open_payments_search
Search U.S. pharmaceutical and medical device company payments to doctors under the Sunshine Act. Find exact dollar amounts, payment types, doctor specialties, and associated drugs or devices.
Instructions
Search CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act) data — payments from pharma/device companies to doctors. 15M+ records per year. Shows exact dollar amounts, payment type, doctor name/specialty, and which drugs/devices are involved. Cross-reference with FDA (drug safety), lobbying (company influence), and clinical trials.
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| company | No | Company name (partial match): 'Pfizer', 'Novo Nordisk', 'Johnson & Johnson' | |
| doctor | No | Doctor last name: 'Smith', 'Jones' (case-insensitive) | |
| state | No | Two-letter state: 'CA', 'TX', 'NY' | |
| specialty | No | Medical specialty (partial match): 'Cardiology', 'Orthopedic', 'Psychiatry' | |
| year | No | Payment year (auto-discovers latest if omitted). Available: 2018-2024+, new years added automatically when CMS publishes. | |
| limit | No | Max results (default 20) |