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.
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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/48138
  • 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/48138
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.

CURTISS STINIS

Listed Specialty: Interventional Cardiology
10666 N TORREY PINES RD, LA JOLLA, CA, 92037-1027

2018 Payments: At a Glance

143

payments

$91,262

payment total

18

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Promotional Speaking/Other
 12 $35,813
Nonaccredited Training
 7 $29,200
Consulting
 7 $17,525
Food and Beverage
 98 $5,390
Travel and Lodging
 19 $3,334

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†
COREVALVE EVOLUT

device

 $37,463
COOK MEDICAL IAA

device

 $24,599
SUPERA PERIPHERAL STENT SYSTEM

device

 $10,638
FOX SV PTA CATHETER AND ARMADA 14 PERCUTANEOUS CATHETER AND VIATRAC 14 PLUS PERIPHERAL CATHETER

device

 $10,500
HERCULINK ELITE RENAL AND BILIARY STENT SYSTEM

device

 $10,500
HI-TORQUE SPARTACORE GUIDE WIRES

device

 $10,500
OMNILINK ELITE VASCULAR STENT SYSTEM

device

 $10,500
COOK MEDICAL ZILVER PTX

device

 $6,238
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $4,256
ASAHI FIELDER CORONARY GUIDE WIRE

device

 $2,000
NC TREK CORONARY CATHETERS

device

 $2,000
XIENCE V CORONARY STENT SYSTEM

device

 $2,000
HI-TORQUE CORONARY GUIDE WIRE

device

 $2,000
PRODUCT IN DEVELOPMENT

device

 $1,700
COOK MEDICAL PERIPHERAL INTERVENTION

device

 $1,407
COOK MEDICAL FILTERS

device

 $678
HD-IVUS

device

 $549
RESOLUTE

device

 $384
EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE

device

 $186
ARMADA 35 PERCUTANEOUS CATHETER

device

 $163
† 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/48138

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Jun 7, 2018 $6,000 COREVALVE EVOLUT Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 28, 2018 $6,000 COREVALVE EVOLUT Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 31, 2018 $6,000 FOX SV PTA CATHETER AND ARMADA 14 PERCUTANEOUS CATHETER AND VIATRAC 14 PLUS PERIPHERAL CATHETER HERCULINK ELITE RENAL AND BILIARY STENT SYSTEM HI-TORQUE SPARTACORE GUIDE WIRES OMNILINK ELITE VASCULAR STENT SYSTEM SUPERA PERIPHERAL STENT SYSTEM Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 8, 2018 $5,200 COOK MEDICAL ZILVER PTX Nonaccredited Training COOK INCORPORATED
Jun 15, 2018 $4,500 FOX SV PTA CATHETER AND ARMADA 14 PERCUTANEOUS CATHETER AND VIATRAC 14 PLUS PERIPHERAL CATHETER HERCULINK ELITE RENAL AND BILIARY STENT SYSTEM HI-TORQUE SPARTACORE GUIDE WIRES OMNILINK ELITE VASCULAR STENT SYSTEM SUPERA PERIPHERAL STENT SYSTEM Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Dec 21, 2018 $4,000 COOK MEDICAL IAA Nonaccredited Training COOK INCORPORATED
Oct 22, 2018 $4,000 COOK MEDICAL IAA Nonaccredited Training COOK INCORPORATED
Feb 20, 2018 $4,000 COOK MEDICAL IAA Nonaccredited Training COOK INCORPORATED
Oct 15, 2018 $4,000 COOK MEDICAL IAA Nonaccredited Training COOK INCORPORATED
Aug 6, 2018 $4,000 COOK MEDICAL IAA Nonaccredited Training COOK INCORPORATED
Jan 17, 2018 $4,000 COOK MEDICAL IAA Nonaccredited Training COOK INCORPORATED
Aug 14, 2018 $3,000 COREVALVE EVOLUT Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 16, 2018 $3,000 COREVALVE EVOLUT Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 15, 2018 $3,000 COREVALVE EVOLUT Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 19, 2018 $3,000 COREVALVE EVOLUT Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 26, 2018 $3,000 COREVALVE EVOLUT Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 17, 2018 $3,000 COREVALVE EVOLUT Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 17, 2018 $2,000 COREVALVE EVOLUT Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 22, 2018 $2,000 ASAHI FIELDER CORONARY GUIDE WIRE HI-TORQUE CORONARY GUIDE WIRE NC TREK CORONARY CATHETERS XIENCE V CORONARY STENT SYSTEM Promotional Speaking/Other ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 4, 2018 $1,700 PRODUCT IN DEVELOPMENT Consulting W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, 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/48138

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.