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/350210
  • 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/350210
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.

FAKHIR ELMASRI

Listed Specialty: Diagnostic Radiology
1305 LAKELAND HILLS BLVD, LAKELAND, FL, 33805-4542

2018 Payments: At a Glance

217

payments

$59,782

payment total

19

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Travel and Lodging
 22 $22,083
Consulting
 5 $17,250
Honoraria
 2 $8,450
Promotional Speaking/Other
 3 $6,300
Food and Beverage
 183 $4,196
Nonaccredited Training
 1 $1,500
Entertainment
 1 $3

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†
PENUMBRA RUBY COIL

device

 $14,082
LUTONIX

device

 $10,351
CROSSER

device

 $8,390
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $6,147
VIABAHN ENDOPROSTHESIS

device

 $4,282
INDIGO

device

 $3,316
CLEARVUE

device

 $3,150
DORADO

device

 $2,800
DENALI

device

 $2,100
THERASPHERE

device

 $1,540
VIABAHN VBX BALLOON EXPANDABLE ENDOPROSTHESIS

device

 $781
OSTEOCOOL RF ABLATION

device

 $385
EXCLUDER AAA ENDOPROSTHESIS

device

 $355
OVATION

device

 $304
ENDURANT

device

 $239
IGT_D PERIPHERAL

device

 $225
LIFESTENT

device

 $203
PERIPHERAL ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM

device

 $152
SUPERA PERIPHERAL STENT SYSTEM

device

 $140
GENERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION

device

 $122
† 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/350210

Payment Details

= Disputed Payment

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Sep 22, 2018 $10,105 PENUMBRA RUBY COIL Travel and Lodging PENUMBRA, INC.
May 16, 2018 $5,000 CROSSER Honoraria BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 26, 2018 $5,000 No Listed Product Consulting BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 6, 2018 $4,200 VIABAHN ENDOPROSTHESIS Consulting W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Feb 7, 2018 $3,500 LUTONIX Travel and Lodging BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 7, 2018 $3,450 LUTONIX Honoraria BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 31, 2018 $3,150 CLEARVUE Consulting BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 21, 2018 $2,800 DORADO Consulting BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 24, 2018 $2,400 PENUMBRA RUBY COIL Promotional Speaking/Other PENUMBRA, INC.
Jul 24, 2018 $2,400 INDIGO Promotional Speaking/Other PENUMBRA, INC.
Jun 7, 2018 $2,100 DENALI Consulting BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 19, 2018 $1,500 PENUMBRA RUBY COIL Promotional Speaking/Other PENUMBRA, INC.
Aug 9, 2018 $1,500 THERASPHERE Nonaccredited Training BIOCOMPATIBLES, INC.
Feb 7, 2018 $1,144 LUTONIX Travel and Lodging BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 22, 2018 $1,075 LUTONIX Travel and Lodging BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 2, 2018 $1,072 CROSSER Travel and Lodging BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
May 16, 2018 $1,050 CROSSER Travel and Lodging BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 26, 2018 $1,050 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
May 29, 2018 $546 CROSSER Travel and Lodging BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
May 15, 2018 $405 INDIGO Travel and Lodging PENUMBRA, 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/350210

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.