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/48852
  • 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/48852
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.

JERRY HUANG

Listed Specialty: Hand Surgery
4245 ROOSEVELT WAY NE, BOX 354740, SEATTLE, WA, 98105

2018 Payments: At a Glance

24

payments

$9,824

payment total

3

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Consulting
 8 $6,134
Travel and Lodging
 5 $1,785
Royalty or License
 4 $1,549
Education
 1 $182
Food and Beverage
 6 $175

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†
ANATOMIC RADIAL HEAD SYSTEM

device

 $6,079
ACUTRAK HEADLESS COMPRESSION SCREW SYSTEM

device

 $4,670
ACU-LOC WRIST PLATING SYSTEM

device

 $4,660
HAND FRACTURE SYSTEM

device

 $4,193
DISTAL EXTREMITIES IMPLANTS HAND & WRIST DISTAL RADIUS

device

 $1,549
DISTAL EXTREMITIES INSTRUMENTS HAND & WRIST DISTAL RADIUS

device

 $1,549
OSTEOTOMY SYSTEM

device

 $1,238
TOTAL WRIST FUSION PLATING SYSTEM

device

 $1,238
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $467
CANNULATED SCREW

device

 $375
ELBOW PLATING SYSTEM

device

 $80
POLARUS 3 SOLUTION

device

 $80
† 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
Nov 13, 2018 $2,084 ANATOMIC RADIAL HEAD SYSTEM Consulting ACUMED LLC
Oct 25, 2018 $1,750 ACU-LOC WRIST PLATING SYSTEM HAND FRACTURE SYSTEM ANATOMIC RADIAL HEAD SYSTEM ACUTRAK HEADLESS COMPRESSION SCREW SYSTEM Consulting ACUMED LLC
Oct 5, 2018 $1,032 ACU-LOC WRIST PLATING SYSTEM HAND FRACTURE SYSTEM TOTAL WRIST FUSION PLATING SYSTEM OSTEOTOMY SYSTEM ACUTRAK HEADLESS COMPRESSION SCREW SYSTEM Travel and Lodging ACUMED LLC
Nov 13, 2018 $550 ANATOMIC RADIAL HEAD SYSTEM Consulting ACUMED LLC
Dec 14, 2018 $500 ACU-LOC WRIST PLATING SYSTEM HAND FRACTURE SYSTEM ANATOMIC RADIAL HEAD SYSTEM ACUTRAK HEADLESS COMPRESSION SCREW SYSTEM Consulting ACUMED LLC
May 15, 2018 $445 DISTAL EXTREMITIES INSTRUMENTS HAND & WRIST DISTAL RADIUS DISTAL EXTREMITIES IMPLANTS HAND & WRIST DISTAL RADIUS Royalty or License ARTHREX, INC.
Nov 15, 2018 $434 DISTAL EXTREMITIES INSTRUMENTS HAND & WRIST DISTAL RADIUS DISTAL EXTREMITIES IMPLANTS HAND & WRIST DISTAL RADIUS Royalty or License ARTHREX, INC.
Aug 15, 2018 $396 DISTAL EXTREMITIES INSTRUMENTS HAND & WRIST DISTAL RADIUS DISTAL EXTREMITIES IMPLANTS HAND & WRIST DISTAL RADIUS Royalty or License ARTHREX, INC.
Jun 8, 2018 $375 CANNULATED SCREW Consulting ACUMED LLC
Nov 13, 2018 $375 ACU-LOC WRIST PLATING SYSTEM HAND FRACTURE SYSTEM ANATOMIC RADIAL HEAD SYSTEM ACUTRAK HEADLESS COMPRESSION SCREW SYSTEM Consulting ACUMED LLC
Sep 24, 2018 $304 ACU-LOC WRIST PLATING SYSTEM ANATOMIC RADIAL HEAD SYSTEM ACUTRAK HEADLESS COMPRESSION SCREW SYSTEM Travel and Lodging ACUMED LLC
Feb 15, 2018 $273 DISTAL EXTREMITIES INSTRUMENTS HAND & WRIST DISTAL RADIUS DISTAL EXTREMITIES IMPLANTS HAND & WRIST DISTAL RADIUS Royalty or License ARTHREX, INC.
Oct 25, 2018 $250 ACU-LOC WRIST PLATING SYSTEM HAND FRACTURE SYSTEM ANATOMIC RADIAL HEAD SYSTEM ACUTRAK HEADLESS COMPRESSION SCREW SYSTEM Consulting ACUMED LLC
Nov 13, 2018 $250 No Listed Product Consulting ACUMED LLC
Sep 25, 2018 $223 ACU-LOC WRIST PLATING SYSTEM ANATOMIC RADIAL HEAD SYSTEM ACUTRAK HEADLESS COMPRESSION SCREW SYSTEM Travel and Lodging ACUMED LLC
Dec 7, 2018 $207 ACU-LOC WRIST PLATING SYSTEM HAND FRACTURE SYSTEM TOTAL WRIST FUSION PLATING SYSTEM OSTEOTOMY SYSTEM ACUTRAK HEADLESS COMPRESSION SCREW SYSTEM Travel and Lodging ACUMED LLC
Mar 3, 2018 $182 No Listed Product Education SUMMIT SURGICAL CORP.
Sep 12, 2018 $80 HAND FRACTURE SYSTEM ELBOW PLATING SYSTEM POLARUS 3 SOLUTION Food and Beverage ACUMED LLC
Jan 20, 2018 $35 No Listed Product Food and Beverage SUMMIT SURGICAL CORP.
Dec 15, 2018 $20 ACU-LOC WRIST PLATING SYSTEM Travel and Lodging ACUMED LLC

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/48852

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.