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/2780743
  • 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/2780743
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.

GREGORY BURKHART

Listed Specialty: Public Health & General Preventive Medicine
12224 QUORN LN, RESTON, VA, 20191-2635

2018 Payments: At a Glance

60

payments

$90,770

payment total

10

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Consulting
 16 $74,477
Promotional Speaking/Other
 1 $8,250
Travel and Lodging
 25 $6,920
Food and Beverage
 18 $1,123

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†
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $31,074
EPIPEN

drug

 $21,120
LYRICA

drug

 $10,500
SOTAGLIFLOZIN

drug

 $10,230
DUPIXENT

drug

 $9,501
EXPAREL

drug

 $6,414
LIPITOR

drug

 $1,154
NUPLAZID

drug

 $777
† 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.

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Feb 22, 2018 $14,750 EPIPEN Consulting MYLAN PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Nov 13, 2018 $9,894 SOTAGLIFLOZIN Consulting SANOFI US SERVICES INC.
Oct 12, 2018 $8,250 No Listed Product Promotional Speaking/Other SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC Burkhart Consultinq LLC
Jul 19, 2018 $8,250 DUPIXENT Consulting REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. BURKHART CONSULTING LLC
Nov 26, 2018 $6,000 LYRICA Consulting PFIZER INC. BURKHART CONSULTING LLC
Feb 6, 2018 $5,500 EXPAREL Consulting PACIRA PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED Burkhart Consulting LLC
Oct 2, 2018 $4,500 LYRICA Consulting PFIZER INC. BURKHART CONSULTING LLC
Oct 12, 2018 $4,400 No Listed Product Consulting AMGEN INC. BURKHART CONSULTING LLC
Mar 8, 2018 $4,000 EPIPEN Consulting MYLAN PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Feb 7, 2018 $3,600 No Listed Product Consulting PURDUE PHARMA L.P.
Dec 12, 2018 $3,375 No Listed Product Consulting PURDUE PHARMA L.P.
Oct 12, 2018 $2,750 No Listed Product Consulting AMGEN INC. BURKHART CONSULTING LLC
Oct 12, 2018 $2,750 No Listed Product Consulting AMGEN INC. BURKHART CONSULTING LLC
May 17, 2018 $1,870 EPIPEN Consulting MYLAN PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
May 2, 2018 $1,463 No Listed Product Consulting PURDUE PHARMA L.P.
Jul 16, 2018 $875 No Listed Product Consulting ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Jul 19, 2018 $726 DUPIXENT Travel and Lodging REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. BURKHART Consulting LLC -
Aug 22, 2018 $600 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging AMGEN INC.
Aug 22, 2018 $600 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging AMGEN INC.
Aug 22, 2018 $506 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging 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/2780743

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.