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/818095
  • 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/818095
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.

ARI ISAACSON

Listed Specialty: Vascular & Interventional Radiology
101 MANNING DR, CHAPEL HILL, NC, 27514-4220

2018 Payments: At a Glance

38

payments

$42,172

payment total

4

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Consulting
 9 $35,775
Travel and Lodging
 14 $2,802
Promotional Speaking/Other
 1 $2,500
Food and Beverage
 13 $895
Nonaccredited Training
 1 $200

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†
NAVICROSS

device

 $33,440
GLIDEWIRE

device

 $33,342
AZUR

device

 $33,332
EMBOZENE

device

 $2,744
THERASPHERE

device

 $2,500
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $1,163
THERAPIES

device

 $1,027
COOK MEDICAL INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY

device

 $800
COOK MEDICAL EMBOLIZATION

device

 $200
GENERAL ATHERECTOMY

device

 $137
COOK MEDICAL

device

 $124
GENERAL EMBOLICS

device

 $36
HYDROPEARL

device

 $35
GLIDESHEATH

device

 $11
TR BAND

device

 $11
† 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
Mar 9, 2018 $8,538 NAVICROSS AZUR GLIDEWIRE Consulting TERUMO MEDICAL CORPORATION University of North Carolina
Oct 17, 2018 $4,900 NAVICROSS AZUR GLIDEWIRE Consulting TERUMO MEDICAL CORPORATION University of North Carolina
Feb 9, 2018 $4,688 NAVICROSS AZUR GLIDEWIRE Consulting TERUMO MEDICAL CORPORATION University of North Carolina
Jan 11, 2018 $3,850 NAVICROSS AZUR GLIDEWIRE Consulting TERUMO MEDICAL CORPORATION University of North Carolina
Aug 8, 2018 $3,850 NAVICROSS AZUR GLIDEWIRE Consulting TERUMO MEDICAL CORPORATION University of North Carolina
May 7, 2018 $3,850 NAVICROSS AZUR GLIDEWIRE Consulting TERUMO MEDICAL CORPORATION University of North Carolina
Sep 19, 2018 $2,800 NAVICROSS AZUR GLIDEWIRE Consulting TERUMO MEDICAL CORPORATION University of North Carolina
Oct 31, 2018 $2,500 EMBOZENE Promotional Speaking/Other BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Aug 23, 2018 $2,500 THERASPHERE Consulting BIOCOMPATIBLES, INC.
Jan 17, 2018 $919 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging TERUMO MEDICAL CORPORATION
Jun 18, 2018 $800 COOK MEDICAL INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY Consulting COOK INCORPORATED UNIV OF NC AT CHAPEL HILL
Oct 22, 2018 $413 THERAPIES Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
May 30, 2018 $332 NAVICROSS AZUR GLIDEWIRE Travel and Lodging TERUMO MEDICAL CORPORATION
Oct 23, 2018 $282 THERAPIES Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Aug 21, 2018 $200 COOK MEDICAL EMBOLIZATION Nonaccredited Training COOK INCORPORATED UNC FACULTY PHYSICIANS
Aug 24, 2018 $186 NAVICROSS AZUR GLIDEWIRE Travel and Lodging TERUMO MEDICAL CORPORATION
Oct 22, 2018 $144 THERAPIES Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jan 12, 2018 $137 GENERAL ATHERECTOMY Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
May 18, 2018 $124 COOK MEDICAL Food and Beverage COOK INCORPORATED
Jan 18, 2018 $117 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging TERUMO MEDICAL CORPORATION

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/818095

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.