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/43678
  • 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/43678
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.

MANEESH BAWA

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
4060 4TH AVENUE SUITE 700, SAN DIEGO, CA, 92103-2181

2018 Payments: At a Glance

29

payments

$4,174

payment total

12

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Consulting
 2 $3,000
Food and Beverage
 27 $1,174

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

 $2,686
SPINAL IMPLANTS

device

 $500
JOURNEY II BCS

device

 $182
NAVIO SURGICAL SYSTEM

device

 $182
OXINIUM HIPS

device

 $182
KYPHON BALLOON KYPHOPLASTY

device

 $164
FLOSEAL

drug

 $125
EXCELSIUS - GPS

device

 $107
ATOLL

device

 $91
MARINER

device

 $91
NEWPORT

device

 $91
SHORELINE

device

 $91
ALTERA

device

 $60
MODULUS

device

 $52
VIPER

device

 $42
BENDINI

device

 $39
IFUSE IMPLANT

device

 $22
FORTIFY

device

 $21
ACIS

device

 $18
IVS - VERTEBRAL AUGMENTATION PRODUCTS

device

 $17
† 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/43678

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Oct 17, 2018 $2,500 No Listed Product Consulting SPINEART USA INC
Apr 3, 2018 $500 SPINAL IMPLANTS Consulting SPINE WAVE, INC.
Apr 19, 2018 $182 OXINIUM HIPS NAVIO SURGICAL SYSTEM JOURNEY II BCS Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Aug 17, 2018 $165 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 13, 2018 $125 FLOSEAL Food and Beverage BAXTER HEALTHCARE
Nov 29, 2018 $123 KYPHON BALLOON KYPHOPLASTY Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Dec 18, 2018 $107 EXCELSIUS - GPS Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Nov 7, 2018 $52 MODULUS Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Dec 15, 2018 $38 SHORELINE ATOLL MARINER NEWPORT Food and Beverage SEASPINE ORTHOPEDICS CORPORATION
Jan 26, 2018 $35 ALTERA Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Dec 15, 2018 $33 ATOLL MARINER SHORELINE NEWPORT Food and Beverage SEASPINE ORTHOPEDICS CORPORATION
Aug 8, 2018 $27 BENDINI Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Dec 18, 2018 $25 KYPHON BALLOON KYPHOPLASTY Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Apr 13, 2018 $25 ALTERA Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Nov 11, 2018 $24 VIPER Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Mar 3, 2018 $22 IFUSE IMPLANT Food and Beverage SI-BONE, INC.
Nov 3, 2018 $21 FORTIFY Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Dec 15, 2018 $20 NEWPORT MARINER SHORELINE ATOLL Food and Beverage SEASPINE ORTHOPEDICS CORPORATION
Sep 5, 2018 $18 VIPER ACIS Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Sep 4, 2018 $17 IVS - VERTEBRAL AUGMENTATION PRODUCTS 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/43678

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.