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/241849
  • 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/241849
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.

HADY LICHAA

Listed Specialty: Cardiovascular Disease
2305 CHAMBLISS AVE NW, CLEVELAND, TN, 37311-3847

2018 Payments: At a Glance

75

payments

$8,663

payment total

24

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Food and Beverage
 62 $2,732
Travel and Lodging
 11 $2,681
Consulting
 1 $1,750
Nonaccredited Training
 1 $1,500

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†
LUTONIX

device

 $1,896
COOK MEDICAL FILTERS

device

 $1,525
PENUMBRA RUBY COIL

device

 $1,278
INDIGO

device

 $1,108
JETSTREAM

device

 $992
ASAHI FIELDER CORONARY GUIDE WIRE

device

 $354
NC TREK CORONARY CATHETERS

device

 $354
XIENCE V CORONARY STENT SYSTEM

device

 $354
HI-TORQUE CORONARY GUIDE WIRE

device

 $354
COOK MEDICAL ZILVER PTX

device

 $349
XIENCE ALPINE CORNARY STENT SYSTEM

device

 $236
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $118
REPATHA

drug

 $96
RESOLUTE

device

 $93
EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE

device

 $84
PRADAXA

drug

 $53
LIFESTENT

device

 $49
PRALUENT

drug

 $44
CORLANOR

drug

 $40
DEFINITY

drug

 $39
† 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/241849

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Dec 26, 2018 $1,750 LUTONIX Consulting BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
May 1, 2018 $1,500 COOK MEDICAL FILTERS Nonaccredited Training COOK INCORPORATED
Mar 9, 2018 $876 INDIGO Travel and Lodging PENUMBRA, INC.
Apr 20, 2018 $491 JETSTREAM Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Apr 4, 2018 $478 PENUMBRA RUBY COIL Travel and Lodging PENUMBRA, INC.
Apr 25, 2018 $261 PENUMBRA RUBY COIL Food and Beverage PENUMBRA, INC.
Mar 9, 2018 $231 INDIGO Food and Beverage PENUMBRA, INC.
Jan 31, 2018 $216 COOK MEDICAL ZILVER PTX Food and Beverage COOK INCORPORATED
Feb 28, 2018 $177 ASAHI FIELDER CORONARY GUIDE WIRE HI-TORQUE CORONARY GUIDE WIRE NC TREK CORONARY CATHETERS XIENCE V CORONARY STENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Mar 9, 2018 $163 PENUMBRA RUBY COIL Travel and Lodging PENUMBRA, INC.
Mar 11, 2018 $151 PENUMBRA RUBY COIL Travel and Lodging PENUMBRA, INC.
Feb 28, 2018 $150 ASAHI FIELDER CORONARY GUIDE WIRE HI-TORQUE CORONARY GUIDE WIRE NC TREK CORONARY CATHETERS XIENCE V CORONARY STENT SYSTEM Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 20, 2018 $140 JETSTREAM Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Apr 4, 2018 $133 PENUMBRA RUBY COIL Food and Beverage PENUMBRA, INC.
Jun 28, 2018 $133 COOK MEDICAL ZILVER PTX Food and Beverage COOK MEDICAL LLC
Oct 4, 2018 $123 XIENCE ALPINE CORNARY STENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 21, 2018 $112 JETSTREAM Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jul 18, 2018 $111 LUTONIX Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 17, 2018 $101 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ACTELION PHARMACEUTICALS US, INC.
Sep 23, 2018 $93 RESOLUTE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, 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/241849

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.