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/3002266
  • 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/3002266
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.

JOSHUA PAYNE

Listed Specialty: Sports Medicine
2450 OAK HILL CIR, APT 225, FORT WORTH, TX, 76109-9508

2018 Payments: At a Glance

24

payments

$9,028

payment total

8

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Education
 3 $4,130
Grant
 2 $2,500
Food and Beverage
 16 $1,694
Travel and Lodging
 3 $704

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

 $7,652
REUNION

device

 $292
VA-LCP PLATES & SCREWS

device

 $224
GAMMA

device

 $149
HOFFMANN

device

 $149
REGENETEN

device

 $146
NOVOSTITCH

device

 $145
IVY AIR

device

 $143
REGENKIT THT

device

 $143
EQUINOXE

device

 $131
T2

device

 $111
VARIAX

device

 $111
AXOGUARD NERVE CONNECTOR

device

 $19
AXOGUARD NERVE PROTECTOR

device

 $19
ACCUPASS DIRECT CRESCENT XL

device

 $14
COBLATION WANDS

device

 $14
HIPSTRUMENTS

device

 $14
Q-FIX

device

 $14
SUTUREFIX

device

 $14
† 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.

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Jan 17, 2018 $1,667 No Listed Product Education SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houst
May 17, 2018 $1,294 No Listed Product Education ARTHREX, INC.
Oct 16, 2018 $1,250 No Listed Product Grant DJO, LLC
Feb 23, 2018 $1,250 No Listed Product Grant DJO, LLC
May 18, 2018 $1,169 No Listed Product Education ARTHREX, INC.
Apr 11, 2018 $408 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ARTHREX, INC.
Aug 10, 2018 $269 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ARTHREX, INC.
May 17, 2018 $224 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ARTHREX, INC.
May 11, 2018 $149 HOFFMANN GAMMA Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Jun 21, 2018 $148 REUNION Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Oct 18, 2018 $146 REGENETEN Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Oct 31, 2018 $145 NOVOSTITCH Food and Beverage CETERIX ORTHOPAEDICS, INC.
May 4, 2018 $144 REUNION Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Nov 20, 2018 $143 IVY AIR REGENKIT THT Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Jun 28, 2018 $131 EQUINOXE Food and Beverage EXACTECH, INC.
Jan 12, 2018 $124 VA-LCP PLATES & SCREWS Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Oct 10, 2018 $111 VARIAX T2 Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Sep 18, 2018 $95 VA-LCP PLATES & SCREWS Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Aug 10, 2018 $85 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ARTHREX, INC.
Jun 8, 2018 $27 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ARTHREX, 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/3002266

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.