Open Payments - Check on Your Doctor's Freebies!

Doctors here earn a lot from them mostly in form of some good expensive gifts. Taking cash or money transactions might get them scrutinized. They ask for expensive gifts instead.

I wondered if some doctors got kickbacks for prescribing certain medications. That's one reason I always stick with the meds I've taken for years. There was a time I tried several different ones when I was trying to find something to help my depression. Even did the DNA testing that would show what type of anti-depressants I should be taking. But, I have just learned to keep with the one that has helped me the most for years. I hope this one young doctor who swore she'd find one that would help me wasn't taking kickbacks. I won't try any new ones anymore. They don't help anyway. Thanks a lot for the link. I'm glad to see that the government is tracking this. I notice my doctor is listed from back in 2020. Food and beverage. No other years.

They kept saying they were getting rid of these. I remember getting such cool pens and notepads when I worked at a pediatrician multidisciplinary office…then one day they stopped because they were “illegal.” Bah. It’s still going on. In fact, my dermatologist has come u with a completely new scam with it…selling “beauty creams” that are NOT prescription (and not covered by insurance).

As my brother is a doctor, I know very well how they were "bribed" by the pharmaceutical people to encourage them to prescribe their products. My brother never did, but from him I always got free medications.

I think they have some arrangements. My kid's pedia always gave us a free sample before

Best of both worlds for me, I have no doctor nor have to take any medications,

I couldn’t find my current PCP, but I found my recent former doctor. Very interesting; thanks Linda.

I hope you're right about those doughnuts.

I will give it a look.

I never worried about it

Mine is also under food and beverage. I'm guessing coffee for the office.

I'm pretty sure our previous optometrist prescribed some supplements that weren't really necessary.

I never even thought about it...but that is interesting

I'll have to look into this

That is good information. Thanks for sharing.

Interesting. Seems every profession has a kickback anymore. Thanks for sharing.