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/34675
  • 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/34675
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.

CHARLES JOBIN

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
161 FORT WASHINGTON AVE, 2ND FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY, 10032-3729

2018 Payments: At a Glance

64

payments

$36,282

payment total

10

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Consulting
 19 $23,607
Promotional Speaking/Other
 2 $7,175
Travel and Lodging
 11 $2,441
Food and Beverage
 30 $1,612
Education
 2 $1,447

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†
COMPREHENSIVE REVERSE

device

 $18,358
ALPS PROX TIB PLATES

device

 $11,983
ZNN

device

 $10,733
ANATOMIC RADIAL HEAD SYSTEM

device

 $8,699
ELBOW PLATING SYSTEM

device

 $8,699
POLARUS 3 SOLUTION

device

 $8,699
CLAVICLE PLATING SYSTEM

device

 $8,422
SCAPULA PLATING SYSTEM

device

 $8,422
COMPREHENSIVE ANATOMIC

device

 $7,625
PSI ANATOMICAL SHOULDER

device

 $7,625
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $4,081
HIP PRODUCT PORTFOLIO

device

 $1,434
QUICKANCHORS

device

 $683
ACUTRAK HEADLESS COMPRESSION SCREW SYSTEM

device

 $365
CANNULATED SCREW

device

 $278
COMPREHENSIVE PRIMARY STEM

device

 $198
APEX

device

 $144
COBLATION WANDS

device

 $141
LATARJET SYSTEM

device

 $141
FMS

device

 $120
† 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/34675

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Sep 4, 2018 $5,125 COMPREHENSIVE REVERSE ZNN ALPS PROX TIB PLATES Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
May 11, 2018 $4,375 ELBOW PLATING SYSTEM ANATOMIC RADIAL HEAD SYSTEM CLAVICLE PLATING SYSTEM POLARUS 3 SOLUTION SCAPULA PLATING SYSTEM Promotional Speaking/Other ACUMED LLC
Jun 14, 2018 $4,000 COMPREHENSIVE REVERSE COMPREHENSIVE ANATOMIC PSI ANATOMICAL SHOULDER Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Sep 4, 2018 $3,500 ALPS PROX TIB PLATES COMPREHENSIVE REVERSE ZNN Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
May 11, 2018 $2,800 ELBOW PLATING SYSTEM ANATOMIC RADIAL HEAD SYSTEM CLAVICLE PLATING SYSTEM POLARUS 3 SOLUTION SCAPULA PLATING SYSTEM Promotional Speaking/Other ACUMED LLC
Sep 4, 2018 $2,000 COMPREHENSIVE REVERSE ALPS PROX TIB PLATES ZNN Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Jun 14, 2018 $1,500 COMPREHENSIVE REVERSE PSI ANATOMICAL SHOULDER COMPREHENSIVE ANATOMIC Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Jun 14, 2018 $1,375 COMPREHENSIVE ANATOMIC COMPREHENSIVE REVERSE PSI ANATOMICAL SHOULDER Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Oct 12, 2018 $1,350 No Listed Product Consulting ACUMED LLC
Sep 4, 2018 $1,250 ALPS PROX TIB PLATES Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Mar 19, 2018 $1,172 ELBOW PLATING SYSTEM ANATOMIC RADIAL HEAD SYSTEM CLAVICLE PLATING SYSTEM POLARUS 3 SOLUTION SCAPULA PLATING SYSTEM Travel and Lodging ACUMED LLC
Oct 12, 2018 $1,125 No Listed Product Consulting ACUMED LLC
Oct 9, 2018 $899 No Listed Product Education GOTHAM SURGICAL SOLUTIONS & DEVICES, INC.
Jun 14, 2018 $750 COMPREHENSIVE REVERSE COMPREHENSIVE ANATOMIC PSI ANATOMICAL SHOULDER Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Apr 16, 2018 $683 QUICKANCHORS Consulting DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS LLC
Nov 13, 2018 $548 No Listed Product Education GOTHAM SURGICAL SOLUTIONS & DEVICES, INC.
Apr 6, 2018 $350 ACUTRAK HEADLESS COMPRESSION SCREW SYSTEM Consulting ACUMED LLC
Aug 9, 2018 $315 HIP PRODUCT PORTFOLIO Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Aug 10, 2018 $315 HIP PRODUCT PORTFOLIO Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Aug 9, 2018 $264 HIP PRODUCT PORTFOLIO Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, 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/34675

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.