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/345292
  • 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/345292
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.

WILLIAM CROWDER

Listed Specialty: Cardiovascular Disease
970 LAKELAND DR, SUITE 61, JACKSON, MS, 39216-4635

2018 Payments: At a Glance

224

payments

$17,093

payment total

25

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Food and Beverage
 210 $7,654
Consulting
 2 $6,150
Travel and Lodging
 11 $3,279
Education
 1 $10

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†
ELIQUIS

drug

 $6,174
COREVALVE EVOLUT

device

 $2,298
IMPELLA

device

 $1,381
RESOLUTE

device

 $1,269
EKOSONIC

device

 $1,261
DRIVER

device

 $955
CARDIOFORM SEPTAL OCCLUDER

device

 $619
REPATHA

drug

 $547
DABRA LASER SYSTEM

device

 $355
SEPTAL OCCLUDER

device

 $292
HAWKONE

device

 $276
IGT_D PERIPHERAL

device

 $235
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $169
XARELTO

drug

 $164
FOX SV PTA CATHETER AND ARMADA 14 PERCUTANEOUS CATHETER AND VIATRAC 14 PLUS PERIPHERAL CATHETER

device

 $152
HERCULINK ELITE RENAL AND BILIARY STENT SYSTEM

device

 $152
HI-TORQUE SPARTACORE GUIDE WIRES

device

 $152
OMNILINK ELITE VASCULAR STENT SYSTEM

device

 $152
SUPERA PERIPHERAL STENT SYSTEM

device

 $152
CARELINK

device

 $127
† 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/345292

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Oct 8, 2018 $4,950 ELIQUIS Consulting E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Apr 26, 2018 $1,200 COREVALVE EVOLUT Consulting MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 25, 2018 $676 RESOLUTE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 16, 2018 $672 IMPELLA Travel and Lodging ABIOMED
Sep 28, 2018 $617 ELIQUIS Travel and Lodging E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Oct 30, 2018 $506 EKOSONIC Travel and Lodging EKOS CORPORATION
Sep 14, 2018 $369 EKOSONIC Food and Beverage EKOS CORPORATION
Nov 8, 2018 $309 DABRA LASER SYSTEM Food and Beverage RA MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
Sep 28, 2018 $229 ELIQUIS Travel and Lodging E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Oct 9, 2018 $200 SEPTAL OCCLUDER Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Sep 16, 2018 $189 IMPELLA Travel and Lodging ABIOMED
Sep 14, 2018 $170 EKOSONIC Travel and Lodging EKOS CORPORATION
Jan 25, 2018 $167 RESOLUTE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 26, 2018 $150 DRIVER Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 29, 2018 $140 CARDIOFORM SEPTAL OCCLUDER Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Mar 21, 2018 $139 No Listed Product Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Dec 19, 2018 $130 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 5, 2018 $127 CARELINK Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 24, 2018 $127 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 Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 28, 2018 $125 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.

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/345292

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.