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/292089
  • 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/292089
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.

VENITA CHANDRA

Listed Specialty: Surgery
300 PASTEUR DR, ROOM H3591, STANFORD, CA, 94305-2200

2018 Payments: At a Glance

152

payments

$30,844

payment total

12

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Travel and Lodging
 42 $12,713
Promotional Speaking/Other
 3 $7,900
Food and Beverage
 106 $6,231
Nonaccredited Training
 1 $4,000

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†
IN.PACT ADMIRAL

device

 $7,639
COOK MEDICAL IAA

device

 $4,000
PENUMBRA RUBY COIL

device

 $3,211
SUPERA PERIPHERAL STENT SYSTEM

device

 $3,090
FOX SV PTA CATHETER AND ARMADA 14 PERCUTANEOUS CATHETER AND VIATRAC 14 PLUS PERIPHERAL CATHETER

device

 $3,000
HERCULINK ELITE RENAL AND BILIARY STENT SYSTEM

device

 $3,000
HI-TORQUE SPARTACORE GUIDE WIRES

device

 $3,000
OMNILINK ELITE VASCULAR STENT SYSTEM

device

 $3,000
VALIANT NAVION

device

 $2,672
ENDURANT

device

 $1,870
ALIF

device

 $1,659
VALIANT CAPTIVIA

device

 $1,446
COOK MEDICAL PERIPHERAL INTERVENTION

device

 $1,120
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $1,024
COOK MEDICAL ZILVER PTX

device

 $980
C3 DELIVERY SYSTEM

device

 $401
EXCLUDER ILIAC BRANCH ENDOPROSTHESIS

device

 $307
XLIF

device

 $289
COOK MEDICAL ANGIOPLASTY

device

 $211
PENUMBRA SYSTEM

device

 $193
† 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/292089

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Sep 15, 2018 $6,600 IN.PACT ADMIRAL Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 18, 2018 $4,000 COOK MEDICAL IAA Nonaccredited Training COOK INCORPORATED
Nov 1, 2018 $3,000 FOX SV PTA CATHETER AND ARMADA 14 PERCUTANEOUS CATHETER AND VIATRAC 14 PLUS PERIPHERAL CATHETER HERCULINK ELITE RENAL AND BILIARY STENT SYSTEM HI-TORQUE SPARTACORE GUIDE WIRES OMNILINK ELITE VASCULAR STENT SYSTEM SUPERA PERIPHERAL STENT SYSTEM Promotional Speaking/Other ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Nov 21, 2018 $2,500 VALIANT NAVION Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 10, 2018 $2,400 PENUMBRA RUBY COIL Promotional Speaking/Other PENUMBRA, INC.
Jul 10, 2018 $811 PENUMBRA RUBY COIL Travel and Lodging PENUMBRA, INC.
Nov 12, 2018 $587 VALIANT CAPTIVIA Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 12, 2018 $438 VALIANT CAPTIVIA Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 11, 2018 $314 ENDURANT Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 16, 2018 $290 IN.PACT ADMIRAL Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 12, 2018 $266 VALIANT CAPTIVIA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Dec 20, 2018 $263 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Jun 2, 2018 $254 ALIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
May 30, 2018 $254 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Sep 16, 2018 $243 IN.PACT ADMIRAL Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 8, 2018 $224 ALIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Apr 19, 2018 $209 COOK MEDICAL PERIPHERAL INTERVENTION Travel and Lodging COOK INCORPORATED
Feb 1, 2018 $202 C3 DELIVERY SYSTEM Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Sep 13, 2018 $199 C3 DELIVERY SYSTEM Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Aug 27, 2018 $194 ALIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, 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/292089

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.