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/222252
  • 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/222252
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.


MICHAEL RINALDI

Listed Specialty: Cardiovascular Disease
1001 BLYTHE BLVD, SUITE 300- ADULT CARDIOLOGY, CHARLOTTE, NC, 28203-5866

2018 Payments: At a Glance

93

payments

$41,706

payment total

7

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Consulting
11 $30,750
Food and Beverage
70 $4,259
Promotional Speaking/Other
1 $3,000
Honoraria
1 $2,100
Travel and Lodging
10 $1,597

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

$11,961
MITRA CLIP SYSTEM

device

$10,264
WATCHMAN

device

$4,851
GENERAL THERAPIES

device

$3,789
ASAHI FIELDER CORONARY GUIDE WIRE

device

$3,150
NC TREK CORONARY CATHETERS

device

$3,150
XIENCE V CORONARY STENT SYSTEM

device

$3,150
HI-TORQUE CORONARY GUIDE WIRE

device

$3,150
GENERAL STRUCTURAL HEART

device

$3,020
EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE

device

$2,328
AMPLATZER OCCLUDERS

device

$686
THERAPIES

device

$483
CG FUTURE

device

$364
GENERAL VASCULAR ACCESS

device

$196
COREVALVE EVOLUT

device

$176
BIOPROSTHETIC MITRAL VALVE

device

$162
ENTRESTO

drug

$133
RESOLUTE

device

$62
MOZEC RX PTCA BALLOON

device

$41
ELIQUIS

drug

$40
† 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.

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Aug 15, 2018 $4,000 WATCHMAN Consulting BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Mar 27, 2018 $4,000 No Listed Product Consulting CARDINAL HEALTH 200, LLC
May 10, 2018 $3,500 No Listed Product Consulting CARDINAL HEALTH 200, LLC
Jun 14, 2018 $3,000 ASAHI FIELDER CORONARY GUIDE WIRE HI-TORQUE CORONARY GUIDE WIRE NC TREK CORONARY CATHETERS XIENCE V CORONARY STENT SYSTEM Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 26, 2018 $3,000 GENERAL THERAPIES Promotional Speaking/Other BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Apr 11, 2018 $3,000 GENERAL STRUCTURAL HEART Consulting BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jul 10, 2018 $2,500 MITRA CLIP SYSTEM Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 19, 2018 $2,500 MITRA CLIP SYSTEM Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jan 19, 2018 $2,500 MITRA CLIP SYSTEM Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Dec 20, 2018 $2,100 EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE Honoraria EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Jul 5, 2018 $2,000 No Listed Product Consulting CARDINAL HEALTH 200, LLC BCD Travel US
Mar 16, 2018 $2,000 No Listed Product Consulting CARDINAL HEALTH 200, LLC
Dec 28, 2018 $1,750 MITRA CLIP SYSTEM Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Aug 9, 2018 $483 THERAPIES Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Oct 23, 2018 $419 AMPLATZER OCCLUDERS Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Feb 25, 2018 $352 GENERAL THERAPIES Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Feb 25, 2018 $270 GENERAL THERAPIES Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Oct 4, 2018 $178 EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Dec 29, 2018 $162 BIOPROSTHETIC MITRAL VALVE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Aug 1, 2018 $162 MITRA CLIP SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES

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/222252

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.