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.
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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/1387006
  • 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/1387006
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.

RORY PETTEYS

Listed Specialty: Neurological Surgery
3800 RESERVOIR RD NW, DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY, WASHINGTON, DC, 20007-2113

2018 Payments: At a Glance

33

payments

$10,788

payment total

9

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Honoraria
 1 $5,100
Travel and Lodging
 8 $3,494
Food and Beverage
 24 $2,195

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†
RAVINE LATERAL ACCESS SYSTEM

device

 $5,987
MESA SPINAL SYSTEM

device

 $5,984
TETRAFUSE

device

 $1,567
ALLOGRAFT

device

 $773
NSE - CORE CONSOLE

device

 $704
GENERAL K2M PRODUCT DISCUSSION

device

 $533
ELITE EXPANDABLE INTERBODY SYSTEM

device

 $180
NSE - HIGH SPEED DRILLS

device

 $146
NSE - SONOPET

device

 $127
XLIF

device

 $110
NO RELATED PRODUCT

device

 $108
KEYTRUDA

drug

 $98
IVS - IVAS

device

 $95
DBM

device

 $83
EXPAREL

drug

 $82
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $66
NAV - SPINEMAP 3D NAVIGATION SOFTWARE AND INSTRUMENTATION

device

 $25
ANCHOR L

device

 $19
NSE - CUTTING ACCESSORIES

device

 $16
NSE - ELITE ATTACHMENTS

device

 $8
† 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/1387006

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Jun 21, 2018 $5,100 RAVINE LATERAL ACCESS SYSTEM MESA SPINAL SYSTEM Honoraria K2M, INC.
Dec 8, 2018 $700 TETRAFUSE Travel and Lodging RTI SURGICAL, INC.
Oct 23, 2018 $575 NSE - CORE CONSOLE Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Jun 21, 2018 $440 RAVINE LATERAL ACCESS SYSTEM MESA SPINAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging K2M, INC.
May 22, 2018 $405 GENERAL K2M PRODUCT DISCUSSION Travel and Lodging K2M, INC.
Dec 8, 2018 $397 TETRAFUSE Travel and Lodging RTI SURGICAL, INC.
Dec 3, 2018 $337 ALLOGRAFT Travel and Lodging RTI SURGICAL, INC.
Dec 3, 2018 $326 ALLOGRAFT Travel and Lodging RTI SURGICAL, INC.
Dec 8, 2018 $320 TETRAFUSE Food and Beverage RTI SURGICAL, INC.
Jun 21, 2018 $314 MESA SPINAL SYSTEM RAVINE LATERAL ACCESS SYSTEM Travel and Lodging K2M, INC.
Sep 11, 2018 $180 ELITE EXPANDABLE INTERBODY SYSTEM Food and Beverage SPINEOLOGY INC.
Dec 8, 2018 $150 TETRAFUSE Food and Beverage RTI SURGICAL, INC.
May 18, 2018 $134 RAVINE LATERAL ACCESS SYSTEM Food and Beverage K2M, INC.
Oct 23, 2018 $130 MESA SPINAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage K2M, INC.
May 19, 2018 $128 GENERAL K2M PRODUCT DISCUSSION Food and Beverage K2M, INC.
Nov 15, 2018 $110 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jan 18, 2018 $110 ALLOGRAFT Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Aug 20, 2018 $108 NSE - SONOPET Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Mar 20, 2018 $108 NO RELATED PRODUCT Food and Beverage BAXTER HEALTHCARE
Jun 27, 2018 $98 KEYTRUDA Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME 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/1387006

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.