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/1395702
  • 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/1395702
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.

BRIAN CULP

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
1 ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON PL, OFFICE OF SURGICAL EDUCATION MEB 596, NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ, 08901-1928

2018 Payments: At a Glance

41

payments

$7,657

payment total

10

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Consulting
 2 $4,350
Travel and Lodging
 7 $1,839
Food and Beverage
 32 $1,468

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†
DERMABOND PORTFOLIO

device

 $3,979
STRATAFIX

device

 $3,979
SURGICEL FAMILY OF ABSORBABLE HEMOSTATS

device

 $3,970
SURGIFLO HEMOSTATIC MATRIX FAMILY OF PRODUCTS

device

 $3,970
AMISTEM

device

 $1,341
MAKO

device

 $835
GMK SPHERE

device

 $698
EUFLEXXA

device

 $469
PERSONA

device

 $257
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $112
ACTIS

device

 $105
ZILRETTA

drug

 $103
GMK

device

 $103
MYKNEE

device

 $103
PICO

device

 $99
MONOVISC

device

 $80
ACCOLADE

device

 $74
ATTUNE

device

 $36
TFN ADVANCED

device

 $36
ORTHOVISC

device

 $24
† 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/1395702

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Oct 2, 2018 $3,950 DERMABOND PORTFOLIO STRATAFIX SURGICEL FAMILY OF ABSORBABLE HEMOSTATS SURGIFLO HEMOSTATIC MATRIX FAMILY OF PRODUCTS Consulting ETHICON INC.
May 7, 2018 $708 AMISTEM Travel and Lodging MEDACTA USA, INC.
Jan 29, 2018 $411 MAKO Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Oct 2, 2018 $400 EUFLEXXA Consulting FERRING INTERNATIONAL PHARMASCIENCE CENTER US
Jan 29, 2018 $302 MAKO Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
May 19, 2018 $227 GMK SPHERE AMISTEM Travel and Lodging MEDACTA USA, INC.
Feb 2, 2018 $122 MAKO Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Mar 1, 2018 $121 PERSONA Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Nov 2, 2018 $120 GMK SPHERE Food and Beverage MEDACTA USA, INC.
Dec 12, 2018 $112 No Listed Product Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Oct 26, 2018 $103 ZILRETTA Food and Beverage FLEXION THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Jun 24, 2018 $103 GMK SPHERE AMISTEM MYKNEE GMK Food and Beverage MEDACTA USA, INC.
Jun 28, 2018 $99 PICO Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
May 19, 2018 $96 AMISTEM GMK SPHERE Travel and Lodging MEDACTA USA, INC.
Jul 12, 2018 $87 PERSONA Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Jun 20, 2018 $79 ACTIS Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
May 19, 2018 $75 GMK SPHERE AMISTEM Travel and Lodging MEDACTA USA, INC.
May 19, 2018 $60 GMK SPHERE AMISTEM Food and Beverage MEDACTA USA, INC.
Feb 5, 2018 $60 ACCOLADE Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Nov 2, 2018 $50 PERSONA Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, 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/1395702

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.