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/275765
  • 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/275765
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.

GILBERTO GONZALEZ TREVIZO

Listed Specialty: Hand Surgery
4801 ALBERTA AVE, EL PASO, TX, 79905-2707

2018 Payments: At a Glance

30

payments

$1,651

payment total

11

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Food and Beverage
 29 $1,119
Travel and Lodging
 1 $532

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†
IDRT

device

 $645
BILAYER WOUND MATRIX BWM

device

 $532
FLOWABLE

device

 $532
INTEGRA WOUND MATRIX IWM

device

 $532
OCTRODE SCS LEADS

device

 $211
REVERSE SHOULDER

device

 $147
TITAN-SHOULDER

device

 $147
AMNIOEXCEL

device

 $114
OMNIGRAFT

device

 $114
PRIMATRIX

device

 $114
TCC-EZ

device

 $114
ZILRETTA

drug

 $110
L2L RADIAL HEADS

device

 $98
AXOGUARD NERVE CONNECTOR

device

 $82
AXOGUARD NERVE PROTECTOR

device

 $82
NEUROMEND

device

 $50
AXSOS

device

 $46
SCS IPGS

device

 $45
PROLAYER

device

 $41
ACUTRAK HEADLESS COMPRESSION SCREW SYSTEM

device

 $36
† 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/275765

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Oct 26, 2018 $532 BILAYER WOUND MATRIX BWM FLOWABLE INTEGRA WOUND MATRIX IWM IDRT Travel and Lodging INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
May 30, 2018 $147 TITAN-SHOULDER REVERSE SHOULDER Food and Beverage INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Jan 18, 2018 $114 AMNIOEXCEL TCC-EZ PRIMATRIX IDRT OMNIGRAFT Food and Beverage DERMA SCIENCES, INC.
May 16, 2018 $110 ZILRETTA Food and Beverage FLEXION THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Jan 4, 2018 $98 L2L RADIAL HEADS Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Aug 7, 2018 $82 AXOGUARD NERVE PROTECTOR AXOGUARD NERVE CONNECTOR Food and Beverage AXOGEN
Apr 11, 2018 $46 AXSOS Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Mar 6, 2018 $45 SCS IPGS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 27, 2018 $37 OCTRODE SCS LEADS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Aug 16, 2018 $37 OCTRODE SCS LEADS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Feb 7, 2018 $35 NEUROMEND Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Oct 27, 2018 $35 OCTRODE SCS LEADS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Dec 3, 2018 $33 OCTRODE SCS LEADS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 6, 2018 $28 OCTRODE SCS LEADS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jan 6, 2018 $24 PROLAYER Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Sep 27, 2018 $24 OCTRODE SCS LEADS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Feb 12, 2018 $22 VARIAX Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Nov 15, 2018 $20 SANTYL Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Feb 7, 2018 $20 ANKLE PLATING SYSTEM ACUTRAK HEADLESS COMPRESSION SCREW SYSTEM CALCANEAL PLATING SYSTEM Food and Beverage ACUMED LLC
Nov 21, 2018 $18 OCTRODE SCS LEADS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES

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/275765

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.