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/149971
  • 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/149971
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.

BAKUL PATEL

Listed Specialty: Neurology
8330 NAAB RD, STE. 102, INDIANAPOLIS, IN, 46260-5925

2018 Payments: At a Glance

219

payments

$17,092

payment total

29

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Consulting
 4 $6,775
Promotional Speaking/Other
 2 $3,957
Food and Beverage
 201 $3,863
Travel and Lodging
 7 $1,959
Honoraria
 2 $495
Education
 3 $43

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†
ZUBSOLV

drug

 $6,087
LUCEMYRA

drug

 $5,236
MIGRANAL

drug

 $2,191
AIMOVIG

drug

 $419
REXULTI

drug

 $335
AJOVY

drug

 $292
BELBUCA

drug

 $275
BUNAVAIL

drug

 $263
VRAYLAR

drug

 $215
LYRICA

drug

 $204
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $197
NUEDEXTA

drug

 $195
ONZETRA XSAIL

drug

 $150
TROKENDI XR

drug

 $143
SPRIX

drug

 $126
SUBLOCADE

drug

 $114
LINZESS

drug

 $103
VIBERZI

drug

 $91
EMBEDA

drug

 $73
VNS THERAPY

device

 $73
† 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/149971

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Jul 14, 2018 $3,900 LUCEMYRA Promotional Speaking/Other US WORLDMEDS, LLC
Aug 21, 2018 $2,025 MIGRANAL Consulting VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS NORTH AMERICA LLC NEUROLOGICAL CARE OF INDIANA INC
Nov 20, 2018 $1,750 ZUBSOLV Consulting OREXO US, INC. Neurological Care of Indiana Inc
Jul 5, 2018 $1,500 ZUBSOLV Consulting OREXO US, INC. Neurological Care of Indiana Inc
Jul 2, 2018 $1,500 ZUBSOLV Consulting OREXO US, INC. Neurological Care of Indiana Inc
Jun 11, 2018 $432 LUCEMYRA Travel and Lodging US WORLDMEDS, LLC
Nov 2, 2018 $425 ZUBSOLV Travel and Lodging OREXO US, INC.
Nov 2, 2018 $394 ZUBSOLV Travel and Lodging OREXO US, INC.
Aug 2, 2018 $279 LUCEMYRA Travel and Lodging US WORLDMEDS, LLC
Mar 16, 2018 $275 BELBUCA Honoraria BIODELIVERY SCIENCES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Mar 9, 2018 $220 BUNAVAIL Honoraria BIODELIVERY SCIENCES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Nov 2, 2018 $215 ZUBSOLV Travel and Lodging OREXO US, INC.
Aug 2, 2018 $166 LUCEMYRA Travel and Lodging US WORLDMEDS, LLC
Aug 2, 2018 $145 LUCEMYRA Food and Beverage US WORLDMEDS, LLC
Mar 6, 2018 $125 ONZETRA XSAIL Food and Beverage AVANIR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Dec 1, 2018 $125 AJOVY Food and Beverage TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC.
Nov 14, 2018 $123 AIMOVIG Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
May 10, 2018 $121 VRAYLAR Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Jun 21, 2018 $117 AIMOVIG Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Jun 28, 2018 $107 ZUBSOLV Food and Beverage OREXO 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/149971

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.