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/36627
  • 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/36627
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.

LAUREN FINE

Listed Specialty: Procedural Dermatology
3000 N HALSTED ST, SUITE 409, CHICAGO, IL, 60657-5188

2018 Payments: At a Glance

126

payments

$7,303

payment total

26

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Consulting
 3 $3,580
Food and Beverage
 121 $3,353
Honoraria
 1 $350
Travel and Lodging
 1 $20

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†
EUCRISA

drug

 $2,287
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $1,339
SOOLANTRA

drug

 $1,325
AMELUZ

drug

 $367
BF-RHODOLED

device

 $367
HUMIRA

drug

 $282
VELTIN

drug

 $250
DUPIXENT

drug

 $192
XEOMIN

drug

 $176
EPIDUO FORTE

drug

 $155
ORACEA

drug

 $155
CERACADE

drug

 $145
TARGADOX

drug

 $145
LUXAMEND

drug

 $145
SILIQ

drug

 $126
OTEZLA

drug

 $108
ASCLERA

drug

 $106
EXELDERM

drug

 $103
IMPOYZ

drug

 $100
TREMFYA

drug

 $97
† 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/36627

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Dec 19, 2018 $2,180 EUCRISA Consulting PFIZER INC. LAUREN FINE
Mar 27, 2018 $1,000 SOOLANTRA Consulting GALDERMA LABORATORIES, L.P.
Aug 20, 2018 $400 No Listed Product Consulting ABBVIE, INC.
Jan 19, 2018 $350 AMELUZ BF-RHODOLED Honoraria BIOFRONTERA INC. FINE DERMATOLOGY
Jul 25, 2018 $202 VELTIN Food and Beverage AQUA PHARMACEUTICALS
Mar 15, 2018 $150 SOOLANTRA Food and Beverage GALDERMA LABORATORIES, L.P.
Jul 27, 2018 $148 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Apr 19, 2018 $126 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ORTHO DERMATOLOGICS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Oct 12, 2018 $123 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MERZ NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Feb 13, 2018 $108 OTEZLA Food and Beverage CELGENE CORPORATION
Dec 11, 2018 $107 SILIQ Food and Beverage ORTHO DERMATOLOGICS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Sep 19, 2018 $106 XEOMIN ASCLERA Food and Beverage MERZ NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Oct 22, 2018 $103 CERACADE LUXAMEND TARGADOX EXELDERM Food and Beverage JOURNEY MEDICAL CORPORATION
Jun 18, 2018 $98 No Listed Product Food and Beverage AQUA PHARMACEUTICALS
Feb 7, 2018 $97 TREMFYA Food and Beverage JANSSEN SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS, LLC
Apr 4, 2018 $93 No Listed Product Food and Beverage AQUA PHARMACEUTICALS
Oct 19, 2018 $78 No Listed Product Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
May 17, 2018 $70 XEOMIN Food and Beverage MERZ NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Jul 26, 2018 $49 No Listed Product Food and Beverage AQUA PHARMACEUTICALS
Sep 29, 2018 $49 No Listed Product Food and Beverage GALDERMA LABORATORIES, L.P.

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/36627

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.