Dollars for Docs
How Industry Dollars Reached Your Doctors
Pharmaceutical and medical device companies are required by law to release details of their payments to a variety of doctors and U.S. teaching hospitals for promotional talks, research and consulting, among other categories. Use this tool to search for general payments (excluding research and ownership interests) made from August 2013 to December 2018. | About the Dollars for Docs Data → | Read the entire series →
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.
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Payments in 2018
Top 20 Companies
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| Company | Payments |
|---|---|
| GENENTECH, INC. | $478M |
| ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. | $109M |
| STRYKER CORPORATION | $91.9M |
| BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | $82.2M |
| ALLERGAN INC. | $73M |
| ARTHREX, INC. | $70.3M |
| MEDTRONIC USA, INC. | $66M |
| DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS LLC | $61.7M |
| PFIZER INC. | $48.9M |
| ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP | $45M |
| ABBVIE, INC. | $42.9M |
| AMGEN INC. | $41.4M |
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | $39.8M |
| MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC. | $39.1M |
| GILEAD SCIENCES INC | $38.6M |
| MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | $37.9M |
| MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION | $37.4M |
| GENZYME CORPORATION | $35.2M |
| ABBOTT LABORATORIES | $33.8M |
| NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION | $32.1M |
Payments in Your State
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Highest-Earning Doctors
| Name | Location | Payments |
|---|---|---|
FOLEY
KEVIN FOLEYNeurological Surgery |
MEMPHIS, TN | $29M |
BURKHART
STEPHEN BURKHARTOrthopaedic Surgery |
SAN ANTONIO, TX | $25.9M |
IANCHULEV
TSONTCHO IANCHULEVOphthalmology |
SAN MATEO, CA | $20.7M |
BINDER
WILLIAM BINDERPlastic Surgery Within the Head and Neck |
BEVERLY HILLS, CA | $16.7M |
NOYES
WILLIAM NOYESRadiation Oncology |
GRAND FORKS, ND | $15.8M |
LEBOVIC
GAIL LEBOVICPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery |
DALLAS, TX | $10.5M |
HOPKINS
LEO HOPKINSNeurological Surgery |
BUFFALO, NY | $9.45M |
ELATTRACHE
NEAL ELATTRACHESports Medicine |
LOS ANGELES, CA | $7.81M |
DECOOK
CHARLES DECOOKFamily Medicine |
CUMMING, GA | $7.46M |
CARR
GARY CARRDentist, Endodontics |
SAN DIEGO, CA | $6.25M |
Doctors Paid the Most Often
| Name | Location | Payments |
|---|---|---|
JAIN
RAKESH JAINPsychiatry |
LAKE JACKSON, TX | 1,140 |
KELLOGG
JASON KELLOGGPsychiatry |
IRVINE, CA | 961 |
BUSCH
ROBERT BUSCHEndocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism |
ALBANY, NY | 926 |
BLUMENFELD
ANDREW BLUMENFELDNeurology |
CARLSBAD, CA | 878 |
SORSBY
MITCHELL SORSBYEndocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism |
PLANO, TX | 867 |
ALVA
GUSTAVO ALVAPsychiatry |
COSTA MESA, CA | 866 |
FORDAN
STEVE FORDANEndocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism |
DALLAS, TX | 782 |
WALIA
ARVINDER PAL WALIAPsychiatry |
AUSTIN, TX | 763 |
CABACCAN
JOSELITO CABACCANEndocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism |
SAN JOSE, CA | 758 |
CHABRA
SANJAY CHABRARheumatology |
EL PASO, TX | 750 |
CITROME
LESLIE CITROMEPsychiatry |
POMONA, NY | 747 |
KHALIL
RICHARD KHALILFamily Medicine |
YONKERS, NY | 746 |
MEASOM
MICHAEL MEASOMPsychiatry |
SLC, UT | 741 |
BROADWELL
AARON BROADWELLRheumatology |
SHREVEPORT, LA | 740 |
FRIEDMAN
GREGG FRIEDMANPsychiatry |
HALLANDALE BEACH, FL | 734 |
TURKIEWICZ
ANTHONY TURKIEWICZRheumatology |
BIRMINGHAM, AL | 732 |
RUBIN
CORY RUBINClinical & Laboratory Dermatological Immunology |
ANN ARBOR, MI | 722 |
YAMAUCHI
PAUL YAMAUCHIDermatology |
SANTA MONICA, CA | 720 |
BUDOFF
MATTHEW BUDOFFCardiovascular Disease |
TORRANCE, CA | 715 |
SINGH
NIKU SINGHPsychiatry |
FALLS CHURCH, VA | 715 |
Teaching Hospitals Paid the Most Often
Top 10 Drugs
Includes all general payments to doctors and teaching hospitals.
| Product | Payments |
|---|---|
| RITUXAN | $53.6M |
| HERCEPTIN | $34.7M |
| AVASTIN | $31.2M |
| XIFAXAN | $24.6M |
| OCREVUS | $24.4M |
| BOTOX | $23.3M |
| ACTEMRA | $22.2M |
| XOLAIR | $21.5M |
| PERJETA | $20.1M |
| LUCENTIS | $18.9M |
Top 10 Devices
Includes all general payments to doctors and teaching hospitals.
| Product | Payments |
|---|---|
| GENERAL THERAPIES | $44.9M |
| DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM | $39.8M |
| SHOULDER IMPLANTS SPEEDBRIDGE COMPOSITE ANCHORS | $37.9M |
| SHOULDER IMPLANTS PUSHLOCKS COMPOSITE ANCHORS | $33.9M |
| SHOULDER IMPLANTS SWIVELOCKS PEEK ANCHORS | $33.8M |
| SHOULDER IMPLANTS SWIVELOCKS COMPOSITE ANCHORS | $33.8M |
| ATTUNE | $29.3M |
| MILOOP | $25.5M |
| DISTAL EXTREMITIES IMPLANTS SOFT TISSUE ACHILLES | $23.1M |
| ACCOLADE | $21.4M |
Source: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Open Payments data.
Additional reporting, design & development by Ken Schwencke, Moiz Syed, Madi Alexander, Al Shaw, Annie Waldman, Tobin Asher, Eric Sagara, Jeremy B. Merrill, Dan Nguyen, and Sisi Wei. Pharmacy, building, hospital and first aid icons from The Noun Project.
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.