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/293321
  • 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/293321
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.

EDWARD PEREZ

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Trauma
1400 S GERMANTOWN RD, GERMANTOWN, TN, 38138-2205

2018 Payments: At a Glance

48

payments

$39,223

payment total

12

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Promotional Speaking/Other
 4 $31,250
Consulting
 1 $3,750
Food and Beverage
 38 $2,321
Travel and Lodging
 5 $1,901

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†
PERI-LOC

device

 $30,238
TRIGEN FEMORAL (FAN/TAN/META NAIL)

device

 $21,819
META TAN

device

 $21,376
JET-X

device

 $21,319
PERI-LOC VLP

device

 $19,824
TRIGEN INTERTAN

device

 $13,272
TRIGEN META-NAIL

device

 $8,505
TRIGEN SURESHOT

device

 $8,505
EVOS

device

 $4,151
DJO SURGICAL ALTIVATE REVERSE

device

 $241
TAYLOR SPATIAL FRAME

device

 $156
AXSOS

device

 $143
STEALTHSTATION

device

 $140
T2

device

 $101
TFN ADVANCED

device

 $88
DISTAL HUMERUS LOCKING PLATE

device

 $86
OLECRENON LOCKING PLATE

device

 $86
PROXIMAL HUMERUS LOCKING PLATE

device

 $86
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $62
TRAUMA PRODUCT PORTFOLIO

device

 $39
† 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/293321

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Mar 13, 2018 $10,000 JET-X META TAN PERI-LOC TRIGEN FEMORAL (FAN/TAN/META NAIL) TRIGEN INTERTAN Promotional Speaking/Other SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. CAMPBELL CLINIC
May 17, 2018 $9,625 JET-X META TAN PERI-LOC PERI-LOC VLP TRIGEN FEMORAL (FAN/TAN/META NAIL) Promotional Speaking/Other SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. CAMPBELL CLINIC
Mar 14, 2018 $8,375 PERI-LOC PERI-LOC VLP TRIGEN META-NAIL TRIGEN SURESHOT Promotional Speaking/Other SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. CAMPBELL CLINIC
Mar 5, 2018 $3,750 EVOS Consulting SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. CAMPBELL CLINIC
Jan 3, 2018 $3,250 TRIGEN INTERTAN Promotional Speaking/Other SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. CAMPBELL CLINIC
Apr 26, 2018 $1,016 JET-X META TAN PERI-LOC PERI-LOC VLP TRIGEN FEMORAL (FAN/TAN/META NAIL) Travel and Lodging SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Apr 25, 2018 $415 PERI-LOC Travel and Lodging SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jan 17, 2018 $241 DJO SURGICAL ALTIVATE REVERSE Travel and Lodging ENCORE MEDICAL, LP
Apr 26, 2018 $211 JET-X META TAN PERI-LOC PERI-LOC VLP TRIGEN FEMORAL (FAN/TAN/META NAIL) Travel and Lodging SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Apr 20, 2018 $143 AXSOS Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Apr 26, 2018 $142 JET-X META TAN PERI-LOC PERI-LOC VLP TRIGEN FEMORAL (FAN/TAN/META NAIL) Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Aug 24, 2018 $141 TRIGEN FEMORAL (FAN/TAN/META NAIL) Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Oct 17, 2018 $140 STEALTHSTATION Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Oct 18, 2018 $133 TAYLOR SPATIAL FRAME EVOS Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Dec 7, 2018 $122 TRIGEN FEMORAL (FAN/TAN/META NAIL) Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Apr 27, 2018 $121 JET-X META TAN PERI-LOC PERI-LOC VLP TRIGEN FEMORAL (FAN/TAN/META NAIL) Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Apr 27, 2018 $114 EVOS Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Sep 25, 2018 $101 T2 Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Feb 26, 2018 $88 TFN ADVANCED Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Apr 10, 2018 $86 OLECRENON LOCKING PLATE PROXIMAL HUMERUS LOCKING PLATE DISTAL HUMERUS LOCKING PLATE Food and Beverage BIEDERMANN MOTECH, INC. Southern Social

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/293321

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.