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/370357
  • 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/370357
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.


JUSTIN KANE

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
3900 JUNIUS ST, SUITE 500, DALLAS, TX, 75246-1615

2018 Payments: At a Glance

104

payments

$16,683

payment total

11

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Consulting
3 $10,071
Food and Beverage
79 $3,251
Travel and Lodging
19 $3,168
Education
3 $193

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
VA-LCP PLATES & SCREWS

device

$10,460
EXTERNAL FIXATION

device

$5,225
INFINITY

device

$2,157
INSTRUMENTS

device

$1,035
ACUTRAK HEADLESS COMPRESSION SCREW SYSTEM

device

$481
ANKLE PLATING SYSTEM

device

$481
1588 HD 3 CHIP CAMERA

device

$404
SALVATION

device

$320
CALCANEAL PLATING SYSTEM

device

$246
HOFFMANN

device

$201
CADENCE ANKLE REPLACEMENT SYSTEM

device

$174
HALLU-LOCK

device

$174
PANTA NAIL

device

$174
SALTO TALARIS TOTAL ANKLE PROSTHESIS

device

$174
TOTAL FOOT SYSTEM

device

$174
ICONIX

device

$167
Payments with no listed product

N/A

$155
VALOR

device

$150
ORTHOLOC

device

$138
CROSSCHECK

device

$120
† 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/370357

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Jul 9, 2018 $5,134 VA-LCP PLATES & SCREWS Consulting SYNTHES USA PRODUCTS LLC
Nov 5, 2018 $3,950 VA-LCP PLATES & SCREWS EXTERNAL FIXATION Consulting MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Nov 5, 2018 $988 VA-LCP PLATES & SCREWS EXTERNAL FIXATION Consulting SYNTHES USA PRODUCTS LLC
Mar 28, 2018 $631 INFINITY Travel and Lodging WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Dec 6, 2018 $404 1588 HD 3 CHIP CAMERA Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Jun 21, 2018 $333 INSTRUMENTS Travel and Lodging SYNTHES USA PRODUCTS LLC
Jun 20, 2018 $333 INSTRUMENTS Travel and Lodging SYNTHES USA PRODUCTS LLC
Oct 19, 2018 $248 INFINITY Travel and Lodging WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Mar 26, 2018 $190 ACUTRAK HEADLESS COMPRESSION SCREW SYSTEM ANKLE PLATING SYSTEM Travel and Lodging ACUMED LLC
Feb 23, 2018 $176 ANKLE PLATING SYSTEM CALCANEAL PLATING SYSTEM ACUTRAK HEADLESS COMPRESSION SCREW SYSTEM Travel and Lodging ACUMED LLC
Jun 20, 2018 $152 INSTRUMENTS Travel and Lodging SYNTHES USA PRODUCTS LLC
Dec 23, 2018 $150 VALOR Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Nov 9, 2018 $140 INFINITY Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Nov 8, 2018 $123 INFINITY Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Nov 5, 2018 $122 VA-LCP PLATES & SCREWS EXTERNAL FIXATION Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Mar 8, 2018 $119 ICONIX Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Jun 20, 2018 $117 INSTRUMENTS Travel and Lodging SYNTHES USA PRODUCTS LLC
Mar 19, 2018 $113 EXTERNAL FIXATION VA-LCP PLATES & SCREWS Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Mar 25, 2018 $108 CALCANEAL PLATES ACUTRAK/ACUTRAK 2 SCREWS - MICRO, MINI, STD, FUSION ANKLE PLATES 3 Food and Beverage ACUMED LLC
May 19, 2018 $104 SALVATION Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, 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/370357

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.