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/355039
  • 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/355039
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.

MAZIN FOTEH

Listed Specialty: Vascular Surgery
1010 W 40TH ST, AUSTIN, TX, 78756-4010

2018 Payments: At a Glance

173

payments

$184,036

payment total

10

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Consulting
 21 $93,235
Promotional Speaking/Other
 11 $32,350
Education
 9 $26,558
Nonaccredited Training
 4 $12,188
Travel and Lodging
 30 $11,236
Food and Beverage
 97 $6,070
Honoraria
 1 $2,400

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†
GLIDEWIRE

device

 $47,386
NAVICROSS

device

 $47,209
LUTONIX

device

 $29,115
PENUMBRA RUBY COIL

device

 $21,094
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $19,714
PERIPHERAL ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM

device

 $16,537
SUPERA PERIPHERAL STENT SYSTEM

device

 $15,605
FOX SV PTA CATHETER AND ARMADA 14 PERCUTANEOUS CATHETER AND VIATRAC 14 PLUS PERIPHERAL CATHETER

device

 $15,567
HERCULINK ELITE RENAL AND BILIARY STENT SYSTEM

device

 $15,567
HI-TORQUE SPARTACORE GUIDE WIRES

device

 $15,567
OMNILINK ELITE VASCULAR STENT SYSTEM

device

 $15,567
GLIDESHEATH

device

 $14,631
APTUS HELI-FX

device

 $6,652
ENDURANT

device

 $4,150
TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS

device

 $2,824
INDIGO

device

 $2,400
TOURGUIDE

device

 $1,875
CONFORMABLE TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS

device

 $1,095
C3 DELIVERY SYSTEM

device

 $642
METACROSS

device

 $308
† 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/355039

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Mar 14, 2018 $10,900 NAVICROSS GLIDEWIRE Consulting TERUMO MEDICAL CORPORATION
Mar 21, 2018 $8,100 FOX SV PTA CATHETER AND ARMADA 14 PERCUTANEOUS CATHETER AND VIATRAC 14 PLUS PERIPHERAL CATHETER HERCULINK ELITE RENAL AND BILIARY STENT SYSTEM HI-TORQUE SPARTACORE GUIDE WIRES OMNILINK ELITE VASCULAR STENT SYSTEM SUPERA PERIPHERAL STENT SYSTEM Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Nov 7, 2018 $8,000 GLIDESHEATH Consulting TERUMO MEDICAL CORPORATION
Apr 3, 2018 $7,758 LUTONIX Education BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 17, 2018 $7,200 FOX SV PTA CATHETER AND ARMADA 14 PERCUTANEOUS CATHETER AND VIATRAC 14 PLUS PERIPHERAL CATHETER HERCULINK ELITE RENAL AND BILIARY STENT SYSTEM HI-TORQUE SPARTACORE GUIDE WIRES OMNILINK ELITE VASCULAR STENT SYSTEM SUPERA PERIPHERAL STENT SYSTEM Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 17, 2018 $6,800 NAVICROSS GLIDEWIRE Consulting TERUMO MEDICAL CORPORATION
May 7, 2018 $6,700 NAVICROSS GLIDEWIRE Consulting TERUMO MEDICAL CORPORATION
May 9, 2018 $5,400 GLIDESHEATH Consulting TERUMO MEDICAL CORPORATION
Aug 2, 2018 $5,200 No Listed Product Consulting BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 13, 2018 $5,050 No Listed Product Consulting BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 6, 2018 $4,800 PENUMBRA RUBY COIL Promotional Speaking/Other PENUMBRA, INC.
Dec 20, 2018 $4,800 PENUMBRA RUBY COIL Promotional Speaking/Other PENUMBRA, INC.
Dec 10, 2018 $4,800 PENUMBRA RUBY COIL Promotional Speaking/Other PENUMBRA, INC.
Jun 28, 2018 $4,650 LUTONIX Education BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 30, 2018 $4,300 NAVICROSS GLIDEWIRE Consulting TERUMO MEDICAL CORPORATION
Sep 6, 2018 $4,300 NAVICROSS GLIDEWIRE Consulting TERUMO MEDICAL CORPORATION
Nov 15, 2018 $4,300 NAVICROSS GLIDEWIRE Consulting TERUMO MEDICAL CORPORATION
May 10, 2018 $3,750 PERIPHERAL ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM Consulting CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
Jun 21, 2018 $3,750 PERIPHERAL ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM Nonaccredited Training CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
Jul 12, 2018 $3,700 NAVICROSS GLIDEWIRE Consulting TERUMO MEDICAL 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/355039

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.