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/212905
  • 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/212905
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.

MIGUEL MONTERO

Listed Specialty: Vascular Surgery
1238 W ORANGE GROVE RD, SUITE 103, TUCSON, AZ, 85704-2946

2018 Payments: At a Glance

183

payments

$57,179

payment total

19

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Consulting
 11 $37,029
Travel and Lodging
 15 $7,058
Food and Beverage
 155 $6,593
Honoraria
 1 $4,000
Promotional Speaking/Other
 1 $2,500

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†
LUTONIX

device

 $35,887
SUPERA PERIPHERAL STENT SYSTEM

device

 $5,284
FOX SV PTA CATHETER AND ARMADA 14 PERCUTANEOUS CATHETER AND VIATRAC 14 PLUS PERIPHERAL CATHETER

device

 $5,166
HERCULINK ELITE RENAL AND BILIARY STENT SYSTEM

device

 $5,166
HI-TORQUE SPARTACORE GUIDE WIRES

device

 $5,166
OMNILINK ELITE VASCULAR STENT SYSTEM

device

 $5,166
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $3,207
JETSTREAM

device

 $2,650
IVUS SYSTEMS

device

 $2,000
CROSSER

device

 $1,773
COOK MEDICAL PERIPHERAL INTERVENTION

device

 $921
THERAPIES

device

 $892
GENERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION

device

 $655
GENERAL THERAPIES

device

 $509
CVX-300

device

 $326
COOK MEDICAL ZILVER PTX

device

 $248
BULLFROG

device

 $239
EKOSONIC

device

 $222
AMNIOEXCEL

device

 $217
PRIMATRIX

device

 $217
† 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/212905

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Nov 21, 2018 $7,429 LUTONIX Consulting BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Dec 18, 2018 $7,300 LUTONIX Consulting BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 28, 2018 $5,000 LUTONIX Consulting BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 25, 2018 $4,000 LUTONIX Honoraria BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 17, 2018 $3,600 FOX SV PTA CATHETER AND ARMADA 14 PERCUTANEOUS CATHETER AND VIATRAC 14 PLUS PERIPHERAL CATHETER HERCULINK ELITE RENAL AND BILIARY STENT SYSTEM HI-TORQUE SPARTACORE GUIDE WIRES OMNILINK ELITE VASCULAR STENT SYSTEM SUPERA PERIPHERAL STENT SYSTEM Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 6, 2018 $3,050 LUTONIX Consulting BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
May 16, 2018 $2,500 JETSTREAM Promotional Speaking/Other BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jul 25, 2018 $2,400 LUTONIX Consulting BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 14, 2018 $2,000 IVUS SYSTEMS Consulting PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Oct 2, 2018 $1,850 LUTONIX Travel and Lodging BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 2, 2018 $1,850 LUTONIX Consulting BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 26, 2018 $1,600 CROSSER Consulting BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 3, 2018 $1,502 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 3, 2018 $1,450 No Listed Product Consulting BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 17, 2018 $1,350 FOX SV PTA CATHETER AND ARMADA 14 PERCUTANEOUS CATHETER AND VIATRAC 14 PLUS PERIPHERAL CATHETER HERCULINK ELITE RENAL AND BILIARY STENT SYSTEM HI-TORQUE SPARTACORE GUIDE WIRES OMNILINK ELITE VASCULAR STENT SYSTEM SUPERA PERIPHERAL STENT SYSTEM Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Nov 2, 2018 $652 LUTONIX Travel and Lodging BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 17, 2018 $509 LUTONIX Travel and Lodging BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
May 2, 2018 $471 THERAPIES Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jul 5, 2018 $390 LUTONIX Travel and Lodging BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
May 3, 2018 $365 THERAPIES Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION

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/212905

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.