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/883913
  • 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/883913
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.

MYRON SHIRASU

Listed Specialty: Internal Medicine
321 N. KUAKINI ST., SUITE #201, HONOLULU, HI, 96817-2399

2018 Payments: At a Glance

90

payments

$5,377

payment total

19

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Food and Beverage
 74 $5,274
Education
 16 $103

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†
VASCEPA

drug

 $923
INVOKANA

drug

 $686
FARXIGA

drug

 $480
OZEMPIC

drug

 $402
ENTRESTO

drug

 $307
JARDIANCE

drug

 $238
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $230
HUMIRA

drug

 $217
COSENTYX

drug

 $215
XARELTO

drug

 $206
AXIUM INS DRG IPG

device

 $148
LINZESS

drug

 $143
ASTHMA - DISEASE

drug

 $141
DERMATITIS - DISEASE

drug

 $141
DUPIXENT

drug

 $141
CREON

drug

 $125
RANEXA

drug

 $125
LONHALA MAGNAIR

drug

 $125
SAXENDA

drug

 $124
XELJANZ

drug

 $121
† 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/883913

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Oct 25, 2018 $148 AXIUM INS DRG IPG Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 18, 2018 $145 VASCEPA Food and Beverage AMARIN PHARMA INC.
Feb 5, 2018 $143 LINZESS Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Nov 6, 2018 $131 VASCEPA Food and Beverage AMARIN PHARMA INC.
Feb 7, 2018 $125 VASCEPA Food and Beverage AMARIN PHARMA INC.
May 30, 2018 $125 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Apr 10, 2018 $125 OZEMPIC Food and Beverage NOVO NORDISK INC
Jan 8, 2018 $125 VASCEPA Food and Beverage AMARIN PHARMA INC.
Sep 24, 2018 $125 VASCEPA Food and Beverage AMARIN PHARMA INC.
Jun 19, 2018 $125 CREON Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Jul 26, 2018 $125 LONHALA MAGNAIR Food and Beverage SUNOVION PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Jun 27, 2018 $125 RANEXA Food and Beverage GILEAD SCIENCES INC
Sep 19, 2018 $125 FARXIGA Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Feb 22, 2018 $124 JARDIANCE Food and Beverage BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Sep 6, 2018 $124 SAXENDA Food and Beverage NOVO NORDISK INC
Jun 7, 2018 $123 FARXIGA Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
May 15, 2018 $121 INVOKANA Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Dec 4, 2018 $120 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Jul 11, 2018 $118 FARXIGA Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Feb 21, 2018 $117 REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN 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/883913

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.