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.
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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/29543
  • 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/29543
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.


ROMUALDO SEGUROLA

Listed Specialty: Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
3650 NW 82ND AVE, SUITE 208, DORAL, FL, 33166-6658

2018 Payments: At a Glance

78

payments

$27,921

payment total

12

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Consulting
4 $13,000
Honoraria
3 $5,511
Travel and Lodging
19 $5,180
Food and Beverage
52 $4,230

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

$14,102
EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM

device

$7,599
MITRA CLIP SYSTEM

device

$1,575
ATRICURE SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM

device

$1,548
INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE

device

$1,524
ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM

device

$569
CONNECTIVITY AND REMOTE CARE

device

$353
MRI READY LEADS

device

$348
TRIFECTA GT TISSUE HEART VALVE

device

$192
EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE

device

$166
EVICEL

drug

$117
PRALUENT

drug

$114
BIOGLUE

device

$113
ON-X

device

$113
AZURE

device

$62
BIOGEL INDICATOR

device

$45
BIOGEL M

device

$45
BIOGEL PI INDICATOR

device

$45
BIOGEL PI ULTRATOUCH

device

$45
BIOGEL SURGEONS

device

$45
† 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/29543

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Apr 20, 2018 $4,375 No Listed Product Consulting EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
May 18, 2018 $4,375 EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM Consulting EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Oct 25, 2018 $3,000 No Listed Product Consulting MOLNLYCKE HEALTH CARE US, LLC
Jan 31, 2018 $2,556 EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM Honoraria EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
May 4, 2018 $2,500 No Listed Product Honoraria EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Apr 20, 2018 $1,250 No Listed Product Consulting EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Oct 22, 2018 $689 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MOLNLYCKE HEALTH CARE US, LLC
Oct 19, 2018 $559 MITRA CLIP SYSTEM Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Mar 27, 2018 $502 INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE Travel and Lodging EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Mar 25, 2018 $498 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Mar 9, 2018 $479 INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE Travel and Lodging EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
May 9, 2018 $455 EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM Honoraria EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Feb 21, 2018 $444 ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM ATRICURE SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM Travel and Lodging ATRICURE, INC.
Mar 27, 2018 $385 INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE Travel and Lodging EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Jun 19, 2018 $347 ATRICURE SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM Travel and Lodging ATRICURE, INC.
Jun 26, 2018 $331 ATRICURE SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM Travel and Lodging ATRICURE, INC.
Oct 18, 2018 $224 MITRA CLIP SYSTEM Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 17, 2018 $224 MITRA CLIP SYSTEM Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Nov 2, 2018 $178 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MOLNLYCKE HEALTH CARE US, LLC
Feb 14, 2018 $176 MRI READY LEADS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES

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/29543

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.