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.
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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/223547
  • 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/223547
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.


DANNY VO

Listed Specialty: Vascular Surgery
1824 KING ST, SUITE 200, JACKSONVILLE, FL, 32204-4735

2018 Payments: At a Glance

153

payments

$22,295

payment total

22

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Food and Beverage
132 $8,118
Honoraria
3 $5,875
Travel and Lodging
15 $4,702
Consulting
3 $3,600

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
EXCLUDER AAA ENDOPROSTHESIS

device

$6,559
AFX

device

$4,688
INDIGO

device

$2,224
CHESAPEAKE INTERBODY SYSTEM

device

$1,246
OVATION

device

$1,072
ALEUTIAN INTERBODY SYSTEMS

device

$1,062
VIABAHN VBX BALLOON EXPANDABLE ENDOPROSTHESIS

device

$934
JETSTREAM

device

$777
EXCLUDER ILIAC BRANCH ENDOPROSTHESIS

device

$606
HAWKONE

device

$348
TIGRIS STENT

device

$239
GENERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION

device

$227
PENUMBRA RUBY COIL

device

$219
SUPERA PERIPHERAL STENT SYSTEM

device

$203
INNOVA

device

$202
AZUR

device

$174
PERIPHERAL ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM

device

$163
ENDURANT

device

$147
CONFORMABLE TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS

device

$138
VIABAHN ENDOPROSTHESIS WITH HEPARIN BIOACTIVE SURFACE

device

$136
† 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/223547

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Mar 23, 2018 $3,000 EXCLUDER AAA ENDOPROSTHESIS Honoraria W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Apr 27, 2018 $1,500 EXCLUDER AAA ENDOPROSTHESIS Honoraria W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Dec 7, 2018 $1,375 EXCLUDER AAA ENDOPROSTHESIS Honoraria W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Jun 18, 2018 $1,200 AFX Consulting ENDOLOGIX, INC.
Mar 1, 2018 $1,200 AFX Consulting ENDOLOGIX, INC.
Nov 1, 2018 $1,200 AFX Consulting ENDOLOGIX, INC.
Sep 26, 2018 $961 CHESAPEAKE INTERBODY SYSTEM Travel and Lodging K2M, INC.
May 15, 2018 $681 INDIGO Travel and Lodging PENUMBRA, INC.
Apr 23, 2018 $533 INDIGO Travel and Lodging PENUMBRA, INC.
Sep 13, 2018 $448 JETSTREAM Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Oct 6, 2018 $421 ALEUTIAN INTERBODY SYSTEMS Travel and Lodging K2M, INC.
May 15, 2018 $405 INDIGO Travel and Lodging PENUMBRA, INC.
Sep 13, 2018 $329 JETSTREAM Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jan 8, 2018 $259 INDIGO Travel and Lodging PENUMBRA, INC.
Dec 21, 2018 $219 AFX OVATION Food and Beverage ENDOLOGIX, INC.
Mar 11, 2018 $184 VIABAHN VBX BALLOON EXPANDABLE ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Oct 4, 2018 $181 ALEUTIAN INTERBODY SYSTEMS Travel and Lodging K2M, INC.
Nov 30, 2018 $165 SUPERA PERIPHERAL STENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 4, 2018 $164 ALEUTIAN INTERBODY SYSTEMS Food and Beverage K2M, INC.
Aug 24, 2018 $159 EXCLUDER AAA ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, 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/223547

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.