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/172676
  • 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/172676
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.

DAVID PROVENZANO

Listed Specialty: Pain Medicine
301 OHIO RIVER BLVD, SUITE 203, SEWICKLEY, PA, 15143-1300

2018 Payments: At a Glance

92

payments

$54,438

payment total

11

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Consulting
 23 $28,112
Promotional Speaking/Other
 3 $10,700
Honoraria
 1 $7,350
Travel and Lodging
 20 $3,767
Food and Beverage
 44 $2,409
Nonaccredited Training
 1 $2,100

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

 $13,426
LUCEMYRA

drug

 $8,807
GENERATOR

device

 $6,883
GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT

device

 $6,145
GENERAL THERAPIES

device

 $5,142
SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM

device

 $4,918
SPECTRA WAVEWRITER

device

 $4,891
THERAPIES

device

 $1,204
COOLIEF COOLED RADIOFREQUENCY

device

 $1,060
SPECTRA WAVEWRITER (REFURBISHED)

device

 $800
ON-Q PUMP AND ACCESSORIES

device

 $413
INTELLIS

device

 $192
IFUSE IMPLANT

device

 $123
SYNCHROMED

device

 $113
MILD DEVICE KIT

device

 $112
PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS

device

 $49
NEUROMODULATION DSPSBLS AND ACCS

device

 $45
AXIUM INS DRG IPG

device

 $43
SCS IPGS

device

 $43
N'VISION

device

 $17
† 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/172676

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Oct 26, 2018 $7,350 LUCEMYRA Honoraria US WORLDMEDS, LLC Pain Diagnostics and Interventional Care
Mar 27, 2018 $6,000 GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT Promotional Speaking/Other BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION PAIN DIAGNOSTICS AND INTERVENTIONAL CARE
Jul 6, 2018 $5,998 GENERATOR Consulting AVANOS MEDICAL
Nov 14, 2018 $5,050 GENERAL THERAPIES Consulting BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION PAIN DIAGNOSTICS AND INTERVENTIONAL CARE
Jan 23, 2018 $4,965 No Listed Product Consulting MEDTRONIC USA, INC. Pain Diagnostics & Interventional Care
Nov 28, 2018 $3,900 SPECTRA WAVEWRITER Promotional Speaking/Other BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION PAIN DIAGNOSTICS AND INTERVENTIONAL CARE
Apr 10, 2018 $2,100 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Nonaccredited Training NEVRO CORP.
Feb 13, 2018 $1,650 No Listed Product Consulting BIOTRONIK INC. PAIN DIAGNOSTICS & INTERVENTIONAL C
Feb 27, 2018 $1,451 No Listed Product Consulting MEDTRONIC USA, INC. Pain Diagnostics & Interventional Care
Aug 27, 2018 $848 GENERATOR Consulting AVANOS MEDICAL
Oct 15, 2018 $839 LUCEMYRA Travel and Lodging US WORLDMEDS, LLC
Oct 23, 2018 $810 No Listed Product Consulting MEDTRONIC USA, INC. Pain Diagnostics & Interventional Care
Sep 20, 2018 $810 No Listed Product Consulting MEDTRONIC USA, INC. Pain Diagnostics & Interventional Care
Jun 27, 2018 $800 SPECTRA WAVEWRITER (REFURBISHED) Promotional Speaking/Other BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION PAIN DIAGNOSTICS AND INTERVENTIONAL CARE
Apr 10, 2018 $713 COOLIEF COOLED RADIOFREQUENCY Consulting AVANOS MEDICAL
Jul 16, 2018 $656 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Consulting NEVRO CORP.
Sep 20, 2018 $574 No Listed Product Consulting MEDTRONIC USA, INC. Pain Diagnostics & Interventional Care
Aug 8, 2018 $540 No Listed Product Consulting MEDTRONIC USA, INC. Pain Diagnostics & Interventional Care
Nov 1, 2018 $525 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Consulting NEVRO CORP.
Nov 1, 2018 $525 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Consulting NEVRO CORP.

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/172676

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.