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/358222
  • 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/358222
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.

BRYANT NGUYEN

Listed Specialty: Interventional Cardiology
8851 CENTER DR, SUITE 304, LA MESA, CA, 91942-3017

2018 Payments: At a Glance

60

payments

$2,196

payment total

16

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Food and Beverage
 57 $2,016
Promotional Speaking/Other
 1 $123
Education
 2 $58

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†
CARDIOMEMS HF SYSTEM

device

 $323
MITRA CLIP SYSTEM

device

 $245
KENGREAL

drug

 $188
REPATHA

drug

 $139
COREVALVE EVOLUT

device

 $130
RESOLUTE

device

 $130
LIFEVEST

device

 $124
ORENITRAM

drug

 $123
REMODULIN

drug

 $123
TYVASO

drug

 $123
OFEV

drug

 $110
GIAPREZA

drug

 $96
MULTI-LINK MINI VISION CORONARY STENT SYSTEM

device

 $85
BRILINTA

drug

 $79
BAROSTIM NEO SYSTEM

device

 $76
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $72
CORLANOR

drug

 $67
IMPELLA

device

 $63
NEPHROCHECK

device

 $57
JARDIANCE

drug

 $52
† 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/358222

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Sep 25, 2018 $130 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 21, 2018 $130 RESOLUTE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Dec 12, 2018 $125 MITRA CLIP SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jan 18, 2018 $123 ORENITRAM TYVASO REMODULIN Promotional Speaking/Other UNITED THERAPEUTICS CORPORATION
Mar 14, 2018 $120 MITRA CLIP SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Nov 27, 2018 $115 CARDIOMEMS HF SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 20, 2018 $110 OFEV Food and Beverage BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Nov 29, 2018 $96 GIAPREZA Food and Beverage LA JOLLA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY
Mar 30, 2018 $85 MULTI-LINK MINI VISION CORONARY STENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Feb 28, 2018 $83 KENGREAL Food and Beverage CHIESI USA, INC.
Jul 27, 2018 $76 CARDIOMEMS HF SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 8, 2018 $60 BAROSTIM NEO SYSTEM Food and Beverage CVRX, INC.
Mar 13, 2018 $57 NEPHROCHECK Education ASTUTE MEDICAL, INC.
May 31, 2018 $44 CARDIOMEMS HF SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jan 24, 2018 $40 CORLANOR REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Oct 24, 2018 $39 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Jul 26, 2018 $33 CARDIOMEMS HF SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Nov 9, 2018 $28 IMPELLA Food and Beverage ABIOMED
May 7, 2018 $28 CORLANOR REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Mar 14, 2018 $24 REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN 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/358222

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.