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/230821
  • 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/230821
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.

WILLIAM PUJADAS

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
1325 SAN MARCO BLVD STE 200, JACKSONVILLE, FL, 32207-8566

2018 Payments: At a Glance

27

payments

$8,240

payment total

7

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Consulting
 4 $6,125
Travel and Lodging
 7 $1,084
Food and Beverage
 15 $945
Education
 1 $86

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†
G7

device

 $5,625
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $1,192
DUAL MOBILITY LINER REMOVAL TOOL DEVELOPMENT LAB, CHICAGO, 7 SEP 2018

device

 $500
ZILRETTA

drug

 $343
ACCUFILL

device

 $122
PERSONA

device

 $109
KNEE PRODUCT PORTFOLIO

device

 $104
FLUID SYSTEMS

device

 $86
SIDUS STEM-FREE SHOULDER

device

 $50
MONOVISC

device

 $43
REGENETEN

device

 $35
DYNASPLINT

device

 $18
DUROLANE

device

 $13
ORTHOVISC

device

 $13
† 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
Nov 5, 2018 $2,125 G7 Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Nov 5, 2018 $2,000 G7 Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Nov 5, 2018 $1,500 G7 Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Oct 10, 2018 $500 DUAL MOBILITY LINER REMOVAL TOOL DEVELOPMENT LAB, CHICAGO, 7 SEP 2018 Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Dec 4, 2018 $343 ZILRETTA Food and Beverage FLEXION THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Sep 6, 2018 $272 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Sep 6, 2018 $218 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Sep 7, 2018 $200 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Sep 7, 2018 $173 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Sep 12, 2018 $164 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Apr 3, 2018 $122 ACCUFILL Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Dec 20, 2018 $109 PERSONA Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Dec 13, 2018 $104 KNEE PRODUCT PORTFOLIO Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Sep 21, 2018 $86 FLUID SYSTEMS Education ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Mar 14, 2018 $72 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ERMI INC.
Mar 7, 2018 $50 SIDUS STEM-FREE SHOULDER Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Dec 19, 2018 $35 REGENETEN Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Sep 6, 2018 $34 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Sep 7, 2018 $22 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Sep 11, 2018 $19 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, 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/230821

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.