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/6707
  • 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/6707
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.

JASON YOHO

Listed Specialty: Interventional Cardiology
1626 COMMON ST, NEW BRAUNFELS, TX, 78130-3156

2018 Payments: At a Glance

120

payments

$16,268

payment total

17

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Promotional Speaking/Other
 6 $8,200
Food and Beverage
 106 $5,020
Travel and Lodging
 5 $2,163
Nonaccredited Training
 1 $850
Consulting
 2 $34

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†
REPATHA

drug

 $9,887
PERIPHERAL ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM

device

 $1,873
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $1,400
CORONARY ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM

device

 $645
SUPERA PERIPHERAL STENT SYSTEM

device

 $556
IMPELLA

device

 $439
ENSITE CARDIAC MAPPING SYSTEM

device

 $414
FOX SV PTA CATHETER AND ARMADA 14 PERCUTANEOUS CATHETER AND VIATRAC 14 PLUS PERIPHERAL CATHETER

device

 $251
HERCULINK ELITE RENAL AND BILIARY STENT SYSTEM

device

 $251
HI-TORQUE SPARTACORE GUIDE WIRES

device

 $251
OMNILINK ELITE VASCULAR STENT SYSTEM

device

 $251
GENERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION

device

 $166
BONSAI

device

 $145
IGT_D PERIPHERAL

device

 $139
ARTIS ONE

device

 $138
LATITUDE

device

 $133
CARTO 3 SYSTEM

device

 $119
CLOTTRIEVER

device

 $107
FLOWTRIEVER

device

 $107
CORLANOR

drug

 $98
† 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/6707

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Apr 24, 2018 $2,200 REPATHA Promotional Speaking/Other AMGEN INC.
Oct 9, 2018 $2,200 REPATHA Promotional Speaking/Other AMGEN INC.
Oct 3, 2018 $2,200 REPATHA Promotional Speaking/Other AMGEN INC.
Oct 8, 2018 $965 REPATHA Travel and Lodging AMGEN INC.
Oct 17, 2018 $850 PERIPHERAL ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM Nonaccredited Training CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
Nov 30, 2018 $800 REPATHA Promotional Speaking/Other AMGEN INC.
Oct 9, 2018 $400 REPATHA Promotional Speaking/Other AMGEN INC.
Oct 3, 2018 $400 REPATHA Promotional Speaking/Other AMGEN INC.
Oct 22, 2018 $377 PERIPHERAL ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM Travel and Lodging CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
Oct 5, 2018 $351 REPATHA Travel and Lodging AMGEN INC.
Nov 8, 2018 $338 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
Aug 4, 2018 $166 No Listed Product Food and Beverage CORINDUS INC.
Dec 29, 2018 $154 SUPERA PERIPHERAL STENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 31, 2018 $151 ENSITE CARDIAC MAPPING SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Aug 21, 2018 $149 ENSITE CARDIAC MAPPING SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Nov 6, 2018 $146 PERIPHERAL ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM CORONARY ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM Food and Beverage CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
May 29, 2018 $145 BONSAI Food and Beverage SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC.
Jun 8, 2018 $141 FOX SV PTA CATHETER AND ARMADA 14 PERCUTANEOUS CATHETER AND VIATRAC 14 PLUS PERIPHERAL CATHETER HERCULINK ELITE RENAL AND BILIARY STENT SYSTEM HI-TORQUE SPARTACORE GUIDE WIRES OMNILINK ELITE VASCULAR STENT SYSTEM SUPERA PERIPHERAL STENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 29, 2018 $140 CORONARY ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM Food and Beverage CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
Jun 1, 2018 $138 ARTIS ONE Food and Beverage SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, 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/6707

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.