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/341793
  • 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/341793
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.


ANTONIS PRATSOS

Listed Specialty: Cardiovascular Disease
1999 SPROUL RD, STE 21, BROOMALL, PA, 19008-3508

2018 Payments: At a Glance

110

payments

$66,894

payment total

18

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Consulting
7 $27,100
Promotional Speaking/Other
8 $16,690
Honoraria
3 $14,200
Nonaccredited Training
3 $6,656
Food and Beverage
87 $2,050
Education
2 $198

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
IVUS SYSTEMS

device

$20,800
SUPERA PERIPHERAL STENT SYSTEM

device

$9,975
FOX SV PTA CATHETER AND ARMADA 14 PERCUTANEOUS CATHETER AND VIATRAC 14 PLUS PERIPHERAL CATHETER

device

$9,900
HERCULINK ELITE RENAL AND BILIARY STENT SYSTEM

device

$9,900
HI-TORQUE SPARTACORE GUIDE WIRES

device

$9,900
OMNILINK ELITE VASCULAR STENT SYSTEM

device

$9,900
CORONARY ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM

device

$6,807
CVX-300

device

$6,000
VASCULAR LITHOTRIPSY

device

$4,600
IN.PACT ADMIRAL

device

$3,780
TURBOHAWK

device

$3,772
GENERAL THERAPIES

device

$3,289
HAWKONE

device

$3,272
RANEXA

drug

$2,954
Payments with no listed product

N/A

$396
WATCHMAN

device

$144
COREVALVE EVOLUT

device

$140
BRILINTA

drug

$121
TURBO-POWER

device

$111
GENERAL ANGIOGRAPHY

device

$100
† 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/341793

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Oct 1, 2018 $6,400 IVUS SYSTEMS Honoraria PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Jan 4, 2018 $6,000 CVX-300 Consulting PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Jan 18, 2018 $4,950 FOX SV PTA CATHETER AND ARMADA 14 PERCUTANEOUS CATHETER AND VIATRAC 14 PLUS PERIPHERAL CATHETER HERCULINK ELITE RENAL AND BILIARY STENT SYSTEM HI-TORQUE SPARTACORE GUIDE WIRES OMNILINK ELITE VASCULAR STENT SYSTEM SUPERA PERIPHERAL STENT SYSTEM Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 10, 2018 $4,950 FOX SV PTA CATHETER AND ARMADA 14 PERCUTANEOUS CATHETER AND VIATRAC 14 PLUS PERIPHERAL CATHETER HERCULINK ELITE RENAL AND BILIARY STENT SYSTEM HI-TORQUE SPARTACORE GUIDE WIRES OMNILINK ELITE VASCULAR STENT SYSTEM SUPERA PERIPHERAL STENT SYSTEM Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Aug 13, 2018 $4,600 VASCULAR LITHOTRIPSY Honoraria SHOCKWAVE MEDICAL, INC
Oct 31, 2018 $3,750 IN.PACT ADMIRAL Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 30, 2018 $3,750 TURBOHAWK Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 9, 2018 $3,200 IVUS SYSTEMS Consulting PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
May 22, 2018 $3,200 IVUS SYSTEMS Consulting PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Nov 9, 2018 $3,200 IVUS SYSTEMS Honoraria PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Jun 4, 2018 $3,200 IVUS SYSTEMS Consulting PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
May 10, 2018 $3,000 HAWKONE Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 6, 2018 $2,500 GENERAL THERAPIES Promotional Speaking/Other BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Nov 29, 2018 $2,438 CORONARY ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM Nonaccredited Training CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
Oct 11, 2018 $2,344 CORONARY ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM Nonaccredited Training CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
Apr 13, 2018 $1,980 RANEXA Promotional Speaking/Other GILEAD SCIENCES INC
May 24, 2018 $1,875 CORONARY ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM Nonaccredited Training CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
Mar 13, 2018 $1,600 IVUS SYSTEMS Consulting PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Sep 19, 2018 $750 GENERAL THERAPIES Promotional Speaking/Other BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Mar 2, 2018 $480 RANEXA Promotional Speaking/Other GILEAD SCIENCES 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/341793

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.