Total Payments
$3,165
2024 Payments
$270.57
Companies
40
Transactions
121
Medicare Patients
1,821
Medicare Billing
$247,256
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$2,953 (93.3%)
Travel$212.15 (6.7%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $2,953 | 119 | 93.3% |
| Travel and Lodging | $212.15 | 2 | 6.7% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | $1,460 | 33 | $0 (2024) |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $253.02 | 4 | $0 (2022) |
| Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. | $179.70 | 9 | $0 (2021) |
| Endologix LLC | $175.05 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $110.00 | 19 | $0 (2018) |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $107.24 | 7 | $0 (2024) |
| Elucent Medical | $87.83 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
| Davol Inc. | $76.09 | 4 | $0 (2021) |
| CONMED Corporation | $64.56 | 2 | $0 (2023) |
| TELA Bio, Inc. | $60.41 | 3 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $270.57 | 8 | Endologix LLC ($128.19) |
| 2023 | $194.23 | 11 | Ethicon US, LLC ($36.56) |
| 2022 | $300.55 | 7 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($212.15) |
| 2021 | $379.33 | 17 | Elucent Medical ($87.83) |
| 2020 | $85.12 | 5 | KCI USA, Inc. ($26.24) |
| 2019 | $473.95 | 19 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. ($241.73) |
| 2018 | $675.53 | 16 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. ($442.96) |
| 2017 | $785.71 | 38 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. ($641.50) |
All Payment Transactions
121 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 5
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/07/2024 | Ossur Americas, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $15.37 | General |
| 09/19/2024 | Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC | XARELTO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $41.05 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular & Metabolism | ||||||
| 08/19/2024 | Solventum Corporation | ACTIV.A.C. (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $22.31 | General |
| Category: Negative Pressure Systems & Dressings | ||||||
| 05/01/2024 | Endologix LLC | Torus Stent Graft System (Device), ENDOCROSS Device | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $128.19 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 03/18/2024 | Cook Medical LLC | ZENITH SPIRAL-Z (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $15.92 | General |
| Category: Aortic Intervention | ||||||
| 03/04/2024 | Acera Surgical, Inc. | Restrata Wound Matrix (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.96 | General |
| Category: Wound Care | ||||||
| 02/22/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | EXCLUDER Conformable AAA Endoprosthesis with Active Control (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.53 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 01/08/2024 | Ethicon US, LLC | Echelon Circular (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.24 | General |
| Category: Endo-Mechanical | ||||||
| 11/29/2023 | Becton, Dickinson and Company | PowerPort ClearVUE isp Implantable Port (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.24 | General |
| Category: Vascular/Oncology | ||||||
| 10/16/2023 | Urgo Medical North America, LLC | URGOK2 (Device), VASHE WOUND SOLUTION 250 ML (8.5 FL OZ) FLIP TOP CAP | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.75 | General |
| Category: COMPRESSION | ||||||
| 09/14/2023 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | EXCLUDER Conformable AAA Endoprosthesis with Active Control (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.81 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 06/27/2023 | Ethicon US, LLC | Echelon; Endopath (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.83 | General |
| Category: Endo-Mechanical | ||||||
| 06/15/2023 | Hologic Sales and Service, LLC | TRUNODE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.89 | General |
| Category: Breast and Skeletal Health | ||||||
| 06/01/2023 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | EXCLUDER Conformable AAA Endoprosthesis with Active Control (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.08 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 05/31/2023 | CONMED Corporation | VISICLEAR (Device), AIRSEAL | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.48 | General |
| Category: GENERAL SURGERY | ||||||
| 05/22/2023 | TELA Bio, Inc. | OviTex Reinforced Bioscaffold With Permanent Polymer (OviTex) (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.24 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 05/15/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | SIGNIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.72 | General |
| Category: Surgical Stapling | ||||||
| 03/29/2023 | Ethicon US, LLC | Echelon; Endopath (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.73 | General |
| Category: Endo-Mechanical | ||||||
| 02/14/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | SpyGlass (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.46 | General |
| Category: SpyGlass_ENDO | ||||||
