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/198755
  • 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/198755
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.

JOHN MARTIN

Listed Specialty: Family Medicine
105 S BRYANT AVE, SUITE 300, EDMOND, OK, 73034-6399

2018 Payments: At a Glance

49

payments

$2,746

payment total

19

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Food and Beverage
 46 $2,730
Education
 3 $16

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†
XARELTO

drug

 $325
OZEMPIC

drug

 $311
INVOKANA

drug

 $257
PRALUENT

drug

 $232
ELIQUIS

drug

 $228
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $225
REPATHA

drug

 $218
VASCEPA

drug

 $143
LIVALO

drug

 $133
UTIBRON

drug

 $124
BEVESPI AEROSPHERE

drug

 $117
TRESIBA

drug

 $109
MYALEPT

drug

 $105
BRIVIACT

drug

 $102
EUCRISA

drug

 $32
AFREZZA

drug

 $25
ENTRESTO

drug

 $22
XULTOPHY 100/3.6

drug

 $15
MOVANTIK

drug

 $13
COOK MEDICAL FLEXOR ANSEL

device

 $11
† 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/198755

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
May 17, 2018 $133 LIVALO Food and Beverage KOWA PHARMACEUTICALS AMERICA, INC.
Aug 30, 2018 $133 VASCEPA Food and Beverage AMARIN PHARMA INC.
Jan 25, 2018 $125 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
May 16, 2018 $124 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Oct 25, 2018 $124 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Feb 15, 2018 $124 UTIBRON Food and Beverage SUNOVION PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Oct 25, 2018 $122 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Apr 5, 2018 $118 OZEMPIC Food and Beverage NOVO NORDISK INC
Aug 16, 2018 $117 INVOKANA Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Feb 27, 2018 $117 BEVESPI AEROSPHERE Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Nov 13, 2018 $116 INVOKANA Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Feb 7, 2018 $112 PRALUENT Food and Beverage REGENERON HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS, INC.
Apr 19, 2018 $109 TRESIBA Food and Beverage NOVO NORDISK INC
May 8, 2018 $108 REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Jul 17, 2018 $105 PRALUENT Food and Beverage REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Sep 20, 2018 $105 MYALEPT Food and Beverage AEGERION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Jul 18, 2018 $105 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Oct 9, 2018 $105 REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Sep 13, 2018 $102 BRIVIACT Food and Beverage UCB, INC.
Jun 13, 2018 $100 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ABBVIE, 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/198755

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.