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/63121
  • 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/63121
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.

JOHANNA FIFI

Listed Specialty: Vascular Neurology
1000 10TH AVE, SUITE 10-G, NEW YORK, NY, 10019-1147

2018 Payments: At a Glance

66

payments

$13,038

payment total

8

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Consulting
 5 $8,200
Food and Beverage
 52 $3,132
Travel and Lodging
 8 $1,456
Promotional Speaking/Other
 1 $250

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†
SURPASS

device

 $4,713
NEUROFORM EZ

device

 $3,200
PHIL

device

 $959
PENUMBRA SYSTEM

device

 $706
TREVO

device

 $642
CASPER

device

 $611
NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

device

 $610
SOFIA

device

 $307
ATLAS

device

 $295
ACE

device

 $263
HYDROSOFT 3D COIL

device

 $242
3D REVASCULARIZATION

device

 $161
AVIGO

device

 $160
FLOWGATE

device

 $158
CATALYST

device

 $144
TARGET

device

 $140
AMPLATZER OCCLUDERS

device

 $123
LVIS JR.

device

 $116
LVIS

device

 $116
WEB

device

 $116
† 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/63121

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
May 31, 2018 $3,200 NEUROFORM EZ Consulting STRYKER CORPORATION
Sep 20, 2018 $2,800 SURPASS Consulting STRYKER CORPORATION
Aug 16, 2018 $1,200 SURPASS Consulting STRYKER CORPORATION
May 31, 2018 $600 NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT Consulting STRYKER CORPORATION
Dec 22, 2018 $576 CASPER Travel and Lodging MICROVENTION, INC.
Oct 25, 2018 $400 SURPASS Consulting STRYKER CORPORATION
Dec 31, 2018 $250 TREVO Promotional Speaking/Other STRYKER CORPORATION
Jun 26, 2018 $241 PHIL Travel and Lodging MICROVENTION, INC.
Jul 24, 2018 $217 PHIL Food and Beverage MICROVENTION, INC.
Jul 24, 2018 $204 PHIL Travel and Lodging MICROVENTION, INC.
Jan 25, 2018 $199 PENUMBRA SYSTEM Food and Beverage PENUMBRA, INC.
Sep 21, 2018 $173 PENUMBRA SYSTEM Food and Beverage PENUMBRA, INC.
Aug 13, 2018 $146 PHIL Travel and Lodging MICROVENTION, INC.
Aug 29, 2018 $146 SURPASS Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Jul 12, 2018 $144 TREVO FLOWGATE CATALYST Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Nov 7, 2018 $139 AVIGO Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Mar 21, 2018 $123 AMPLATZER OCCLUDERS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Mar 20, 2018 $116 SOFIA LVIS JR. HYDROSOFT 3D COIL Food and Beverage MICROVENTION, INC.
Mar 14, 2018 $116 LVIS SOFIA PHIL WEB Food and Beverage MICROVENTION, INC.
Apr 3, 2018 $113 ACE Food and Beverage PENUMBRA, 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/63121

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.