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/18487
  • 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/18487
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.

CHANDLER PARK

Listed Specialty: Hematology & Oncology
1701 N SENATE BLVD, INDIANAPOLIS, IN, 46202-1239

2018 Payments: At a Glance

108

payments

$9,321

payment total

32

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Consulting
 2 $7,350
Food and Beverage
 101 $1,626
Travel and Lodging
 2 $243
Education
 3 $103

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†
TAVALISSE

drug

 $4,990
CALQUENCE

drug

 $2,738
TECENTRIQ

drug

 $178
KEYTRUDA

drug

 $168
IMBRUVICA

drug

 $126
DARZALEX

drug

 $96
VELCADE

drug

 $86
VOTRIENT

drug

 $83
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $79
SOMATULINE DEPOT

drug

 $64
XTANDI

drug

 $64
IMFINZI

drug

 $62
XOFIGO

drug

 $61
ZEJULA

drug

 $42
OPDIVO

drug

 $39
TASIGNA

drug

 $38
MEKINIST

drug

 $36
TAFINLAR

drug

 $36
RUBRACA

drug

 $35
ABRAXANE

drug

 $35
† 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/18487

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Dec 10, 2018 $4,650 TAVALISSE Consulting RIGEL PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Nov 15, 2018 $2,700 CALQUENCE Consulting ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Dec 2, 2018 $188 TAVALISSE Travel and Lodging RIGEL PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Oct 30, 2018 $131 TECENTRIQ Food and Beverage GENENTECH USA, INC.
Dec 10, 2018 $98 TAVALISSE Food and Beverage RIGEL PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Jun 26, 2018 $86 VELCADE Education TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC.
Jul 20, 2018 $64 SOMATULINE DEPOT Food and Beverage IPSEN BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Dec 2, 2018 $55 TAVALISSE Travel and Lodging RIGEL PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Jul 21, 2018 $50 XOFIGO Food and Beverage BAYER HEALTHCARE PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Sep 26, 2018 $22 LONSURF Food and Beverage TAIHO ONCOLOGY, INC.
Mar 12, 2018 $21 TASIGNA Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Aug 2, 2018 $21 ELITEK Food and Beverage GENZYME CORPORATION
Jul 5, 2018 $20 SPRYCEL Food and Beverage E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Sep 11, 2018 $20 ABRAXANE Food and Beverage CELGENE CORPORATION
Apr 13, 2018 $19 XTANDI Food and Beverage MEDIVATION FIELD SOLUTIONS LLC
Sep 6, 2018 $18 KEYTRUDA LENVIMA Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Nov 20, 2018 $18 IMFINZI Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Jan 2, 2018 $18 XTANDI Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Mar 30, 2018 $17 VOTRIENT Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Dec 11, 2018 $17 DARZALEX IMBRUVICA Food and Beverage JANSSEN BIOTECH, 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/18487

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.