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/259360
  • 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/259360
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.

ENRIQUE HERNANDEZ VILA

Listed Specialty: Interventional Cardiology
11760 SW 40TH ST, STE 352, MIAMI, FL, 33175-3582

2018 Payments: At a Glance

108

payments

$3,886

payment total

23

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Food and Beverage
 103 $3,075
Travel and Lodging
 5 $811

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†
GENERAL THERAPIES

device

 $886
GENERAL ATHERECTOMY

device

 $447
DYEVERT

device

 $228
GENERAL ANGIOGRAPHY

device

 $172
PENUMBRA SYSTEM

device

 $156
WATCHMAN

device

 $147
ANGIOJET

device

 $139
GENERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION

device

 $130
XARELTO

drug

 $124
PERIPHERAL ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM

device

 $123
GENERAL METALLIC STENTS

device

 $114
ZONTIVITY

drug

 $113
ASAHI PTCA GUIDE WIRE

device

 $105
COOK MEDICAL ZILVER PTX

device

 $104
JETSTREAM

device

 $103
PRALUENT

drug

 $86
ELIQUIS

drug

 $77
GLIDEWIRE

device

 $71
NAVICROSS

device

 $71
INDIGO

device

 $71
† 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/259360

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Apr 4, 2018 $270 GENERAL THERAPIES Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Apr 4, 2018 $200 GENERAL THERAPIES Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Apr 5, 2018 $181 GENERAL THERAPIES Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Aug 24, 2018 $156 PENUMBRA SYSTEM Food and Beverage PENUMBRA, INC.
Oct 11, 2018 $120 GENERAL ATHERECTOMY Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Dec 20, 2018 $115 GENERAL ANGIOGRAPHY Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Oct 25, 2018 $114 GENERAL METALLIC STENTS Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jan 29, 2018 $113 ZONTIVITY Food and Beverage ARALEZ PHARMACEUTICALS US INC.
Mar 15, 2018 $113 GENERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jun 15, 2018 $105 ASAHI PTCA GUIDE WIRE Food and Beverage ASAHI INTECC USA, INC.
Apr 4, 2018 $105 ANGIOJET Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Apr 5, 2018 $99 GENERAL THERAPIES Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jul 13, 2018 $99 GENERAL ATHERECTOMY Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Oct 23, 2018 $95 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Jul 31, 2018 $94 WATCHMAN Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Oct 18, 2018 $93 GENERAL ATHERECTOMY Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Dec 6, 2018 $85 COOK MEDICAL ZILVER PTX Food and Beverage COOK INCORPORATED
Apr 4, 2018 $75 GENERAL THERAPIES Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Aug 18, 2018 $72 DYEVERT Food and Beverage OSPREY MEDICAL INC
May 8, 2018 $71 GLIDEWIRE NAVICROSS Food and Beverage TERUMO MEDICAL 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/259360

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.