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/17615
  • 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/17615
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.

RITESH SHAH

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
9000 WAUKEGAN RD, SUITE 200, MORTON GROVE, IL, 60053-2127

2018 Payments: At a Glance

86

payments

$48,601

payment total

8

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Consulting
 6 $22,400
Travel and Lodging
 27 $12,716
Promotional Speaking/Other
 4 $10,650
Food and Beverage
 49 $2,835

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†
ZILRETTA

drug

 $24,364
ANTHOLOGY

device

 $10,292
POLARSTEM

device

 $9,759
R3

device

 $8,179
BIRMINGHAM HIP RESURFACING

device

 $7,600
LEGION REVISION

device

 $4,949
REDAPT REVISION HIP SYSTEM

device

 $4,949
MPO MEDIAL PIVOT KNEE

device

 $3,280
NAVIO SURGICAL SYSTEM

device

 $2,626
JOURNEY II BCS

device

 $2,294
VERILAST HIPS

device

 $1,381
JOURNEY PFJ

device

 $1,312
JOURNEY UNI

device

 $1,312
LEGION HINGE

device

 $1,312
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $1,024
JOURNEY II XR

device

 $713
JII UNICONDYLAR KNEE SYSTEM

device

 $616
ZUK UNI

device

 $616
OXINIUM HIPS

device

 $579
POLARCUP

device

 $579
† 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/17615

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Mar 5, 2018 $7,600 ANTHOLOGY BIRMINGHAM HIP RESURFACING POLARSTEM R3 Promotional Speaking/Other SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jun 13, 2018 $7,000 ZILRETTA Consulting FLEXION THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Apr 19, 2018 $5,600 ZILRETTA Consulting FLEXION THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Jun 20, 2018 $4,949 REDAPT REVISION HIP SYSTEM LEGION REVISION Travel and Lodging SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Apr 26, 2018 $2,800 ZILRETTA Consulting FLEXION THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Nov 29, 2018 $2,800 ZILRETTA Consulting FLEXION THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Nov 12, 2018 $2,800 ZILRETTA Consulting FLEXION THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Sep 25, 2018 $1,400 ZILRETTA Consulting FLEXION THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Dec 11, 2018 $1,350 MPO MEDIAL PIVOT KNEE Promotional Speaking/Other MICROPORT ORTHOPEDICS INC RAPID RECOVERY REALITY, LLC
Apr 18, 2018 $947 ANTHOLOGY POLARSTEM JOURNEY PFJ JOURNEY UNI LEGION HINGE Travel and Lodging SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Dec 11, 2018 $900 MPO MEDIAL PIVOT KNEE Promotional Speaking/Other MICROPORT ORTHOPEDICS INC RAPID RECOVERY REALITY, LLC
Mar 5, 2018 $800 ANTHOLOGY Promotional Speaking/Other SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Apr 6, 2018 $688 ZILRETTA Travel and Lodging FLEXION THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Oct 10, 2018 $641 VERILAST HIPS NAVIO SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Sep 13, 2018 $627 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Oct 12, 2018 $616 JII UNICONDYLAR KNEE SYSTEM ZUK UNI NAVIO SURGICAL SYSTEM JOURNEY II XR Travel and Lodging SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Apr 18, 2018 $579 ANTHOLOGY OXINIUM HIPS POLARCUP POLARSTEM R3 Travel and Lodging SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Oct 24, 2018 $551 MPO MEDIAL PIVOT KNEE Travel and Lodging MICROPORT ORTHOPEDICS INC
Jun 20, 2018 $307 JOURNEY II BCS Travel and Lodging SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jun 21, 2018 $307 JOURNEY II BCS Travel and Lodging SMITH & NEPHEW, 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/17615

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.