TERSERA THERAPEUTICS LLC
Jul 9, 2018 $142 ADCETRIS Food and Beverage SEATTLE GENETICS, INC.
Nov 26, 2018 $132 TECENTRIQ Food and Beverage GENENTECH USA, INC.
Apr 9, 2018 $125 ABRAXANE Food and Beverage CELGENE CORPORATION
Jan 22, 2018 $125 LONSURF Food and Beverage TAIHO ONCOLOGY, INC.
Jan 15, 2018 $125 CALQUENCE Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Apr 16, 2018 $125 ALIQOPA Food and Beverage BAYER HEALTHCARE PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Feb 19, 2018 $124 CYRAMZA Food and Beverage LILLY USA, LLC
Dec 17, 2018 $117 VARUBI ZOLADEX Food and Beverage TERSERA THERAPEUTICS LLC
Oct 29, 2018 $116 IMBRUVICA Food and Beverage PHARMACYCLICS LLC, AN ABBVIE COMPANY
Jan 29, 2018 $108 JAKAFI Food and Beverage INCYTE CORPORATION
May 14, 2018 $108 NERLYNX Food and Beverage PUMA BIOTECHNOLOGY, INC.
Oct 1, 2018 $100 No Listed Product Food and Beverage LILLY USA, LLC
Jun 25, 2018 $98 FOUNDATIONONE FOUNDATIONONE HEME FOUNDATIONONE CDX FOUNDATIONFOCUS FOUNDATIONACT Food and Beverage FOUNDATION MEDICINE, INC.
Mar 19, 2018 $96 CEREZYME CERDELGA Food and Beverage GENZYME CORPORATION
Feb 21, 2018 $89 JEVTANA Education SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
Oct 8, 2018 $78 EMPLICITI Food and Beverage E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Feb 12, 2018 $76 GILOTRIF Food and Beverage BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Jul 30, 2018 $74 FOUNDATIONONE FOUNDATIONONE HEME FOUNDATIONONE CDX FOUNDATIONFOCUS FOUNDATIONACT Food and Beverage FOUNDATION MEDICINE, INC.
Jul 16, 2018 $72 VENCLEXTA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, 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/135237

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.