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/910392
  • 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/910392
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.

YASHAR JAVIDAN

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
1200 N STATE ST, STE. A7D, LOS ANGELES, CA, 90033-1029

2018 Payments: At a Glance

178

payments

$76,283

payment total

9

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Consulting
 6 $27,946
Travel and Lodging
 79 $24,385
Nonaccredited Training
 5 $18,400
Food and Beverage
 88 $5,552

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†
XLIF

device

 $34,106
MOUNTAINEER

device

 $14,931
GENERAL K2M PRODUCT DISCUSSION

device

 $8,058
ALIF

device

 $7,083
PASS-LP

device

 $4,625
UNID

device

 $4,625
TLIF

device

 $4,360
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $1,845
MULTIPLE PRODUCTS

device

 $1,646
RELINE

device

 $1,232
EXPEDIUM

device

 $1,036
ALIF & KODIAK

device

 $430
PULSE

device

 $281
VUEPOINT

device

 $252
MODULUS

device

 $172
RISE

device

 $151
MAXCESS

device

 $148
MESA SPINAL SYSTEM

device

 $143
CASCADIA INTERBODY SYSTEM

device

 $105
X-CORE

device

 $103
† 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/910392

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Oct 23, 2018 $7,725 GENERAL K2M PRODUCT DISCUSSION Consulting K2M, INC.
Mar 16, 2018 $7,706 MOUNTAINEER Consulting MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Oct 30, 2018 $6,715 MOUNTAINEER Consulting MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Mar 19, 2018 $4,633 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 19, 2018 $4,403 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Aug 14, 2018 $4,000 XLIF Nonaccredited Training NUVASIVE, INC.
May 22, 2018 $4,000 XLIF Nonaccredited Training NUVASIVE, INC.
Dec 13, 2018 $4,000 ALIF XLIF Nonaccredited Training NUVASIVE, INC.
Nov 28, 2018 $3,750 TLIF Consulting ALPHATEC SPINE, INC
May 3, 2018 $3,600 XLIF Nonaccredited Training NUVASIVE, INC.
Dec 20, 2018 $2,800 ALIF Nonaccredited Training NUVASIVE, INC.
Sep 25, 2018 $2,208 PASS-LP UNID Travel and Lodging MEDICREA USA, CORP.
Aug 3, 2018 $1,250 PASS-LP UNID Consulting MEDICREA USA, CORP.
Apr 4, 2018 $1,180 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Apr 3, 2018 $840 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Dec 20, 2018 $800 RELINE Consulting NUVASIVE, INC.
Jun 8, 2018 $673 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Jul 23, 2018 $584 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
May 31, 2018 $449 MULTIPLE PRODUCTS Travel and Lodging ALPHATEC SPINE, INC
Oct 23, 2018 $445 PASS-LP UNID Travel and Lodging MEDICREA USA, CORP.

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/910392

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.