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/190893
  • 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/190893
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.

JUSTIN GOLDFARB

Listed Specialty: Internal Medicine
5750 W THUNDERBIRD RD, C300, GLENDALE, AZ, 85306-4660

2018 Payments: At a Glance

183

payments

$10,540

payment total

36

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Consulting
 3 $6,500
Food and Beverage
 172 $3,173
Travel and Lodging
 3 $747
Education
 5 $119

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†
ZYDELIG

drug

 $4,656
CALQUENCE

drug

 $2,717
KEYTRUDA

drug

 $393
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $238
NERLYNX

drug

 $154
IMBRUVICA

drug

 $150
REVLIMID

drug

 $149
VENCLEXTA

drug

 $140
NINLARO

drug

 $124
CABOMETYX

drug

 $116
GILOTRIF

drug

 $108
XGEVA

drug

 $105
DARZALEX

drug

 $99
XOFIGO

drug

 $88
LUPRON

drug

 $86
TECENTRIQ

drug

 $86
ARANESP

drug

 $75
NPLATE

drug

 $75
PROLIA

drug

 $75
IMFINZI

drug

 $74
† 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/190893

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Apr 12, 2018 $4,000 ZYDELIG Consulting GILEAD SCIENCES INC
Nov 26, 2018 $2,350 CALQUENCE Consulting ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Apr 6, 2018 $290 ZYDELIG Travel and Lodging GILEAD SCIENCES INC
Apr 6, 2018 $260 ZYDELIG Travel and Lodging GILEAD SCIENCES INC
Nov 17, 2018 $197 CALQUENCE Travel and Lodging ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Nov 9, 2018 $150 KEYTRUDA Consulting COMSORT, INC
Nov 21, 2018 $149 REVLIMID Food and Beverage CELGENE CORPORATION
Oct 25, 2018 $120 NERLYNX Food and Beverage PUMA BIOTECHNOLOGY, INC.
Mar 8, 2018 $115 VENCLEXTA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Jun 28, 2018 $110 KEYTRUDA Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Jan 11, 2018 $100 No Listed Product Education AMGEN INC.
Jun 26, 2018 $77 NINLARO Food and Beverage TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC.
Nov 17, 2018 $57 CALQUENCE Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Apr 7, 2018 $50 ZYDELIG Food and Beverage GILEAD SCIENCES INC
Jul 9, 2018 $46 CABOMETYX Food and Beverage EXELIXIS INC.
Apr 7, 2018 $43 ZYDELIG Food and Beverage GILEAD SCIENCES INC
Apr 4, 2018 $38 ZEVALIN Food and Beverage SPECTRUM PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
May 29, 2018 $34 NINLARO Food and Beverage TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC.
Sep 20, 2018 $33 XOFIGO Food and Beverage BAYER HEALTHCARE PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Nov 8, 2018 $30 KYPROLIS XGEVA Food and Beverage AMGEN 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/190893

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.