Dollars for Doctors

How Industry Money Reaches Physicians

ProPublica is tracking the financial ties between doctors and medical companies.

92 stories published since 2010

After Receiving Millions in Drug Company Payments, Pain Doctor Settles Federal Kickback Allegations

by Charles Ornstein

August 1, 2022, 4:20 pm EDT
Doctors Prescribe More of a Drug If They Receive Money from a Pharma Company Tied to It

by Hannah Fresques

December 20, 2019, 12:00 pm EST
How Much Money Has Your Doctor Received From Drug Companies?

by Steve Mills

October 25, 2019, 5:00 am EDT
We Found Over 700 Doctors Who Were Paid More Than a Million Dollars by Drug and Medical Device Companies

by Charles Ornstein, Tracy Weber and Ryann Grochowski Jones

October 17, 2019, 12:00 pm EDT
Updated: Dollars for Docs

by Mike Tigas, Ryann Grochowski Jones, Charles Ornstein and Lena V. Groeger

October 17, 2019, 11:59 am EDT
Opioid Makers, Blamed for Overdose Epidemic, Cut Back on Marketing Payments to Doctors

by Charles Ornstein and Ryann Grochowski Jones

June 28, 2018, 5:00 am EDT
We’ve Added 2016 Data to Dollars for Docs

by Charles Ornstein, Mike Tigas, Ryann Grochowski Jones, and Lena V. Groeger

June 28, 2018, 4:59 am EDT
With Drug Reps Kept At Bay, Doctors Prescribe More Judiciously

by Charles Ornstein

May 2, 2017, 11:00 am EDT
Pharma Money Reaches Guideline Writers, Patient Groups, Even Doctors on Twitter

by Charles Ornstein

January 17, 2017, 12:00 pm EST
We’ve Updated Dollars for Docs. Here’s What’s New.

by Ryann Grochowski Jones, Charles Ornstein and Mike Tigas

December 13, 2016, 1:47 pm EST
Illinois Sues Controversial Drug Maker Over Deceptive Marketing Practices

by Jessica Huseman

August 29, 2016, 12:22 pm EDT
Drug and Device Makers Pay Thousands of Docs with Disciplinary Records

by Jessica Huseman

August 23, 2016, 8:00 am EDT
Drug and Device Makers Find Receptive Audience at For-profit, Southern Hospitals

by Charles Ornstein and Ryann Grochowski Jones

June 29, 2016, 5:00 am EDT
How We Compiled the Dollars for Docs Hospital Data

by Ryann Grochowski Jones and Charles Ornstein

June 29, 2016, 4:59 am EDT
Feed Me, Pharma: More Evidence That Industry Meals Are Linked to Costlier Prescribing

by Charles Ornstein

June 20, 2016, 3:00 pm EDT
Another Study Finds Link Between Pharma Money and Brand-name Prescribing

by Ryann Grochowski Jones

May 9, 2016, 11:01 am EDT
Now There’s Proof: Docs Who Get Company Cash Tend to Prescribe More Brand-Name Meds

by Charles Ornstein, Mike Tigas and Ryann Grochowski Jones

March 17, 2016, 5:00 am EDT
ProPublica Adds Teaching Hospitals to Dollars for Docs

by Charles Ornstein

March 17, 2016, 4:59 am EDT
Bill Would Add Nurses, Physician Assistants to Pharma Payments Database

by Charles Ornstein

October 8, 2015, 11:00 am EDT
Transparency Program Obscures Pharma Payments to Nurses, Physician Assistants

by Charles Ornstein

July 6, 2015, 10:00 am EDT
A Pharma Payment A Day Keeps Docs’ Finances Okay

by Charles Ornstein and Ryann Grochowski Jones

July 1, 2015, 4:09 pm EDT
About the Dollars for Docs Data

by Charles Ornstein and Ryann Grochowski Jones

July 1, 2015, 3:57 pm EDT
Why Pharma Payments to Doctors Were So Hard to Parse

by Charles Ornstein, Mike Tigas and Ryann Grochowski Jones

January 22, 2015, 12:00 pm EST
Vying for Market Share, Companies Heavily Promote ‘Me Too’ Drugs

