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/144
  • 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/144
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.


MICHAEL SUBIK

Listed Specialty: Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery
160 RIDGE RD, LYNDHURST, NJ, 07071-1253

2018 Payments: At a Glance

116

payments

$90,494

payment total

13

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Consulting
20 $72,013
Travel and Lodging
35 $13,171
Food and Beverage
59 $3,347
Education
2 $1,964

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
STAR

device

$34,733
ANCHORAGE

device

$34,185
VARIAX

device

$30,885
HOFFMANN

device

$13,024
VITOSS

device

$10,688
T2

device

$5,250
Payments with no listed product

N/A

$4,864
ASNIS

device

$4,088
ALLOGRAFT

device

$2,800
FIXOS

device

$2,800
AHN

device

$1,231
TRUELOK

drug

$1,152
GALAXY UNYCO

device

$980
RING - TRUELOK

drug

$649
CENTRONAIL TITANIUM FEMORAL NAIL

device

$605
ELBOW FIXATOR

device

$547
FRAGMENT FIXATION SYSTEM (FFS)

device

$547
GALAXY FIXATION

device

$547
CONTOURS LPS (LAPIDUS PLATING SYSTEM)

device

$433
ISKD (INTRAMEDULLARY SKELETAL KINETIC DISTRACTOR)

device

$433
† 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/144

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Nov 29, 2018 $14,000 VARIAX ANCHORAGE Consulting STRYKER CORPORATION
Feb 8, 2018 $10,500 STAR Consulting STRYKER CORPORATION
Nov 8, 2018 $7,000 ANCHORAGE VARIAX STAR HOFFMANN Consulting STRYKER CORPORATION
Aug 30, 2018 $5,775 VITOSS Consulting STRYKER CORPORATION
Sep 20, 2018 $3,850 T2 Consulting STRYKER CORPORATION
Nov 8, 2018 $3,500 ANCHORAGE VARIAX STAR ASNIS Consulting STRYKER CORPORATION
Jul 12, 2018 $3,150 VITOSS Consulting STRYKER CORPORATION
May 3, 2018 $2,975 ANCHORAGE Consulting STRYKER CORPORATION
Oct 18, 2018 $2,800 ALLOGRAFT Consulting STRYKER CORPORATION
Jun 14, 2018 $2,800 ANCHORAGE VARIAX FIXOS Consulting STRYKER CORPORATION
Aug 16, 2018 $2,538 STAR Consulting STRYKER CORPORATION
Aug 2, 2018 $2,450 STAR Consulting STRYKER CORPORATION
Feb 8, 2018 $2,450 STAR Consulting STRYKER CORPORATION
Apr 5, 2018 $2,100 HOFFMANN Consulting STRYKER CORPORATION
Apr 5, 2018 $1,750 STAR Consulting STRYKER CORPORATION
Dec 13, 2018 $1,575 HOFFMANN Consulting STRYKER CORPORATION
Sep 22, 2018 $1,375 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging KERECIS LIMITED
Sep 14, 2018 $1,199 No Listed Product Education SEAPEARL INC
May 31, 2018 $1,104 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ARTERIOCYTE MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
Aug 2, 2018 $1,050 T2 Consulting STRYKER 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/144

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.