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/324256
  • 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/324256
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.

DEMETRIOS ECONOPOULY

Listed Specialty: Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery
1906 KENNEDY BLVD, UNION CITY, NJ, 07087-2013

2018 Payments: At a Glance

26

payments

$5,447

payment total

9

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Education
 2 $2,426
Travel and Lodging
 2 $1,875
Food and Beverage
 22 $1,146

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

 $2,426
TRABECULAR METAL (TM) ANKLE

device

 $1,914
CADENCE ANKLE REPLACEMENT SYSTEM

device

 $217
HALLU-LOCK

device

 $217
PANTA NAIL

device

 $217
SALTO TALARIS TOTAL ANKLE PROSTHESIS

device

 $217
TOTAL FOOT SYSTEM

device

 $217
ALLOWRAP

device

 $162
EASY CLIP

device

 $145
ALLOAID ALLOGRAFT

drug

 $137
COLINK

device

 $137
REFERENCE TOE SYSTEM

device

 $137
HOFFMANN

device

 $135
HAWKONE

device

 $121
ANCHORAGE

device

 $110
VARIAX

device

 $110
IN.PACT ADMIRAL

device

 $79
LAPIDUS PLATE

device

 $57
T2

device

 $52
AXSOS

device

 $47
† 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/324256

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Aug 28, 2018 $1,853 TRABECULAR METAL (TM) ANKLE Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Apr 12, 2018 $1,826 No Listed Product Education SEAPEARL INC
Jun 12, 2018 $600 No Listed Product Education SEAPEARL INC
Apr 5, 2018 $145 EASY CLIP Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Oct 25, 2018 $139 SALTO TALARIS TOTAL ANKLE PROSTHESIS CADENCE ANKLE REPLACEMENT SYSTEM HALLU-LOCK PANTA NAIL TOTAL FOOT SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Nov 13, 2018 $137 REFERENCE TOE SYSTEM ALLOAID ALLOGRAFT COLINK Food and Beverage IN2BONES USA, LLC
Nov 7, 2018 $121 HAWKONE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 26, 2018 $110 HOFFMANN VARIAX ANCHORAGE ALLOWRAP Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Aug 15, 2018 $79 IN.PACT ADMIRAL Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 20, 2018 $57 LAPIDUS PLATE Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Jul 25, 2018 $52 ALLOWRAP T2 Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Oct 23, 2018 $39 ALPS PLATES AND INSTRUMENTS Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Jul 17, 2018 $35 SALTO TALARIS TOTAL ANKLE PROSTHESIS CADENCE ANKLE REPLACEMENT SYSTEM HALLU-LOCK PANTA NAIL TOTAL FOOT SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
May 25, 2018 $34 TRABECULAR METAL (TM) ANKLE Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Apr 10, 2018 $26 SALTO TALARIS TOTAL ANKLE PROSTHESIS CADENCE ANKLE REPLACEMENT SYSTEM HALLU-LOCK PANTA NAIL TOTAL FOOT SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Jan 30, 2018 $25 HOFFMANN Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Jul 18, 2018 $25 LAPIDUS Food and Beverage PARAGON 28, INC.
Mar 7, 2018 $23 AXSOS Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Feb 7, 2018 $23 AXSOS Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Aug 28, 2018 $22 TRABECULAR METAL (TM) ANKLE Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, 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/324256

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.