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/149898
  • 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/149898
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.

SHAHBAAZ SHAIKH

Listed Specialty: Cardiovascular Disease
7752 BAY ST, SUITE NUMBER 6, SEBASTIAN, FL, 32958-3427

2018 Payments: At a Glance

68

payments

$1,998

payment total

16

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Food and Beverage
 65 $1,501
Travel and Lodging
 1 $298
Education
 2 $199

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†
COOK MEDICAL LIVER ACCESS

device

 $437
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $267
ENTRESTO

drug

 $176
BRILINTA

drug

 $173
MITRA CLIP SYSTEM

device

 $137
ELIQUIS

drug

 $126
CHANTIX

drug

 $111
SQRX PULSE GENERATOR

device

 $109
MULTAQ

drug

 $101
COREVALVE EVOLUT

device

 $88
WATCHMAN

device

 $83
MEDIGUIDE TECHNOLOGY

device

 $57
PRADAXA

drug

 $45
XARELTO

drug

 $38
LEXISCAN

drug

 $33
MICRA

device

 $26
PRALUENT

drug

 $21
CONNECTIVITY AND REMOTE CARE

device

 $20
EMBLEM

device

 $20
CORLANOR

drug

 $17
† 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/149898

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Apr 17, 2018 $298 COOK MEDICAL LIVER ACCESS Travel and Lodging COOK INCORPORATED
Nov 23, 2018 $137 MITRA CLIP SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 27, 2018 $109 SQRX PULSE GENERATOR Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Apr 12, 2018 $105 COOK MEDICAL LIVER ACCESS Food and Beverage COOK INCORPORATED
Jun 27, 2018 $100 No Listed Product Education ASTELLAS PHARMA US INC
Jun 28, 2018 $99 No Listed Product Education ASTELLAS PHARMA US INC
Aug 28, 2018 $88 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 6, 2018 $83 WATCHMAN Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jul 23, 2018 $57 MEDIGUIDE TECHNOLOGY Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 13, 2018 $34 COOK MEDICAL LIVER ACCESS Food and Beverage COOK INCORPORATED
Mar 30, 2018 $28 PRADAXA Food and Beverage BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Jul 5, 2018 $26 MICRA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 18, 2018 $25 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
Mar 14, 2018 $25 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
May 3, 2018 $25 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Jul 6, 2018 $22 MULTAQ Food and Beverage SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
Dec 6, 2018 $22 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
May 4, 2018 $21 CHANTIX ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Aug 10, 2018 $21 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
May 18, 2018 $21 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS 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/149898

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.