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/206978
  • 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/206978
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 ROSS

Listed Specialty: Vascular Surgery
795 COOK RD, ORANGEBURG, SC, 29118-2127

2018 Payments: At a Glance

91

payments

$110,385

payment total

13

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Honoraria
 7 $48,550
Consulting
 8 $36,575
Royalty or License
 4 $19,422
Food and Beverage
 69 $5,107
Travel and Lodging
 3 $732

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†
VIABAHN ENDOPROSTHESIS

device

 $37,786
CHAMELEON

device

 $20,000
AIRWAY MANAGEMENT - LMA, RUSCH & TELEFLEX BRANDS

device

 $19,422
ANASTOCLIP

device

 $7,712
ACUSEAL VASCULAR GRAFT

device

 $7,554
PROPATEN VASCULAR GRAFT

device

 $4,202
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $3,612
VASCULAR GRAFT

device

 $3,400
IN.PACT ADMIRAL

device

 $1,998
OSTIAL PRO STENT POSITIONING SYSTEM

device

 $1,900
VIABAHN ENDOPROSTHESIS WITH HEPARIN BIOACTIVE SURFACE

device

 $1,581
LUTONIX

device

 $421
ANGIOJET

device

 $220
JETSTREAM

device

 $135
FLUENCY

device

 $117
FLAIR

device

 $114
GENERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION

device

 $110
GENERAL ANGIOPLASTY

device

 $99
RENAL - PD

device

 $72
NEXTREMITY NEXTRA HAMMERTOE

device

 $48
† 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/206978

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Aug 24, 2018 $24,000 VIABAHN ENDOPROSTHESIS Honoraria W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC. REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
Oct 8, 2018 $20,000 CHAMELEON Consulting AV MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LTD. ACCESS CONNECTIONS LLC
Dec 14, 2018 $8,000 VIABAHN ENDOPROSTHESIS Honoraria W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC. REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
Jun 7, 2018 $5,560 AIRWAY MANAGEMENT - LMA, RUSCH & TELEFLEX BRANDS Royalty or License ARROW INTERNATIONAL, INC. ACCESS CONNECTIONS III LLC
Aug 29, 2018 $5,312 AIRWAY MANAGEMENT - LMA, RUSCH & TELEFLEX BRANDS Royalty or License ARROW INTERNATIONAL, INC. ACCESS CONNECTIONS III LLC
Feb 23, 2018 $4,341 AIRWAY MANAGEMENT - LMA, RUSCH & TELEFLEX BRANDS Royalty or License ARROW INTERNATIONAL, INC. ACCESS CONNECTIONS LLC
Nov 30, 2018 $4,209 AIRWAY MANAGEMENT - LMA, RUSCH & TELEFLEX BRANDS Royalty or License ARROW INTERNATIONAL, INC. ACCESS CONNECTIONS III LLC
Jan 30, 2018 $4,000 PROPATEN VASCULAR GRAFT Honoraria W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC. REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
Nov 26, 2018 $4,000 ACUSEAL VASCULAR GRAFT Honoraria W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC. REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
Sep 28, 2018 $3,400 ACUSEAL VASCULAR GRAFT Honoraria W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Aug 24, 2018 $3,400 VASCULAR GRAFT Honoraria W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Dec 14, 2018 $2,800 VIABAHN ENDOPROSTHESIS Consulting W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Jan 9, 2018 $2,500 ANASTOCLIP Consulting LEMAITRE VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 1, 2018 $2,500 ANASTOCLIP Consulting LEMAITRE VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 18, 2018 $2,500 No Listed Product Consulting ARTEGRAFT INC.
Dec 7, 2018 $2,500 ANASTOCLIP Consulting LEMAITRE VASCULAR, INC.
May 19, 2018 $1,900 OSTIAL PRO STENT POSITIONING SYSTEM Consulting MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC ACESS CONNECTIONS LLC
Nov 13, 2018 $1,875 IN.PACT ADMIRAL Consulting MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. Access Connections
Jul 25, 2018 $1,750 VIABAHN ENDOPROSTHESIS Honoraria W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC. BRYN MAWR COMMUNICATIONS LLC
Jul 23, 2018 $585 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ARTEGRAFT 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/206978

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.