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/349900
  • 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/349900
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 COATS

Listed Specialty: Family Medicine
1330 N COLISEUM BLVD, FORT WAYNE, IN, 46805-5526

2018 Payments: At a Glance

412

payments

$17,142

payment total

29

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Consulting
 2 $5,850
Food and Beverage
 397 $5,402
Travel and Lodging
 7 $3,153
Promotional Speaking/Other
 1 $2,620
Education
 5 $117

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†
REPATHA

drug

 $7,525
TRULANCE

drug

 $5,052
INVOKANA

drug

 $522
UTIBRON

drug

 $361
LONHALA MAGNAIR

drug

 $288
CHANTIX

drug

 $285
ANORO

drug

 $266
STIOLTO RESPIMAT

drug

 $265
DIABETES - DISEASE

drug

 $264
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $220
SPIRIVA

drug

 $175
CREON

drug

 $169
SEEBRI

drug

 $168
KORLYM

drug

 $167
BROVANA

drug

 $162
XARELTO

drug

 $153
TRESIBA

drug

 $133
VRAYLAR

drug

 $130
MINIMED 670G SYSTEM

device

 $129
JANUVIA

drug

 $124
† 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/349900

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Jun 4, 2018 $3,600 REPATHA Consulting AMGEN INC.
Apr 13, 2018 $2,620 TRULANCE Promotional Speaking/Other SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Jun 4, 2018 $2,250 REPATHA Consulting AMGEN INC.
May 11, 2018 $1,039 REPATHA Travel and Lodging AMGEN INC.
Apr 13, 2018 $878 TRULANCE Travel and Lodging SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Apr 13, 2018 $539 TRULANCE Travel and Lodging SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Apr 13, 2018 $305 TRULANCE Travel and Lodging SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC
May 10, 2018 $220 REPATHA Travel and Lodging AMGEN INC.
May 11, 2018 $133 REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
May 11, 2018 $130 REPATHA Travel and Lodging AMGEN INC.
May 16, 2018 $130 VRAYLAR Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Jul 11, 2018 $129 MINIMED 670G SYSTEM Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC MINIMED, INC.
Aug 23, 2018 $124 CHANTIX Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Oct 25, 2018 $122 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
May 8, 2018 $122 ANORO Food and Beverage GLAXOSMITHKLINE, LLC.
May 10, 2018 $108 CREON Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Apr 25, 2018 $100 No Listed Product Education ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Aug 8, 2018 $97 TRULANCE Food and Beverage SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC
May 17, 2018 $96 SYMPROIC Food and Beverage PURDUE PHARMA L.P.
Mar 13, 2018 $95 DIABETES - DISEASE Food and Beverage SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC

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/349900

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.