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/75613
  • 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/75613
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.

PAUL JONES

Listed Specialty: Cardiovascular Disease
2525 S MICHIGAN AVE, 12TH FLOOR, CHICAGO, IL, 60616-2333

2018 Payments: At a Glance

120

payments

$8,109

payment total

21

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Food and Beverage
 115 $3,245
Consulting
 1 $3,000
Travel and Lodging
 4 $1,864

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†
GENERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION

device

 $3,000
TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS

device

 $1,648
GENERAL THERAPIES

device

 $1,150
ENTRESTO

drug

 $372
XARELTO

drug

 $368
ELIQUIS

drug

 $244
RESOLUTE

device

 $163
TRYTON SIDE BRANCH STENT

device

 $158
CHANTIX

drug

 $148
IMPELLA

device

 $135
COREVALVE EVOLUT

device

 $131
FOX SV PTA CATHETER AND ARMADA 14 PERCUTANEOUS CATHETER AND VIATRAC 14 PLUS PERIPHERAL CATHETER

device

 $106
HERCULINK ELITE RENAL AND BILIARY STENT SYSTEM

device

 $106
HI-TORQUE SPARTACORE GUIDE WIRES

device

 $106
OMNILINK ELITE VASCULAR STENT SYSTEM

device

 $106
SUPERA PERIPHERAL STENT SYSTEM

device

 $106
CORLANOR

drug

 $105
REPATHA

drug

 $105
EVERA

device

 $67
HAWKONE

device

 $54
† 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/75613

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Mar 7, 2018 $3,000 GENERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION Consulting BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION JO CV MED LLC
Oct 18, 2018 $765 TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS Travel and Lodging W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Feb 25, 2018 $540 GENERAL THERAPIES Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Feb 25, 2018 $334 GENERAL THERAPIES Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Aug 2, 2018 $297 TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS Travel and Lodging W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Feb 25, 2018 $263 GENERAL THERAPIES Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Oct 2, 2018 $229 TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Sep 6, 2018 $222 TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
May 30, 2018 $135 IMPELLA Food and Beverage ABIOMED
Mar 8, 2018 $131 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 22, 2018 $130 RESOLUTE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 10, 2018 $113 TRYTON SIDE BRANCH STENT Food and Beverage CARDINAL HEALTH 200, LLC
Jul 31, 2018 $106 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
Sep 19, 2018 $72 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Apr 17, 2018 $67 EVERA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 4, 2018 $61 TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Jun 23, 2018 $60 TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Mar 19, 2018 $45 TRYTON SIDE BRANCH STENT Food and Beverage CARDINAL HEALTH 200, LLC
Apr 30, 2018 $38 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
May 31, 2018 $34 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN 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/75613

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.