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/47285
  • 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/47285
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.

KIRKHAM WOOD

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
300 PASTEUR DR, STANFORD, CA, 94305-2200

2018 Payments: At a Glance

42

payments

$14,631

payment total

9

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Consulting
 2 $6,300
Travel and Lodging
 16 $4,190
Royalty or License
 4 $2,218
Food and Beverage
 20 $1,922

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†
CHESAPEAKE INTERBODY SYSTEM

device

 $7,094
SILC

device

 $2,218
ARX

device

 $978
MULTIPLE PRODUCTS

device

 $797
OTHER - MIS

device

 $628
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $603
IFUSE IMPLANT

device

 $590
ALIF & KODIAK

device

 $409
PASS-LP

device

 $298
UNID

device

 $298
ALEUTIAN INTERBODY SYSTEMS

device

 $262
ARX, NAUTILUS, SOLSTICE

device

 $208
ALIF

device

 $144
MECTALIF

device

 $125
LESSRAY

device

 $101
MAGNIFY

device

 $50
VIACELL

drug

 $43
EXCELSIUS - GPS

device

 $41
FORTIFY

device

 $41
† 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 24, 2018 $5,400 CHESAPEAKE INTERBODY SYSTEM Consulting K2M, INC.
Oct 24, 2018 $978 ARX Travel and Lodging LIFE SPINE, INC.
Aug 7, 2018 $900 CHESAPEAKE INTERBODY SYSTEM Consulting K2M, INC.
Sep 30, 2018 $709 SILC Royalty or License GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Sep 26, 2018 $603 No Listed Product Food and Beverage RENOVIS SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Jul 24, 2018 $561 CHESAPEAKE INTERBODY SYSTEM Travel and Lodging K2M, INC.
Mar 31, 2018 $548 SILC Royalty or License GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Dec 31, 2018 $497 SILC Royalty or License GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Jun 30, 2018 $465 SILC Royalty or License GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Nov 26, 2018 $380 ALIF & KODIAK Travel and Lodging ALPHATEC SPINE, INC
Nov 2, 2018 $373 MULTIPLE PRODUCTS Travel and Lodging ALPHATEC SPINE, INC
Jun 11, 2018 $348 OTHER - MIS Travel and Lodging ALPHATEC SPINE, INC
Jun 5, 2018 $348 MULTIPLE PRODUCTS Travel and Lodging ALPHATEC SPINE, INC
Oct 26, 2018 $291 IFUSE IMPLANT Travel and Lodging SI-BONE, INC.
Jun 12, 2018 $212 OTHER - MIS Travel and Lodging ALPHATEC SPINE, INC
Jul 11, 2018 $164 ARX, NAUTILUS, SOLSTICE Food and Beverage LIFE SPINE, INC.
Jul 19, 2018 $160 PASS-LP UNID Food and Beverage MEDICREA USA, CORP.
May 9, 2018 $157 IFUSE IMPLANT Food and Beverage SI-BONE, INC.
Nov 25, 2018 $144 ALIF Travel and Lodging ALPHATEC SPINE, INC
Oct 3, 2018 $138 PASS-LP UNID Food and Beverage MEDICREA USA, CORP.

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/47285

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.