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.
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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/169740
  • 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/169740
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.


SUHAIL DOHAD

Listed Specialty: Interventional Cardiology
414 N CAMDEN DR, STE 1100, BEVERLY HILLS, CA, 90210-4532

2018 Payments: At a Glance

288

payments

$148,686

payment total

22

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Promotional Speaking/Other
21 $85,775
Consulting
13 $38,706
Travel and Lodging
51 $13,245
Food and Beverage
200 $10,918
Entertainment
1 $40
Education
2 $2

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
CROSSBOSS

device

$43,193
ASAHI FIELDER CORONARY GUIDE WIRE

device

$39,110
NC TREK CORONARY CATHETERS

device

$39,110
XIENCE V CORONARY STENT SYSTEM

device

$39,110
HI-TORQUE CORONARY GUIDE WIRE

device

$39,110
WATCHMAN

device

$13,500
XARELTO

drug

$11,615
GENERAL THERAPIES

device

$8,224
GENERAL VASCULAR ACCESS

device

$6,444
INDIGO

device

$5,215
EKOSONIC

device

$4,886
GENERAL THROMBECTOMY

device

$3,206
GENERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION

device

$3,186
THERAPIES

device

$1,966
Payments with no listed product

N/A

$1,201
PENUMBRA SYSTEM

device

$759
IMPELLA

device

$641
GENERAL STENTS

device

$513
EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE

device

$503
SUPERA PERIPHERAL STENT SYSTEM

device

$361
† 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/169740

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Apr 25, 2018 $7,500 WATCHMAN Promotional Speaking/Other BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION SUHAIL DOHAD MD INC
Dec 19, 2018 $6,500 CROSSBOSS Promotional Speaking/Other BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION SUHAIL DOHAD MD INC
Jun 21, 2018 $6,000 CROSSBOSS Promotional Speaking/Other BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION SUHAIL DOHAD MD INC
Jun 20, 2018 $6,000 CROSSBOSS Promotional Speaking/Other BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION SUHAIL DOHAD MD INC
Jun 20, 2018 $6,000 CROSSBOSS Promotional Speaking/Other BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION SUHAIL DOHAD MD INC
Oct 10, 2018 $6,000 CROSSBOSS Promotional Speaking/Other BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION SUHAIL DOHAD MD INC
Jan 10, 2018 $6,000 GENERAL VASCULAR ACCESS Promotional Speaking/Other BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION SUHAIL DOHAD MD INC
Jun 20, 2018 $6,000 WATCHMAN Promotional Speaking/Other BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION SUHAIL DOHAD MD INC
Oct 10, 2018 $6,000 CROSSBOSS Promotional Speaking/Other BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION SUHAIL DOHAD MD INC
Feb 28, 2018 $5,500 CROSSBOSS Promotional Speaking/Other BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION SUHAIL DOHAD MD INC
Apr 30, 2018 $5,500 ASAHI FIELDER CORONARY GUIDE WIRE HI-TORQUE CORONARY GUIDE WIRE NC TREK CORONARY CATHETERS XIENCE V CORONARY STENT SYSTEM Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 6, 2018 $5,500 ASAHI FIELDER CORONARY GUIDE WIRE HI-TORQUE CORONARY GUIDE WIRE NC TREK CORONARY CATHETERS XIENCE V CORONARY STENT SYSTEM Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jan 18, 2018 $5,000 ASAHI FIELDER CORONARY GUIDE WIRE HI-TORQUE CORONARY GUIDE WIRE NC TREK CORONARY CATHETERS XIENCE V CORONARY STENT SYSTEM Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jan 22, 2018 $5,000 ASAHI FIELDER CORONARY GUIDE WIRE HI-TORQUE CORONARY GUIDE WIRE NC TREK CORONARY CATHETERS XIENCE V CORONARY STENT SYSTEM Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 16, 2018 $4,750 ASAHI FIELDER CORONARY GUIDE WIRE HI-TORQUE CORONARY GUIDE WIRE NC TREK CORONARY CATHETERS XIENCE V CORONARY STENT SYSTEM Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 10, 2018 $4,600 EKOSONIC Promotional Speaking/Other EKOS CORPORATION
Apr 20, 2018 $4,000 XARELTO Promotional Speaking/Other JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC Suhail Dohad, MD, Inc.
Nov 20, 2018 $4,000 XARELTO Promotional Speaking/Other JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC Suhail Dohad, MD, Inc.
Jul 6, 2018 $4,000 ASAHI FIELDER CORONARY GUIDE WIRE HI-TORQUE CORONARY GUIDE WIRE NC TREK CORONARY CATHETERS XIENCE V CORONARY STENT SYSTEM Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Mar 7, 2018 $3,000 GENERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION Consulting BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION SUHAIL DOHAD MD 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/169740

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.