Physician Payment Sunshine Act
Physician Payment Sunshine Act frequently asked questions
Table of Contents
Print- What is the Sunshine Act?
- What kinds of payments are reported?
- When does reporting begin?
- Are there any exemptions from reporting?
- What is required of physicians?
- What does CMS do with the reported information?
- I am a physician in private practice. How does the Sunshine Act affect me?
- I am a physician at a teaching hospital. How does the Sunshine Act affect me?
- How do I know if a report is made about me?
- Can I dispute a report about me?
- Can I opt-out?
- How can I get ready for the implementation of the Sunshine Act?
- Where can I get more information?
- Open Payments Search Tool
Open Payments Search Tool
A search tool allows users to enter the name of a physician, teaching hospital and companies making payments and see all three payment types (general payments, research payments and ownership in companies) displayed together on one screen. Searches can be performed by name, city, state and/or specialty.
View the CMS search tool to learn more.
Table of Contents
Print- What is the Sunshine Act?
- What kinds of payments are reported?
- When does reporting begin?
- Are there any exemptions from reporting?
- What is required of physicians?
- What does CMS do with the reported information?
- I am a physician in private practice. How does the Sunshine Act affect me?
- I am a physician at a teaching hospital. How does the Sunshine Act affect me?
- How do I know if a report is made about me?
- Can I dispute a report about me?
- Can I opt-out?
- How can I get ready for the implementation of the Sunshine Act?
- Where can I get more information?
- Open Payments Search Tool