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/353432
  • 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/353432
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.


GREGORY SCHROEDER

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
925 CHESTNUT ST, 5TH FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19107-4216

2018 Payments: At a Glance

58

payments

$41,721

payment total

10

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Consulting
8 $26,600
Promotional Speaking/Other
1 $8,733
Travel and Lodging
10 $4,359
Food and Beverage
38 $1,969
Gift
1 $60

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
TRITANIUM

device

$15,790
XIA

device

$14,205
ES2

device

$13,314
AERO

device

$12,977
VITALITY

device

$12,840
POLARIS DEFORMITY SPINAL SYSTEM

device

$12,600
VIRAGE

device

$12,600
VITALITY POWER

device

$12,600
VITALITY PSO

device

$10,200
Payments with no listed product

N/A

$10,185
OASYS

device

$2,800
SPINE TRUSS SYSTEM

device

$586
BIO4

device

$299
XLIF

device

$217
ARIA

device

$169
RELINE

device

$165
MODULUS

device

$153
IGA

device

$144
LESSRAY

device

$144
MAGEC

device

$144
† 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/353432

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Jun 7, 2018 $11,200 AERO XIA TRITANIUM ES2 Consulting STRYKER CORPORATION
Oct 31, 2018 $8,733 No Listed Product Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Oct 10, 2018 $4,800 VIRAGE POLARIS DEFORMITY SPINAL SYSTEM VITALITY POWER VITALITY PSO VITALITY Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Jul 5, 2018 $2,800 TRITANIUM OASYS Consulting STRYKER CORPORATION
Oct 10, 2018 $2,400 POLARIS DEFORMITY SPINAL SYSTEM VITALITY PSO VIRAGE VITALITY POWER VITALITY Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Oct 4, 2018 $2,400 VITALITY VITALITY POWER VIRAGE VITALITY PSO POLARIS DEFORMITY SPINAL SYSTEM Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Oct 4, 2018 $2,400 VITALITY VIRAGE POLARIS DEFORMITY SPINAL SYSTEM VITALITY POWER Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Mar 22, 2018 $763 AERO XIA TRITANIUM ES2 Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Sep 28, 2018 $711 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Apr 20, 2018 $693 XIA Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Mar 13, 2018 $531 TRITANIUM AERO XIA ES2 Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Mar 13, 2018 $483 ES2 AERO XIA Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Sep 29, 2018 $434 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jun 5, 2018 $390 SPINE TRUSS SYSTEM Travel and Lodging 4WEB, INC.
Oct 4, 2018 $300 VITALITY VITALITY POWER VIRAGE POLARIS DEFORMITY SPINAL SYSTEM VITALITY PSO Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Oct 10, 2018 $300 VITALITY VITALITY POWER VIRAGE VITALITY PSO POLARIS DEFORMITY SPINAL SYSTEM Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Sep 28, 2018 $217 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Apr 20, 2018 $148 XIA Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Oct 24, 2018 $144 LESSRAY IGA MAGEC X-CORE MINI RELINE Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Sep 27, 2018 $142 ES2 ARIA BIO4 TRITANIUM Food and Beverage STRYKER 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/353432

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.