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/199920
  • 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/199920
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.

ANDREW YIN

Listed Specialty: Internal Medicine
6101 PINE RIDGE RD, 1ST FLOOR DESK 12/13, NAPLES, FL, 34119-3900

2018 Payments: At a Glance

80

payments

$3,573

payment total

11

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Food and Beverage
 80 $3,573

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†
ENSITE CARDIAC MAPPING SYSTEM

device

 $353
ADVISOR CATHETER

device

 $311
LIFEVEST

device

 $289
QUADRA ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR

device

 $254
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $243
ELIQUIS

drug

 $226
XARELTO

drug

 $220
UNIFY ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR

device

 $172
TENDRIL PACING LEAD

device

 $150
ALLURE QUADRA RF CRT PACEMAKER

device

 $147
FLEXABILITY ABLATION CATHETER

device

 $137
ASSURITY PACEMAKER

device

 $126
ARCTIC FRONT

device

 $124
HEARTMATE

device

 $119
WATCHMAN

device

 $118
OPTISENSE PACING LEAD

device

 $104
JARDIANCE

drug

 $102
DURATA DEFIBRILLATION ICD LEAD

device

 $85
NANOSTIM LEADLEAS PACEMAKER

device

 $51
CARTO 3 SYSTEM

device

 $49
† 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/199920

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
May 30, 2018 $178 ADVISOR CATHETER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 27, 2018 $172 UNIFY ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jul 24, 2018 $150 TENDRIL PACING LEAD Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jul 26, 2018 $149 ENSITE CARDIAC MAPPING SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Aug 22, 2018 $147 ALLURE QUADRA RF CRT PACEMAKER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Aug 20, 2018 $132 QUADRA ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 12, 2018 $126 No Listed Product Food and Beverage KANEKA PHARMA AMERICA LLC
Apr 10, 2018 $124 ARCTIC FRONT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 10, 2018 $122 QUADRA ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Dec 5, 2018 $121 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Jul 6, 2018 $119 HEARTMATE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Feb 21, 2018 $118 WATCHMAN Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Feb 8, 2018 $118 No Listed Product Food and Beverage CARDIOFOCUS, INC.
Aug 31, 2018 $107 ASSURITY PACEMAKER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 27, 2018 $105 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Jun 21, 2018 $104 ADVISOR CATHETER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 8, 2018 $104 OPTISENSE PACING LEAD Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Nov 12, 2018 $102 JARDIANCE Food and Beverage BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Nov 1, 2018 $96 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Jul 18, 2018 $95 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)

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/199920

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.