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/50428
  • 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/50428
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.

ANN MORRILL

Listed Specialty: Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
4136 B EAST JOPPA RD, BALTIMORE, MD, 21236

2018 Payments: At a Glance

337

payments

$6,078

payment total

30

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Food and Beverage
 333 $6,041
Education
 4 $37

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†
VASCEPA

drug

 $636
TRESIBA

drug

 $463
TRULICITY

drug

 $455
VRAYLAR

drug

 $391
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $369
BASAGLAR

drug

 $352
ELIQUIS

drug

 $341
EUCRISA

drug

 $269
JARDIANCE

drug

 $266
VICTOZA

drug

 $247
SAXENDA

drug

 $195
SYMBICORT

drug

 $195
CHANTIX

drug

 $192
TRELEGY ELLIPTA

drug

 $192
INVOKANA

drug

 $184
TROKENDI XR

drug

 $180
LIVALO

drug

 $175
AIMOVIG

drug

 $170
XULTOPHY 100/3.6

drug

 $167
DEXCOM CGM

device

 $144
† 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/50428

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Apr 17, 2018 $144 DEXCOM CGM Food and Beverage DEXCOM, INC.
Sep 13, 2018 $132 LIVALO Food and Beverage KOWA PHARMACEUTICALS AMERICA, INC.
Aug 28, 2018 $129 VASCEPA Food and Beverage AMARIN PHARMA INC.
Nov 14, 2018 $129 VASCEPA Food and Beverage AMARIN PHARMA INC.
Nov 16, 2018 $125 TRELEGY ELLIPTA Food and Beverage GLAXOSMITHKLINE, LLC.
Oct 17, 2018 $125 TRESIBA Food and Beverage NOVO NORDISK INC
Sep 18, 2018 $124 VRAYLAR Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Apr 18, 2018 $121 EUCRISA Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Sep 12, 2018 $121 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NOVO NORDISK INC
May 3, 2018 $120 SAXENDA Food and Beverage NOVO NORDISK INC
Apr 5, 2018 $119 SYMBICORT Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Apr 24, 2018 $117 VASCEPA Food and Beverage AMARIN PHARMA INC.
Aug 29, 2018 $114 CHANTIX Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Oct 30, 2018 $111 VRAYLAR Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Sep 20, 2018 $110 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Sep 11, 2018 $110 AIMOVIG Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Jun 26, 2018 $107 VRAYLAR Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Nov 1, 2018 $106 CREON Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Oct 4, 2018 $105 AJOVY Food and Beverage TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC.
Sep 25, 2018 $101 JARDIANCE Food and Beverage BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, 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/50428

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.