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/67844
  • 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/67844
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.

MURRAY WELLNER

Listed Specialty: Internal Medicine
10 DALE ST, WEST HARTFORD, CT, 06107-1815

2018 Payments: At a Glance

475

payments

$10,523

payment total

37

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Food and Beverage
 471 $10,375
Education
 3 $93
Promotional Speaking/Other
 1 $55

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†
EDARBYCLOR

drug

 $689
XARELTO

drug

 $553
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $466
TRULICITY

drug

 $443
OZEMPIC

drug

 $362
REPATHA

drug

 $347
FARXIGA

drug

 $322
VASCEPA

drug

 $310
TRESIBA

drug

 $304
ENTRESTO

drug

 $302
AJOVY

drug

 $295
VICTOZA

drug

 $289
LIVALO

drug

 $284
INVOKANA

drug

 $262
JARDIANCE

drug

 $261
LYRICA

drug

 $257
FASENRA

drug

 $253
BASAGLAR

drug

 $242
TRULANCE

drug

 $238
VRAYLAR

drug

 $237
† 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/67844

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Feb 1, 2018 $149 FREESTYLE LIBRE BLOOD GLUCOSE FLASH MONITORING SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 10, 2018 $134 VRAYLAR Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Sep 26, 2018 $125 OZEMPIC Food and Beverage NOVO NORDISK INC
Jul 12, 2018 $125 OZEMPIC Food and Beverage NOVO NORDISK INC
Sep 27, 2018 $125 FREESTYLE LIBRE PRO Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 25, 2018 $125 OTEZLA Food and Beverage CELGENE CORPORATION
Oct 4, 2018 $125 AJOVY Food and Beverage TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC.
Sep 20, 2018 $125 FARXIGA Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
May 8, 2018 $125 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Mar 20, 2018 $125 LIVALO Food and Beverage KOWA PHARMACEUTICALS AMERICA, INC.
Oct 24, 2018 $125 NUEDEXTA Food and Beverage AVANIR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Oct 18, 2018 $125 VASCEPA Food and Beverage AMARIN PHARMA INC.
Dec 20, 2018 $125 FASENRA Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Mar 22, 2018 $124 JARDIANCE Food and Beverage BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Jun 13, 2018 $124 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Jan 25, 2018 $124 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Mar 15, 2018 $123 SUBLOCADE Food and Beverage INDIVIOR INC.
Sep 11, 2018 $123 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Jun 12, 2018 $122 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
May 2, 2018 $122 SPIRIVA RESPIMAT Food and Beverage BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, 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/67844

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.