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/326048
  • 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/326048
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.

EMMANOUIL BRILAKIS

Listed Specialty: Cardiovascular Disease
5323 HARRY HINES BLVD, DALLAS, TX, 75390-7208

2018 Payments: At a Glance

94

payments

$88,929

payment total

8

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Consulting
 10 $35,313
Promotional Speaking/Other
 19 $26,188
Travel and Lodging
 23 $14,767
Grant
 1 $5,000
Nonaccredited Training
 2 $4,750
Food and Beverage
 39 $2,912

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†
ASAHI FIELDER CORONARY GUIDE WIRE

device

 $27,913
NC TREK CORONARY CATHETERS

device

 $27,913
XIENCE V CORONARY STENT SYSTEM

device

 $27,913
HI-TORQUE CORONARY GUIDE WIRE

device

 $27,913
CROSSBOSS

device

 $10,284
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $10,166
THERAPIES

device

 $9,565
RESOLUTE

device

 $8,526
GENERAL THERAPIES

device

 $7,174
CORONARY ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM

device

 $5,125
VISIPAQUE

drug

 $4,345
GENERAL VASCULAR ACCESS

device

 $3,000
FFR LINK

device

 $1,125
HEARTMATE PHP

device

 $872
PUMP - IAB

device

 $463
SYNERGY

device

 $124
SUPERA PERIPHERAL STENT SYSTEM

device

 $124
GENERAL STENTS

device

 $68
ARTIS Q.ZEN

device

 $56
† 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
Aug 28, 2018 $8,965 THERAPIES Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Nov 1, 2018 $8,000 ASAHI FIELDER CORONARY GUIDE WIRE HI-TORQUE CORONARY GUIDE WIRE NC TREK CORONARY CATHETERS XIENCE V CORONARY STENT SYSTEM Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 22, 2018 $7,750 ASAHI FIELDER CORONARY GUIDE WIRE HI-TORQUE CORONARY GUIDE WIRE NC TREK CORONARY CATHETERS XIENCE V CORONARY STENT SYSTEM Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 12, 2018 $7,000 GENERAL THERAPIES Consulting BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Oct 10, 2018 $5,500 CROSSBOSS Promotional Speaking/Other BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Feb 27, 2018 $5,000 No Listed Product Consulting GE HEALTHCARE
Aug 7, 2018 $5,000 No Listed Product Grant BIOTRONIK INC. CARDIOVASCULAR INNOVATIONS FOUNDATI
Dec 5, 2018 $3,000 CROSSBOSS Promotional Speaking/Other BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Aug 15, 2018 $3,000 ASAHI FIELDER CORONARY GUIDE WIRE HI-TORQUE CORONARY GUIDE WIRE NC TREK CORONARY CATHETERS XIENCE V CORONARY STENT SYSTEM Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 9, 2018 $3,000 ASAHI FIELDER CORONARY GUIDE WIRE HI-TORQUE CORONARY GUIDE WIRE NC TREK CORONARY CATHETERS XIENCE V CORONARY STENT SYSTEM Promotional Speaking/Other ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Aug 22, 2018 $3,000 GENERAL VASCULAR ACCESS Promotional Speaking/Other BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Aug 9, 2018 $2,750 CORONARY ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM Nonaccredited Training CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
Dec 18, 2018 $2,500 VISIPAQUE Promotional Speaking/Other GE HEALTHCARE
Mar 14, 2018 $2,500 RESOLUTE Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 1, 2018 $2,000 CORONARY ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM Nonaccredited Training CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
Oct 10, 2018 $1,313 CROSSBOSS Consulting BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Dec 5, 2018 $1,250 RESOLUTE Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 4, 2018 $1,125 FFR LINK Consulting BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Oct 22, 2018 $1,000 ASAHI FIELDER CORONARY GUIDE WIRE HI-TORQUE CORONARY GUIDE WIRE NC TREK CORONARY CATHETERS XIENCE V CORONARY STENT SYSTEM Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Dec 5, 2018 $938 RESOLUTE Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, 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/326048

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.