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/40397
  • 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/40397
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.

MITESH SHAH

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
BROAD ST AND VINE ST, PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19102

2018 Payments: At a Glance

59

payments

$6,356

payment total

9

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Food and Beverage
 51 $3,518
Travel and Lodging
 8 $2,838

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†
BIOWICK

device

 $1,358
EQUINOXE

device

 $849
DVR CROSSLOCK PLATES/SCREWS/PEGS

device

 $790
VARIAX

device

 $514
EVOS

device

 $457
SALVATION

device

 $437
BIO4

device

 $236
TRITANIUM

device

 $232
N-FORCE

device

 $219
GAMMA

device

 $160
ES2

device

 $155
TRIATHLON

device

 $148
TRIGEN FEMORAL (FAN/TAN/META NAIL)

device

 $148
TRIGEN INTERTAN

device

 $144
ALLOWRAP

device

 $137
TRAUMA

device

 $118
ORTHOLOC

device

 $109
PELVIS II

device

 $105
HOFFMANN

device

 $102
NCB INSTRUMENTS/PLATES/SCREWS

device

 $88
† 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/40397

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Oct 30, 2018 $1,331 BIOWICK Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Dec 7, 2018 $461 EQUINOXE Travel and Lodging EXACTECH, INC.
Oct 26, 2018 $408 DVR CROSSLOCK PLATES/SCREWS/PEGS Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Dec 7, 2018 $359 EQUINOXE Food and Beverage EXACTECH, INC.
Dec 18, 2018 $358 SALVATION Travel and Lodging WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Oct 25, 2018 $194 DVR CROSSLOCK PLATES/SCREWS/PEGS Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Jun 7, 2018 $148 TRIATHLON TRITANIUM Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Mar 5, 2018 $145 VARIAX Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Jun 19, 2018 $137 ALLOWRAP Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Apr 20, 2018 $126 EVOS Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Dec 11, 2018 $126 TRIGEN INTERTAN Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Mar 9, 2018 $125 ES2 BIO4 Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Feb 22, 2018 $122 VARIAX Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Aug 16, 2018 $118 TRAUMA Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Apr 17, 2018 $118 N-FORCE Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Jul 23, 2018 $115 EVOS Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Oct 25, 2018 $114 DVR CROSSLOCK PLATES/SCREWS/PEGS Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Aug 14, 2018 $110 GAMMA Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Jul 17, 2018 $105 PELVIS II Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Jun 6, 2018 $101 N-FORCE Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, 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/40397

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.