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/253480
  • 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/253480
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.


EUGENE PEREIRA

Listed Specialty: Interventional Pain Medicine
1540 S TAMIAMI TRL, 1ST FLOOR, SARASOTA, FL, 34239-2930

2018 Payments: At a Glance

78

payments

$30,338

payment total

12

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Consulting
6 $23,675
Travel and Lodging
27 $4,521
Food and Beverage
44 $2,085
Entertainment
1 $57

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
IVS - VERTEBRAL AUGMENTATION PRODUCTS

device

$15,464
IVS - MULTIGEN RF

device

$7,175
IVS - RF CANNULAENEEDLES

device

$6,425
ALGOVITA

device

$650
SUPERION ISS

device

$598
IVS - NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

device

$525
PRODISC C

device

$183
Payments with no listed product

N/A

$175
SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM

device

$158
RS 4I PLUS SEQUENTIAL STIMULATOR

device

$148
GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT

device

$92
IVS - IVAS

device

$66
PROMETRA II

device

$57
TYMLOS

drug

$51
BOTOX

drug

$39
FORTEO

drug

$33
† 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.

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
May 3, 2018 $6,375 IVS - RF CANNULAENEEDLES Consulting STRYKER CORPORATION
May 10, 2018 $5,625 IVS - MULTIGEN RF Consulting STRYKER CORPORATION
Mar 15, 2018 $5,625 IVS - VERTEBRAL AUGMENTATION PRODUCTS Consulting STRYKER CORPORATION
Mar 28, 2018 $4,500 IVS - VERTEBRAL AUGMENTATION PRODUCTS Consulting STRYKER CORPORATION
Sep 20, 2018 $1,500 IVS - MULTIGEN RF IVS - VERTEBRAL AUGMENTATION PRODUCTS Consulting STRYKER CORPORATION
Mar 27, 2018 $807 IVS - VERTEBRAL AUGMENTATION PRODUCTS Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Apr 12, 2018 $541 IVS - VERTEBRAL AUGMENTATION PRODUCTS Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Apr 12, 2018 $328 IVS - VERTEBRAL AUGMENTATION PRODUCTS Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Aug 2, 2018 $301 SUPERION ISS Travel and Lodging VERTIFLEX, INC.
Feb 6, 2018 $298 IVS - VERTEBRAL AUGMENTATION PRODUCTS Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Feb 28, 2018 $225 IVS - VERTEBRAL AUGMENTATION PRODUCTS Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Jan 20, 2018 $200 IVS - NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
May 19, 2018 $183 PRODISC C Food and Beverage CENTINEL SPINE, LLC
Jan 11, 2018 $179 IVS - VERTEBRAL AUGMENTATION PRODUCTS Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Apr 7, 2018 $165 IVS - NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Feb 28, 2018 $149 IVS - VERTEBRAL AUGMENTATION PRODUCTS Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Jul 19, 2018 $148 RS 4I PLUS SEQUENTIAL STIMULATOR Food and Beverage INTERNATIONAL REHABILITATIVE SCIENCES, INC
Mar 2, 2018 $147 IVS - VERTEBRAL AUGMENTATION PRODUCTS Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Mar 17, 2018 $143 IVS - NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Jul 16, 2018 $128 ALGOVITA Food and Beverage NUVECTRA CORPORATION

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/253480

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.