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/209362
  • 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/209362
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.

SANGEETHA VENKATARAJAN

Listed Specialty: Internal Medicine
1400 PRESSLER ST, UNIT 1452, HOUSTON, TX, 77030-3722

2018 Payments: At a Glance

129

payments

$4,282

payment total

23

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Food and Beverage
 127 $2,932
Consulting
 2 $1,350

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†
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $1,427
NEO-SYNALAR CREAM

drug

 $448
DORYX

drug

 $374
CLODAN SHAMPOO

drug

 $350
GENADUR

drug

 $350
EPIDUO FORTE

drug

 $298
EUCRISA

drug

 $231
SOOLANTRA

drug

 $209
DUPIXENT

drug

 $207
COSENTYX

drug

 $186
SILIQ

drug

 $129
HUMIRA

drug

 $122
TREMFYA

drug

 $116
FINACEA

drug

 $90
CERACADE

drug

 $86
TARGADOX

drug

 $86
LUXAMEND

drug

 $86
ORACEA

drug

 $60
IMPOYZ

drug

 $50
ABSORICA (ISOTRETINOIN)

drug

 $50
† 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/209362

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Jun 21, 2018 $1,000 No Listed Product Consulting ALLERGAN INC.
May 25, 2018 $350 NEO-SYNALAR CREAM CLODAN SHAMPOO GENADUR Consulting MEDIMETRIKS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
May 5, 2018 $142 No Listed Product Food and Beverage GALDERMA LABORATORIES, L.P.
Sep 19, 2018 $129 SOOLANTRA Food and Beverage GALDERMA LABORATORIES, L.P.
Nov 15, 2018 $125 COSENTYX Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Jul 13, 2018 $124 DUPIXENT Food and Beverage REGENERON HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS, INC.
Aug 2, 2018 $124 DORYX Food and Beverage MAYNE PHARMA INC.
Aug 29, 2018 $116 TREMFYA Food and Beverage JANSSEN SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS, LLC
Apr 19, 2018 $114 EPIDUO FORTE Food and Beverage GALDERMA LABORATORIES, L.P.
Jun 26, 2018 $110 EUCRISA Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Aug 28, 2018 $105 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Aug 16, 2018 $98 SILIQ Food and Beverage ORTHO DERMATOLOGICS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Oct 16, 2018 $95 NEO-SYNALAR CREAM Food and Beverage MEDIMETRIKS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
May 15, 2018 $86 CERACADE LUXAMEND TARGADOX Food and Beverage JOURNEY MEDICAL CORPORATION
May 6, 2018 $83 EPIDUO FORTE Food and Beverage GALDERMA LABORATORIES, L.P.
May 5, 2018 $72 EUCRISA Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Jun 24, 2018 $44 No Listed Product Food and Beverage GALDERMA LABORATORIES, L.P.
Aug 28, 2018 $33 IMPOYZ Food and Beverage ENCORE DERMATOLOGY INC.
Jan 23, 2018 $30 REMICADE STELARA SIMPONI SIMPONI ARIA Food and Beverage JANSSEN BIOTECH, INC.
Nov 28, 2018 $25 HUMIRA 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/209362

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.