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/186301
  • 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/186301
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.

PAUL LIN

Listed Specialty: Hematology & Oncology
5401 S CONGRESS AVE, STE 105, ATLANTIS, FL, 33462-6635

2018 Payments: At a Glance

236

payments

$8,898

payment total

31

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Consulting
 2 $4,395
Food and Beverage
 214 $3,653
Travel and Lodging
 2 $427
Education
 18 $423

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†
POMALYST

drug

 $4,035
CALQUENCE

drug

 $962
XGEVA

drug

 $264
IMBRUVICA

drug

 $222
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $207
LENVIMA

drug

 $207
LYNPARZA

drug

 $171
TECENTRIQ

drug

 $170
TASIGNA

drug

 $167
OPDIVO

drug

 $162
ADCETRIS

drug

 $142
IBRANCE

drug

 $130
NINLARO

drug

 $123
REVLIMID

drug

 $123
VENCLEXTA

drug

 $119
NPLATE

drug

 $118
XTANDI

drug

 $115
KEYTRUDA

drug

 $111
FERAHEME

drug

 $107
MUGARD

device

 $107
† 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/186301

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Jun 7, 2018 $3,465 POMALYST Consulting CELGENE CORPORATION
Oct 23, 2018 $930 CALQUENCE Consulting ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
May 18, 2018 $314 POMALYST Travel and Lodging CELGENE CORPORATION
Oct 18, 2018 $124 LYNPARZA Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Jul 17, 2018 $119 VENCLEXTA Food and Beverage GENENTECH USA, INC.
Jul 6, 2018 $113 POMALYST Travel and Lodging CELGENE CORPORATION
Mar 21, 2018 $105 XGEVA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Sep 7, 2018 $100 VELCADE Education TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC.
May 15, 2018 $100 No Listed Product Education INCYTE CORPORATION
May 18, 2018 $94 POMALYST Food and Beverage CELGENE CORPORATION
Nov 28, 2018 $92 XGEVA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Feb 13, 2018 $79 NPLATE Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Sep 6, 2018 $75 IMBRUVICA Education PHARMACYCLICS LLC, AN ABBVIE COMPANY
Oct 16, 2018 $74 LENVIMA Food and Beverage EISAI INC.
Jul 6, 2018 $49 POMALYST Food and Beverage CELGENE CORPORATION
Jul 9, 2018 $27 KYPROLIS XGEVA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Oct 1, 2018 $24 HALAVEN Food and Beverage EISAI INC.
Mar 28, 2018 $24 IMBRUVICA DARZALEX Food and Beverage JANSSEN BIOTECH, INC.
Sep 14, 2018 $23 REVLIMID Food and Beverage CELGENE CORPORATION
Jan 30, 2018 $22 OPDIVO Food and Beverage E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.

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/186301

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.