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/271273
  • 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/271273
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.

CHIAYU CHEN

Listed Specialty: Cardiovascular Disease
4500 BROCKTON AVE, STE 203, RIVERSIDE, CA, 92501

2018 Payments: At a Glance

150

payments

$22,281

payment total

24

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Promotional Speaking/Other
 8 $19,235
Food and Beverage
 135 $2,973
Travel and Lodging
 1 $44
Education
 6 $29

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†
PRALUENT

drug

 $13,593
ENTRESTO

drug

 $4,333
REPATHA

drug

 $2,512
BRILINTA

drug

 $426
VASCEPA

drug

 $216
XARELTO

drug

 $196
ELIQUIS

drug

 $158
COREVALVE EVOLUT

device

 $141
MULTAQ

drug

 $119
CORLANOR

drug

 $110
CHANTIX

drug

 $105
FARXIGA

drug

 $94
LIVALO

drug

 $93
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $89
JARDIANCE

drug

 $88
PRADAXA

drug

 $88
MITRA CLIP SYSTEM

device

 $62
INJECTAFER

drug

 $41
AZURE

device

 $40
ZONTIVITY

drug

 $40
† 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/271273

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
May 7, 2018 $2,940 PRALUENT Promotional Speaking/Other REGENERON HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS, INC.
Mar 12, 2018 $2,695 PRALUENT Promotional Speaking/Other REGENERON HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS, INC.
Apr 16, 2018 $2,573 PRALUENT Promotional Speaking/Other REGENERON HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS, INC.
Jul 23, 2018 $2,573 PRALUENT Promotional Speaking/Other REGENERON HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS, INC.
Dec 5, 2018 $2,205 PRALUENT Promotional Speaking/Other SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
Feb 26, 2018 $2,200 REPATHA Promotional Speaking/Other AMGEN INC.
Sep 18, 2018 $2,025 ENTRESTO Promotional Speaking/Other NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Jul 26, 2018 $2,025 ENTRESTO Promotional Speaking/Other NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Apr 11, 2018 $125 PRALUENT Food and Beverage REGENERON HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS, INC.
Jul 26, 2018 $115 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
May 10, 2018 $114 BRILINTA Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Jun 17, 2018 $97 PRALUENT Food and Beverage REGENERON HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS, INC.
Aug 8, 2018 $91 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 31, 2018 $75 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Sep 18, 2018 $74 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Jan 12, 2018 $72 BRILINTA FARXIGA Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Apr 30, 2018 $50 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 29, 2018 $44 PRALUENT Travel and Lodging REGENERON HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS, INC.
Sep 28, 2018 $40 AZURE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 13, 2018 $33 REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN 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/271273

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.