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/352958
  • 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/352958
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.

ROLA GHARIB

Listed Specialty: General Practice
101 STADIUM DR, MORGANTOWN, WV, 26506-7911

2018 Payments: At a Glance

173

payments

$10,486

payment total

23

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Consulting
 1 $5,015
Food and Beverage
 166 $3,067
Travel and Lodging
 4 $2,394
Education
 2 $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†
OTEZLA

drug

 $6,548
TALTZ

drug

 $1,325
TARGADOX

drug

 $382
COSENTYX

drug

 $331
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $266
CERACADE

drug

 $241
LUXAMEND

drug

 $241
EUCRISA

drug

 $227
HUMIRA

drug

 $211
DORYX

drug

 $196
EXELDERM

drug

 $186
SILIQ

drug

 $144
DUPIXENT

drug

 $98
IGT_D PERIPHERAL

device

 $96
EPIDUO FORTE

drug

 $94
XARELTO

drug

 $86
JUBLIA

drug

 $81
ONEXTON

drug

 $76
ENSTILAR

drug

 $67
ERIVEDGE

drug

 $64
† 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/352958

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Oct 18, 2018 $5,015 OTEZLA Consulting CELGENE CORPORATION
Oct 18, 2018 $1,418 OTEZLA Travel and Lodging CELGENE CORPORATION
Sep 27, 2018 $528 TALTZ Travel and Lodging ELI LILLY AND COMPANY
Sep 29, 2018 $310 TALTZ Travel and Lodging ELI LILLY AND COMPANY
Sep 29, 2018 $275 TALTZ Food and Beverage ELI LILLY AND COMPANY
Oct 19, 2018 $161 CERACADE LUXAMEND TARGADOX EXELDERM Food and Beverage JOURNEY MEDICAL CORPORATION
Dec 7, 2018 $142 TARGADOX Food and Beverage JOURNEY MEDICAL CORPORATION
Sep 29, 2018 $138 TALTZ Travel and Lodging ELI LILLY AND COMPANY
Oct 12, 2018 $115 COSENTYX Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Jun 17, 2018 $96 IGT_D PERIPHERAL Food and Beverage PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
May 31, 2018 $86 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Oct 18, 2018 $84 OTEZLA Food and Beverage CELGENE CORPORATION
Jul 31, 2018 $62 EUCRISA Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Apr 5, 2018 $62 COSENTYX Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Mar 22, 2018 $50 EUCRISA Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Jul 16, 2018 $46 COSENTYX Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Jan 3, 2018 $44 COSENTYX Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Jun 5, 2018 $33 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Sep 25, 2018 $33 No Listed Product Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Oct 19, 2018 $32 COSENTYX Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION

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/352958

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.