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/155817
  • 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/155817
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.


JEFFREY MOSES

Listed Specialty: Interventional Cardiology
161 FORT WASHINGTON AVE, NEW YORK, NY, 10032-3729

2018 Payments: At a Glance

182

payments

$164,454

payment total

19

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Ownership or Investment Interest
2 $129K
Honoraria
4 $11,000
Food and Beverage
139 $9,541
Travel and Lodging
34 $8,025
Promotional Speaking/Other
2 $5,750
Consulting
1 $900

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
GENERAL THERAPIES

device

$129K
IMPELLA

device

$14,870
OPTOWIRE

device

$4,293
OPTOMONITOR

device

$4,293
ARTIS Q

device

$3,623
Payments with no listed product

N/A

$3,096
ASAHI FIELDER CORONARY GUIDE WIRE

device

$2,377
NC TREK CORONARY CATHETERS

device

$2,377
XIENCE V CORONARY STENT SYSTEM

device

$2,377
HI-TORQUE CORONARY GUIDE WIRE

device

$2,377
CORONARY ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM

device

$1,701
COREVALVE EVOLUT

device

$1,333
IVUS SYSTEMS

device

$900
GENERAL STENTS

device

$577
RESOLUTE

device

$431
BRILINTA

drug

$287
ARTIS PHENO

device

$251
ROTABLATOR

device

$149
CATHETER - GUIDELINER

device

$124
VASCULAR CLOSURE DEVICE

device

$120
† 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/155817

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Aug 1, 2018 $102,491 GENERAL THERAPIES Ownership or Investment Interest BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Sep 4, 2018 $26,747 GENERAL THERAPIES Ownership or Investment Interest BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jan 11, 2018 $3,500 ARTIS Q Promotional Speaking/Other SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC.
Apr 19, 2018 $3,000 IMPELLA Honoraria ABIOMED
Aug 24, 2018 $3,000 IMPELLA Honoraria ABIOMED
Mar 29, 2018 $3,000 IMPELLA Honoraria ABIOMED
Aug 29, 2018 $2,250 No Listed Product Promotional Speaking/Other SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC.
Jul 27, 2018 $2,000 OPTOWIRE OPTOMONITOR Honoraria OPSENS INC.
May 23, 2018 $900 IVUS SYSTEMS Consulting PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH FOUNDATION
Jul 30, 2018 $757 ASAHI FIELDER CORONARY GUIDE WIRE HI-TORQUE CORONARY GUIDE WIRE NC TREK CORONARY CATHETERS XIENCE V CORONARY STENT SYSTEM Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Dec 11, 2018 $593 CORONARY ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM Travel and Lodging CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
Jan 31, 2018 $564 IMPELLA Travel and Lodging ABIOMED
Jun 15, 2018 $552 ASAHI FIELDER CORONARY GUIDE WIRE HI-TORQUE CORONARY GUIDE WIRE NC TREK CORONARY CATHETERS XIENCE V CORONARY STENT SYSTEM Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jan 26, 2018 $448 IMPELLA Travel and Lodging ABIOMED
Aug 22, 2018 $430 IMPELLA Travel and Lodging ABIOMED
Oct 20, 2018 $419 IMPELLA Travel and Lodging ABIOMED
Oct 27, 2018 $405 RESOLUTE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 26, 2018 $403 IMPELLA Travel and Lodging ABIOMED
Jul 26, 2018 $386 ASAHI FIELDER CORONARY GUIDE WIRE HI-TORQUE CORONARY GUIDE WIRE NC TREK CORONARY CATHETERS XIENCE V CORONARY STENT SYSTEM Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Aug 17, 2018 $329 IMPELLA Travel and Lodging ABIOMED

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/155817

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.