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/638265
  • 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/638265
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.


WADE SESSIONS

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
3584 W 9000 S, # 405, WEST JORDAN, UT, 84088-5710

2018 Payments: At a Glance

75

payments

$8,268

payment total

13

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Travel and Lodging
9 $5,187
Food and Beverage
64 $1,998
Consulting
1 $1,000
Education
1 $83

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
REUNION

device

$4,570
MAKO

device

$4,348
TRIDENT

device

$4,170
TRIATHLON

device

$4,041
PREVENA

device

$1,000
Payments with no listed product

N/A

$979
CINCHLOCK SS

device

$162
ICONIX

device

$146
ACCOLADE

device

$121
REGENETEN

device

$108
EUFLEXXA

device

$107
ON-Q PUMP AND ACCESSORIES

device

$105
MI-EYE

device

$98
CORE SHAVER SYSTEM

device

$64
DJO SURGICAL EMPOWR KNEE SYSTEM

device

$46
Q-FIX

device

$45
PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS

device

$31
REELX STT

device

$23
ACTICOAT RANGE

device

$20
PICO

device

$20
† 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/638265

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Dec 13, 2018 $3,691 TRIDENT REUNION MAKO TRIATHLON Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Dec 5, 2018 $1,000 PREVENA Consulting KCI USA, INC
Nov 13, 2018 $427 REUNION Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Nov 15, 2018 $318 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ACTIVE MEDICAL, LLC
Nov 16, 2018 $311 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ACTIVE MEDICAL, LLC
Dec 2, 2018 $245 TRIDENT REUNION MAKO TRIATHLON Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Nov 29, 2018 $140 REUNION Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Nov 30, 2018 $139 TRIDENT Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Aug 29, 2018 $108 REGENETEN Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
May 30, 2018 $105 ON-Q PUMP AND ACCESSORIES Food and Beverage AVANOS MEDICAL
Mar 27, 2018 $103 MAKO Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Feb 21, 2018 $98 MI-EYE Food and Beverage TRICE MEDICAL, INC.
Dec 26, 2018 $96 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ARTHREX, INC.
May 14, 2018 $83 No Listed Product Education ACTIVE MEDICAL, LLC
Dec 13, 2018 $58 MAKO REUNION TRIATHLON TRIDENT Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Dec 11, 2018 $58 MAKO Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Dec 7, 2018 $57 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ACTIVE MEDICAL, LLC
Nov 29, 2018 $50 ACCOLADE Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Feb 1, 2018 $49 ICONIX Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Jul 27, 2018 $47 CINCHLOCK SS Food and Beverage STRYKER 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/638265

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.