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/62563
  • 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/62563
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.

Luis Rivera

Listed Specialty: General Practice
CARR 21 1785, RIO PIEDRAS, PR, 00921-3399

2018 Payments: At a Glance

126

payments

$14,411

payment total

12

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Consulting
 1 $4,901
Travel and Lodging
 14 $4,672
Food and Beverage
 108 $4,482
Promotional Speaking/Other
 2 $350
Education
 1 $5

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†
SOLIQUA

drug

 $7,022
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $3,405
TRULICITY

drug

 $1,315
JARDIANCE

drug

 $381
FARXIGA

drug

 $292
INVOKANA

drug

 $273
JANUMET

drug

 $260
JANUMET XR

drug

 $260
JANUVIA

drug

 $260
STEGLATRO

drug

 $260
XARELTO

drug

 $204
TOUJEO

drug

 $175
ONGLYZA

drug

 $174
TRADJENTA

drug

 $121
BEVESPI AEROSPHERE

drug

 $115
EUCRISA

drug

 $112
PREVNAR 13

drug

 $102
BYDUREON

drug

 $95
PNEUMOVAX 23

drug

 $80
BASAGLAR

drug

 $65
† 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/62563

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Nov 1, 2018 $4,901 SOLIQUA Consulting SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
Nov 1, 2018 $1,012 SOLIQUA Travel and Lodging SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
Nov 29, 2018 $974 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ELI LILLY AND COMPANY
Apr 11, 2018 $500 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NOVO NORDISK AS
Nov 30, 2018 $432 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ELI LILLY AND COMPANY
Nov 30, 2018 $360 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ELI LILLY AND COMPANY
Mar 16, 2018 $329 TRULICITY Food and Beverage ELI LILLY AND COMPANY
Apr 12, 2018 $308 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging NOVO NORDISK AS
Apr 11, 2018 $304 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging NOVO NORDISK AS
Nov 30, 2018 $280 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ELI LILLY AND COMPANY
Nov 1, 2018 $233 SOLIQUA Travel and Lodging SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
Mar 14, 2018 $228 TRULICITY Travel and Lodging ELI LILLY AND COMPANY
Mar 14, 2018 $222 TRULICITY Travel and Lodging ELI LILLY AND COMPANY
Nov 1, 2018 $214 SOLIQUA Food and Beverage SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
Mar 16, 2018 $214 TRULICITY Travel and Lodging ELI LILLY AND COMPANY
Mar 16, 2018 $213 TRULICITY Travel and Lodging ELI LILLY AND COMPANY
Mar 28, 2018 $175 SOLIQUA Promotional Speaking/Other SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
Apr 4, 2018 $175 TOUJEO Promotional Speaking/Other SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
Nov 1, 2018 $174 SOLIQUA Travel and Lodging SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
Oct 16, 2018 $125 FARXIGA 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/62563

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.