| 09/06/2022 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE PROPATEN Vascular Graft (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.07 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 09/01/2022 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | EXCLUDER Conformable AAA Endoprosthesis with Active Control (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.58 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 03/29/2022 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | EXCLUDER Conformable AAA Endoprosthesis with Active Control (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.17 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 03/11/2022 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $206.15 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 03/08/2022 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $6.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 02/24/2022 | Allergan, Inc. | STRATTICE RECONSTRUCTIVE TISSUE MATRIX BPS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.62 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA EMERGENCY, INJURY, SURGERY | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 10 | 359 | 520 | $101,360 | $49,391 |
| 2022 | 11 | 441 | 595 | $145,740 | $68,152 |
| 2021 | 12 | 475 | 650 | $96,845 | $55,477 |
| 2020 | 11 | 546 | 722 | $165,270 | $74,236 |
Total Patients
1,821
Total Services
2,487
Medicare Billing
$247,256
Procedure Codes
44
All Medicare Procedures & Services
44 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 170 | 288 | $43,200 | $24,537 | 56.8% |
| 47563 | Removal of gallbladder with x-ray study of bile ducts using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $21,720 | $6,507 | 30.0% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 56 | 56 | $7,840 | $4,212 | 53.7% |
| 93880 | Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | Office | 2023 | 28 | 28 | $7,980 | $3,669 | 46.0% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 25 | 25 | $5,000 | $2,889 | 57.8% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $2,800 | $1,864 | 66.6% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 19 | 33 | $3,465 | $1,740 | 50.2% |
| 99231 | Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 37 | $2,220 | $1,408 | 63.4% |
| 93978 | Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts | Office | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $4,015 | $1,286 | 32.0% |
| 93923 | Complete ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | Office | 2023 | 12 | 16 | $3,120 | $1,278 | 41.0% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 127 | 184 | $25,035 | $16,159 | 64.5% |
| 35301 | Removal of blood clot and portion of chest, neck, or brain artery | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $32,940 | $10,715 | 32.5% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 99 | 179 | $16,350 | $10,541 | 64.5% |
| 47563 | Removal of gallbladder with x-ray study of bile ducts using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 16 | 16 | $28,960 | $8,899 | 30.7% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 65 | 65 | $9,100 | $4,978 | 54.7% |
| 93880 | Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | Office | 2022 | 34 | 34 | $9,690 | $4,427 | 45.7% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 70 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 28 | 28 | $5,000 | $3,997 | 79.9% |
| 99233 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 35 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 16 | 33 | $3,660 | $2,632 | 71.9% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 21 | 21 | $4,200 | $2,540 | 60.5% |
| 38525 | Biopsy or removal of deep lymph nodes of underarm | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $8,220 | $2,133 | 26.0% |
| 38900 | Imaging of lymph nodes during surgery | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $2,585 | $1,131 | 43.7% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 140 | 178 | $24,030 | $15,853 | 66.0% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 114 | 224 | $20,160 | $13,357 | 66.3% |
| 93880 | Ultrasound scanning of blood flow (outside the brain) on both sides of head and neck | Office | 2021 | 39 | 40 | $11,400 | $5,824 | 51.1% |
| 99203 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 30-44 minutes | Office | 2021 | 64 | 64 | $8,960 | $5,196 | 58.0% |
About Dr. John Thomas, MD
Dr. John Thomas, MD is a Surgery healthcare provider based in Opelika, Alabama. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/07/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1558393470.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. John Thomas, MD has received a total of $3,165 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $270.57 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 121 transactions from 40 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($2,953).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Thomas has provided services to 1,821 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 2,487 services with total Medicare billing of $247,256. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 44 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Surgery
- Location Opelika, AL
- Active Since 07/07/2006
- Last Updated 08/08/2013
- Taxonomy Code 208600000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1558393470
Products in Payments
- EXCLUDER AAA Endoprosthesis (Device) $882.82
- VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endoprosthesis (Device) $382.07
- Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) $253.02
- Torus Stent Graft System (Device) $128.19
- EXCLUDER Conformable AAA Endoprosthesis with Active Control (Device) $101.89
- HawkOne (Device) $72.48
- XARELTO (Drug) $64.31
- OviTex Reinforced Bioscaffold With Permanent Polymer (OviTex) (Device) $60.41
- COSEAL (Device) $57.91
- LUTONIX (Device) $47.87
- Phasix (Device) $41.39
- ANDEXXA (Biological) $38.81
- CONMED TROCARS (Device) $38.08
- TurboHawk (Device) $37.52
- Echelon; Endopath (Device) $36.56
- VIABAHN Endoprosthesis (Device) $28.53
- Ovation (Device) $27.79
- VISICLEAR (Device) $26.48
- SNAP (Device) $26.24
- STRATTICE RECONSTRUCTIVE TISSUE MATRIX BPS (Device) $22.62
Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.
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