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/954141
  • 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/954141
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.

RAM BELBASE

Listed Specialty: Internal Medicine
1200 N BEAVER ST, FMC HOSPITALIST PROGRAM, FLAGSTAFF, AZ, 86001

2018 Payments: At a Glance

36

payments

$2,920

payment total

11

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Food and Beverage
 27 $1,330
Travel and Lodging
 7 $1,265
Education
 1 $202
Entertainment
 1 $123

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†
RESOLUTE

device

 $1,419
ASAHI FIELDER CORONARY GUIDE WIRE

device

 $241
NC TREK CORONARY CATHETERS

device

 $241
XIENCE V CORONARY STENT SYSTEM

device

 $241
HI-TORQUE CORONARY GUIDE WIRE

device

 $241
KENGREAL

drug

 $215
FOX SV PTA CATHETER AND ARMADA 14 PERCUTANEOUS CATHETER AND VIATRAC 14 PLUS PERIPHERAL CATHETER

device

 $211
HERCULINK ELITE RENAL AND BILIARY STENT SYSTEM

device

 $211
HI-TORQUE SPARTACORE GUIDE WIRES

device

 $211
OMNILINK ELITE VASCULAR STENT SYSTEM

device

 $211
SUPERA PERIPHERAL STENT SYSTEM

device

 $211
CROSSBOSS

device

 $138
CVI SYSTEMS

device

 $123
CORONARY ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM

device

 $122
GLIDESHEATH

device

 $122
GLIDEWIRE

device

 $122
METACROSS

device

 $122
NAVICROSS

device

 $122
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $85
COREVALVE EVOLUT

device

 $73
† 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/954141

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
May 11, 2018 $638 RESOLUTE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 11, 2018 $220 RESOLUTE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Dec 20, 2018 $202 RESOLUTE Education MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 11, 2018 $179 FOX SV PTA CATHETER AND ARMADA 14 PERCUTANEOUS CATHETER AND VIATRAC 14 PLUS PERIPHERAL CATHETER HERCULINK ELITE RENAL AND BILIARY STENT SYSTEM HI-TORQUE SPARTACORE GUIDE WIRES OMNILINK ELITE VASCULAR STENT SYSTEM SUPERA PERIPHERAL STENT SYSTEM Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 11, 2018 $141 RESOLUTE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Dec 10, 2018 $138 CROSSBOSS Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Mar 23, 2018 $123 CVI SYSTEMS Entertainment ACIST MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
Jun 12, 2018 $122 METACROSS GLIDESHEATH GLIDEWIRE NAVICROSS Food and Beverage TERUMO MEDICAL CORPORATION
Apr 14, 2018 $95 ASAHI FIELDER CORONARY GUIDE WIRE HI-TORQUE CORONARY GUIDE WIRE NC TREK CORONARY CATHETERS XIENCE V CORONARY STENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 14, 2018 $77 ASAHI FIELDER CORONARY GUIDE WIRE HI-TORQUE CORONARY GUIDE WIRE NC TREK CORONARY CATHETERS XIENCE V CORONARY STENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 12, 2018 $73 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 11, 2018 $71 RESOLUTE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Dec 17, 2018 $70 ASAHI FIELDER CORONARY GUIDE WIRE HI-TORQUE CORONARY GUIDE WIRE NC TREK CORONARY CATHETERS XIENCE V CORONARY STENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 11, 2018 $69 KENGREAL Food and Beverage CHIESI USA, INC.
Jun 12, 2018 $67 IMPELLA Food and Beverage ABIOMED
Mar 13, 2018 $63 KENGREAL Food and Beverage CHIESI USA, INC.
Nov 22, 2018 $61 CORONARY ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM Food and Beverage CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
Apr 20, 2018 $61 CORONARY ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM Food and Beverage CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
Dec 13, 2018 $57 No Listed Product Food and Beverage CARDINAL HEALTH 200, LLC
Feb 12, 2018 $53 KENGREAL Food and Beverage CHIESI USA, 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/954141

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.