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/283637
  • 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/283637
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.

MAXIME SAVARD

Listed Specialty: Podiatrist
2120 DRIFTWOOD BLVD, KENNER, LA, 70065-3574

2018 Payments: At a Glance

50

payments

$8,045

payment total

7

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Education
 8 $4,977
Travel and Lodging
 10 $1,841
Food and Beverage
 32 $1,227

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

 $4,159
INFINITY

device

 $2,124
TRUELOK

drug

 $710
CENTRONAIL TITANIUM HUMERAL NAIL

device

 $204
PERTROCHANTERIC FIXATOR

device

 $204
PROCALLUS FIXATOR

device

 $204
SMALL DAF

device

 $204
XCALIBER META-DIAPHYSEAL FIXATOR

device

 $204
CALCANEAL MINIFIXATOR

device

 $139
CONTOURS PHP

device

 $139
GALAXY FIXATION

device

 $139
GUIDED GROWTH SYSTEM

device

 $139
PENNIG DYNAMIC WRIST FIXATOR

device

 $139
REGRANEX

drug

 $137
SANTYL

drug

 $137
ANCHORAGE

device

 $137
HOFFMANN

device

 $131
LIFESTENT

device

 $125
LUTONIX

device

 $125
OASIS

device

 $122
† 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/283637

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Dec 5, 2018 $1,414 No Listed Product Education ALON MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
Oct 31, 2018 $836 INFINITY Education WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Apr 4, 2018 $735 No Listed Product Education ALON MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
May 2, 2018 $735 No Listed Product Education ALON MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
Sep 12, 2018 $590 No Listed Product Education ALON MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
Dec 3, 2018 $494 INFINITY Travel and Lodging WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Apr 4, 2018 $385 No Listed Product Education ALON MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
May 3, 2018 $268 TRUELOK Travel and Lodging ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC.
Mar 7, 2018 $247 No Listed Product Education ALON MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
Apr 9, 2018 $236 TRUELOK Travel and Lodging ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC.
Aug 16, 2018 $216 INFINITY Travel and Lodging WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Jun 1, 2018 $204 CENTRONAIL TITANIUM HUMERAL NAIL XCALIBER META-DIAPHYSEAL FIXATOR PROCALLUS FIXATOR SMALL DAF PERTROCHANTERIC FIXATOR Travel and Lodging ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC.
Aug 16, 2018 $179 INFINITY Travel and Lodging WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Jun 19, 2018 $139 GALAXY FIXATION PENNIG DYNAMIC WRIST FIXATOR CALCANEAL MINIFIXATOR GUIDED GROWTH SYSTEM CONTOURS PHP Travel and Lodging ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC.
Feb 28, 2018 $125 LUTONIX LIFESTENT Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 8, 2018 $122 SANTYL REGRANEX OASIS Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
May 4, 2018 $110 TRUELOK Food and Beverage ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC.
Oct 31, 2018 $108 INFINITY Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Feb 23, 2018 $107 ANCHORAGE Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Jan 2, 2018 $106 HOFFMANN Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION

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/283637

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.