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/897830
  • 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/897830
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.


MARIO PASCUAL

Listed Specialty: Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
7400 SW 87TH AVE, SUITE 100, MIAMI, FL, 33173-5458

2018 Payments: At a Glance

85

payments

$14,179

payment total

9

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Promotional Speaking/Other
4 $5,600
Food and Beverage
74 $4,716
Consulting
1 $2,000
Travel and Lodging
6 $1,863

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
Payments with no listed product

N/A

$6,448
XARELTO

drug

$3,720
AMPLIA MRI

device

$679
ENSITE CARDIAC MAPPING SYSTEM

device

$570
CARTO 3 SYSTEM

device

$289
ALLURE QUADRA RF CRT PACEMAKER

device

$262
CONFIRM RX

device

$241
CARELINK

device

$221
CARDIAC MAPPING SYSTEM

device

$212
WATCHMAN

device

$193
CLARIA MRI

device

$181
CRT-DS

device

$181
SURESCAN

device

$152
CONNECT HF

device

$134
CARTO SMARTTOUCH

device

$122
MICRA

device

$121
VIEWFLEX XTRA ICE CATHETER

device

$102
RHYTHMIA

device

$72
IRRIGATED ABLATION CATHETERS

device

$56
CORLANOR

drug

$51
† 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/897830

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Nov 14, 2018 $3,300 XARELTO Promotional Speaking/Other JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Oct 18, 2018 $2,000 No Listed Product Consulting MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 24, 2018 $2,000 No Listed Product Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 24, 2018 $448 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 30, 2018 $361 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 23, 2018 $326 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 1, 2018 $295 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 24, 2018 $231 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 30, 2018 $203 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 22, 2018 $181 CRT-DS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Dec 19, 2018 $181 ENSITE CARDIAC MAPPING SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 26, 2018 $171 CLARIA MRI Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Dec 6, 2018 $163 ENSITE CARDIAC MAPPING SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Nov 20, 2018 $161 CONFIRM RX Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 16, 2018 $161 AMPLIA MRI Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 12, 2018 $152 SURESCAN Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 23, 2018 $152 AMPLIA MRI Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 25, 2018 $151 CARDIAC MAPPING SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Feb 9, 2018 $151 CARELINK Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 16, 2018 $150 XARELTO Promotional Speaking/Other JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, 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/897830

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.