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/1368543
  • 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/1368543
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.

KEITH CORPUS

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
535 E 70TH ST, HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY ACADEMIC TRAINING, NEW YORK, NY, 10021-4823

2018 Payments: At a Glance

39

payments

$30,537

payment total

7

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Grant
 1 $20,000
Education
 4 $7,794
Food and Beverage
 33 $1,372
Travel and Lodging
 1 $1,371

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†
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $27,964
Q-FIX

device

 $1,380
ACCUPASS DIRECT CRESCENT XL

device

 $1,371
HIP PAC

device

 $1,371
HIP POSITIONING SYSTEM

device

 $1,371
HIPSTRUMENTS

device

 $1,371
T2

device

 $363
REGENETEN

device

 $223
GAMMA

device

 $144
BLUEPRINT PSI SYSTEM

device

 $116
IM NAILS

device

 $94
COBLATION WANDS

device

 $86
RIGIDLOOP

device

 $48
H-MAX

device

 $41
MASTER SL

device

 $41
PHYSICA

device

 $41
EX NAILS

device

 $30
INSTRUMENTS

device

 $30
HOFFMANN

device

 $29
ASNIS

device

 $29
† 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/1368543

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Oct 20, 2018 $20,000 No Listed Product Grant ARTHREX, INC.
Jun 18, 2018 $3,833 No Listed Product Education SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. OrthoCarolina Research Institute
Oct 1, 2018 $1,739 No Listed Product Education PEERLESS SURGICAL INC.
Dec 20, 2018 $1,371 ACCUPASS DIRECT CRESCENT XL HIP PAC HIPSTRUMENTS Q-FIX HIP POSITIONING SYSTEM Travel and Lodging SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Dec 5, 2018 $1,252 No Listed Product Education PEERLESS SURGICAL INC.
Oct 23, 2018 $970 No Listed Product Education PEERLESS SURGICAL INC.
Feb 16, 2018 $144 GAMMA Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Oct 9, 2018 $128 REGENETEN Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Sep 5, 2018 $116 No Listed Product Food and Beverage PEERLESS SURGICAL INC.
Aug 11, 2018 $116 BLUEPRINT PSI SYSTEM Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Mar 22, 2018 $109 T2 Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Aug 16, 2018 $86 COBLATION WANDS REGENETEN Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Dec 5, 2018 $53 No Listed Product Food and Beverage PEERLESS SURGICAL INC.
Sep 26, 2018 $48 RIGIDLOOP Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Sep 5, 2018 $41 MASTER SL PHYSICA H-MAX Food and Beverage LIMA USA, INC.
Mar 9, 2018 $31 T2 Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Apr 11, 2018 $30 EX NAILS Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Mar 21, 2018 $30 INSTRUMENTS Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Mar 22, 2018 $29 HOFFMANN Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
May 25, 2018 $29 ASNIS Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION

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/1368543

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.