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/94236
  • 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/94236
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.

HOUSSAM OSMAN

Listed Specialty: Surgical Oncology
221 W COLORADO BLVD, STE 933, DALLAS, TX, 75208-2363

2018 Payments: At a Glance

63

payments

$7,018

payment total

19

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Consulting
 1 $3,500
Travel and Lodging
 6 $1,694
Food and Beverage
 55 $1,649
Education
 1 $175

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†
HEMOBLAST BELLOWS

device

 $4,843
PHASIX

device

 $919
DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM

device

 $379
STRATTICE

device

 $229
ALLODERM

device

 $87
HARMONIC PRODUCT FAMILY

device

 $85
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $73
BRIDION

drug

 $63
ENTEREG

drug

 $63
OVITEX

device

 $59
GATTEX

drug

 $50
TISSEEL

drug

 $36
CREON

drug

 $35
THERASPHERE

device

 $35
ELIQUIS

drug

 $26
CERTUS 140 MICROWAVE ABLATION SYSTEM

device

 $21
DURASEAL

device

 $19
SANTYL

drug

 $15
ZERBAXA

drug

 $15
CHANTIX

drug

 $12
† 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/94236

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Nov 16, 2018 $3,500 HEMOBLAST BELLOWS Consulting BIOM'UP SA
Nov 15, 2018 $485 HEMOBLAST BELLOWS Travel and Lodging BIOM'UP SA
Mar 30, 2018 $343 PHASIX Travel and Lodging DAVOL INC.
Nov 15, 2018 $301 HEMOBLAST BELLOWS Travel and Lodging BIOM'UP SA
Jun 29, 2018 $256 PHASIX Travel and Lodging DAVOL INC.
Nov 15, 2018 $213 HEMOBLAST BELLOWS Travel and Lodging BIOM'UP SA
Jan 4, 2018 $175 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Education INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
May 8, 2018 $160 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Nov 15, 2018 $150 HEMOBLAST BELLOWS Food and Beverage BIOM'UP SA
Sep 19, 2018 $135 PHASIX Food and Beverage DAVOL INC.
Nov 16, 2018 $96 HEMOBLAST BELLOWS Travel and Lodging BIOM'UP SA
Feb 20, 2018 $96 STRATTICE Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
May 2, 2018 $87 ALLODERM Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Mar 1, 2018 $85 HARMONIC PRODUCT FAMILY Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Nov 16, 2018 $59 HEMOBLAST BELLOWS Food and Beverage BIOM'UP SA
Jun 16, 2018 $58 PHASIX Food and Beverage DAVOL INC.
Nov 16, 2018 $45 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Nov 16, 2018 $39 HEMOBLAST BELLOWS Food and Beverage BIOM'UP SA
Feb 16, 2018 $38 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ANALOGIC CORPORATION
Jul 13, 2018 $25 STRATTICE Food and Beverage ALLERGAN 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/94236

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.