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/81413
  • 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/81413
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.

JOHN BURKE

Listed Specialty: Hematology & Oncology
1700 S POTOMAC ST, AURORA, CO, 80012-5405

2018 Payments: At a Glance

62

payments

$43,387

payment total

13

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Consulting
 9 $18,836
Promotional Speaking/Other
 5 $15,200
Travel and Lodging
 21 $5,813
Food and Beverage
 26 $3,484
Education
 1 $54

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†
ADCETRIS

drug

 $17,875
ZYDELIG

drug

 $5,099
JCAR017

drug

 $5,085
RITUXAN

drug

 $5,019
VENCLEXTA

drug

 $5,019
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $4,819
ALIQOPA

drug

 $1,835
IMBRUVICA

drug

 $1,185
CALQUENCE

drug

 $930
VENCLEXTA

drug

 $900
GAZYVA

drug

 $471
TECENTRIQ

drug

 $124
ERBITUX

drug

 $43
ALIMTA

drug

 $27
† 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
Dec 13, 2018 $5,085 JCAR017 Consulting CELGENE CORPORATION
Oct 5, 2018 $4,000 ZYDELIG Consulting GILEAD SCIENCES INC
Oct 12, 2018 $4,000 RITUXAN VENCLEXTA Consulting GENENTECH, INC.
Nov 1, 2018 $3,500 ADCETRIS Promotional Speaking/Other SEATTLE GENETICS, INC.
Nov 1, 2018 $3,500 ADCETRIS Promotional Speaking/Other SEATTLE GENETICS, INC.
Nov 8, 2018 $3,500 ADCETRIS Promotional Speaking/Other SEATTLE GENETICS, INC.
Jul 9, 2018 $3,500 ADCETRIS Promotional Speaking/Other SEATTLE GENETICS, INC.
Apr 23, 2018 $2,400 No Listed Product Consulting E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Nov 30, 2018 $1,710 ALIQOPA Food and Beverage BAYER HEALTHCARE PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
May 8, 2018 $1,200 ADCETRIS Promotional Speaking/Other SEATTLE GENETICS, INC.
Jun 14, 2018 $1,050 IMBRUVICA Consulting PHARMACYCLICS LLC, AN ABBVIE COMPANY
Dec 18, 2018 $930 CALQUENCE Consulting ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Feb 5, 2018 $900 VENCLEXTA Consulting ABBVIE, INC.
Jul 9, 2018 $859 ADCETRIS Travel and Lodging SEATTLE GENETICS, INC.
Nov 8, 2018 $712 ADCETRIS Travel and Lodging SEATTLE GENETICS, INC.
Sep 28, 2018 $672 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging CELGENE CORPORATION
Oct 12, 2018 $572 RITUXAN VENCLEXTA Travel and Lodging GENENTECH, INC.
Nov 1, 2018 $542 ADCETRIS Travel and Lodging SEATTLE GENETICS, INC.
Sep 27, 2018 $491 ZYDELIG Travel and Lodging GILEAD SCIENCES INC
Mar 22, 2018 $311 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.

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/81413

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.