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/301034
  • 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/301034
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.

MICHAEL DUDKIEWICZ

Listed Specialty: Vascular Surgery
1090 AMSTERDAM AVE, STE. 7A, NEW YORK, NY, 10025-1737

2018 Payments: At a Glance

106

payments

$7,110

payment total

15

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Food and Beverage
 101 $5,806
Promotional Speaking/Other
 2 $1,200
Travel and Lodging
 3 $104

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†
IDRT

device

 $1,451
BILAYER WOUND MATRIX BWM

device

 $1,294
FLOWABLE

device

 $1,294
INTEGRA WOUND MATRIX IWM

device

 $1,294
COOK MEDICAL AAA

device

 $814
PERIPHERAL ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM

device

 $655
COOK MEDICAL ZILVER PTX

device

 $625
LUTONIX

device

 $438
CROSSER

device

 $429
EPIC VASCULAR

device

 $428
AMNIOEXCEL

device

 $414
OMNIGRAFT

device

 $291
PRIMATRIX

device

 $291
TCC-EZ

device

 $291
COOK MEDICAL ADVANCED TECH

device

 $288
AZUR

device

 $272
LIFESTENT

device

 $207
COOK MEDICAL INTRODUCERS

device

 $193
INTERLOCK

device

 $183
WALLSTENT

device

 $150
† 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/301034

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Aug 31, 2018 $800 BILAYER WOUND MATRIX BWM FLOWABLE INTEGRA WOUND MATRIX IWM IDRT Promotional Speaking/Other INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Aug 31, 2018 $400 BILAYER WOUND MATRIX BWM FLOWABLE INTEGRA WOUND MATRIX IWM IDRT Promotional Speaking/Other INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Jan 11, 2018 $150 INTERLOCK Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Oct 3, 2018 $150 WALLSTENT Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Oct 23, 2018 $149 LUTONIX Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 7, 2018 $148 CAROTID WALLSTENT Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jul 30, 2018 $147 AZUR Food and Beverage TERUMO MEDICAL CORPORATION
Nov 21, 2018 $144 PERIPHERAL ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM Food and Beverage CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
May 25, 2018 $143 AMNIOEXCEL TCC-EZ PRIMATRIX IDRT OMNIGRAFT Food and Beverage DERMA SCIENCES, INC.
Feb 15, 2018 $140 EPIC VASCULAR Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Apr 5, 2018 $140 PERIPHERAL ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM Food and Beverage CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
Dec 17, 2018 $136 VIABAHN VBX BALLOON EXPANDABLE ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Aug 21, 2018 $134 OMNIGRAFT PRIMATRIX MEDIHONEY TCC-EZ AMNIOEXCEL Food and Beverage INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Sep 27, 2018 $131 EPIC VASCULAR Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Feb 6, 2018 $131 LIFESTENT Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Dec 28, 2018 $127 COOK MEDICAL AAA Food and Beverage COOK INCORPORATED
Feb 2, 2018 $126 COOK MEDICAL ZILVER PTX Food and Beverage COOK MEDICAL LLC
Nov 19, 2018 $125 AZUR Food and Beverage TERUMO MEDICAL CORPORATION
Mar 12, 2018 $125 COOK MEDICAL INTRODUCERS Food and Beverage COOK MEDICAL LLC
Sep 27, 2018 $123 AMNIOEXCEL Food and Beverage DERMA SCIENCES, 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/301034

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.