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/1387345
  • 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/1387345
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.

TARIQ HENDAWI

Listed Specialty: Sports Medicine
1514 JEFFERSON HWY, BH 634, NEW ORLEANS, LA, 70121-2429

2018 Payments: At a Glance

47

payments

$8,802

payment total

13

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Education
 7 $6,647
Travel and Lodging
 8 $1,157
Food and Beverage
 32 $998

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

 $6,820
BLUEPRINT PSI SYSTEM

device

 $719
AEQUALIS

device

 $348
PERSONA

device

 $299
REGENETEN

device

 $146
KNEE CREATIONS BRAND

device

 $101
EUFLEXXA

device

 $57
BIOSURE

device

 $44
HEALICOIL

device

 $44
MULTIFIX S

device

 $44
HYALGAN

device

 $44
LATERAL JACK

device

 $39
SPIDER/2

device

 $39
GAMMA

device

 $38
TFN ADVANCED

device

 $33
NOVOSTITCH

device

 $31
HAND FRACTURE SYSTEM

device

 $25
PHYSIO-STIM

drug

 $19
ON-Q PUMP AND ACCESSORIES

device

 $16
ACU-LOC/ACU-LOC 2 WRIST PLATING SYSTEM

device

 $14
† 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/1387345

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
May 17, 2018 $1,194 No Listed Product Education PYLANT MEDICAL
Aug 20, 2018 $1,086 No Listed Product Education PYLANT MEDICAL
Jan 30, 2018 $1,035 No Listed Product Education PYLANT MEDICAL
Feb 21, 2018 $890 No Listed Product Education PYLANT MEDICAL
Nov 14, 2018 $885 No Listed Product Education PYLANT MEDICAL
Dec 10, 2018 $823 No Listed Product Education PYLANT MEDICAL
Sep 11, 2018 $734 No Listed Product Education PYLANT MEDICAL
May 29, 2018 $350 BLUEPRINT PSI SYSTEM Travel and Lodging WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Apr 12, 2018 $348 AEQUALIS Travel and Lodging WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Aug 16, 2018 $229 PERSONA Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Jul 19, 2018 $151 BLUEPRINT PSI SYSTEM Travel and Lodging WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Oct 18, 2018 $146 REGENETEN Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Feb 15, 2018 $117 No Listed Product Food and Beverage PYLANT MEDICAL
Aug 16, 2018 $101 KNEE CREATIONS BRAND Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Jul 19, 2018 $68 BLUEPRINT PSI SYSTEM Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Jul 19, 2018 $49 BLUEPRINT PSI SYSTEM Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Mar 29, 2018 $44 BIOSURE HEALICOIL MULTIFIX S Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Dec 10, 2018 $39 LATERAL JACK SPIDER/2 Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jan 2, 2018 $38 GAMMA Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Jun 11, 2018 $33 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ARTHREX, 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/1387345

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.