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/61251
  • 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/61251
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.

HOANG TRAN

Listed Specialty: Surgery
4015 GATEWAY BLVD, SUITE 2120, NEWBURGH, IN, 47630-8925

2018 Payments: At a Glance

29

payments

$2,741

payment total

12

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Food and Beverage
 25 $1,718
Travel and Lodging
 4 $1,023

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†
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $874
OVATION

device

 $493
HI-TORQUE COMMAND GUIDE WIRE

device

 $270
AFX

device

 $166
GLIDESHEATH

device

 $149
GLIDEWIRE

device

 $149
NAVICROSS

device

 $149
EKOSONIC

device

 $137
ENDURANT

device

 $133
SUPERA PERIPHERAL STENT SYSTEM

device

 $127
AZUR

device

 $125
TR BAND

device

 $123
GENERAL METALLIC STENTS

device

 $86
LUTONIX

device

 $69
ANGIOJET

device

 $42
CORLANOR

drug

 $23
REPATHA

drug

 $23
ACCULINK CAROTID STENT SYSTEM

device

 $17
BRILINTA

drug

 $15
GENERAL THROMBECTOMY

device

 $15
† 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/61251

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Jan 27, 2018 $761 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging TERUMO MEDICAL CORPORATION
Jan 12, 2018 $174 HI-TORQUE COMMAND GUIDE WIRE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Mar 9, 2018 $149 NAVICROSS GLIDESHEATH GLIDEWIRE Travel and Lodging TERUMO MEDICAL CORPORATION
May 30, 2018 $142 OVATION Food and Beverage ENDOLOGIX, INC.
Oct 18, 2018 $140 OVATION AFX Food and Beverage ENDOLOGIX, INC.
Dec 20, 2018 $139 OVATION Food and Beverage ENDOLOGIX, INC.
Oct 25, 2018 $137 EKOSONIC Food and Beverage EKOS CORPORATION
May 3, 2018 $133 ENDURANT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 8, 2018 $127 SUPERA PERIPHERAL STENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Mar 8, 2018 $125 AZUR Food and Beverage TERUMO MEDICAL CORPORATION
Jan 10, 2018 $123 TR BAND Food and Beverage TERUMO MEDICAL CORPORATION
Jun 28, 2018 $95 HI-TORQUE COMMAND GUIDE WIRE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 8, 2018 $86 GENERAL METALLIC STENTS Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Mar 12, 2018 $69 LUTONIX Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 25, 2018 $68 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging TERUMO MEDICAL CORPORATION
Feb 26, 2018 $46 OVATION Food and Beverage ENDOLOGIX, INC.
Jan 27, 2018 $44 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging TERUMO MEDICAL CORPORATION
Jun 25, 2018 $42 ANGIOJET Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jun 28, 2018 $17 ACCULINK CAROTID STENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Dec 10, 2018 $15 BRILINTA Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP

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/61251

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.