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/247925
  • 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/247925
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.

TODD NIXON

Listed Specialty: Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
1203 LANGHORNE NEWTOWN RD, LANGHORNE, PA, 19047-1209

2018 Payments: At a Glance

48

payments

$2,779

payment total

16

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Food and Beverage
 46 $1,816
Travel and Lodging
 2 $962

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†
MOSAIC

device

 $1,520
SIMULUS

device

 $170
TAILOR FLEXIBLE RING AND BAND

device

 $154
AVALUS

device

 $124
ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION

device

 $112
ATRICURE SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM

device

 $77
COOK MEDICAL CUSTOM MADE DEVICE

device

 $77
MITRA CLIP SYSTEM

device

 $75
ACC2 CARDIAC CRYOSURGICAL SYSTEM

device

 $73
XARELTO

drug

 $56
COOK MEDICAL AAA

device

 $51
COOK MEDICAL ADVANCED TECH

device

 $49
QUIKCLOT

device

 $42
CONTROL+

device

 $42
ATRICURE CRYOSURGICAL SYSTEM

device

 $37
EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX, MODELS

device

 $35
ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM

device

 $32
EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYS

device

 $32
STERNALOCK BLU

device

 $31
TRIFECTA GT TISSUE HEART VALVE

device

 $24
† 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/247925

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Apr 24, 2018 $550 MOSAIC Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 24, 2018 $412 MOSAIC Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 24, 2018 $170 SIMULUS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 24, 2018 $164 MOSAIC Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 19, 2018 $154 TAILOR FLEXIBLE RING AND BAND Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Nov 27, 2018 $124 AVALUS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 15, 2018 $100 MOSAIC Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 25, 2018 $87 MOSAIC Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 24, 2018 $76 MOSAIC Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 18, 2018 $75 MITRA CLIP SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Dec 12, 2018 $56 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Aug 21, 2018 $49 COOK MEDICAL ADVANCED TECH Food and Beverage COOK MEDICAL LLC
Apr 24, 2018 $44 MOSAIC Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 12, 2018 $41 ACC2 CARDIAC CRYOSURGICAL SYSTEM ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION ATRICURE SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
Apr 25, 2018 $39 MOSAIC Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 3, 2018 $37 ATRICURE CRYOSURGICAL SYSTEM ATRICURE SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
Aug 14, 2018 $35 EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX, MODELS ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
Sep 25, 2018 $34 COOK MEDICAL CUSTOM MADE DEVICE Food and Beverage COOK MEDICAL LLC
Oct 30, 2018 $32 ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYS ACC2 CARDIAC CRYOSURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
Dec 11, 2018 $32 COOK MEDICAL AAA Food and Beverage COOK INCORPORATED

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/247925

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.