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/219859
  • 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/219859
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.

KEITH HORTON

Listed Specialty: Vascular & Interventional Radiology
110 IRVING ST NW, WASHINGTON, DC, 20010-2976

2018 Payments: At a Glance

70

payments

$5,426

payment total

14

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Food and Beverage
 59 $3,257
Travel and Lodging
 11 $2,169

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†
EKOSONIC

device

 $1,509
EMBOZENE

device

 $1,101
PENUMBRA SYSTEM

device

 $636
OPTION

device

 $382
AZUR

device

 $310
OSTEOCOOL RF ABLATION

device

 $192
HYDROPEARL

device

 $172
THERASPHERE

device

 $144
IN.PACT ADMIRAL

device

 $118
COOK MEDICAL EMBOLIZATION

device

 $118
AXIUM

device

 $105
HAWKONE

device

 $102
INTERLOCK

device

 $94
COOK MEDICAL STENTS

device

 $86
ANGIOSEAL

device

 $79
SOLITAIRE

device

 $76
NAVICROSS

device

 $74
CONCERTO

device

 $70
ANGIOJET

device

 $53
VASCULAR LITHOTRIPSY

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/219859

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Oct 3, 2018 $622 EKOSONIC Travel and Lodging EKOS CORPORATION
Sep 29, 2018 $436 PENUMBRA SYSTEM Travel and Lodging PENUMBRA, INC.
Oct 22, 2018 $407 EMBOZENE Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Sep 14, 2018 $369 EKOSONIC Food and Beverage EKOS CORPORATION
Oct 23, 2018 $282 EMBOZENE Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Sep 28, 2018 $200 PENUMBRA SYSTEM Food and Beverage PENUMBRA, INC.
Sep 14, 2018 $170 EKOSONIC Travel and Lodging EKOS CORPORATION
Jun 29, 2018 $136 EMBOZENE Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Oct 17, 2018 $134 EMBOZENE Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Dec 6, 2018 $118 IN.PACT ADMIRAL Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 3, 2018 $118 EKOSONIC Food and Beverage EKOS CORPORATION
Jun 30, 2018 $106 AZUR Food and Beverage TERUMO MEDICAL CORPORATION
Feb 8, 2018 $105 COOK MEDICAL EMBOLIZATION Food and Beverage COOK MEDICAL LLC
Aug 20, 2018 $105 AXIUM Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Oct 3, 2018 $104 EKOSONIC Travel and Lodging EKOS CORPORATION
Jan 25, 2018 $102 HAWKONE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 7, 2018 $99 OPTION Food and Beverage ARGON MEDICAL DEVICES, INC.
Jun 15, 2018 $94 INTERLOCK Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Nov 27, 2018 $93 HYDROPEARL AZUR Food and Beverage TERUMO MEDICAL CORPORATION
Sep 9, 2018 $91 OPTION Food and Beverage ARGON MEDICAL DEVICES, 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/219859

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.