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/247229
  • 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/247229
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.

PRAVEEN PERNI

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
5250 EAST US 36, SUITE 610, AVON, IN, 46123-7877

2018 Payments: At a Glance

66

payments

$13,923

payment total

7

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Consulting
 1 $5,500
Travel and Lodging
 10 $4,513
Food and Beverage
 55 $3,910

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†
CD HORIZON

device

 $6,777
EXCELSIUS - GPS

device

 $1,478
PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM

device

 $1,340
O-ARM-ST

device

 $1,153
CREO MIS

device

 $1,073
SHORELINE

device

 $489
VU APOD PRIME NANOMETALENE

device

 $489
MAZORX - RENAISSANCE

device

 $328
PRESTIGE

device

 $301
CAPSTONE

device

 $161
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $157
ELEVATE

device

 $145
ALGOVITA

device

 $138
CREO DEGEN

device

 $96
VITOSS

device

 $96
ACCELL EVO3 C

device

 $75
BONE MARROW ASPIRATE CONCENTRATE SYSTEM

device

 $29
BIO4

device

 $21
STEALTHSTATION

device

 $20
CABO

device

 $18
† 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/247229

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Apr 3, 2018 $5,500 CD HORIZON Consulting MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jul 14, 2018 $887 EXCELSIUS - GPS Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
May 5, 2018 $878 CREO MIS Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Mar 18, 2018 $746 CD HORIZON Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Feb 1, 2018 $580 O-ARM-ST Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jul 13, 2018 $307 EXCELSIUS - GPS Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Feb 1, 2018 $281 O-ARM-ST Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Dec 20, 2018 $278 VU APOD PRIME NANOMETALENE SHORELINE Travel and Lodging SEASPINE ORTHOPEDICS CORPORATION
Dec 20, 2018 $212 SHORELINE VU APOD PRIME NANOMETALENE Travel and Lodging SEASPINE ORTHOPEDICS CORPORATION
May 5, 2018 $195 CREO MIS Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Mar 18, 2018 $185 CD HORIZON Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Mar 18, 2018 $158 CD HORIZON Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Mar 18, 2018 $157 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Dec 10, 2018 $157 PRESTIGE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Oct 11, 2018 $150 CD HORIZON Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 10, 2018 $147 PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Apr 18, 2018 $146 MAZORX - RENAISSANCE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Feb 20, 2018 $145 ELEVATE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jun 12, 2018 $145 PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Nov 9, 2018 $144 PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, 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/247229

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.