Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | $12,403 | 14 | 72.8% |
| Travel and Lodging | $3,818 | 12 | 22.4% |
| Food and Beverage | $822.71 | 25 | 4.8% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEELHEAD SURGICAL INC | $11,667 | 19 | $0 (2023) |
| Arthrex, Inc. | $3,470 | 17 | $0 (2019) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $963.65 | 6 | $0 (2024) |
| ACUMED LLC | $768.00 | 2 | $0 (2019) |
| Stryker Corporation | $85.25 | 2 | $0 (2023) |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $37.93 | 2 | $0 (2019) |
| Shoulder Innovations, Inc. | $20.06 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | $15.75 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $15.04 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $41.06 | 2 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ($21.00) |
| 2023 | $57.51 | 2 | STEELHEAD SURGICAL INC ($30.76) |
| 2022 | $3,818 | 5 | STEELHEAD SURGICAL INC ($3,760) |
| 2021 | $4,350 | 6 | Steelhead Surgical Inc ($3,600) |
| 2019 | $7,328 | 31 | Arthrex, Inc. ($3,470) |
| 2017 | $1,449 | 5 | Steelhead Surgical Inc ($1,240) |
All Payment Transactions
51 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 3
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/18/2024 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | Comprehensive Shoulder System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.00 | General |
| Category: Extremities | ||||||
| 02/08/2024 | Shoulder Innovations, Inc. | InSet System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $20.06 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic Implant | ||||||
| 01/31/2023 | Stryker Corporation | BLUEPRINT PATIENT SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTATION (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.75 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 01/12/2023 | STEELHEAD SURGICAL INC | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.76 | General |
| 11/10/2022 | STEELHEAD SURGICAL INC | — | Education | In-kind items and services | $1,200.00 | General |
| 11/10/2022 | STEELHEAD SURGICAL INC | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $159.60 | General |
| 09/07/2022 | Stryker Corporation | AEQUALIS PERFORM REVERSED (Device), AEQUALIS PERFORM | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $58.50 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 05/13/2022 | STEELHEAD SURGICAL INC | — | Education | In-kind items and services | $1,200.00 | General |
| 01/24/2022 | STEELHEAD SURGICAL INC | — | Education | In-kind items and services | $1,200.00 | General |
| 09/21/2021 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | Comprehensive Reverse (Device) | Education | In-kind items and services | $250.00 | General |
| Category: Extremities | ||||||
| 09/21/2021 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | Trabecular Metal (TM) Shoulder (Device) | Education | In-kind items and services | $250.00 | General |
| Category: Extremities | ||||||
| 08/30/2021 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | Hips-None (Device), Comprehensive Shoulder | Education | In-kind items and services | $249.65 | General |
| Category: Hips | ||||||
| 07/15/2021 | Steelhead Surgical Inc | — | Education | In-kind items and services | $1,200.00 | General |
| 03/05/2021 | Steelhead Surgical Inc | — | Education | In-kind items and services | $1,200.00 | General |
| 01/22/2021 | Steelhead Surgical Inc | — | Education | In-kind items and services | $1,200.00 | General |
| 12/04/2019 | Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | EXPAREL (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.57 | General |
| Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT | ||||||
| 08/16/2019 | ACUMED LLC | Polarus 3 Solution (Device), Elbow Plating System, Acu-Loc Wrist Plating System | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $668.00 | General |
| Category: Shoulder | ||||||
| 08/16/2019 | ACUMED LLC | Polarus 3 Solution (Device), Elbow Plating System, Acu-Loc Wrist Plating System | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $100.00 | General |
| Category: Shoulder | ||||||
| 06/02/2019 | Steelhead Surgical Inc | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $174.32 | General |
| 06/02/2019 | Steelhead Surgical Inc | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $115.59 | General |
| 05/31/2019 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Education | In-kind items and services | $390.00 | General |
| 05/31/2019 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.00 | General |
| 05/31/2019 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.00 | General |
| 05/31/2019 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $3.50 | General |
