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/241526
  • 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/241526
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.


PARAMJIT CHOPRA

Listed Specialty: Vascular & Interventional Radiology
675 W NORTH AVE, SUITE 402, MELROSE PARK, IL, 60160-1634

2018 Payments: At a Glance

187

payments

$41,412

payment total

26

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Consulting
8 $22,750
Promotional Speaking/Other
4 $8,249
Food and Beverage
162 $7,941
Travel and Lodging
11 $2,203
Entertainment
2 $269

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
SUPERA PERIPHERAL STENT SYSTEM

device

$11,343
ZONTIVITY

drug

$10,582
FOX SV PTA CATHETER AND ARMADA 14 PERCUTANEOUS CATHETER AND VIATRAC 14 PLUS PERIPHERAL CATHETER

device

$6,408
HERCULINK ELITE RENAL AND BILIARY STENT SYSTEM

device

$6,408
HI-TORQUE SPARTACORE GUIDE WIRES

device

$6,408
OMNILINK ELITE VASCULAR STENT SYSTEM

device

$6,408
Payments with no listed product

N/A

$5,875
PERIPHERAL ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM

device

$5,316
HAWKONE

device

$4,514
VARITHENA

drug

$908
SIR-SPHERES MICROSPHERES

device

$450
CORONARY ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM

device

$211
PERCLOSE PROGLIDE SUTURE MEDIATED CLOSURE SYSTEM

device

$201
GENERAL THERAPIES

device

$199
COOK MEDICAL ZILVER PTX

device

$185
METACROSS

device

$180
IGT_D PERIPHERAL

device

$152
HYPERVIEW HYPERSPECTRAL TISSUE OXYGENATION MEASUREMENT SYSTEM

device

$146
IN.PACT ADMIRAL

device

$146
CLOTTRIEVER

device

$144
† 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/241526

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Oct 17, 2018 $4,000 FOX SV PTA CATHETER AND ARMADA 14 PERCUTANEOUS CATHETER AND VIATRAC 14 PLUS PERIPHERAL CATHETER HERCULINK ELITE RENAL AND BILIARY STENT SYSTEM HI-TORQUE SPARTACORE GUIDE WIRES OMNILINK ELITE VASCULAR STENT SYSTEM SUPERA PERIPHERAL STENT SYSTEM Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jan 3, 2018 $3,500 ZONTIVITY Consulting ARALEZ PHARMACEUTICALS US INC. Midwest Institute for Minimally Invasive Therapies
Jan 3, 2018 $3,500 ZONTIVITY Consulting ARALEZ PHARMACEUTICALS US INC. Midwest Institute for Minimally Invasive Therapies
Mar 27, 2018 $3,500 ZONTIVITY Consulting ARALEZ PHARMACEUTICALS US INC. Midwest Institute for Minimally Invasive Therapies
Oct 11, 2018 $3,150 PERIPHERAL ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM Consulting CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
Oct 23, 2018 $3,000 HAWKONE Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. Mimit Pc
Jul 3, 2018 $3,000 No Listed Product Consulting VENCLOSE INC.
Aug 31, 2018 $2,500 SUPERA PERIPHERAL STENT SYSTEM Promotional Speaking/Other ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Dec 31, 2018 $2,000 No Listed Product Promotional Speaking/Other ZIEHM IMAGING, INC.
Oct 17, 2018 $1,500 FOX SV PTA CATHETER AND ARMADA 14 PERCUTANEOUS CATHETER AND VIATRAC 14 PLUS PERIPHERAL CATHETER HERCULINK ELITE RENAL AND BILIARY STENT SYSTEM HI-TORQUE SPARTACORE GUIDE WIRES OMNILINK ELITE VASCULAR STENT SYSTEM SUPERA PERIPHERAL STENT SYSTEM Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Dec 31, 2018 $749 No Listed Product Promotional Speaking/Other ZIEHM IMAGING, INC.
Mar 2, 2018 $633 FOX SV PTA CATHETER AND ARMADA 14 PERCUTANEOUS CATHETER AND VIATRAC 14 PLUS PERIPHERAL CATHETER HERCULINK ELITE RENAL AND BILIARY STENT SYSTEM HI-TORQUE SPARTACORE GUIDE WIRES OMNILINK ELITE VASCULAR STENT SYSTEM SUPERA PERIPHERAL STENT SYSTEM Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 6, 2018 $600 VARITHENA Consulting BIOCOMPATIBLES, INC.
Oct 12, 2018 $474 HAWKONE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 22, 2018 $393 HAWKONE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 1, 2018 $389 SIR-SPHERES MICROSPHERES Travel and Lodging SIRTEX MEDICAL INC
Aug 27, 2018 $201 PERIPHERAL ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM Food and Beverage CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
Oct 12, 2018 $201 HAWKONE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 10, 2018 $184 PERIPHERAL ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM CORONARY ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM Food and Beverage CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
Mar 2, 2018 $182 FOX SV PTA CATHETER AND ARMADA 14 PERCUTANEOUS CATHETER AND VIATRAC 14 PLUS PERIPHERAL CATHETER HERCULINK ELITE RENAL AND BILIARY STENT SYSTEM HI-TORQUE SPARTACORE GUIDE WIRES OMNILINK ELITE VASCULAR STENT SYSTEM SUPERA PERIPHERAL STENT SYSTEM 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/241526

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.