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/226778
  • 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/226778
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.

SAMIR MEHTA

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
3737 MARKET ST, 7 FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19104-5545

2018 Payments: At a Glance

147

payments

$194,562

payment total

15

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Royalty or License
 7 $68,115
Consulting
 22 $55,527
Promotional Speaking/Other
 10 $54,838
Travel and Lodging
 47 $11,773
Food and Beverage
 60 $3,799
Accredited Training
 1 $510

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†
OTHER INFIX

device

 $66,334
PERI-LOC

device

 $33,996
TFN ADVANCED

device

 $32,018
IM NAILS

device

 $28,918
PERI-LOC VLP

device

 $23,183
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $21,881
JET-X

device

 $21,251
META TAN

device

 $21,251
VA-LCP PLATES & SCREWS

device

 $15,872
CANNULATED SCREW

device

 $13,592
DHS

device

 $13,017
TRIGEN FEMORAL (FAN/TAN/META NAIL)

device

 $12,477
TRIGEN META-NAIL

device

 $12,324
TRIGEN SURESHOT

device

 $12,324
MATRIXRIB

device

 $8,791
PROXIMAL HUMERUS LOCKING PLATE

device

 $7,512
DISTAL HUMERUS LOCKING PLATE

device

 $5,731
OLECRENON LOCKING PLATE

device

 $5,731
EVOS

device

 $5,343
STRENSIQ

drug

 $5,051
† 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/226778

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Nov 20, 2018 $15,441 OTHER INFIX Royalty or License SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Nov 21, 2018 $12,965 DHS TFN ADVANCED IM NAILS Consulting MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Aug 8, 2018 $12,783 OTHER INFIX Royalty or License SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Aug 8, 2018 $11,819 OTHER INFIX Royalty or License SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Mar 27, 2018 $11,500 PERI-LOC PERI-LOC VLP TRIGEN META-NAIL TRIGEN SURESHOT Promotional Speaking/Other SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Oct 9, 2018 $10,313 CANNULATED SCREW JET-X META TAN PERI-LOC Promotional Speaking/Other SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Nov 20, 2018 $9,913 OTHER INFIX Royalty or License SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jun 13, 2018 $9,750 No Listed Product Promotional Speaking/Other SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Oct 12, 2018 $9,625 JET-X META TAN PERI-LOC PERI-LOC VLP TRIGEN FEMORAL (FAN/TAN/META NAIL) Promotional Speaking/Other SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jun 11, 2018 $9,589 OTHER INFIX Royalty or License SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jun 18, 2018 $8,721 MATRIXRIB Consulting MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Mar 26, 2018 $7,300 No Listed Product Promotional Speaking/Other SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jun 11, 2018 $6,790 OTHER INFIX Royalty or License SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jul 16, 2018 $6,541 IM NAILS VA-LCP PLATES & SCREWS TFN ADVANCED Consulting MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Aug 13, 2018 $4,400 OLECRENON LOCKING PLATE PROXIMAL HUMERUS LOCKING PLATE DISTAL HUMERUS LOCKING PLATE Consulting BIEDERMANN MOTECH, INC.
Apr 23, 2018 $4,000 STRENSIQ Consulting ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Aug 24, 2018 $3,200 EX NAILS CANNULATED SCREW DCP/LC-DCP PLATES & SCREWS Consulting SYNTHES USA PRODUCTS LLC
Apr 25, 2018 $2,725 IM NAILS TFN ADVANCED VA-LCP PLATES & SCREWS Consulting MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Mar 16, 2018 $2,725 IM NAILS TFN ADVANCED VA-LCP PLATES & SCREWS Consulting MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Mar 22, 2018 $2,200 TRIGEN INTERTAN Promotional Speaking/Other SMITH & NEPHEW, 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/226778

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.