Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $146,613 | 54 | 55.2% |
| Travel and Lodging | $51,341 | 45 | 19.3% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $50,388 | 12 | 19.0% |
| Unspecified | $12,530 | 6 | 4.7% |
| Food and Beverage | $2,656 | 27 | 1.0% |
| Honoraria | $2,100 | 1 | 0.8% |
| Gift | $20.00 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Education | $12.70 | 1 | 0.0% |
Payments by Type
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| PFIZER INTERNATIONAL LLC | $107,977 | 47 | $0 (2024) |
| SANOFI PASTEUR INC. | $58,742 | 13 | $0 (2023) |
| SANOFI US SERVICES INC. | $42,967 | 21 | $0 (2019) |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $39,887 | 38 | $0 (2024) |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | $7,540 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| ModernaTX, Inc. | $6,528 | 22 | $0 (2024) |
| Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | $836.00 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Valneva Usa, Inc. | $747.15 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $437.50 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $39,356 | 22 | PFIZER INTERNATIONAL LLC ($28,666) |
| 2023 | $86,944 | 49 | PFIZER INC. ($40,422) |
| 2022 | $28,130 | 17 | PFIZER INTERNATIONAL LLC ($20,395) |
| 2021 | $36,779 | 14 | PFIZER INC. ($18,494) |
| 2019 | $30,320 | 19 | SANOFI US SERVICES INC. ($29,769) |
| 2018 | $24,219 | 15 | SANOFI US SERVICES INC. ($13,198) |
| 2017 | $19,913 | 11 | SANOFI PASTEUR INC. ($13,241) |
All Payment Transactions
147 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 6
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/19/2024 | Valneva Usa, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $747.15 | General |
| 12/04/2024 | PFIZER INC. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.41 | General |
| 08/09/2024 | PFIZER INTERNATIONAL LLC | PREVNAR 13 (Biological) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $5,486.56 | General |
| Category: VACCINES | ||||||
| 08/09/2024 | PFIZER INTERNATIONAL LLC | COMIRNATY (Biological) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $3,657.70 | General |
| Category: VACCINES | ||||||
| 06/12/2024 | ModernaTX, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $195.00 | General |
| 06/03/2024 | PFIZER INTERNATIONAL LLC | PREVNAR 13 (Biological) | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $5,040.00 | General |
| Category: VACCINES | ||||||
| 06/03/2024 | PFIZER INTERNATIONAL LLC | COMIRNATY (Biological) | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,360.00 | General |
| Category: VACCINES | ||||||
| 05/22/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,337.50 | General |
| Category: VACCINE | ||||||
| 05/08/2024 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $262.50 | General |
| 04/28/2024 | PFIZER INTERNATIONAL LLC | PREVNAR 13 (Biological) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $763.08 | General |
| Category: VACCINES | ||||||
| 04/23/2024 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $175.00 | General |
| 04/12/2024 | Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,930.00 | General |
| 03/13/2024 | ModernaTX, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $97.50 | General |
| 03/13/2024 | ModernaTX, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $97.50 | General |
| 03/13/2024 | ModernaTX, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $97.50 | General |
| 03/04/2024 | PFIZER INTERNATIONAL LLC | COMIRNATY (Biological) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $219.90 | General |
| Category: VACCINES | ||||||
| 02/06/2024 | PFIZER INTERNATIONAL LLC | COMIRNATY (Biological) | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $9,612.50 | General |
| Category: VACCINES | ||||||
| 01/24/2024 | ModernaTX, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $390.00 | General |
| 01/24/2024 | ModernaTX, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $190.00 | General |
| 01/17/2024 | ModernaTX, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $780.00 | General |
| 01/17/2024 | ModernaTX, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $390.00 | General |
| 01/08/2024 | PFIZER INC. | COMIRNATY (Biological) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $500.72 | General |
| Category: VACCINES | ||||||
| 12/13/2023 | ModernaTX, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $195.00 | General |
| 12/13/2023 | ModernaTX, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $97.50 | General |
| 12/11/2023 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,700.00 | General |
| Category: VACCINE | ||||||
Research Studies & Clinical Trials
| Study Name | Company | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| COVID19 VACC CLINICAL PUBLICATION PROGRAM | PFIZER INC. | $8,220 | 3 |
| ONCOLOGY CROSS PORTFOLIO CLINICAL PUBLICATION PROGRAM | PFIZER INC. | $4,310 | 3 |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | 148 | 156 | $56,338 | $18,050 |
| 2020 | 4 | 117 | 132 | $43,105 | $13,956 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
7 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 54 | 54 | $27,000 | $8,546 | 31.7% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 51 | 52 | $16,588 | $5,585 | 33.7% |
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 35 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 43 | 50 | $12,750 | $3,919 | 30.7% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 34 | 34 | $17,000 | $5,500 | 32.4% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 35 | 35 | $11,165 | $3,858 | 34.6% |
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 35 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 35 | 48 | $12,240 | $3,846 | 31.4% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 13 | 15 | $2,700 | $752.35 | 27.9% |
About Dr. Stephen Thomas, MD
Dr. Stephen Thomas, MD is a Internal Medicine healthcare provider based in Syracuse, New York. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 12/12/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1154482339.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Stephen Thomas, MD has received a total of $265,661 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $39,356 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 147 transactions from 9 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($146,613).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Thomas has provided services to 265 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 288 services with total Medicare billing of $32,006. Data is available for 2 years (2020–2021), covering 7 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Internal Medicine
- Other Specialties Infectious Disease, Infectious Disease
- Location Syracuse, NY
- Active Since 12/12/2006
- Last Updated 04/12/2018
- Taxonomy Code 207R00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1154482339
Products in Payments
- NO PRODUCT DISCUSSED (Drug) $56,209
- COMIRNATY (Biological) $55,851
- PREVNAR 13 (Biological) $11,290
- PAXLOVID (Drug) $7,613
- V181 (Biological) $2,132
- Non-Covered Product (Drug) $836.00
- ELREXFIO (Drug) $149.26
- ZERBAXA (Drug) $12.70
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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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