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/335831
  • 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/335831
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.

DAVID WEINSTEIN

Listed Specialty: Sports Medicine
2446 RESEARCH PKWY, SUITE 200, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, 80920-1087

2018 Payments: At a Glance

51

payments

$37,576

payment total

10

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Consulting
 9 $31,651
Travel and Lodging
 15 $3,746
Food and Beverage
 26 $1,430
Education
 1 $749

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†
GLOBAL

device

 $21,927
DELTA

device

 $13,866
COMPREHENSIVE REVERSE

device

 $10,523
AS 2.0

device

 $10,500
COMPREHENSIVE ANATOMIC

device

 $10,500
BRISTOW-LATARJET

device

 $7,425
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $1,945
BLUEPRINT PSI SYSTEM

device

 $907
TRABECULAR METAL (TM) ANKLE

device

 $880
COMPREHENSIVE PRIMARY STEM

device

 $412
MAKO

device

 $149
TRUMATCH

device

 $115
AEQUALIS

device

 $115
AUGMENT

device

 $113
VISUALIZATION

device

 $107
XIAFLEX

drug

 $23
VRAYLAR

drug

 $16
PEAK

device

 $9
† 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 29, 2018 $7,426 DELTA GLOBAL Consulting MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Jun 15, 2018 $7,425 BRISTOW-LATARJET GLOBAL Consulting MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Aug 23, 2018 $3,875 AS 2.0 COMPREHENSIVE REVERSE COMPREHENSIVE ANATOMIC Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Aug 23, 2018 $3,750 COMPREHENSIVE ANATOMIC AS 2.0 COMPREHENSIVE REVERSE Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Dec 6, 2018 $3,150 DELTA GLOBAL Consulting MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Aug 23, 2018 $2,700 DELTA GLOBAL Consulting MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Aug 23, 2018 $2,000 COMPREHENSIVE ANATOMIC AS 2.0 COMPREHENSIVE REVERSE Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Aug 23, 2018 $875 COMPREHENSIVE ANATOMIC AS 2.0 COMPREHENSIVE REVERSE Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Jul 26, 2018 $846 TRABECULAR METAL (TM) ANKLE Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Oct 25, 2018 $838 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging GEMINI MOUNTAIN MEDICAL, LLC
Oct 26, 2018 $749 No Listed Product Education ARTHREX, INC.
Jul 11, 2018 $656 BLUEPRINT PSI SYSTEM Travel and Lodging WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Aug 24, 2018 $578 GLOBAL Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Jun 12, 2018 $450 DELTA Consulting DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS LLC
Aug 24, 2018 $181 GLOBAL Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Aug 24, 2018 $159 GLOBAL Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Jul 19, 2018 $151 BLUEPRINT PSI SYSTEM Travel and Lodging WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Jul 31, 2018 $149 MAKO Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Oct 27, 2018 $125 No Listed Product Food and Beverage GEMINI MOUNTAIN MEDICAL, LLC
Oct 8, 2018 $115 GLOBAL TRUMATCH Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, 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/335831

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.