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/186400
  • 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/186400
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.

CHARLES GIBSON

Listed Specialty: Interventional Cardiology
350 LONGWOOD AVE, 1ST FLOOR, BOSTON, MA, 02115-5726

2018 Payments: At a Glance

83

payments

$355,622

payment total

13

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Promotional Speaking/Other
 6 $279K
Consulting
 7 $40,914
Travel and Lodging
 32 $32,613
Food and Beverage
 38 $2,988

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†
BEVYXXA

drug

 $286K
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $21,543
XARELTO

drug

 $18,231
NO PRODUCT DISCUSSED

drug

 $15,643
NON-COVERED

device

 $10,255
PRALUENT

drug

 $2,932
ELIQUIS

drug

 $1,200
TEG

device

 $83
† 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.

Payment Details

= Disputed Payment

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Dec 27, 2018 $258,622 BEVYXXA Promotional Speaking/Other PORTOLA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Dec 21, 2018 $11,350 No Listed Product Consulting THE MEDICINES COMPANY Boston Clinical Research Institute
Oct 16, 2018 $10,950 XARELTO Consulting JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC Baim Inst Of Clnc Rsrch
Jun 6, 2018 $10,255 NON-COVERED Travel and Lodging BAYER HEALTHCARE PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Apr 29, 2018 $8,431 NO PRODUCT DISCUSSED Travel and Lodging SANOFI US SERVICES INC.
Jul 12, 2018 $8,190 BEVYXXA Promotional Speaking/Other PORTOLA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Jul 19, 2018 $8,190 BEVYXXA Promotional Speaking/Other PORTOLA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Apr 29, 2018 $6,472 NO PRODUCT DISCUSSED Consulting SANOFI US SERVICES INC. Boston Clinical Research Institute
Mar 2, 2018 $5,110 XARELTO Consulting JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC BOSTON CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Nov 27, 2018 $3,000 No Listed Product Consulting MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION BOSTON CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Mar 12, 2018 $2,832 PRALUENT Consulting SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC Boston Clinical Research Institute
Jul 31, 2018 $2,100 BEVYXXA Promotional Speaking/Other PORTOLA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. Boston Clinical Research Institute, LLC
Jan 12, 2018 $2,000 BEVYXXA Promotional Speaking/Other PORTOLA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
May 11, 2018 $1,591 BEVYXXA Travel and Lodging PORTOLA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Dec 5, 2018 $1,539 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging CSL BEHRING
Jun 15, 2018 $1,388 BEVYXXA Travel and Lodging PORTOLA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Sep 13, 2018 $1,200 ELIQUIS Consulting PFIZER INC. Baim Institute for Clinical Research
Oct 6, 2018 $1,166 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging CSL BEHRING
Oct 10, 2018 $1,075 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging CSL BEHRING
Apr 29, 2018 $716 NO PRODUCT DISCUSSED Travel and Lodging SANOFI US SERVICES 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/186400

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.