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/881472
  • 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/881472
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.

STEVEN SAUK

Listed Specialty: Vascular & Interventional Radiology
500 W COURT ST, KANKAKEE, IL, 60901-3661

2018 Payments: At a Glance

25

payments

$9,946

payment total

7

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Consulting
 2 $8,075
Food and Beverage
 21 $1,230
Travel and Lodging
 2 $641

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†
CFN PLEURX

device

 $8,272
DENVER SHUNT

device

 $8,075
SUPERA PERIPHERAL STENT SYSTEM

device

 $1,224
FOX SV PTA CATHETER AND ARMADA 14 PERCUTANEOUS CATHETER AND VIATRAC 14 PLUS PERIPHERAL CATHETER

device

 $1,009
HERCULINK ELITE RENAL AND BILIARY STENT SYSTEM

device

 $1,009
HI-TORQUE SPARTACORE GUIDE WIRES

device

 $1,009
OMNILINK ELITE VASCULAR STENT SYSTEM

device

 $1,009
LUTONIX

device

 $171
AZUR

device

 $77
PERIPHERAL ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM

device

 $57
COOK MEDICAL EMBOLIZATION

device

 $29
PERCLOSE PROGLIDE SUTURE MEDIATED CLOSURE SYSTEM

device

 $27
IVS - VERTEBRAL AUGMENTATION PRODUCTS

device

 $26
GLIDEWIRE

device

 $25
COOK MEDICAL ZILVER PTX

device

 $19
COOK MEDICAL BEACON

device

 $18
† 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
Jun 13, 2018 $4,250 DENVER SHUNT CFN PLEURX Consulting BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY
Apr 27, 2018 $3,825 CFN PLEURX DENVER SHUNT Consulting BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY
Mar 2, 2018 $633 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 Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Feb 21, 2018 $186 SUPERA PERIPHERAL STENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Mar 2, 2018 $182 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
Mar 21, 2018 $132 LUTONIX Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 19, 2018 $103 CFN PLEURX Food and Beverage BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY
Mar 2, 2018 $101 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
Jun 13, 2018 $94 CFN PLEURX Food and Beverage BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY
Mar 2, 2018 $85 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
Aug 10, 2018 $77 AZUR Food and Beverage TERUMO MEDICAL CORPORATION
Nov 8, 2018 $32 PERIPHERAL ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM Food and Beverage CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
Aug 10, 2018 $29 COOK MEDICAL EMBOLIZATION Food and Beverage COOK MEDICAL LLC
Jan 15, 2018 $26 IVS - VERTEBRAL AUGMENTATION PRODUCTS Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Jun 13, 2018 $25 GLIDEWIRE Food and Beverage TERUMO MEDICAL CORPORATION
Jun 28, 2018 $25 PERIPHERAL ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM Food and Beverage CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
Aug 1, 2018 $24 LUTONIX Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 21, 2018 $19 COOK MEDICAL ZILVER PTX Food and Beverage COOK MEDICAL LLC
Jun 18, 2018 $18 COOK MEDICAL BEACON Food and Beverage COOK MEDICAL LLC
Feb 2, 2018 $18 SUPERA PERIPHERAL STENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES

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/881472

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.