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Has anyone looked up their Dr on OpenPaymentsData.cms.gov?

I was watching John Oliver last night and he had a segment covering the issues with pharmaceutical companies compensating doctors. There is a governmental website where you can look up how much your doctor receives. I looked mine up, and in a period of 4 months she got $77,000 worth of compensation (travel expenses, food and beverage, speaking fees, etc.) I don't know if I should be bothered by this. Has anyone else looked up their doctor?

Here's the link to the site:
openpaymentsdata.cms.gov
 
I would be upset if they were being compensated for pushing a particular drug or treatment, but not for speaking engagements, travel or food. That's just part of many jobs.
 
After seeing your post, I looked up my doctors and none of them have anything listed for more than a few bucks for food expense.
 
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