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/243033
  • 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/243033
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.

KEVIN COY

Listed Specialty: Interventional Cardiology
3801 BISCAYNE BLVD, SUITE 300, MIAMI, FL, 33137-9800

2018 Payments: At a Glance

109

payments

$4,078

payment total

22

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Food and Beverage
 108 $3,979
Education
 1 $99

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†
MICRA

device

 $329
ADAPTA

device

 $322
WATCHMAN

device

 $285
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $263
XARELTO

drug

 $261
XIENCE SIERRA CORONARY STENT

device

 $238
CARDIOMEMS HF SYSTEM

device

 $190
REPATHA

drug

 $187
AMPLIA MRI

device

 $174
AZURE

device

 $172
BRILINTA

drug

 $160
CLARIA MRI

device

 $156
CARDIAC MAPPING SYSTEM

device

 $123
ELIQUIS

drug

 $121
BYSTOLIC

drug

 $118
RANEXA

drug

 $115
ZONTIVITY

drug

 $113
PRALUENT

drug

 $90
MRI READY LEADS

device

 $88
SAXENDA

drug

 $85
† 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/243033

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Aug 28, 2018 $174 AMPLIA MRI Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 19, 2018 $172 AZURE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 3, 2018 $156 CLARIA MRI Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 14, 2018 $144 WATCHMAN Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jun 17, 2018 $138 ADAPTA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 25, 2018 $136 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Oct 3, 2018 $126 ADAPTA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 20, 2018 $126 XIENCE SIERRA CORONARY STENT Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 2, 2018 $124 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Mar 7, 2018 $123 CARDIAC MAPPING SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Aug 27, 2018 $121 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ACTELION PHARMACEUTICALS US, INC.
Jul 1, 2018 $119 MICRA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 26, 2018 $116 REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Mar 26, 2018 $115 RANEXA Food and Beverage GILEAD SCIENCES INC
Jan 29, 2018 $113 ZONTIVITY Food and Beverage ARALEZ PHARMACEUTICALS US INC.
Jun 25, 2018 $109 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Mar 11, 2018 $107 MICRA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 13, 2018 $99 BRILINTA Education ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Jul 31, 2018 $94 WATCHMAN Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Mar 12, 2018 $88 MRI READY LEADS 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/243033

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.