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/376013
  • 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/376013
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.

STEVEN REGAL

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
320 E NORTH AVE, PITTSBURGH, PA, 15212-4756

2018 Payments: At a Glance

30

payments

$5,051

payment total

11

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Education
 3 $2,457
Travel and Lodging
 8 $1,371
Food and Beverage
 19 $1,223

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

 $2,525
REUNION

device

 $1,177
FREEDOM WRIST

device

 $458
PYRO MCP

device

 $458
TITAN-SHOULDER

device

 $458
VARIAX

device

 $257
AXOGUARD NERVE CONNECTOR

device

 $148
AXOGUARD NERVE PROTECTOR

device

 $148
KRYSTEXXA

drug

 $122
COMPREHENSIVE SHOULDER

device

 $122
XIAFLEX

drug

 $120
ARC

device

 $112
ALIGN

device

 $103
GEMINUS

device

 $103
IJS

device

 $103
IMPLATE

device

 $103
AXSOS

device

 $94
EASY CLIP

device

 $48
† 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
Jul 18, 2018 $1,334 No Listed Product Education ROCK MEDICAL ORTHOPEDICS, INC.
May 21, 2018 $1,035 No Listed Product Education ROCK MEDICAL ORTHOPEDICS, INC.
Apr 7, 2018 $449 FREEDOM WRIST TITAN-SHOULDER PYRO MCP Travel and Lodging INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Sep 12, 2018 $346 REUNION Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Sep 22, 2018 $324 REUNION Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Jul 24, 2018 $127 REUNION Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
May 24, 2018 $122 KRYSTEXXA Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Jan 16, 2018 $122 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOPRO, INC.
Sep 11, 2018 $122 COMPREHENSIVE SHOULDER Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Feb 20, 2018 $115 AXOGUARD NERVE PROTECTOR AXOGUARD NERVE CONNECTOR Food and Beverage AXOGEN
May 15, 2018 $112 ARC Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Nov 6, 2018 $103 GEMINUS ALIGN IJS IMPLATE Food and Beverage SKELETAL DYNAMICS LLC
Sep 13, 2018 $94 REUNION AXSOS VARIAX Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Dec 7, 2018 $88 XIAFLEX Education ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Sep 22, 2018 $66 REUNION Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Oct 30, 2018 $64 VARIAX Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Sep 21, 2018 $62 REUNION Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Sep 21, 2018 $60 REUNION Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Sep 20, 2018 $55 REUNION Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Sep 5, 2018 $48 EASY CLIP VARIAX Food and Beverage STRYKER 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/376013

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.