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/136115
  • 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/136115
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.

PETER FARRUGIA

Listed Specialty: Internal Medicine
1270 HIGHWAY 35, MIDDLETOWN, NJ, 07748-2014

2018 Payments: At a Glance

107

payments

$9,328

payment total

19

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Food and Beverage
 96 $2,755
Consulting
 1 $2,500
Promotional Speaking/Other
 1 $2,425
Travel and Lodging
 9 $1,648

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†
SUPERA PERIPHERAL STENT SYSTEM

device

 $2,978
ZONTIVITY

drug

 $2,656
CORONARY ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM

device

 $1,925
PERIPHERAL ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM

device

 $1,903
RESOLUTE

device

 $296
FOX SV PTA CATHETER AND ARMADA 14 PERCUTANEOUS CATHETER AND VIATRAC 14 PLUS PERIPHERAL CATHETER

device

 $181
HERCULINK ELITE RENAL AND BILIARY STENT SYSTEM

device

 $181
HI-TORQUE SPARTACORE GUIDE WIRES

device

 $181
OMNILINK ELITE VASCULAR STENT SYSTEM

device

 $181
GENERAL METALLIC STENTS

device

 $148
AZURE

device

 $132
ENDURANT

device

 $132
XARELTO

drug

 $127
LIFEVEST

device

 $115
GENERAL HYPERTENSION

device

 $93
TRYTON SIDE BRANCH STENT

device

 $86
REPATHA

drug

 $85
CORLANOR

drug

 $70
ABSORB

device

 $66
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $62
† 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/136115

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Mar 27, 2018 $2,500 ZONTIVITY Consulting ARALEZ PHARMACEUTICALS US INC. Prestige Worldwide Medicine
Nov 30, 2018 $2,425 SUPERA PERIPHERAL STENT SYSTEM Promotional Speaking/Other ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jul 2, 2018 $656 CORONARY ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM PERIPHERAL ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM Travel and Lodging CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
Nov 15, 2018 $377 CORONARY ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM PERIPHERAL ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM Travel and Lodging CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
Jul 11, 2018 $155 RESOLUTE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 6, 2018 $142 SUPERA PERIPHERAL STENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 30, 2018 $133 GENERAL METALLIC STENTS Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Aug 22, 2018 $132 AZURE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 18, 2018 $131 CORONARY ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM PERIPHERAL ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM Travel and Lodging CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
Jan 17, 2018 $127 ZONTIVITY Travel and Lodging ARALEZ PHARMACEUTICALS US INC. Prestige Worldwide Medicine
Jul 19, 2018 $117 CORONARY ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM PERIPHERAL ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM Travel and Lodging CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
Sep 29, 2018 $111 SUPERA PERIPHERAL STENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jul 17, 2018 $109 PERIPHERAL ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM CORONARY ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM Food and Beverage CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
Jul 19, 2018 $108 CORONARY ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM PERIPHERAL ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM Travel and Lodging CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
Mar 29, 2018 $107 ENDURANT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 23, 2018 $104 RESOLUTE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 18, 2018 $95 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Nov 28, 2018 $93 GENERAL HYPERTENSION Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jul 16, 2018 $91 PERIPHERAL ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM CORONARY ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM Food and Beverage CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
Jul 2, 2018 $89 CORONARY ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM PERIPHERAL ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM Travel and Lodging CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS 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/136115

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.