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/942818
  • 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/942818
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.


CHARLES BRIGGS

Listed Specialty: Vascular Surgery
442 W ARLINGTON PL, APT. 3, CHICAGO, IL, 60614-2791

2018 Payments: At a Glance

55

payments

$8,597

payment total

9

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Honoraria
3 $5,550
Food and Beverage
47 $1,755
Travel and Lodging
5 $1,292

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
VIABAHN VBX BALLOON EXPANDABLE ENDOPROSTHESIS

device

$6,627
COOK MEDICAL ZILVER PTX

device

$532
VIABAHN ENDOPROSTHESIS

device

$505
MONUMENT

device

$324
PERIPHERAL ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM

device

$141
ENDURANT

device

$113
VALIANT CAPTIVIA

device

$75
GENERAL ATHERECTOMY

device

$62
APOLLO

device

$44
COOK MEDICAL ZENITH

device

$34
HAWKONE

device

$30
COOK MEDICAL FILTERS

device

$23
IMAGE GUIDED THERAPY DEVICES _ PERIPHERAL

device

$21
INDEPENDENCE

device

$19
COOK MEDICAL MICROPUNCTURE

device

$17
COOK MEDICAL ADVANCED TECH

device

$13
COOK MEDICAL CATHETERS

device

$13
IN.PACT ADMIRAL

device

$3
† 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
May 25, 2018 $1,950 VIABAHN VBX BALLOON EXPANDABLE ENDOPROSTHESIS Honoraria W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Nov 16, 2018 $1,950 VIABAHN VBX BALLOON EXPANDABLE ENDOPROSTHESIS Honoraria W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
May 25, 2018 $1,650 VIABAHN VBX BALLOON EXPANDABLE ENDOPROSTHESIS Honoraria W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Jun 17, 2018 $505 VIABAHN ENDOPROSTHESIS Travel and Lodging W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Mar 2, 2018 $324 MONUMENT Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Jul 11, 2018 $193 VIABAHN VBX BALLOON EXPANDABLE ENDOPROSTHESIS Travel and Lodging W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Nov 16, 2018 $167 VIABAHN VBX BALLOON EXPANDABLE ENDOPROSTHESIS Travel and Lodging W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Mar 13, 2018 $162 VIABAHN VBX BALLOON EXPANDABLE ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
May 10, 2018 $147 VIABAHN VBX BALLOON EXPANDABLE ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Jul 11, 2018 $130 VIABAHN VBX BALLOON EXPANDABLE ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Jun 6, 2018 $129 COOK MEDICAL ZILVER PTX Food and Beverage COOK MEDICAL LLC
Oct 22, 2018 $126 VIABAHN VBX BALLOON EXPANDABLE ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Sep 1, 2018 $104 COOK MEDICAL ZILVER PTX Food and Beverage COOK MEDICAL LLC
May 25, 2018 $104 VIABAHN VBX BALLOON EXPANDABLE ENDOPROSTHESIS Travel and Lodging W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Dec 7, 2018 $100 COOK MEDICAL ZILVER PTX Food and Beverage COOK INCORPORATED
Nov 1, 2018 $94 COOK MEDICAL ZILVER PTX Food and Beverage COOK INCORPORATED
Aug 9, 2018 $88 ENDURANT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 22, 2018 $84 PERIPHERAL ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM Food and Beverage CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
Oct 24, 2018 $75 VALIANT CAPTIVIA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 3, 2018 $62 GENERAL ATHERECTOMY Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC 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/942818

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.