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.
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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/247577
  • 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/247577
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.


ANTONIOS GASPARIS

Listed Specialty: Vascular Surgery
37 RESEARCH WAY, EAST SETAUKET, NY, 11733

2018 Payments: At a Glance

97

payments

$175,513

payment total

15

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Consulting
20 $142K
Promotional Speaking/Other
10 $15,085
Honoraria
1 $7,200
Travel and Lodging
12 $5,512
Food and Beverage
53 $3,441
Nonaccredited Training
1 $2,500

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
CHAMELEON

device

$58,575
IVUS SYSTEMS

device

$37,600
PV.035

device

$21,652
AZUR

device

$20,543
GLIDEWIRE

device

$20,517
NAVICROSS

device

$20,517
CLARIVEIN

device

$15,439
XARELTO

drug

$8,971
VENASEAL

device

$8,018
COOK MEDICAL IAA

device

$2,750
INDIGO

device

$739
Payments with no listed product

N/A

$240
FLEXITOUCH

device

$170
ACTITOUCH

device

$170
ENTRE

device

$170
ARTIS PHENO

device

$150
COOK MEDICAL THORACIC

device

$145
COOK MEDICAL PERIPHERAL INTERVENTION

device

$100
CLOSUREFAST

device

$87
COOK MEDICAL AAA

device

$83
† 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/247577

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Dec 7, 2018 $58,575 CHAMELEON Consulting AV MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
Feb 27, 2018 $11,700 PV.035 Consulting PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Nov 19, 2018 $9,000 CLARIVEIN Consulting VASCULAR INSIGHTS, LLC
Sep 28, 2018 $7,200 IVUS SYSTEMS Honoraria PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Apr 4, 2018 $7,200 IVUS SYSTEMS Consulting PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Apr 5, 2018 $5,100 NAVICROSS AZUR GLIDEWIRE Consulting TERUMO MEDICAL CORPORATION
May 2, 2018 $5,100 NAVICROSS AZUR GLIDEWIRE Consulting TERUMO MEDICAL CORPORATION
Feb 9, 2018 $5,100 NAVICROSS AZUR GLIDEWIRE Consulting TERUMO MEDICAL CORPORATION
Sep 26, 2018 $5,100 NAVICROSS AZUR GLIDEWIRE Consulting TERUMO MEDICAL CORPORATION
Feb 17, 2018 $4,500 IVUS SYSTEMS Consulting PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Apr 30, 2018 $4,500 IVUS SYSTEMS Consulting PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Mar 29, 2018 $4,050 IVUS SYSTEMS Consulting PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Nov 20, 2018 $3,600 VENASEAL Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. Antonios P Gasparis Md Pc
Feb 21, 2018 $3,600 PV.035 Consulting PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Feb 8, 2018 $3,600 PV.035 Consulting PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Jan 22, 2018 $3,600 IVUS SYSTEMS Consulting PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Oct 3, 2018 $3,600 VENASEAL Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. Antonios P Gasparis Md Pc
Nov 30, 2018 $3,525 XARELTO Promotional Speaking/Other JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC Antonios P Gasparis, MD PC
Sep 21, 2018 $2,700 CLARIVEIN Consulting VASCULAR INSIGHTS, LLC
May 7, 2018 $2,500 CLARIVEIN Consulting VASCULAR INSIGHTS, LLC

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/247577

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.