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/226610
  • 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/226610
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.

ROSHAN PARIKH

Listed Specialty: Dentist
2555 LINCOLN HWY, SUITE 107, OLYMPIA FIELDS, IL, 60461-1936

2018 Payments: At a Glance

50

payments

$6,218

payment total

12

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Food and Beverage
 40 $4,565
Travel and Lodging
 5 $738
Education
 2 $417
Grant
 1 $416
Gift
 2 $82

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†
BIOHORIZONS DENTAL IMPLANTS

device

 $2,976
SUREFIL SDR FLOW

device

 $919
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $544
BIO MATERIALS

device

 $416
EOU CARTRIDGES

device

 $236
TPH SPECTRA

device

 $180
SONICFILL 2

device

 $164
RESTORATIVE DENTISTRY

device

 $151
IBOND TOTAL ETCH

device

 $145
POLISHERS

device

 $127
CEREC CAD/CAM

device

 $124
WAVEONE

device

 $116
NEUN

device

 $69
AQUASIL

device

 $30
ADMIRA FUSION

device

 $12
FUTURABOND U

device

 $12
X-TRA BASE

device

 $12
DENTAL AND ORTHODONTIC SUPPLIES

device

 $10
† 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
Oct 29, 2018 $1,973 BIOHORIZONS DENTAL IMPLANTS Food and Beverage BIOHORIZONS IMPLANT SYSTEMS INC.
Jun 13, 2018 $587 SUREFIL SDR FLOW Travel and Lodging DENTSPLY LLC
May 12, 2018 $416 BIO MATERIALS Grant GEISTLICH PHARMA, NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Jun 26, 2018 $317 SUREFIL SDR FLOW Education DENTSPLY LLC
May 18, 2018 $214 No Listed Product Food and Beverage IVOCLAR VIVADENT, INC.
Feb 21, 2018 $175 No Listed Product Food and Beverage HENRY SCHEIN, INC.
Mar 15, 2018 $166 BIOHORIZONS DENTAL IMPLANTS Food and Beverage BIOHORIZONS IMPLANT SYSTEMS INC.
Jul 18, 2018 $153 EOU CARTRIDGES Food and Beverage KERR CORPORATION
Feb 12, 2018 $145 IBOND TOTAL ETCH Food and Beverage KULZER, LLC
Sep 7, 2018 $127 POLISHERS Food and Beverage KERR CORPORATION
Jan 10, 2018 $126 SONICFILL 2 Food and Beverage KERR CORPORATION
Jul 26, 2018 $121 BIOHORIZONS DENTAL IMPLANTS Food and Beverage BIOHORIZONS IMPLANT SYSTEMS INC.
Nov 15, 2018 $115 BIOHORIZONS DENTAL IMPLANTS Food and Beverage BIOHORIZONS IMPLANT SYSTEMS INC.
Nov 13, 2018 $112 BIOHORIZONS DENTAL IMPLANTS Food and Beverage BIOHORIZONS IMPLANT SYSTEMS INC.
Aug 6, 2018 $112 TPH SPECTRA Food and Beverage DENTSPLY SIRONA INC
Oct 4, 2018 $100 WAVEONE Education TULSA DENTAL PRODUCTS LLC
Jun 1, 2018 $95 BIOHORIZONS DENTAL IMPLANTS Food and Beverage BIOHORIZONS IMPLANT SYSTEMS INC.
May 10, 2018 $74 No Listed Product Food and Beverage IVOCLAR VIVADENT, INC.
May 10, 2018 $74 No Listed Product Food and Beverage IVOCLAR VIVADENT, INC.
Feb 22, 2018 $72 CEREC CAD/CAM Gift PATTERSON COMPANIES, 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/226610

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.