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/37467
  • 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/37467
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.

ANDREW BRIEF

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
85 S MAPLE AVE, RIDGEWOOD ORTHOPEDIC GROUP, RIDGEWOOD, NJ, 07450-4561

2018 Payments: At a Glance

38

payments

$26,184

payment total

9

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Consulting
 6 $15,718
Promotional Speaking/Other
 1 $7,000
Travel and Lodging
 8 $1,250
Royalty or License
 2 $1,230
Food and Beverage
 21 $985

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†
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $11,885
EXOGEN

device

 $8,544
IO FIX

device

 $5,000
INFINITY

device

 $474
DISTAL EXTREMITIES IMPLANTS FRACTURE MANAGEMENT ANKLE FRACTURE

device

 $107
CADENCE ANKLE REPLACEMENT SYSTEM

device

 $96
HALLU-LOCK

device

 $96
PANTA NAIL

device

 $96
SALTO TALARIS TOTAL ANKLE PROSTHESIS

device

 $96
TOTAL FOOT SYSTEM

device

 $96
PICO

device

 $35
BIO4

device

 $27
DUROLANE

device

 $16
† 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.

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Jun 5, 2018 $7,300 EXOGEN Consulting BIOVENTUS LLC
Oct 11, 2018 $7,000 No Listed Product Promotional Speaking/Other ARTERIOCYTE MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
May 17, 2018 $3,250 No Listed Product Consulting NEXTREMITY SOLUTIONS INC.
Mar 15, 2018 $2,000 IO FIX Consulting EXTREMITY MEDICAL
Jan 17, 2018 $2,000 IO FIX Consulting EXTREMITY MEDICAL
Nov 14, 2018 $1,007 No Listed Product Royalty or License NEXTREMITY SOLUTIONS INC.
Nov 8, 2018 $1,000 IO FIX Consulting EXTREMITY MEDICAL
May 4, 2018 $530 EXOGEN Travel and Lodging BIOVENTUS LLC
May 17, 2018 $370 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging NEXTREMITY SOLUTIONS INC.
Aug 7, 2018 $223 No Listed Product Royalty or License NEXTREMITY SOLUTIONS INC.
May 4, 2018 $222 EXOGEN Travel and Lodging BIOVENTUS LLC
Nov 19, 2018 $168 EXOGEN Consulting BIOVENTUS LLC
Nov 9, 2018 $140 INFINITY Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Dec 5, 2018 $107 DISTAL EXTREMITIES IMPLANTS FRACTURE MANAGEMENT ANKLE FRACTURE Food and Beverage ARTHREX, INC.
Nov 9, 2018 $97 INFINITY Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
May 1, 2018 $96 SALTO TALARIS TOTAL ANKLE PROSTHESIS CADENCE ANKLE REPLACEMENT SYSTEM HALLU-LOCK PANTA NAIL TOTAL FOOT SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Nov 10, 2018 $90 INFINITY Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Jun 5, 2018 $78 EXOGEN Travel and Lodging BIOVENTUS LLC
Jun 5, 2018 $51 EXOGEN Food and Beverage BIOVENTUS LLC
May 5, 2018 $50 EXOGEN Food and Beverage BIOVENTUS LLC

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/37467

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.