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/3288835
  • 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/3288835
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.

MOHAN TRIPATHI

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
1 ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON PL, DEPARTMENT OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY, NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ, 08901-1928

2018 Payments: At a Glance

66

payments

$5,820

payment total

6

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Food and Beverage
 59 $3,118
Travel and Lodging
 7 $2,702

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†
CALIBER

device

 $1,612
VIPER

device

 $1,574
BRAINLAB

device

 $1,227
OSTEOCEL

device

 $525
XLIF

device

 $469
LESSRAY

device

 $247
EXPEDIUM

device

 $246
COROENT

device

 $207
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $181
COHERE

device

 $167
PROPEL

device

 $146
BIOMET SPINALPAK

device

 $128
LIFENET VIVIGEN

device

 $124
BRIGADE

device

 $116
SKYLINE

device

 $106
MLX

device

 $81
BASE

device

 $71
MODULUS

device

 $65
IGA

device

 $64
NVM5

device

 $41
† 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/3288835

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
May 11, 2018 $1,592 CALIBER Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Jan 19, 2018 $486 VIPER BRAINLAB Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Jan 19, 2018 $472 VIPER BRAINLAB Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Jul 19, 2018 $165 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jul 6, 2018 $146 PROPEL Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jan 18, 2018 $124 VIPER LIFENET VIVIGEN EXPEDIUM Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Jul 27, 2018 $124 LESSRAY Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jan 4, 2018 $116 BRIGADE Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Feb 21, 2018 $112 BIOMET SPINALPAK Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Feb 9, 2018 $112 LESSRAY Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jul 2, 2018 $109 COROENT Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Sep 25, 2018 $109 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jan 22, 2018 $109 OSTEOCEL Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jan 26, 2018 $106 OSTEOCEL Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Feb 15, 2018 $106 EXPEDIUM VIPER SKYLINE Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
May 18, 2018 $102 COHERE Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jun 13, 2018 $100 OSTEOCEL Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jan 19, 2018 $99 VIPER BRAINLAB Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Apr 7, 2018 $98 OSTEOCEL Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Apr 8, 2018 $98 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, 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/3288835

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.