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/99969
  • 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/99969
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.

SANDEEP BANSAL

Listed Specialty: Critical Care Medicine
100 HOSPITAL AVE, DU BOIS, PA, 15801-1440

2018 Payments: At a Glance

110

payments

$41,984

payment total

18

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments

Category Payments Payment Value
Consulting
 5 $23,675
Travel and Lodging
 23 $10,945
Promotional Speaking/Other
 2 $4,780
Food and Beverage
 77 $2,570
Education
 3 $14

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†
SPIN

device

 $19,399
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $7,271
PHOTOFRIN

drug

 $4,467
LONHALA MAGNAIR

drug

 $4,119
DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM

device

 $2,862
FASENRA

drug

 $1,531
MONARCH

device

 $1,418
GENERAL THERAPIES

device

 $225
TRELEGY ELLIPTA

drug

 $185
ANORO

drug

 $110
SUPERDIMENSION

device

 $88
TRILOGY 100

device

 $60
NUCALA

drug

 $49
BEACON

device

 $47
SYMBICORT

drug

 $42
OFEV

drug

 $34
THE VEST SYSTEM MODEL 105 HOME CARE

device

 $18
XOLAIR

drug

 $16
ELIQUIS

drug

 $16
OPSUMIT

drug

 $13
† 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/99969

Payment Details

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Jun 28, 2018 $7,000 SPIN Consulting VERAN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Dec 12, 2018 $6,000 SPIN Consulting VERAN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Oct 19, 2018 $4,875 No Listed Product Consulting GLAXOSMITHKLINE, LLC.
Nov 8, 2018 $4,400 SPIN Consulting VERAN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Feb 28, 2018 $2,500 PHOTOFRIN Promotional Speaking/Other PINNACLE BIOLOGICS, INC
Apr 4, 2018 $2,280 LONHALA MAGNAIR Promotional Speaking/Other SUNOVION PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Oct 26, 2018 $2,052 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
May 17, 2018 $1,400 SPIN Consulting VERAN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Mar 15, 2018 $1,301 MONARCH Travel and Lodging AURIS HEALTH, INC. Interventional and Pulmonary Criti Care Assts PC
Mar 9, 2018 $1,201 LONHALA MAGNAIR Travel and Lodging SUNOVION PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Feb 28, 2018 $1,043 PHOTOFRIN Travel and Lodging PINNACLE BIOLOGICS, INC
Jul 18, 2018 $833 FASENRA Travel and Lodging ASTRAZENECA AB
Oct 5, 2018 $810 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging GLAXOSMITHKLINE, LLC.
Oct 26, 2018 $684 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Feb 28, 2018 $681 PHOTOFRIN Travel and Lodging PINNACLE BIOLOGICS, INC
Oct 23, 2018 $581 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging GLAXOSMITHKLINE, LLC.
Jan 19, 2018 $458 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging AURIS HEALTH, INC.
Jul 17, 2018 $238 FASENRA Travel and Lodging ASTRAZENECA AB
Jun 21, 2018 $229 SPIN Travel and Lodging VERAN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Nov 20, 2018 $179 GENERAL THERAPIES Travel and Lodging 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/99969

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.