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/231994
  • 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/231994
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.

ZYAD YOUNAN

Listed Specialty: Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
1145 BORDENTOWN AVE, SUITE 10, PARLIN, NJ, 08859-1851

2018 Payments: At a Glance

116

payments

$8,065

payment total

9

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Food and Beverage
 112 $4,979
Consulting
 2 $2,085
Travel and Lodging
 2 $1,001

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†
ENSITE CARDIAC MAPPING SYSTEM

device

 $2,349
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $1,470
CARTO 3 SYSTEM

device

 $540
WATCHMAN

device

 $436
CRT-DS

device

 $390
PACEMAKERS

device

 $321
QUADRA ALLURE MP RF CRT PACEMKR

device

 $280
MICRA

device

 $237
ASSURITY PACEMAKER

device

 $220
SOUNDSTAR

device

 $214
AZURE

device

 $149
QUADRA ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR

device

 $145
REMEDE SYSTEM

device

 $145
NAVISTAR

device

 $139
ADVISA

device

 $132
RESONATE

device

 $100
VISITAG

device

 $95
MOBICATH

device

 $90
CONFIDENSE

device

 $76
CONNECT HF

device

 $57
† 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/231994

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Dec 6, 2018 $1,137 ENSITE CARDIAC MAPPING SYSTEM Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Dec 6, 2018 $948 ENSITE CARDIAC MAPPING SYSTEM Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 16, 2018 $542 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging BIOTRONIK INC.
May 30, 2018 $459 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging BIOTRONIK INC. PORTLAND GOVERNOR HOTEL ACQUISITION DBA THE SENTIN
Sep 20, 2018 $180 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
May 8, 2018 $158 CARTO 3 SYSTEM Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
Nov 12, 2018 $153 ENSITE CARDIAC MAPPING SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Nov 14, 2018 $145 REMEDE SYSTEM Food and Beverage RESPICARDIA, INC.
Apr 27, 2018 $142 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
Jan 11, 2018 $139 PACEMAKERS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 16, 2018 $135 CARTO 3 SYSTEM Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
Dec 11, 2018 $125 NAVISTAR Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
May 12, 2018 $124 CARTO 3 SYSTEM Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
May 10, 2018 $123 ADVISA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 27, 2018 $119 WATCHMAN Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Mar 2, 2018 $117 CRT-DS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 10, 2018 $117 QUADRA ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 4, 2018 $116 WATCHMAN Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Oct 13, 2018 $111 ENSITE CARDIAC MAPPING SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Aug 16, 2018 $111 ASSURITY PACEMAKER 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/231994

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.