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/207548
  • 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/207548
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.

MATTHEW SMITH

Listed Specialty: Critical Care Medicine
1301 2ND AVE SW, LARGO, FL, 33770-3120

2018 Payments: At a Glance

97

payments

$2,086

payment total

18

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Food and Beverage
 96 $2,081
Education
 1 $5

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†
BEVESPI AEROSPHERE

drug

 $301
SYMBICORT

drug

 $282
LONHALA MAGNAIR

drug

 $276
FASENRA

drug

 $204
XOLAIR

drug

 $158
CRESEMBA

drug

 $151
UTIBRON

drug

 $150
SPIRIVA RESPIMAT

drug

 $119
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $118
NUCALA

drug

 $117
OFEV

drug

 $110
STIOLTO RESPIMAT

drug

 $104
BROVANA

drug

 $99
SEEBRI

drug

 $99
DUPIXENT

drug

 $68
TUDORZA PRESSAIR

drug

 $45
TYVASO

drug

 $44
ANORO

drug

 $42
ESBRIET

drug

 $34
SMARTVEST

device

 $31
† 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/207548

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Jan 30, 2018 $125 BEVESPI AEROSPHERE Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
May 29, 2018 $125 LONHALA MAGNAIR Food and Beverage SUNOVION PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Jan 12, 2018 $124 BEVESPI AEROSPHERE SYMBICORT FASENRA Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Dec 13, 2018 $121 CRESEMBA Food and Beverage ASTELLAS PHARMA US INC
May 3, 2018 $118 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Feb 6, 2018 $30 OFEV Food and Beverage BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
May 18, 2018 $30 MYCAMINE CRESEMBA Food and Beverage ASTELLAS PHARMA US INC
Jan 9, 2018 $26 TYVASO Food and Beverage UNITED THERAPEUTICS CORPORATION
Jan 19, 2018 $26 GENERAL THERAPIES Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Feb 22, 2018 $26 TRILOGY 200 Food and Beverage PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Sep 21, 2018 $25 STIOLTO RESPIMAT SPIRIVA RESPIMAT Food and Beverage BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Aug 10, 2018 $25 STIOLTO Food and Beverage BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Jul 17, 2018 $25 PERFOROMIST Food and Beverage MYLAN SPECIALTY L.P.
Nov 15, 2018 $25 DUPIXENT Food and Beverage REGENERON HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS, INC.
Jun 28, 2018 $25 TRESIBA Food and Beverage NOVO NORDISK INC
Oct 12, 2018 $23 NUCALA Food and Beverage GLAXOSMITHKLINE, LLC.
Oct 16, 2018 $23 OFEV Food and Beverage BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Apr 13, 2018 $23 UTIBRON SEEBRI LONHALA MAGNAIR BROVANA Food and Beverage SUNOVION PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Dec 7, 2018 $22 STIOLTO RESPIMAT SPIRIVA RESPIMAT Food and Beverage BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Nov 30, 2018 $22 DUPIXENT Food and Beverage REGENERON HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS, 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/207548

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.