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/264793
  • 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/264793
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.

ERIK STILP

Listed Specialty: Internal Medicine
2350 N LAKE DRIVE, SUITE 300, MILWAUKEE, WI, 53211-4445

2018 Payments: At a Glance

55

payments

$25,371

payment total

10

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Consulting
 3 $12,850
Travel and Lodging
 16 $5,645
Education
 1 $2,850
Food and Beverage
 32 $2,091
Promotional Speaking/Other
 1 $1,900
Entertainment
 2 $35

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†
LUTONIX

device

 $8,618
CROSSER

device

 $7,442
IVUS SYSTEMS

device

 $4,000
SUPERA PERIPHERAL STENT SYSTEM

device

 $2,133
PERIPHERAL ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM

device

 $1,128
GENERAL THERAPIES

device

 $420
GENERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION

device

 $280
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $225
PRALUENT

drug

 $204
VASCULAR LITHOTRIPSY

device

 $192
ENDURANT

device

 $153
GENERAL ATHERECTOMY

device

 $136
LIFESTENT

device

 $135
GENERAL STENTS

device

 $107
SYNERGY

device

 $47
STELLAREX

device

 $45
IMAGE GUIDED THERAPY DEVICES _ PERIPHERAL

device

 $35
PROD. CATEGORY: IVUS IMAGING

device

 $29
LIVALO

drug

 $16
VASCEPA

drug

 $16
† 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/264793

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
May 15, 2018 $5,000 CROSSER Consulting BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 20, 2018 $4,000 IVUS SYSTEMS Consulting PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Nov 26, 2018 $3,850 LUTONIX Consulting BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 5, 2018 $2,850 LUTONIX Education BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 3, 2018 $1,900 SUPERA PERIPHERAL STENT SYSTEM Promotional Speaking/Other ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 15, 2018 $1,750 CROSSER Travel and Lodging BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 22, 2018 $1,075 LUTONIX Travel and Lodging BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
May 29, 2018 $620 CROSSER Travel and Lodging BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 11, 2018 $454 PERIPHERAL ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM Travel and Lodging CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
Nov 19, 2018 $401 LUTONIX Travel and Lodging BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 14, 2018 $262 PERIPHERAL ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM Travel and Lodging CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
May 3, 2018 $247 GENERAL THERAPIES Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Nov 28, 2018 $209 GENERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
May 3, 2018 $173 GENERAL THERAPIES Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
May 18, 2018 $170 PERIPHERAL ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM Travel and Lodging CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
May 15, 2018 $157 PERIPHERAL ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM Travel and Lodging CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
Aug 8, 2018 $153 ENDURANT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 25, 2018 $148 LUTONIX Travel and Lodging BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 4, 2018 $138 SUPERA PERIPHERAL STENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Mar 1, 2018 $129 VASCULAR LITHOTRIPSY Food and Beverage SHOCKWAVE MEDICAL, 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/264793

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.