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/919646
  • 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/919646
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.


LUCIAN WARTH

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
13100 E 136TH ST., FISHERS, IN, 46037-9440

2018 Payments: At a Glance

38

payments

$33,881

payment total

6

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Consulting
11 $30,712
Travel and Lodging
7 $1,763
Food and Beverage
20 $1,407

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
TRIATHLON

device

$25,459
ACCOLADE

device

$13,942
TRIDENT

device

$10,174
Payments with no listed product

N/A

$6,724
TRITANIUM

device

$4,833
MAKO

device

$892
RESTORATION

device

$800
AERO

device

$433
ES2

device

$433
XIA

device

$433
NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

device

$170
DJO SURGICAL EMPOWR KNEE SYSTEM

device

$150
DJO SURGICAL TAPERFILL HIP SYSTEM

device

$150
GMK SPHERE

device

$124
TMARS LINERS

device

$119
REMEDY SPACERS

device

$107
REMEDY SPACER

device

$79
† 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.

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Nov 21, 2018 $8,400 TRIATHLON TRIDENT ACCOLADE Consulting STRYKER CORPORATION WARTH CONSULTING SERVICES LLC
May 17, 2018 $6,400 TRIATHLON Consulting STRYKER CORPORATION WARTH CONSULTING SERVICES LLC
Oct 9, 2018 $5,196 No Listed Product Consulting OSTEOREMEDIES, LLC
Jun 28, 2018 $2,800 ACCOLADE TRITANIUM TRIATHLON Consulting STRYKER CORPORATION WARTH CONSULTING SERVICES LLC
Oct 18, 2018 $2,400 ACCOLADE TRIATHLON Consulting STRYKER CORPORATION WARTH CONSULTING SERVICES LLC
Dec 13, 2018 $1,600 TRIATHLON Consulting STRYKER CORPORATION WARTH CONSULTING SERVICES LLC
Nov 1, 2018 $1,600 TRIATHLON TRIDENT TRITANIUM Consulting STRYKER CORPORATION WARTH CONSULTING SERVICES LLC
Sep 24, 2018 $892 TRIATHLON MAKO Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Dec 13, 2018 $800 TRIATHLON RESTORATION Consulting STRYKER CORPORATION WARTH CONSULTING SERVICES LLC
Oct 4, 2018 $650 No Listed Product Consulting OSTEOREMEDIES, LLC
Feb 21, 2018 $433 No Listed Product Consulting OSTEOREMEDIES, LLC
Mar 9, 2018 $433 No Listed Product Consulting OSTEOREMEDIES, LLC
Mar 16, 2018 $272 AERO XIA TRITANIUM ES2 Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Mar 16, 2018 $161 AERO XIA TRITANIUM ES2 Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Nov 3, 2018 $150 DJO SURGICAL EMPOWR KNEE SYSTEM DJO SURGICAL TAPERFILL HIP SYSTEM Food and Beverage ENCORE MEDICAL, LP
Mar 29, 2018 $144 TRIATHLON Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Jul 18, 2018 $143 ACCOLADE Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Oct 25, 2018 $124 NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Dec 19, 2018 $119 TMARS LINERS Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Nov 2, 2018 $109 TRIDENT Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION

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/919646

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.