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/326581
  • 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/326581
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 RAUH

Listed Specialty: Sports Medicine
5959 BIG TREE RD, ORCHARD PARK, NY, 14127-2291

2018 Payments: At a Glance

22

payments

$18,121

payment total

4

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Royalty or License
 4 $11,195
Promotional Speaking/Other
 2 $5,348
Food and Beverage
 14 $782
Consulting
 1 $775
Travel and Lodging
 1 $21

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†
VERSITOMIC

device

 $8,708
HEALICOIL

device

 $3,151
FAST-FIX 360

device

 $2,971
ACCUPASS DIRECT CRESCENT XL

device

 $2,933
BIORAPTOR

device

 $2,933
ENDOBUTTON

device

 $2,933
CINCHLOCK SS

device

 $2,487
BIOSURE REGENESORB

device

 $2,436
TRUNAV

device

 $2,436
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $775
REGENETEN

device

 $270
COBLATION WANDS

device

 $263
DYONICS CURVED BLADES

device

 $158
Q-FIX

device

 $129
LENS SURGICAL IMAGING SYSTEM

device

 $119
LATARJET SYSTEM

device

 $96
MULTIFIX S

device

 $59
ULTRABUTTON

device

 $59
ULTRATAPE

device

 $59
ACCU-PASS

device

 $37
† 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/326581

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Aug 2, 2018 $3,231 VERSITOMIC Royalty or License STRYKER CORPORATION
May 10, 2018 $2,941 VERSITOMIC Royalty or License STRYKER CORPORATION
Aug 10, 2018 $2,933 ACCUPASS DIRECT CRESCENT XL ENDOBUTTON FAST-FIX 360 BIORAPTOR HEALICOIL Promotional Speaking/Other SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Oct 25, 2018 $2,536 VERSITOMIC Royalty or License STRYKER CORPORATION
Feb 15, 2018 $2,487 CINCHLOCK SS Royalty or License STRYKER CORPORATION
Sep 10, 2018 $2,415 BIOSURE REGENESORB TRUNAV Promotional Speaking/Other SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jan 30, 2018 $775 No Listed Product Consulting INTEGER HOLDINGS CORPORATION
Nov 27, 2018 $119 COBLATION WANDS LENS SURGICAL IMAGING SYSTEM REGENETEN DYONICS CURVED BLADES Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Feb 6, 2018 $107 COBLATION WANDS HEALICOIL Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
May 15, 2018 $96 LATARJET SYSTEM Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Mar 8, 2018 $75 HEALICOIL Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Sep 10, 2018 $69 REGENETEN Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Mar 7, 2018 $59 ULTRATAPE ULTRABUTTON MULTIFIX S Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Dec 18, 2018 $48 REGENETEN Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Aug 20, 2018 $39 FAST-FIX 360 Q-FIX DYONICS CURVED BLADES Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Mar 7, 2018 $37 Q-FIX COBLATION WANDS ACCU-PASS HEALICOIL Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Mar 9, 2018 $34 Q-FIX Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Aug 2, 2018 $34 REGENETEN Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Aug 23, 2018 $24 CARTS Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
May 23, 2018 $22 SYNVISC-ONE Food and Beverage SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC

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/326581

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.