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/235119
  • 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/235119
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.

JESU JACOB

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
66 HARNED RD, COMMACK, NY, 11725-3527

2018 Payments: At a Glance

40

payments

$2,706

payment total

14

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Food and Beverage
 35 $2,063
Travel and Lodging
 5 $643

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†
TRAUMA PRODUCT PORTFOLIO

device

 $502
CEP EXTREMITIES

device

 $337
ACCU-PASS

device

 $275
REUNION

device

 $153
TRIATHLON

device

 $149
TRIDENT

device

 $149
SUTUREFIX

device

 $148
VA-LCP PLATES & SCREWS

device

 $143
TFN ADVANCED

device

 $141
SPIDER/2

device

 $127
BME NITINOL CONTINUOUS COMPRESSION IMPLANTS

device

 $116
VIVIGEN

device

 $114
ARCOS

device

 $114
INTELLIS

device

 $111
G7

device

 $110
ACTIS

device

 $91
MINIMED 530G

device

 $80
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $66
AFFIXUS

device

 $65
PICO

device

 $54
† 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/235119

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Apr 10, 2018 $303 CEP EXTREMITIES Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Apr 13, 2018 $261 TRAUMA PRODUCT PORTFOLIO Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Mar 27, 2018 $149 TRIDENT TRIATHLON Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Jan 18, 2018 $148 ACCU-PASS SUTUREFIX Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Apr 26, 2018 $127 ACCU-PASS SPIDER/2 Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Dec 17, 2018 $122 REUNION Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Apr 24, 2018 $117 TRAUMA PRODUCT PORTFOLIO Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Apr 25, 2018 $114 VIVIGEN Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Jan 30, 2018 $114 ARCOS Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
May 2, 2018 $110 G7 Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Aug 15, 2018 $96 INTELLIS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Nov 5, 2018 $91 BME NITINOL CONTINUOUS COMPRESSION IMPLANTS Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Mar 28, 2018 $91 TFN ADVANCED ACTIS Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Feb 27, 2018 $80 MINIMED 530G Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC MINIMED, INC.
Feb 1, 2018 $77 VA-LCP PLATES & SCREWS Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Sep 20, 2018 $65 VA-LCP PLATES & SCREWS Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Apr 15, 2018 $65 AFFIXUS Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Feb 8, 2018 $54 ECHELON ENDOPATH STAPLER HARMONIC PRODUCT FAMILY Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Jul 3, 2018 $52 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ERMI INC.
Oct 16, 2018 $50 TFN ADVANCED Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES 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/235119

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.