by Charles Ornstein and Ryann Grochowski Jones

January 7, 2015, 3:00 pm EST
Methodology for Calculating Company Payments to Doctors

by Charles Ornstein and Ryann Grochowski Jones

January 7, 2015, 3:00 pm EST
Dollars for Dudes: Almost No Women Among Medical Industry’s Top-Paid Speakers, Consultants

by Charles Ornstein

October 8, 2014, 11:00 am EDT
$1.1 Billion in Drug, Device Payments to Doctors Not Included in New Federal Database

by Charles Ornstein

October 6, 2014, 6:02 pm EDT
Analysis: Government’s New Doctor Payments Website Worthy of a Recall

by Charles Ornstein

October 1, 2014, 4:45 pm EDT
Our First Dive Into the New Open Payments System

by Charles Ornstein

September 30, 2014, 9:47 pm EDT
What to be Wary of in the Govt’s New Site Detailing Industry Money to Docs

by Charles Ornstein

September 30, 2014, 10:00 am EDT
What We’ve Learned From Four Years of Diving Into Dollars for Docs

by Charles Ornstein, Eric Sagara and Ryann Grochowski Jones

September 29, 2014, 9:20 am EDT
More Data to Be Withheld from Database of Physician Payments

by Charles Ornstein

August 28, 2014, 3:16 pm EDT
Government Will Withhold One-Third of the Records from Database of Physician Payments

by Charles Ornstein

August 15, 2014, 4:01 pm EDT
Top Acthar Prescribers in Medicare Have Ties to Its Maker

by Charles Ornstein

August 4, 2014, 11:00 am EDT
Glitch Prompts Temporary Shutdown of Pharma Payment Verification System

by Charles Ornstein

August 4, 2014, 10:16 am EDT
Podcast: What to Look for in Federal Release of Payments From Big Pharma

by Nicole Collins Bronzan

August 4, 2014, 9:27 am EDT
Error: You Have No Payments from Pharma

by Charles Ornstein

July 21, 2014, 7:00 am EDT
Leaders of Teaching Hospitals Have Close Ties to Drug Companies, Study Shows

by Charles Ornstein

April 1, 2014, 4:00 pm EDT
Reporting Recipe: Dollars for Docs

by Charles Ornstein

March 28, 2014, 11:57 am EDT
Double Dip: Doctors Paid to Advise, Promote Drug Companies That Fund Their Research

by Charles Ornstein and Ryann Grochowski Jones

March 25, 2014, 12:00 am EDT
As Full Disclosure Nears, Doctors’ Pay for Drug Talks Plummets

by Charles Ornstein, Eric Sagara and Ryann Grochowski Jones

March 3, 2014, 10:50 pm EST
Freed of Disclosure Requirement, Drug Maker Pulls Doctor Payments Offline

by Charles Ornstein

March 3, 2014, 10:50 pm EST
GlaxoSmithKline to Quit Paying Doctors for Promotional Talks

by Charles Ornstein

December 17, 2013, 10:31 am EST
Pay to Prescribe? Two Dozen Doctors Named in Novartis Kickback Case

by Theodoric Meyer

May 3, 2013, 3:01 pm EDT
Heart of Nerd Darkness: Why Updating Dollars for Docs Was So Difficult

by Jeremy B. Merrill

March 25, 2013, 6:24 am EDT
Dollars for Docs Mints a Millionaire

by Tracy Weber and Charles Ornstein

March 11, 2013, 11:00 am EDT
About the Dollars for Docs Data

by Charles Ornstein, Dan Nguyen and Tracy Weber

March 11, 2013, 11:00 am EDT
Feds to Publicize Drug and Device Company Payments to Doctors Next Year

by Charles Ornstein and Tracy Weber

February 1, 2013, 5:25 pm EST
Chatting With the Reporters Behind Dollars for Docs

by Marshall Allen

May 30, 2012, 6:56 am EDT
American Pain Foundation Shuts Down as Senators Launch Investigation of Prescription Narcotics

by Charles Ornstein and Tracy Weber

May 8, 2012, 8:57 pm EDT