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/1551975
  • 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/1551975
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.

GABRIEL SANTAMARINA

Listed Specialty: Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery
3659 S MIAMI AVE, #3008, MIAMI, FL, 33133-4227

2018 Payments: At a Glance

63

payments

$5,604

payment total

10

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Travel and Lodging
 15 $2,522
Food and Beverage
 47 $2,332
Consulting
 1 $750

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†
ANCHORAGE

device

 $1,268
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $1,062
HOFFMANN

device

 $892
SALVATION

device

 $851
VARIAX

device

 $777
TRUELOK

drug

 $605
SONICANCHOR

device

 $423
STAR

device

 $353
BONE SCREWS

device

 $238
LRS PEDIATRIC

device

 $238
SHEFFIELD RING FIXATOR

device

 $238
SMALL DAF

device

 $238
TL-HEX

device

 $238
EX-FIX

device

 $182
ALLOGRAFT

device

 $149
GENERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION

device

 $113
FOOT & ANKLE

drug

 $103
EXT-EXTREMILOCK FOOT

device

 $98
MAKO

device

 $93
AUGMENT

device

 $69
† 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/1551975

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Jan 3, 2018 $750 No Listed Product Consulting FLOWER ORTHOPEDICS COPORATION
Oct 13, 2018 $514 ANCHORAGE Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Apr 10, 2018 $423 HOFFMANN SONICANCHOR VARIAX Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Aug 11, 2018 $353 ANCHORAGE STAR HOFFMANN VARIAX Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Jan 3, 2018 $312 No Listed Product Food and Beverage FLOWER ORTHOPEDICS COPORATION
Aug 9, 2018 $293 TRUELOK Travel and Lodging ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC.
Mar 20, 2018 $257 SALVATION Travel and Lodging WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Dec 1, 2018 $238 BONE SCREWS SHEFFIELD RING FIXATOR TL-HEX LRS PEDIATRIC SMALL DAF Travel and Lodging ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC.
Mar 20, 2018 $199 SALVATION Travel and Lodging WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Dec 26, 2018 $150 EX-FIX Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Oct 12, 2018 $149 ALLOGRAFT Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Apr 14, 2018 $147 ANCHORAGE Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Mar 15, 2018 $113 GENERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jun 22, 2018 $103 FOOT & ANKLE Food and Beverage ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC.
Jan 17, 2018 $98 EXT-EXTREMILOCK FOOT Food and Beverage OSTEOMED LLC
May 4, 2018 $93 SALVATION Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Nov 8, 2018 $93 MAKO Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Oct 13, 2018 $75 ANCHORAGE Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
May 5, 2018 $74 SALVATION Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Oct 2, 2018 $72 TRUELOK Travel and Lodging ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, 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/1551975

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.