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/71044
  • 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/71044
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.

ALAN WLADIS

Listed Specialty: Vascular Surgery
2501 N ORANGE AVE, SUITE 402, ORLANDO, FL, 32804-4603

2018 Payments: At a Glance

44

payments

$2,867

payment total

17

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Food and Beverage
 43 $2,504
Education
 1 $363

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†
OVATION

device

 $566
EXCLUDER AAA ENDOPROSTHESIS

device

 $381
PERIPHERAL ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM

device

 $246
LUTONIX

device

 $189
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $158
XARELTO

drug

 $154
GLIDEPATH

device

 $134
CLEARSIGHT SYSTEM

device

 $126
CLOTTRIEVER

device

 $125
FLOWTRIEVER

device

 $125
ENDURANT

device

 $124
GENERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION

device

 $120
RELAY PLUS

device

 $83
SURGICEL FAMILY OF ABSORBABLE HEMOSTATS

device

 $80
IN.PACT ADMIRAL

device

 $79
EXCLUDER ILIAC BRANCH ENDOPROSTHESIS

device

 $62
NEURAGEN

device

 $58
NON APPLICABLE

device

 $58
TENOGLIDE

device

 $58
HAWKONE

device

 $48
† 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/71044

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Mar 2, 2018 $419 OVATION Food and Beverage ENDOLOGIX, INC.
Jun 28, 2018 $363 EXCLUDER AAA ENDOPROSTHESIS Education W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Aug 6, 2018 $158 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ANGIODYNAMICS, INC.
Feb 7, 2018 $150 LUTONIX Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 18, 2018 $134 GLIDEPATH Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 3, 2018 $126 CLEARSIGHT SYSTEM Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Nov 7, 2018 $125 FLOWTRIEVER CLOTTRIEVER Food and Beverage INARI MEDICAL, INC.
Dec 5, 2018 $120 GENERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
May 17, 2018 $116 PERIPHERAL ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM Food and Beverage CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
Oct 3, 2018 $114 PERIPHERAL ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM Food and Beverage CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
Sep 5, 2018 $104 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Mar 7, 2018 $100 OVATION Food and Beverage ENDOLOGIX, INC.
Jun 6, 2018 $83 RELAY PLUS Food and Beverage BOLTON MEDICAL INC
Aug 28, 2018 $83 ENDURANT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 2, 2018 $80 SURGICEL FAMILY OF ABSORBABLE HEMOSTATS Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
May 2, 2018 $58 TENOGLIDE NON APPLICABLE NEURAGEN Food and Beverage INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Dec 13, 2018 $48 HAWKONE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Dec 13, 2018 $47 OVATION Food and Beverage ENDOLOGIX, INC.
Apr 26, 2018 $42 IN.PACT ADMIRAL Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 10, 2018 $37 IN.PACT ADMIRAL Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, 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/71044

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.