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/190453
  • 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/190453
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.


GAURAV JINDAL

Listed Specialty: Neuroradiology
22 S GREENE ST, SUITE G2K14, BALTIMORE, MD, 21201-1544

2018 Payments: At a Glance

46

payments

$4,710

payment total

2

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Travel and Lodging
6 $2,547
Food and Beverage
39 $1,913
Promotional Speaking/Other
1 $250

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
TREVO

device

$3,072
TARGET

device

$2,742
ATLAS

device

$2,561
LVIS JR.

device

$432
LVIS

device

$370
NEUROFORM EZ

device

$354
HYDROSOFT 3D COIL

device

$347
SOFIA

device

$338
CATALYST

device

$246
SURPASS

device

$201
HYDROFILL COIL

device

$159
HEADWAY MICROCATHETER

device

$149
SCEPTER XC BALLOON CATHETER

device

$149
INFINITY

device

$107
HYDROFRAME COIL

device

$104
PHIL

device

$97
Payments with no listed product

N/A

$64
HYPERSOFT 3D COIL

device

$55
NEURO

device

$47
TPUMP SYSTEM

device

$32
† 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/190453

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Aug 7, 2018 $1,564 TREVO TARGET ATLAS Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Jul 24, 2018 $613 TREVO TARGET ATLAS Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Dec 31, 2018 $250 TREVO Promotional Speaking/Other STRYKER CORPORATION
Aug 8, 2018 $213 TREVO TARGET ATLAS Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Oct 17, 2018 $149 LVIS LVIS JR. SCEPTER XC BALLOON CATHETER HEADWAY MICROCATHETER Food and Beverage MICROVENTION, INC.
Aug 23, 2018 $131 LVIS JR. LVIS HYDROSOFT 3D COIL SOFIA Food and Beverage MICROVENTION, INC.
May 22, 2018 $110 TREVO CATALYST Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Oct 5, 2018 $104 TREVO Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Mar 1, 2018 $104 HYDROFRAME COIL HYDROFILL COIL Food and Beverage MICROVENTION, INC.
Jan 17, 2018 $97 HYDROSOFT 3D COIL LVIS JR. PHIL SOFIA Food and Beverage MICROVENTION, INC.
Jul 11, 2018 $92 NEUROFORM EZ Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Jun 23, 2018 $90 HYDROSOFT 3D COIL LVIS SOFIA Food and Beverage MICROVENTION, INC.
Mar 30, 2018 $80 NEUROFORM EZ Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Aug 13, 2018 $75 TREVO TARGET ATLAS Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Jun 27, 2018 $70 NEUROFORM EZ Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Aug 13, 2018 $70 TREVO TARGET ATLAS Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Aug 8, 2018 $70 SURPASS Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Jan 14, 2018 $64 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MICROVENTION, INC.
Jan 18, 2018 $55 HYDROFILL COIL HYPERSOFT 3D COIL LVIS JR. Food and Beverage MICROVENTION, INC.
Jul 14, 2018 $55 CATALYST INFINITY Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION

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/190453

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.