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/179223
  • 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/179223
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.


AMIT SRIVASTAVA

Listed Specialty: Interventional Cardiology
4805 49TH ST N, ST PETERSBURG, FL, 33709-3859

2018 Payments: At a Glance

110

payments

$39,974

payment total

11

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Travel and Lodging
11 $17,261
Consulting
5 $12,236
Food and Beverage
91 $5,164
Nonaccredited Training
1 $3,150
Honoraria
1 $2,100
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
GLIDESHEATH

device

$30,849
NAVICROSS

device

$12,813
GLIDEWIRE

device

$12,683
PERIPHERAL ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM

device

$4,614
CORONARY ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM

device

$4,390
EXCLUDER AAA ENDOPROSTHESIS

device

$949
INDIGO

device

$882
PENUMBRA RUBY COIL

device

$674
SUPERA PERIPHERAL STENT SYSTEM

device

$546
CLOTTRIEVER

device

$344
FLOWTRIEVER

device

$344
TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS

device

$203
METACROSS

device

$177
MISAGO

device

$145
TR BAND

device

$145
PENUMBRA SYSTEM

device

$138
MITRA CLIP SYSTEM

device

$104
HERCULINK ELITE RENAL AND BILIARY STENT SYSTEM

device

$94
CONFORMABLE TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS

device

$90
TURBO ELITE

device

$85
† 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/179223

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Oct 25, 2018 $15,584 GLIDESHEATH Travel and Lodging TERUMO MEDICAL CORPORATION
Mar 21, 2018 $4,886 NAVICROSS GLIDESHEATH GLIDEWIRE Consulting TERUMO MEDICAL CORPORATION
Feb 23, 2018 $3,500 NAVICROSS GLIDESHEATH GLIDEWIRE Consulting TERUMO MEDICAL CORPORATION
Dec 6, 2018 $3,150 CORONARY ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM PERIPHERAL ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM Nonaccredited Training CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
Jul 6, 2018 $2,450 NAVICROSS GLIDESHEATH GLIDEWIRE Consulting TERUMO MEDICAL CORPORATION
Oct 27, 2018 $2,100 GLIDESHEATH Honoraria TERUMO MEDICAL CORPORATION
Nov 7, 2018 $700 NAVICROSS GLIDESHEATH GLIDEWIRE Consulting TERUMO MEDICAL CORPORATION
Feb 27, 2018 $700 NAVICROSS GLIDESHEATH GLIDEWIRE Consulting TERUMO MEDICAL CORPORATION
Sep 15, 2018 $590 INDIGO Travel and Lodging PENUMBRA, INC.
Sep 15, 2018 $397 PENUMBRA RUBY COIL Food and Beverage PENUMBRA, INC.
Sep 7, 2018 $276 PENUMBRA RUBY COIL Travel and Lodging PENUMBRA, INC.
Aug 31, 2018 $276 INDIGO Travel and Lodging PENUMBRA, INC.
Aug 29, 2018 $254 EXCLUDER AAA ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Oct 25, 2018 $245 GLIDESHEATH Food and Beverage TERUMO MEDICAL CORPORATION
Feb 14, 2018 $207 NAVICROSS GLIDESHEATH GLIDEWIRE Travel and Lodging TERUMO MEDICAL CORPORATION
Dec 18, 2018 $192 FLOWTRIEVER CLOTTRIEVER Travel and Lodging INARI MEDICAL, INC.
Aug 22, 2018 $152 FLOWTRIEVER CLOTTRIEVER Food and Beverage INARI MEDICAL, INC.
Nov 7, 2018 $145 GLIDESHEATH MISAGO NAVICROSS Food and Beverage TERUMO MEDICAL CORPORATION
Oct 25, 2018 $145 GLIDESHEATH METACROSS GLIDEWIRE NAVICROSS TR BAND Food and Beverage TERUMO MEDICAL CORPORATION
Nov 4, 2018 $144 TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, 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/179223

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.