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/217494
  • 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/217494
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.

ERIC PETERSON

Listed Specialty: Neurological Surgery
1475 NW 12TH AVE, MIAMI, FL, 33136-1002

2018 Payments: At a Glance

106

payments

$71,081

payment total

7

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Consulting
 13 $38,573
Promotional Speaking/Other
 6 $22,640
Travel and Lodging
 26 $6,867
Food and Beverage
 61 $3,001

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†
PIPELINE

device

 $22,091
TARGET

device

 $14,409
NEUROFORM EZ

device

 $12,353
DAC

device

 $11,846
GATEWAY

device

 $11,650
SYNCHRO

device

 $11,650
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $9,304
INFINITY

device

 $3,655
ARTEMIS

device

 $3,011
TREVO

device

 $2,314
ATLAS

device

 $2,157
SURPASS

device

 $1,560
MINDFRAME CAPTURE LP

device

 $1,200
PENUMBRA SYSTEM

device

 $754
NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

device

 $448
REVIVE

device

 $400
PERFORMANCE SOLUTIONS

device

 $400
CATALYST

device

 $398
3D REVASCULARIZATION

device

 $345
ACE

device

 $320
† 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/217494

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
May 24, 2018 $11,760 TARGET Consulting STRYKER CORPORATION
Oct 4, 2018 $11,600 DAC NEUROFORM EZ GATEWAY SYNCHRO Consulting STRYKER CORPORATION
Jan 8, 2018 $8,800 PIPELINE Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Apr 9, 2018 $5,800 PIPELINE Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Dec 17, 2018 $4,120 No Listed Product Consulting MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Oct 27, 2018 $4,120 No Listed Product Consulting MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC
Nov 8, 2018 $4,040 PIPELINE Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jan 19, 2018 $2,400 ARTEMIS Promotional Speaking/Other PENUMBRA, INC.
Dec 6, 2018 $2,200 INFINITY Consulting STRYKER CORPORATION
Nov 1, 2018 $1,200 INFINITY Consulting STRYKER CORPORATION
Mar 21, 2018 $1,200 MINDFRAME CAPTURE LP Consulting MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jul 5, 2018 $1,200 PIPELINE Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Aug 15, 2018 $887 TARGET TREVO ATLAS Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Dec 4, 2018 $771 SURPASS Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Apr 5, 2018 $619 PIPELINE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Nov 5, 2018 $602 PIPELINE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jan 19, 2018 $554 ARTEMIS Travel and Lodging PENUMBRA, INC.
Dec 17, 2018 $515 No Listed Product Consulting MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Apr 24, 2018 $494 TREVO TARGET ATLAS Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Aug 22, 2018 $404 ATLAS Travel and Lodging STRYKER 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/217494

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.