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/138478
  • 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/138478
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.


DANIEL SCIUBBA

Listed Specialty: Neurological Surgery
600 N WOLFE ST, MEYER BUILDING 8-161, BALTIMORE, MD, 21287-0005

2018 Payments: At a Glance

178

payments

$242,632

payment total

13

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Consulting
33 $171K
Travel and Lodging
66 $39,341
Promotional Speaking/Other
9 $25,782
Food and Beverage
69 $4,033
Accredited Training
1 $2,500

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
VIPER

device

$84,548
CONFIDENCE

device

$81,765
AERO

device

$38,243
TRITANIUM

device

$37,298
XIA

device

$33,027
SERRATO

device

$30,476
ES2

device

$29,165
Payments with no listed product

N/A

$28,959
ARIA

device

$27,772
CONCORDE

device

$23,045
CD HORIZON

device

$17,970
VLIFT

device

$16,414
OASYS

device

$15,765
NO RELATED PRODUCT

device

$15,149
FLOSEAL

drug

$15,115
VBOSS

device

$13,668
PASS-LP

device

$8,638
UNID

device

$8,638
CREO

device

$7,932
SKYLINE

device

$7,683
† 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/138478

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Aug 6, 2018 $31,673 VIPER CONFIDENCE Consulting MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Nov 29, 2018 $13,300 AERO ARIA XIA OASYS ES2 Consulting STRYKER CORPORATION
Aug 30, 2018 $12,825 AERO ARIA TRITANIUM SERRATO ES2 Consulting STRYKER CORPORATION
Aug 2, 2018 $11,875 SERRATO TRITANIUM XIA VLIFT VBOSS Consulting STRYKER CORPORATION
Oct 11, 2018 $10,920 FLOSEAL NO RELATED PRODUCT Consulting BAXTER HEALTHCARE
Aug 16, 2018 $10,043 VIPER CONFIDENCE Consulting MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Jan 30, 2018 $8,756 VIPER CONFIDENCE CONCORDE Consulting MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Jul 13, 2018 $8,638 PASS-LP UNID Travel and Lodging MEDICREA USA, CORP.
Oct 23, 2018 $8,496 No Listed Product Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
May 24, 2018 $8,240 VIPER CONFIDENCE CONCORDE Consulting MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Dec 6, 2018 $7,725 VIPER CONFIDENCE Consulting ETHICON INC.
Sep 20, 2018 $7,037 CD HORIZON Consulting MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Aug 30, 2018 $6,695 VIPER CONFIDENCE Consulting MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Aug 9, 2018 $6,553 No Listed Product Consulting MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jul 17, 2018 $5,410 CD HORIZON Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Apr 17, 2018 $5,100 GENERAL K2M PRODUCT DISCUSSION Consulting K2M, INC.
Feb 15, 2018 $4,750 TRITANIUM AERO Consulting STRYKER CORPORATION
Mar 28, 2018 $4,623 ZERO-P SKYLINE Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Dec 15, 2018 $4,125 CREO Promotional Speaking/Other GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Sep 10, 2018 $4,120 VIPER CONFIDENCE CONCORDE Consulting DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS LLC

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/138478

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.