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/276798
  • 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/276798
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.

THOMAS DUQUIN

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
462 GRIDER ST, BUFFALO, NY, 14215-3021

2018 Payments: At a Glance

164

payments

$113,253

payment total

3

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Consulting
 46 $103K
Travel and Lodging
 66 $7,972
Food and Beverage
 52 $2,218

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†
COMPREHENSIVE ANATOMIC

device

 $43,951
COMPREHENSIVE REVERSE

device

 $43,365
AS 2.0

device

 $24,465
SIGNATURE GLENOID GUIDES

device

 $20,940
PSI REVERSE SHOULDER

device

 $13,489
JUGGERKNOT

device

 $13,422
TRABECULAR METAL (TM) REVERSE

device

 $13,250
QUATRO LINK

device

 $12,772
BIOWICK

device

 $12,659
CHARLOTE SHOULDER INSTR

device

 $12,659
PSI TM

device

 $9,625
COMPREHENSIVE SRS

device

 $9,500
COMPREHENSIVE PRIMARY STEM

device

 $3,112
AFFIXUS

device

 $2,500
CABLE READY CABLE GRIP

device

 $2,500
CANNULATED SCREW

device

 $2,500
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $2,444
CEP EXTREMITIES

device

 $1,356
COMPREHENSIVE SHOULDER

device

 $1,200
COMPREHENSIVE INSTRUMENTS

device

 $620
† 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/276798

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Jul 6, 2018 $6,500 COMPREHENSIVE SRS Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Oct 9, 2018 $6,375 COMPREHENSIVE REVERSE TRABECULAR METAL (TM) REVERSE AS 2.0 COMPREHENSIVE ANATOMIC Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Oct 5, 2018 $5,125 SIGNATURE GLENOID GUIDES COMPREHENSIVE ANATOMIC AS 2.0 Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Jul 6, 2018 $4,125 CHARLOTE SHOULDER INSTR BIOWICK JUGGERKNOT QUATRO LINK Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Feb 20, 2018 $4,000 PSI REVERSE SHOULDER Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Jul 6, 2018 $4,000 CHARLOTE SHOULDER INSTR JUGGERKNOT BIOWICK QUATRO LINK Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Oct 5, 2018 $4,000 SIGNATURE GLENOID GUIDES AS 2.0 COMPREHENSIVE ANATOMIC Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
May 31, 2018 $3,750 COMPREHENSIVE REVERSE Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Feb 20, 2018 $3,750 PSI REVERSE SHOULDER Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
May 31, 2018 $3,500 COMPREHENSIVE REVERSE Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Oct 9, 2018 $3,500 COMPREHENSIVE ANATOMIC COMPREHENSIVE REVERSE PSI TM SIGNATURE GLENOID GUIDES Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Oct 9, 2018 $3,000 COMPREHENSIVE REVERSE COMPREHENSIVE ANATOMIC TRABECULAR METAL (TM) REVERSE AS 2.0 Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Jul 6, 2018 $3,000 COMPREHENSIVE SRS Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Dec 7, 2018 $2,750 COMPREHENSIVE ANATOMIC Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Jul 6, 2018 $2,500 BIOWICK JUGGERKNOT CHARLOTE SHOULDER INSTR QUATRO LINK Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Apr 6, 2018 $2,400 COMPREHENSIVE REVERSE Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Oct 9, 2018 $2,250 PSI TM SIGNATURE GLENOID GUIDES COMPREHENSIVE REVERSE COMPREHENSIVE ANATOMIC Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Dec 7, 2018 $2,250 COMPREHENSIVE REVERSE Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Dec 7, 2018 $2,125 COMPREHENSIVE ANATOMIC Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Mar 27, 2018 $2,000 COMPREHENSIVE ANATOMIC Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, 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/276798

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.