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/3215133
  • 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/3215133
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.

RYAN GRANT

Listed Specialty: Neurological Surgery
20 YORK ST # T-209, YALE-NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL, NEW HAVEN, CT, 06510-3220

2018 Payments: At a Glance

34

payments

$8,859

payment total

6

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Consulting
 2 $3,815
Travel and Lodging
 6 $3,310
Food and Beverage
 26 $1,734

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

 $3,815
CREO MCS

device

 $1,499
ES2

device

 $1,278
AERO

device

 $1,228
ARIA

device

 $1,228
XIA

device

 $1,228
ELSA

device

 $896
OASYS

device

 $237
ANCHOR L

device

 $145
SPINE

device

 $129
MOBI-C

device

 $124
VIVIGEN

device

 $122
CREO DEGEN

device

 $119
RISE-L

device

 $103
VERTEX

device

 $91
COALITION AGX

device

 $89
FORTIFY-I

device

 $53
CREO DEFORMITY

device

 $45
COALITION

device

 $45
VIPER

device

 $36
† 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/3215133

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Dec 31, 2018 $3,415 No Listed Product Consulting ARKIS BIOSCIENCES INC
Apr 12, 2018 $1,314 CREO MCS Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Dec 1, 2018 $679 ELSA Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Feb 1, 2018 $653 AERO XIA ES2 ARIA Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Jan 12, 2018 $400 No Listed Product Consulting ARKIS BIOSCIENCES INC
Mar 22, 2018 $341 AERO XIA ES2 ARIA Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION FLYTE TYME WORLDWIDE
Apr 16, 2018 $185 CREO MCS Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Feb 2, 2018 $150 OASYS Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Feb 1, 2018 $145 ANCHOR L Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Feb 1, 2018 $138 AERO XIA ES2 ARIA Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Dec 11, 2018 $124 MOBI-C Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Feb 28, 2018 $122 VIVIGEN Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Apr 12, 2018 $120 ELSA Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Mar 1, 2018 $96 SPINE Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Apr 20, 2018 $91 VERTEX Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jan 31, 2018 $89 COALITION AGX Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Oct 31, 2018 $82 CREO DEGEN Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Dec 1, 2018 $72 ELSA Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Feb 1, 2018 $65 AERO XIA ES2 ARIA Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Aug 15, 2018 $56 RISE-L Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, 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/3215133

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.