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/896471
  • 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/896471
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.


MARC RICHARD

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
40 DUKE MEDICINE CIR, DURHAM, NC, 27710-4000

2018 Payments: At a Glance

73

payments

$120,775

payment total

11

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Promotional Speaking/Other
10 $57,856
Honoraria
5 $32,498
Travel and Lodging
19 $16,617
Consulting
12 $11,820
Food and Beverage
25 $1,814
Entertainment
2 $169

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
ACU-LOC WRIST PLATING SYSTEM

device

$70,565
MIDSHAFT FOREARM PLATING SYSTEM

device

$54,230
ELBOW PLATING SYSTEM

device

$50,964
OSTEOTOMY SYSTEM

device

$46,086
CLAVICLE PLATING SYSTEM

device

$45,682
APTUS

device

$30,465
ACUTRAK HEADLESS COMPRESSION SCREW SYSTEM

device

$17,420
HAND FRACTURE SYSTEM

device

$16,976
TOTAL WRIST FUSION PLATING SYSTEM

device

$16,462
ANATOMIC RADIAL HEAD SYSTEM

device

$12,443
Payments with no listed product

N/A

$6,504
VA-LCP PLATES & SCREWS

device

$4,635
DJO SURGICAL DISCOVERY ELBOW SYSTEM

device

$3,700
FOREARM ROD SYSTEM

device

$3,500
HEMICAP WRIST

device

$750
EXOGEN

device

$148
GRAFTLINK

device

$116
FLEXIGRAFT CONNECT

device

$116
TRIAD

device

$107
GALAXY

drug

$106
† 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/896471

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
May 17, 2018 $17,875 ACU-LOC WRIST PLATING SYSTEM OSTEOTOMY SYSTEM MIDSHAFT FOREARM PLATING SYSTEM ELBOW PLATING SYSTEM CLAVICLE PLATING SYSTEM Promotional Speaking/Other ACUMED LLC
May 17, 2018 $14,438 ACU-LOC WRIST PLATING SYSTEM OSTEOTOMY SYSTEM MIDSHAFT FOREARM PLATING SYSTEM ELBOW PLATING SYSTEM CLAVICLE PLATING SYSTEM Promotional Speaking/Other ACUMED LLC
Nov 27, 2018 $12,000 APTUS Honoraria MEDARTIS INC.
May 17, 2018 $10,500 ACU-LOC WRIST PLATING SYSTEM HAND FRACTURE SYSTEM TOTAL WRIST FUSION PLATING SYSTEM MIDSHAFT FOREARM PLATING SYSTEM ACUTRAK HEADLESS COMPRESSION SCREW SYSTEM Promotional Speaking/Other ACUMED LLC
Mar 23, 2018 $10,272 ACU-LOC WRIST PLATING SYSTEM OSTEOTOMY SYSTEM ELBOW PLATING SYSTEM ANATOMIC RADIAL HEAD SYSTEM CLAVICLE PLATING SYSTEM Travel and Lodging ACUMED LLC
May 7, 2018 $8,735 APTUS Honoraria MEDARTIS INC.
Mar 29, 2018 $7,313 APTUS Honoraria MEDARTIS INC.
May 17, 2018 $5,375 ACU-LOC WRIST PLATING SYSTEM HAND FRACTURE SYSTEM TOTAL WRIST FUSION PLATING SYSTEM MIDSHAFT FOREARM PLATING SYSTEM ACUTRAK HEADLESS COMPRESSION SCREW SYSTEM Promotional Speaking/Other ACUMED LLC
Aug 8, 2018 $3,700 DJO SURGICAL DISCOVERY ELBOW SYSTEM Honoraria ENCORE MEDICAL, LP
Jan 12, 2018 $2,869 ACU-LOC WRIST PLATING SYSTEM ELBOW PLATING SYSTEM Promotional Speaking/Other ACUMED LLC
Mar 28, 2018 $2,575 VA-LCP PLATES & SCREWS Consulting MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Sep 21, 2018 $2,060 VA-LCP PLATES & SCREWS Consulting MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Sep 17, 2018 $2,000 No Listed Product Consulting ACUMED LLC
Sep 17, 2018 $2,000 MIDSHAFT FOREARM PLATING SYSTEM FOREARM ROD SYSTEM Promotional Speaking/Other ACUMED LLC
Aug 10, 2018 $2,000 ACU-LOC WRIST PLATING SYSTEM Consulting ACUMED LLC
Jan 12, 2018 $1,800 ACU-LOC WRIST PLATING SYSTEM ELBOW PLATING SYSTEM Promotional Speaking/Other ACUMED LLC
Sep 17, 2018 $1,500 MIDSHAFT FOREARM PLATING SYSTEM FOREARM ROD SYSTEM Consulting ACUMED LLC
Feb 23, 2018 $1,062 ACU-LOC WRIST PLATING SYSTEM HAND FRACTURE SYSTEM MIDSHAFT FOREARM PLATING SYSTEM ACUTRAK HEADLESS COMPRESSION SCREW SYSTEM Travel and Lodging ACUMED LLC
Mar 29, 2018 $1,049 APTUS Travel and Lodging MEDARTIS INC.
Aug 22, 2018 $1,000 No Listed Product Promotional Speaking/Other BIOVENTUS LLC

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/896471

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.