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/155977
  • 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/155977
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.


NAUSHAD SHAIK

Listed Specialty: Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
601 OAK COMMONS BLVD, KISSIMMEE, FL, 34741-4213

2018 Payments: At a Glance

177

payments

$59,854

payment total

16

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Consulting
33 $25,170
Promotional Speaking/Other
8 $13,219
Travel and Lodging
14 $11,885
Food and Beverage
120 $7,516
Nonaccredited Training
1 $2,000
Education
1 $63

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
Payments with no listed product

N/A

$23,418
SQRX PULSE GENERATOR

device

$11,531
EMBLEM

device

$3,359
ENSITE CARDIAC MAPPING SYSTEM

device

$2,735
CARDIOMEMS HF SYSTEM

device

$2,520
ASSURITY PACEMAKER

device

$2,000
CARDIAC MAPPING SYSTEM

device

$1,980
TYRX

device

$1,800
ALLURE QUADRA RF CRT PACEMAKER

device

$1,637
EMBLEM SICD ELECTRODE DELIVERY SYSTEM

device

$1,625
INVENTRA

device

$1,600
THERAPIES

device

$997
GENERAL THERAPIES

device

$407
IPERIA

device

$400
CARTO 3 SYSTEM

device

$366
WATCHMAN

device

$309
ARCTIC FRONT

device

$248
IMPELLA

device

$246
CLARIA MRI

device

$242
RHYTHMIA

device

$225
† 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/155977

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Dec 18, 2018 $7,563 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging BIOTRONIK INC.
Jun 13, 2018 $2,400 SQRX PULSE GENERATOR Promotional Speaking/Other BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION NAUSHAD SHAIK LLC
Jun 13, 2018 $2,000 No Listed Product Nonaccredited Training BIOTRONIK INC.
Apr 19, 2018 $1,980 CARDIOMEMS HF SYSTEM Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 5, 2018 $1,980 CARDIAC MAPPING SYSTEM Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 3, 2018 $1,800 SQRX PULSE GENERATOR Promotional Speaking/Other BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION NAUSHAD SHAIK LLC
Jan 17, 2018 $1,800 TYRX Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. Naushad Shaik Llc
Jun 20, 2018 $1,800 SQRX PULSE GENERATOR Promotional Speaking/Other BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION NAUSHAD SHAIK LLC
May 2, 2018 $1,800 SQRX PULSE GENERATOR Promotional Speaking/Other BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION NAUSHAD SHAIK LLC
Jul 25, 2018 $1,800 SQRX PULSE GENERATOR Promotional Speaking/Other BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION NAUSHAD SHAIK LLC
Nov 20, 2018 $1,800 SQRX PULSE GENERATOR Promotional Speaking/Other BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION NAUSHAD SHAIK LLC
Jul 4, 2018 $1,750 EMBLEM Consulting BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION NAUSHAD SHAIK LLC
Oct 30, 2018 $1,600 No Listed Product Consulting BIOTRONIK INC.
Dec 28, 2018 $1,400 ALLURE QUADRA RF CRT PACEMAKER Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jul 24, 2018 $1,200 No Listed Product Consulting BIOTRONIK INC.
Sep 18, 2018 $1,200 No Listed Product Consulting BIOTRONIK INC.
Aug 7, 2018 $1,200 No Listed Product Consulting BIOTRONIK INC.
Apr 12, 2018 $1,200 ENSITE CARDIAC MAPPING SYSTEM Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Dec 28, 2018 $1,000 ASSURITY PACEMAKER Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Aug 29, 2018 $900 EMBLEM SICD ELECTRODE DELIVERY SYSTEM Consulting BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION NAUSHAD SHAIK LLC

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/155977

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.