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/293964
  • 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/293964
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.

ALBERT DUNN

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
150 7TH AVE, SUITE 200, CHARDON, OH, 44024-2908

2018 Payments: At a Glance

37

payments

$11,318

payment total

11

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Consulting
 1 $6,000
Travel and Lodging
 11 $3,109
Food and Beverage
 25 $2,209

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†
NEOX

drug

 $6,204
CLARIX

drug

 $6,204
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $1,277
BIOSURE REGENESORB

device

 $1,190
TRUNAV

device

 $1,190
JUGGERKNOT

device

 $790
MENISCAL ROOT REPAIR SYSTEM

device

 $408
PINPOINT SYSTEM

device

 $408
ULTRA FAST-FIX

device

 $408
PROKERA

device

 $363
AMNIOGRAFT

device

 $363
AMNIOGUARD

device

 $363
REGENETEN

device

 $324
COBLATION WANDS

device

 $294
ULTRABUTTON

device

 $125
FANELLI INSTRUMENTS

device

 $116
KRYSTEXXA

drug

 $111
LINVATEC ARTHROSCOPY

device

 $106
PERSONA

device

 $99
LATARJET SYSTEM

device

 $57
† 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/293964

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Oct 2, 2018 $6,000 NEOX CLARIX Consulting AMNIOX MEDICAL, INC.
Jun 13, 2018 $659 BIOSURE REGENESORB TRUNAV Travel and Lodging SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Feb 27, 2018 $604 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ARTHREX, INC.
Apr 10, 2018 $598 JUGGERKNOT Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Feb 27, 2018 $476 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ARTHREX, INC.
Aug 23, 2018 $333 PROKERA AMNIOGRAFT AMNIOGUARD Travel and Lodging TISSUETECH, INC.
Jun 13, 2018 $235 BIOSURE REGENESORB TRUNAV Travel and Lodging SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jun 13, 2018 $212 PINPOINT SYSTEM ULTRA FAST-FIX MENISCAL ROOT REPAIR SYSTEM Travel and Lodging SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Oct 2, 2018 $204 NEOX CLARIX Travel and Lodging AMNIOX MEDICAL, INC.
Jun 16, 2018 $196 PINPOINT SYSTEM ULTRA FAST-FIX MENISCAL ROOT REPAIR SYSTEM Travel and Lodging SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Oct 18, 2018 $143 No Listed Product Food and Beverage DJO, LLC
Jun 15, 2018 $134 COBLATION WANDS REGENETEN Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jun 15, 2018 $134 BIOSURE REGENESORB TRUNAV Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jun 14, 2018 $133 COBLATION WANDS REGENETEN Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Dec 7, 2018 $125 JUGGERKNOT Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Jun 14, 2018 $125 ULTRABUTTON Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Dec 4, 2018 $116 FANELLI INSTRUMENTS Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Oct 22, 2018 $111 KRYSTEXXA Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Apr 27, 2018 $106 LINVATEC ARTHROSCOPY Food and Beverage LINVATEC CORPORATION
Jun 14, 2018 $103 BIOSURE REGENESORB TRUNAV Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, 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/293964

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.