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/14862
  • 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/14862
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.

KHALIL INNABI

Listed Specialty: Family Medicine
45 LUDLOW ST, SUITE 700, YONKERS, NY, 10705-1947

2018 Payments: At a Glance

400

payments

$7,786

payment total

35

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Food and Beverage
 395 $7,573
Education
 5 $213

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†
LINZESS

drug

 $692
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $666
FARXIGA

drug

 $660
VASCEPA

drug

 $458
VIBERZI

drug

 $418
JARDIANCE

drug

 $396
OZEMPIC

drug

 $395
BEVESPI AEROSPHERE

drug

 $375
XIFAXAN

drug

 $362
ELIQUIS

drug

 $320
BYDUREON

drug

 $258
CREON

drug

 $236
PRALUENT

drug

 $218
RELISTOR

drug

 $203
TRESIBA

drug

 $187
SYMBICORT

drug

 $174
TOUJEO

drug

 $170
TRULANCE

drug

 $163
MOVANTIK

drug

 $153
ENTRESTO

drug

 $147
† 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/14862

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Jan 5, 2018 $160 BYDUREON BEVESPI AEROSPHERE FARXIGA SYMBICORT Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Sep 27, 2018 $125 JARDIANCE Food and Beverage BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
May 16, 2018 $125 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Jul 13, 2018 $125 LINZESS Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Mar 6, 2018 $125 VASCEPA Food and Beverage AMARIN PHARMA INC.
Mar 23, 2018 $125 LINZESS VIBERZI Food and Beverage IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Sep 18, 2018 $124 TOUJEO Food and Beverage SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
May 10, 2018 $124 OZEMPIC Food and Beverage NOVO NORDISK INC
Aug 27, 2018 $124 CREON Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Sep 12, 2018 $124 VASCEPA Food and Beverage AMARIN PHARMA INC.
Aug 14, 2018 $121 AIMOVIG Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Feb 21, 2018 $119 FARXIGA Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Mar 15, 2018 $118 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Jul 24, 2018 $118 FARXIGA Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Jun 12, 2018 $108 FARXIGA Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Dec 17, 2018 $100 No Listed Product Education ASTELLAS PHARMA US INC
Feb 27, 2018 $96 IPRO2 Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC MINIMED, INC.
Sep 12, 2018 $93 TRULANCE Food and Beverage SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Nov 9, 2018 $87 LINZESS VIBERZI Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Jun 1, 2018 $85 No Listed Product Education ASTELLAS PHARMA US 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/14862

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.