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/50307
  • 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/50307
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.

PATRICIA COYLE

Listed Specialty: Neurology
179 N BELLE MEAD RD, EAST SETAUKET, NY, 11733-3456

2018 Payments: At a Glance

111

payments

$197,743

payment total

13

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Consulting
 17 $105K
Travel and Lodging
 41 $47,884
Promotional Speaking/Other
 9 $41,489
Food and Beverage
 43 $2,993
Education
 1 $51

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†
AUBAGIO

drug

 $128K
LEMTRADA

drug

 $63,886
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $18,819
NO PRODUCT DISCUSSED

drug

 $14,366
OCREVUS

drug

 $6,334
PLEGRIDY

drug

 $5,344
TECFIDERA

drug

 $5,245
ACTIVASE

drug

 $4,894
CATHFLO ACTIVASE

drug

 $4,894
NON-COVERED PRODUCT

drug

 $4,894
TNKASE

drug

 $4,894
DISEASE STATE

drug

 $3,390
TYSABRI

drug

 $1,644
BETASERON

drug

 $874
OZANIMOD

drug

 $620
MAVENCLAD

drug

 $368
MS DISEASE STATE

drug

 $113
OMB157G

drug

 $97
BOTOX

drug

 $29
REBIF

drug

 $25
† 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/50307

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Nov 9, 2018 $14,693 AUBAGIO Promotional Speaking/Other GENZYME CORPORATION
Jun 27, 2018 $14,366 NO PRODUCT DISCUSSED Consulting GENZYME CORPORATION
Jun 8, 2018 $13,983 AUBAGIO LEMTRADA Consulting GENZYME CORPORATION
May 18, 2018 $12,407 AUBAGIO Consulting GENZYME CORPORATION
Oct 12, 2018 $10,024 LEMTRADA AUBAGIO Travel and Lodging GENZYME CORPORATION
Dec 12, 2018 $9,584 No Listed Product Consulting BIOGEN, INC.
Mar 12, 2018 $9,520 LEMTRADA AUBAGIO Consulting GENZYME CORPORATION
Oct 12, 2018 $8,816 LEMTRADA AUBAGIO Promotional Speaking/Other GENZYME CORPORATION
Jun 8, 2018 $8,739 AUBAGIO LEMTRADA Travel and Lodging GENZYME CORPORATION
Mar 8, 2018 $8,296 AUBAGIO Promotional Speaking/Other GENZYME CORPORATION
Oct 22, 2018 $7,888 LEMTRADA Consulting GENZYME CORPORATION
Jun 29, 2018 $7,575 AUBAGIO Consulting GENZYME CORPORATION
Mar 8, 2018 $7,220 AUBAGIO Travel and Lodging GENZYME CORPORATION
Apr 9, 2018 $6,825 No Listed Product Consulting BIOGEN, INC.
Jun 29, 2018 $5,612 AUBAGIO Travel and Lodging GENZYME CORPORATION
Nov 9, 2018 $5,564 AUBAGIO Travel and Lodging GENZYME CORPORATION
Mar 12, 2018 $5,344 PLEGRIDY Consulting BIOGEN, INC.
Sep 20, 2018 $4,500 OCREVUS Consulting GENENTECH, INC.
Mar 15, 2018 $4,500 ACTIVASE CATHFLO ACTIVASE TNKASE NON-COVERED PRODUCT Consulting GENENTECH, INC.
Nov 9, 2018 $4,144 AUBAGIO Promotional Speaking/Other GENZYME 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/50307

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.