| 05/30/2019 | Steelhead Surgical Inc | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $273.28 | General |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 8 | 318 | 479 | $80,316 | $22,759 |
| 2022 | 6 | 246 | 387 | $153,544 | $44,002 |
| 2021 | 11 | 333 | 511 | $169,574 | $49,466 |
| 2020 | 11 | 360 | 614 | $176,556 | $46,358 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
36 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2023 | 37 | 39 | $18,307 | $5,584 | 30.5% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 41 | 41 | $18,371 | $5,406 | 29.4% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 41 | 45 | $15,100 | $3,965 | 26.3% |
| 73030 | X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views | Office | 2023 | 124 | 178 | $11,169 | $3,579 | 32.0% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $9,971 | $2,333 | 23.4% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 17 | 19 | $4,429 | $1,226 | 27.7% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2023 | 14 | 15 | $2,196 | $561.43 | 25.6% |
| J3301 | Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | Office | 2023 | 27 | 125 | $773.32 | $104.78 | 13.5% |
| 23472 | Prosthetic repair of shoulder joint, total shoulder | Facility | 2022 | 21 | 21 | $88,158 | $23,873 | 27.1% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2022 | 52 | 65 | $26,715 | $8,921 | 33.4% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2022 | 38 | 38 | $22,230 | $6,275 | 28.2% |
| 73030 | X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views | Office | 2022 | 93 | 144 | $9,588 | $2,879 | 30.0% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 18 | 20 | $6,120 | $1,973 | 32.2% |
| J3301 | Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | Office | 2022 | 24 | 99 | $732.60 | $80.81 | 11.0% |
| 23472 | Prosthetic repair of shoulder joint, total shoulder | Facility | 2021 | 14 | 14 | $58,772 | $15,969 | 27.2% |
| 29827 | Repair of shoulder rotator cuff using an endoscope | Facility | 2021 | 11 | 11 | $34,001 | $9,725 | 28.6% |
| 99205 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 60-74 minutes | Office | 2021 | 37 | 37 | $21,645 | $6,565 | 30.3% |
| 99215 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 40-54 minutes | Office | 2021 | 41 | 46 | $18,906 | $6,430 | 34.0% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 28 | 31 | $9,486 | $3,010 | 31.7% |
| 73030 | X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views | Office | 2021 | 108 | 151 | $9,969 | $2,911 | 29.2% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Office | 2021 | 17 | 17 | $7,871 | $2,362 | 30.0% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 18 | 22 | $4,642 | $1,398 | 30.1% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of large joint or joint capsule | Office | 2021 | 11 | 12 | $2,213 | $642.86 | 29.1% |
| 72040 | X-ray of spine of neck, 2 or 3 views | Office | 2021 | 12 | 12 | $900.00 | $297.12 | 33.0% |
| J3301 | Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | Office | 2021 | 36 | 158 | $1,169 | $155.03 | 13.3% |
About Dr. Kristen Thomas, MD
Dr. Kristen Thomas, MD is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in Portland, Oregon. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 04/12/2007. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1235353996.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Kristen Thomas, MD has received a total of $17,043 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $41.06 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 51 transactions from 9 companies. The most common payment nature is "Education" ($12,403).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Thomas has provided services to 1,257 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 1,991 services with total Medicare billing of $162,585. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 36 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
- Other Specialties Orthopaedic Surgery
- Location Portland, OR
- Active Since 04/12/2007
- Last Updated 01/31/2014
- Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1235353996
Products in Payments
- Polarus 3 Solution (Device) $768.00
- Comprehensive Reverse (Device) $250.00
- Trabecular Metal (TM) Shoulder (Device) $250.00
- Hips-None (Device) $249.65
- Persona (Device) $125.00
- Nexel Elbow (Device) $68.00
- AEQUALIS PERFORM REVERSED (Device) $58.50
- EXPAREL (Drug) $37.93
- BLUEPRINT PATIENT SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTATION (Device) $26.75
- Comprehensive Shoulder System (Device) $21.00
- InSet System (Device) $20.06
- INVOKANA (Drug) $15.75
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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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