Total Payments
$7,786
2024 Payments
$1,087
Companies
39
Transactions
455
Medicare Patients
289
Medicare Billing
$24,861
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$7,709 (99.0%)
Education$77.00 (1.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $7,709 | 454 | 99.0% |
| Education | $77.00 | 1 | 1.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| UCB, Inc. | $1,504 | 79 | $0 (2024) |
| SK Life Science, Inc. | $973.73 | 50 | $0 (2024) |
| ABBVIE INC. | $858.76 | 70 | $0 (2024) |
| Neurelis, Inc. | $523.56 | 27 | $0 (2023) |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | $383.55 | 29 | $0 (2023) |
| Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $322.05 | 7 | $0 (2023) |
| Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $285.15 | 21 | $0 (2021) |
| Horizon Therapeutics plc | $284.72 | 17 | $0 (2023) |
| PFIZER INC. | $272.26 | 19 | $0 (2024) |
| Lilly USA, LLC | $264.06 | 16 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,087 | 55 | UCB, Inc. ($423.64) |
| 2023 | $2,638 | 164 | UCB, Inc. ($716.66) |
| 2022 | $1,830 | 122 | Horizon Therapeutics plc ($215.88) |
| 2021 | $2,232 | 114 | SK Life Science, Inc. ($447.12) |
All Payment Transactions
455 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 19
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/20/2024 | UCB, Inc. | Briviact (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.18 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
| 11/22/2024 | PFIZER INC. | NURTEC ODT (Drug), ZAVZPRET | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.00 | General |
| Category: PAIN | ||||||
| 11/18/2024 | Lilly USA, LLC | EMGALITY (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.21 | General |
| Category: Neuroscience | ||||||
| 11/14/2024 | UCB, Inc. | Nayzilam (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.12 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
| 10/24/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | QULIPTA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.30 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 10/11/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | QULIPTA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.84 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 09/27/2024 | UCB, Inc. | Briviact (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.17 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
| 09/27/2024 | UCB, Inc. | Nayzilam (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $6.25 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
| 09/26/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | BOTOX (Biological), QULIPTA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $7.85 | General |
| Category: BOTOX THERAPEUTIC | ||||||
| 09/12/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | BOTOX (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.87 | General |
| Category: BOTOX THERAPEUTIC | ||||||
| 09/11/2024 | Lundbeck LLC | VYEPTI (Biological) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $24.64 | General |
| Category: NEUROLOGY | ||||||
| 09/10/2024 | Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. | APTIOM (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.96 | General |
| Category: NEUROLOGY | ||||||
| 09/06/2024 | UCB, Inc. | Briviact (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.04 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
| 09/06/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | BOTOX (Biological), QULIPTA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.10 | General |
| Category: BOTOX THERAPEUTIC | ||||||
| 09/03/2024 | UCB, Inc. | Nayzilam (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $37.86 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
| 08/16/2024 | UCB, Inc. | Briviact (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.11 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
| 08/03/2024 | UCB, Inc. | Briviact (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.09 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
| 07/31/2024 | Amgen Inc. | UPLIZNA (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.64 | General |
| Category: Inflammation/Rare Disease | ||||||
| 07/29/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | QULIPTA (Drug), BOTOX | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.15 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 07/13/2024 | PFIZER INC. | NURTEC ODT (Drug), ZAVZPRET | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.73 | General |
| Category: PAIN | ||||||
| 07/12/2024 | UCB, Inc. | Briviact (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.55 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
| 07/11/2024 | UCB, Inc. | Nayzilam (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $125.00 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
| 07/09/2024 | Lilly USA, LLC | EMGALITY (Drug), REYVOW | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.11 | General |
| Category: Neuroscience | ||||||
| 07/02/2024 | UCB, Inc. | Nayzilam (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $35.85 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
| 06/18/2024 | PFIZER INC. | NURTEC ODT (Drug), ZAVZPRET | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.61 | General |
| Category: PAIN | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | 125 | 159 | $96,032 | $10,966 |
| 2022 | 3 | 103 | 128 | $51,031 | $9,006 |
| 2021 | 2 | 61 | 76 | $20,072 | $4,889 |
Total Patients
289
Total Services
363
Medicare Billing
$24,861
Procedure Codes
8
All Medicare Procedures & Services
8 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 59 | 81 | $47,700 | $5,937 | 12.4% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 29 | 29 | $27,612 | $2,748 | 10.0% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 37 | 49 | $20,720 | $2,281 | 11.0% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 42 | 60 | $30,000 | $4,680 | 15.6% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 42 | 49 | $8,624 | $2,509 | 29.1% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 19 | 19 | $12,407 | $1,817 | 14.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 27 | 34 | $12,680 | $2,513 | 19.8% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 34 | 42 | $7,392 | $2,377 | 32.2% |
About Paula Thomas, NP
Paula Thomas, NP is a Family healthcare provider based in Covington, Louisiana. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 05/26/2020. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1093338006.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Paula Thomas, NP has received a total of $7,786 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $1,087 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 455 transactions from 39 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($7,709).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Thomas has provided services to 289 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 363 services with total Medicare billing of $24,861. Data is available for 3 years (2021–2023), covering 8 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Family
- Location Covington, LA
- Active Since 05/26/2020
- Last Updated 04/11/2024
- Taxonomy Code 363LF0000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1093338006
Products in Payments
- Briviact (Drug) $790.65
- NURTEC ODT (Drug) $758.60
- VALTOCO (Drug) $523.56
- UBRELVY (Drug) $439.88
- Nayzilam (Drug) $388.17
- BOTOX (Biological) $286.53
- UPLIZNA (Drug) $284.72
- NUPLAZID (Drug) $263.98
- EMGALITY (Drug) $249.82
- XCOPRI (Drug) $224.66
- VYEPTI (Biological) $222.90
- Vimpat (Drug) $208.59
- AJOVY (Biological) $184.39
- AUSTEDO (Drug) $166.07
- QULIPTA (Drug) $132.35
- UPLIZNA (Biological) $117.75
- Fintepla (Drug) $116.24
- ADUHELM (Biological) $98.73
- APTIOM (Drug) $98.45
- Aimovig (Biological) $69.08
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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