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/239514
  • 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/239514
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.


JASON ROGERS

Listed Specialty: Interventional Cardiology
4860 Y ST, SUITE 2820, SACRAMENTO, CA, 95817-2307

2018 Payments: At a Glance

50

payments

$35,512

payment total

9

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Consulting
1 $21,000
Promotional Speaking/Other
2 $6,000
Food and Beverage
36 $3,030
Nonaccredited Training
1 $3,000
Travel and Lodging
10 $2,483

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
PRODUCT IN DEVELOPMENT

device

$21,404
WATCHMAN

device

$3,037
GENERAL STRUCTURAL HEART

device

$3,018
NRG

device

$3,000
AMPLATZER OCCLUDERS

device

$2,391
GENERAL THERAPIES

device

$576
MITRA CLIP SYSTEM

device

$493
CARDIOFORM SEPTAL OCCLUDER

device

$285
OCCLUDERS

device

$191
BIOPROSTHETIC MITRAL VALVE

device

$171
QUADRA ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR

device

$141
LIFEVEST

device

$134
COREVALVE EVOLUT

device

$130
IMPELLA

device

$108
VALVE REPAIR FLEXIBLE RINGS AND BANDS

device

$95
EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE

device

$92
RESONATE

device

$89
Payments with no listed product

N/A

$69
TRIFECTA TISSUE HEART VALVE

device

$28
WOLVERINE

device

$25
† 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/239514

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Sep 6, 2018 $21,000 PRODUCT IN DEVELOPMENT Consulting W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Apr 11, 2018 $3,000 GENERAL STRUCTURAL HEART Promotional Speaking/Other BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jun 27, 2018 $3,000 WATCHMAN Promotional Speaking/Other BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Oct 22, 2018 $3,000 NRG Nonaccredited Training BAYLIS MEDICAL COMPANY INC
Sep 26, 2018 $667 AMPLATZER OCCLUDERS Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 7, 2018 $482 AMPLATZER OCCLUDERS Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 30, 2018 $473 AMPLATZER OCCLUDERS Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Feb 25, 2018 $347 GENERAL THERAPIES Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jun 21, 2018 $230 PRODUCT IN DEVELOPMENT Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Feb 25, 2018 $229 GENERAL THERAPIES Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Mar 12, 2018 $191 OCCLUDERS Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 7, 2018 $186 AMPLATZER OCCLUDERS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 27, 2018 $174 MITRA CLIP SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 25, 2018 $167 CARDIOFORM SEPTAL OCCLUDER Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Jul 3, 2018 $141 QUADRA ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 5, 2018 $138 AMPLATZER OCCLUDERS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Feb 8, 2018 $130 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 9, 2018 $130 BIOPROSTHETIC MITRAL VALVE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Dec 6, 2018 $124 MITRA CLIP SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 25, 2018 $123 AMPLATZER OCCLUDERS 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/239514

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.