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/885581
  • 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/885581
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.

DERYK JONES

Listed Specialty: Sports Medicine
1514 JEFFERSON HWY, NEW ORLEANS, LA, 70121-2429

2018 Payments: At a Glance

120

payments

$111,124

payment total

19

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Consulting
 19 $69,357
Honoraria
 8 $16,950
Travel and Lodging
 37 $13,268
Promotional Speaking/Other
 3 $7,250
Food and Beverage
 53 $4,300

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†
ZILRETTA

drug

 $43,992
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $26,725
MACI _ PEAK STUDY

drug

 $13,262
CAPITAL EQUIPMENT CART

device

 $13,048
NEOX

drug

 $7,600
CLARIX

drug

 $7,600
NOVOCART 3D

device

 $1,362
ATTUNE

device

 $1,350
HP PARTIAL

device

 $1,350
TRUMATCH

device

 $1,350
GRYPHON

device

 $982
JOURNEY II XR

device

 $826
PROKERA

device

 $682
AMNIOGRAFT

device

 $682
AMNIOGUARD

device

 $682
LINVATEC SHOULDER ARTHROSCOPY

device

 $388
KNEE BIOLOGICS

device

 $325
NAVIO SURGICAL SYSTEM

device

 $270
HEMICAP PATELLA-FEMORAL

device

 $259
JOURNEY II BCS

device

 $223
† 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/885581

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Jun 15, 2018 $7,986 CAPITAL EQUIPMENT CART Consulting MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC. NORTHSHORE ORTHOPEDIC & TISSUE CONS ULTANTS INC
May 9, 2018 $7,000 ZILRETTA Consulting FLEXION THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Dec 6, 2018 $6,300 ZILRETTA Consulting FLEXION THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Aug 9, 2018 $5,021 CAPITAL EQUIPMENT CART Consulting MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC. NORTHSHORE ORTHOPEDIC & TISSUE CONS ULTANTS INC
Aug 29, 2018 $4,550 ZILRETTA Consulting FLEXION THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Jul 12, 2018 $4,550 ZILRETTA Consulting FLEXION THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Jun 29, 2018 $4,500 MACI _ PEAK STUDY Promotional Speaking/Other VERICEL CORPORATION
Jun 12, 2018 $4,400 MACI _ PEAK STUDY Honoraria VERICEL CORPORATION
Feb 22, 2018 $4,000 NEOX CLARIX Consulting AMNIOX MEDICAL, INC.
Aug 22, 2018 $3,850 ZILRETTA Consulting FLEXION THERAPEUTICS, INC.
May 24, 2018 $3,850 ZILRETTA Consulting FLEXION THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Dec 12, 2018 $3,600 NEOX CLARIX Consulting AMNIOX MEDICAL, INC.
Apr 6, 2018 $3,600 No Listed Product Consulting DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS LLC NORTHSHORE ORTHOPEDIC & TISSUE CONS ULTANTS INC
Apr 3, 2018 $3,000 No Listed Product Honoraria MUSCULOSKELETAL TRANSPLANT FOUNDATION INC.
Oct 9, 2018 $3,000 No Listed Product Honoraria MUSCULOSKELETAL TRANSPLANT FOUNDATION INC.
Jul 17, 2018 $3,000 No Listed Product Honoraria MUSCULOSKELETAL TRANSPLANT FOUNDATION INC.
May 24, 2018 $2,800 ZILRETTA Consulting FLEXION THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Sep 18, 2018 $2,800 ZILRETTA Consulting FLEXION THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Mar 21, 2018 $2,060 No Listed Product Consulting DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS LLC NORTHSHORE ORTHOPEDIC & TISSUE CONS ULTANTS INC
Feb 21, 2018 $1,800 No Listed Product Consulting DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS LLC NORTHSHORE ORTHOPEDIC & TISSUE CONS ULTANTS 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/885581

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.