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/64357
  • 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/64357
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.

WILLIAM RILLING

Listed Specialty: Vascular & Interventional Radiology
9200 W WISCONSIN AVE, DEPARTMENT OF RADIOLOGY, MILWAUKEE, WI, 53226-3522

2018 Payments: At a Glance

29

payments

$29,954

payment total

11

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Consulting
 6 $14,735
Promotional Speaking/Other
 1 $10,500
Nonaccredited Training
 1 $1,944
Travel and Lodging
 4 $1,615
Food and Beverage
 17 $1,160

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

 $10,552
CROFAB

drug

 $10,500
THERASPHERE

device

 $3,952
CP STENT TRANSCATHETER STENT

device

 $2,975
VISUAL-ICE

device

 $1,500
HYDROPEARL

device

 $201
ARTIS PHENO

device

 $152
NAVICROSS

device

 $120
SIR-SPHERES MICROSPHERES

device

 $69
COOK MEDICAL EMBOLIZATION

device

 $32
EKOSONIC

device

 $21
† 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.

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Feb 9, 2018 $10,500 CROFAB Promotional Speaking/Other BTG INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Feb 23, 2018 $5,460 No Listed Product Consulting TERUMO MEDICAL CORPORATION
Feb 2, 2018 $2,975 CP STENT TRANSCATHETER STENT Consulting B. BRAUN INTERVENTIONAL SYSTEMS INC.
Jul 25, 2018 $2,775 No Listed Product Consulting BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
May 11, 2018 $1,944 THERASPHERE Nonaccredited Training BIOCOMPATIBLES, INC.
Feb 2, 2018 $1,500 VISUAL-ICE Consulting GALIL MEDICAL INC.
Oct 2, 2018 $1,125 No Listed Product Consulting BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Dec 14, 2018 $900 No Listed Product Consulting BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 13, 2018 $667 THERASPHERE Travel and Lodging BTG INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Sep 13, 2018 $454 THERASPHERE Travel and Lodging BTG INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Sep 13, 2018 $405 THERASPHERE Travel and Lodging BTG INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Nov 15, 2018 $382 THERASPHERE Food and Beverage BIOCOMPATIBLES, INC.
Nov 25, 2018 $152 ARTIS PHENO Food and Beverage SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC.
Jan 25, 2018 $120 HYDROPEARL NAVICROSS Food and Beverage TERUMO MEDICAL CORPORATION
May 11, 2018 $90 THERASPHERE Travel and Lodging BIOCOMPATIBLES, INC.
Nov 2, 2018 $83 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 26, 2018 $81 HYDROPEARL Food and Beverage TERUMO MEDICAL CORPORATION
Jan 11, 2018 $69 SIR-SPHERES MICROSPHERES Food and Beverage SIRTEX MEDICAL INC
Jan 24, 2018 $51 No Listed Product Food and Beverage TERUMO MEDICAL CORPORATION
Sep 12, 2018 $37 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BTG INTERNATIONAL, 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/64357

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.