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/154069
  • 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/154069
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.

HEMAL GADA

Listed Specialty: Interventional Cardiology
1000 N FRONT ST, WORMLEYSBURG, PA, 17043-1021

2018 Payments: At a Glance

283

payments

$174,347

payment total

11

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Promotional Speaking/Other
 56 $119K
Consulting
 53 $30,222
Travel and Lodging
 35 $15,550
Food and Beverage
 136 $7,749
Honoraria
 1 $1,900
Nonaccredited Training
 2 $252

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†
COREVALVE EVOLUT

device

 $134K
GENERAL THERAPIES

device

 $16,182
WATCHMAN

device

 $8,592
PORTICO TRANSCATHETER AORTIC HV

device

 $6,278
CARDIOVASCULAR-RESEARCH ONLY

device

 $2,835
OPTOWIRE

device

 $1,977
OPTOMONITOR

device

 $1,977
HANCOCK

device

 $1,325
ACCUCINCH VENTRICULOPLASTY SYSTEM

drug

 $765
TRUE

device

 $574
EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE

device

 $495
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $319
THERAPIES

device

 $208
CARDIOFORM SEPTAL OCCLUDER

device

 $164
AMPLATZER OCCLUDERS

device

 $75
RHYTHMVIEW WORK STATIONS

device

 $71
MITRA CLIP SYSTEM

device

 $68
GENERAL STRUCTURAL HEART

device

 $51
CARDIOHELP

device

 $33
CARDIOMEMS HF SYSTEM

device

 $32
† 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/154069

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Jul 26, 2018 $10,800 COREVALVE EVOLUT Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. Pinnacle Health Cardiovascular Institute
Dec 11, 2018 $7,800 COREVALVE EVOLUT Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. Pinnacle Health Cardiovascular Institute
Feb 21, 2018 $7,109 GENERAL THERAPIES Consulting CLARET MEDICAL, INC.
Dec 13, 2018 $6,000 COREVALVE EVOLUT Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. Pinnacle Health Cardiovascular Institute
Feb 2, 2018 $4,800 COREVALVE EVOLUT Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. Pinnacle Health Cardiovascular Institute
Apr 13, 2018 $4,800 COREVALVE EVOLUT Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. Pinnacle Health Cardiovascular Institute
Nov 14, 2018 $4,200 COREVALVE EVOLUT Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. Pinnacle Health Cardiovascular Institute
Sep 5, 2018 $4,000 WATCHMAN Consulting BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION PINNACLEHEALTH CARDIOVASCULAR INSTITUTE
Sep 5, 2018 $4,000 WATCHMAN Consulting BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION PINNACLEHEALTH CARDIOVASCULAR INSTITUTE
Mar 1, 2018 $3,900 COREVALVE EVOLUT Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. Pinnacle Health Cardiovascular Institute
Nov 28, 2018 $3,070 COREVALVE EVOLUT Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 28, 2018 $3,000 GENERAL THERAPIES Consulting CLARET MEDICAL, INC.
Dec 17, 2018 $3,000 COREVALVE EVOLUT Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. Pinnacle Health Cardiovascular Institute
Oct 24, 2018 $3,000 COREVALVE EVOLUT Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. Pinnacle Health Cardiovascular Institute
Jan 10, 2018 $3,000 COREVALVE EVOLUT Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. Pinnacle Health Cardiovascular Institute
Dec 11, 2018 $3,000 COREVALVE EVOLUT Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. Pinnacle Health Cardiovascular Institute
Oct 3, 2018 $3,000 GENERAL THERAPIES Promotional Speaking/Other BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION PINNACLE HEALTH CARDIOVASCULAR INSTITUTE
Nov 8, 2018 $2,876 COREVALVE EVOLUT Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 1, 2018 $2,700 COREVALVE EVOLUT Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. Pinnacle Health Cardiovascular Institute
May 15, 2018 $2,700 COREVALVE EVOLUT Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. Pinnacle Health Cardiovascular Institute

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/154069

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.