Dollars for Doctors

How Industry Money Reaches Physicians

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

92 stories published since 2010

Allergan Erases Doctor Payment Records

by Charles Ornstein and Tracy Weber

February 1, 2012, 11:03 am EST
Senate Watchdog Targets High-Prescribing Medicaid Docs

by Charles Ornstein and Tracy Weber

January 24, 2012, 2:04 pm EST
Drug Companies Reduce Payments to Doctors as Scrutiny Mounts

by Tracy Weber and Charles Ornstein

January 3, 2012, 2:55 pm EST
The Champion of Painkillers

by Charles Ornstein and Tracy Weber

December 23, 2011, 9:15 am EST
Two Leaders in Pain Treatment Have Long Ties to Drug Industry

by Tracy Weber and Charles Ornstein

December 23, 2011, 9:14 am EST
Government Runs Late With Rules For Disclosing Drug Company Payments to Doctors

by Robin Respaut

December 15, 2011, 10:22 am EST
Florida Sanctions Top Medicaid Prescribers — But Only After A Shove

by Tracy Weber and Charles Ornstein

November 17, 2011, 9:03 am EST
Government Misses Deadline for Rules Forcing Disclosure of Industry Payments to Doctors

by Marian Wang

October 12, 2011, 11:46 am EDT
Doctors Avoid Penalties in Suits Against Medical Firms

by Tracy Weber and Charles Ornstein

September 16, 2011, 1:23 pm EDT
News Reports Cite Drop in Physician Speaking Fees

by Charles Ornstein and Tracy Weber

September 8, 2011, 12:18 pm EDT
Patients Deserve to Know What Drug Companies Pay Their Doctor

by Tracy Weber and Charles Ornstein

September 7, 2011, 8:00 pm EDT
Doctors Dine on Drug Companies’ Dime

by Charles Ornstein

September 7, 2011, 4:32 pm EDT
Piercing the Veil, More Drug Companies Reveal Payments to Doctors

by Charles Ornstein, Dan Nguyen and Tracy Weber

September 7, 2011, 4:31 pm EDT
With Our Dollars for Docs Update Coming, Drug Companies Defend ‘Interactions’ With Physicians

by Charles Ornstein and Tracy Weber

September 7, 2011, 10:48 am EDT
A Doctor’s Take on Big Pharma and Patient Care

by Mike Webb

July 11, 2011, 1:42 pm EDT
Emails Show Drug Company Used Third-Party Medical Groups to Influence Regulators, Undercut Rivals

by Marian Wang

May 25, 2011, 1:30 pm EDT
Reports Detail More Drug Industry Ties to Medical Societies

by Nicholas Kusnetz

May 20, 2011, 11:58 am EDT
Medical Schools Plug Holes in Conflict-of-Interest Policies

by Charles Ornstein and Tracy Weber

May 19, 2011, 12:01 pm EDT
Cardiac Society Draws Bulk of Funding From Stent Makers

by Charles Ornstein

May 13, 2011, 5:27 pm EDT
Heart Docs Reject Claims Of Bias From Industry Money

by Charles Ornstein

May 9, 2011, 12:05 pm EDT
How Much Money Do Groups Receive From Industry?

by Charles Ornstein and Tracy Weber

May 5, 2011, 9:43 pm EDT
Heart Society’s Tip Sheets Fail To Mention Risks

by Charles Ornstein and Tracy Weber

May 5, 2011, 8:48 pm EDT
Financial Ties Bind Medical Societies to Drug and Device Makers

by Charles Ornstein and Tracy Weber

May 5, 2011, 8:48 pm EDT
The Heart Rhythm Society Responds to ProPublica’s Questions

by Charles Ornstein and Tracy Weber

May 5, 2011, 8:45 pm EDT
How the Heart Rhythm Society Sells Access

by Dan Nguyen

May 5, 2011, 3:43 pm EDT
Medical Groups Shy About Detailing Industry Financial Support

by Tracy Weber and Charles Ornstein

May 5, 2011, 3:36 pm EDT
Dollars for Docs Adds Payouts from HIV Drug Maker

by Charles Ornstein, Dan Nguyen and Tracy Weber

February 7, 2011, 3:09 pm EST
Dollars for Docs Sparks Policy Rewrite at Colorado Teaching Hospitals

by Tracy Weber and Charles Ornstein

January 19, 2011, 2:53 pm EST
Scraping for Journalism: A Guide for Collecting Data

by Dan Nguyen

December 30, 2010, 12:23 pm EST
Dollars for Docs Payments Approach $300 Million

by Charles Ornstein, Dan Nguyen and Tracy Weber

December 22, 2010, 1:36 pm EST
Drug Companies Retain Tight Control of Physicians’ Presentations

by Charles Ornstein and Tracy Weber

December 19, 2010, 5:08 pm EST
Med Schools Flunk at Keeping Faculty Off Pharma Speaking Circuit

by Tracy Weber and Charles Ornstein

December 19, 2010, 5:04 pm EST
In Minnesota, Drug Company Reports of Payments to Doctors Arrive Riddled With Mistakes

by Charles Ornstein and Tracy Weber

December 10, 2010, 9:00 am EST
Massachusetts Posts Pharma Payments to Health Providers

by Nicholas Kusnetz

November 23, 2010, 10:48 am EST
Drug Firms Say They’ll Take Closer Look at the Docs They Pay

by Charles Ornstein, Nicholas Kusnetz and Tracy Weber

November 17, 2010, 11:35 pm EST
How News Organizations are Using Dollars for Docs Data—And How You Can Too

by Quadia Muhammad

November 16, 2010, 2:13 pm EST
Dollars for Docs: Who’s On Pharma’s Top-Paid List?

by Tracy Weber and Charles Ornstein

November 1, 2010, 11:28 am EDT
Doctors on Pharma Payroll: What Our Partners Found

by Marian Wang

October 19, 2010, 2:13 pm EDT
Editor’s Note: Dollars for Docs

by Stephen Engelberg

October 18, 2010, 11:11 pm EDT
Lawsuits Say Pharma Illegally Paid Doctors to Push Their Drugs

by Tracy Weber and Charles Ornstein

October 18, 2010, 10:55 pm EDT
Docs on Pharma Payroll Have Blemished Records, Limited Credentials

by Charles Ornstein, Dan Nguyen and Tracy Weber

October 18, 2010, 10:52 pm EDT
Consumer Reports: Most Patients Worry About Pharma Payments to Doctors

by Nicholas Kusnetz

October 18, 2010, 10:42 pm EDT