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/1388782
  • 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/1388782
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.

MARIA MARTINS-LOPES

Listed Specialty: Obstetrics & Gynecology
117 TRUMAN DR, CRESSKILL, NJ, 07626-1709

2018 Payments: At a Glance

116

payments

$118,464

payment total

18

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Consulting
 28 $73,677
Travel and Lodging
 50 $38,284
Promotional Speaking/Other
 2 $3,650
Food and Beverage
 36 $2,853

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

 $51,130
DUPIXENT

drug

 $18,817
CFZ533X

drug

 $18,275
COSENTYX

drug

 $18,275
ILARIS

drug

 $18,275
NEULASTA

drug

 $6,323
ACTHAR

drug

 $5,951
IMBRUVICA

drug

 $4,934
JCAR017

drug

 $4,800
HEMLIBRA

drug

 $4,764
HEPLISAV-B

drug

 $2,250
VIVITROL

drug

 $886
ARISTADA

drug

 $333
† 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.

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Nov 4, 2018 $12,808 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging UCB SA
Jun 13, 2018 $11,730 CFZ533X COSENTYX ILARIS Travel and Lodging NOVARTIS PHARMA AG
Aug 27, 2018 $8,640 DUPIXENT Consulting GENZYME CORPORATION
Nov 13, 2018 $6,000 No Listed Product Consulting UCB SA MMDLOPES, LLC
Aug 13, 2018 $5,762 CFZ533X COSENTYX ILARIS Consulting NOVARTIS PHARMA AG MMD LOPES LLC
Oct 6, 2018 $5,400 No Listed Product Consulting TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC.
May 22, 2018 $4,800 NEULASTA Consulting AMGEN INC. MMDLOPES, LLC
Apr 3, 2018 $4,550 ACTHAR Consulting MALLINCKRODT LLC
May 16, 2018 $4,400 JCAR017 Consulting CELGENE CORPORATION
May 16, 2018 $4,200 No Listed Product Consulting BAYER HEALTHCARE PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Nov 20, 2018 $3,850 No Listed Product Consulting VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
Jan 2, 2018 $3,780 No Listed Product Consulting BAYER HEALTHCARE PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Aug 8, 2018 $3,450 IMBRUVICA Consulting PHARMACYCLICS LLC, AN ABBVIE COMPANY
Dec 7, 2018 $3,325 DUPIXENT Consulting REGENERON HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS, INC. MMDLOPES, LLC
Jun 14, 2018 $3,000 HEMLIBRA Consulting GENENTECH USA, INC. Mmdlopes, Llc
Nov 19, 2018 $3,000 No Listed Product Promotional Speaking/Other COVIDIEN LP
Oct 18, 2018 $2,250 HEPLISAV-B Consulting DYNAVAX TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Jun 29, 2018 $2,100 DUPIXENT Consulting REGENERON HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS, INC. MMDLOPES, LLC
Mar 28, 2018 $1,500 No Listed Product Consulting PFIZER INC. MMDLOPES LLS
May 22, 2018 $1,200 NEULASTA Consulting AMGEN INC. MMDLOPES, 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/1388782

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.