Total Payments
$45,777
2024 Payments
$913.99
Companies
22
Transactions
110
Medicare Patients
620
Medicare Billing
$52,495
Payment Breakdown by Category
Education$20,182 (44.1%)
Other$20,000 (43.7%)
Food & Beverage$4,647 (10.2%)
Travel$948.87 (2.1%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | $20,182 | 10 | 44.1% |
| Grant | $20,000 | 1 | 43.7% |
| Food and Beverage | $4,647 | 95 | 10.2% |
| Travel and Lodging | $948.87 | 4 | 2.1% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arthrex, Inc. | $20,050 | 2 | $0 (2019) |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $15,267 | 28 | $0 (2024) |
| GEMINI MOUNTAIN MEDICAL, LLC | $7,367 | 7 | $0 (2022) |
| Stryker Corporation | $1,451 | 35 | $0 (2024) |
| Quest Medical LLC | $327.25 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Wright Medical Technology, Inc. | $250.57 | 6 | $0 (2019) |
| Ossur Americas, Inc. | $199.16 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $150.75 | 4 | $0 (2019) |
| Bioventus LLC | $126.49 | 8 | $0 (2024) |
| ENCORE MEDICAL, LP | $89.84 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $913.99 | 15 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($531.21) |
| 2023 | $779.48 | 12 | Stryker Corporation ($499.65) |
| 2022 | $2,736 | 12 | GEMINI MOUNTAIN MEDICAL, LLC ($2,400) |
| 2021 | $2,645 | 16 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($1,286) |
| 2020 | $10,394 | 11 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($6,463) |
| 2019 | $27,203 | 23 | Arthrex, Inc. ($20,000) |
| 2018 | $691.65 | 19 | Stryker Corporation ($371.76) |
| 2017 | $414.25 | 2 | Quest Medical LLC ($327.25) |
All Payment Transactions
110 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 5
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/20/2024 | MOXIMED, INC | MISHA KNEE SYSTEM, SMALL, LEFT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $44.63 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDICS | ||||||
| 12/03/2024 | Arthrosurface Incorporated | OVOMOTION (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.82 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDIC | ||||||
| 10/30/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.89 | General |
| 09/19/2024 | Linvatec Corporation | BIOBRACE 23MM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.56 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY | ||||||
| 08/09/2024 | Bioventus LLC | EXOGEN ULTRASOUND BONE HEALING SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.27 | General |
| Category: DEVICES | ||||||
| 07/15/2024 | Ossur Americas, Inc. | Miami J (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $199.16 | General |
| Category: Bracing & Supports | ||||||
| 06/18/2024 | Bioventus LLC | EXOGEN ULTRASOUND BONE HEALING SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.66 | General |
| Category: DEVICES | ||||||
| 06/14/2024 | Bioventus LLC | DUROLANE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.85 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDICSORTHOPEDIC SURGERY | ||||||
| 05/18/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | AETOS Shoulder System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $37.34 | General |
| Category: Recon Shoulders or Extremity, Upper | ||||||
| 05/11/2024 | Stryker Corporation | GAMMA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.67 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMETIES | ||||||
| 04/20/2024 | Stryker Corporation | GAMMA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.98 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMETIES | ||||||
| 03/01/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | MICRORAPTOR (Device), Q-FIX, Bone Anchors with Arthroscopic Delivery System | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $157.90 | General |
| Category: Sports Med Shoulder | ||||||
| 02/29/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | MICRORAPTOR (Device), Q-FIX, Bone Anchors with Arthroscopic Delivery System | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $164.84 | General |
| Category: Sports Med Shoulder | ||||||
| 02/29/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | Mini-Open Latarjet (Device), Bioinductive Implant with Arthroscopic Delivery System - Medium | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $144.24 | General |
| Category: Sports Med Shoulder | ||||||
| 01/19/2024 | Bioventus LLC | DUROLANE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.18 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDICSORTHOPEDIC SURGERY | ||||||
| 10/18/2023 | Stryker Corporation | INSPACE (Device), ICONIX | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $51.03 | General |
| Category: SPORTS MEDICINE | ||||||
| 08/29/2023 | Anika Therapeutics, Inc. | OVOMOTION (Device), Tactoset | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $26.22 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics | ||||||
| 06/06/2023 | Bioventus LLC | Durolane (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.42 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 05/05/2023 | Anika Therapeutics, Inc. | X-Twist (Device), OVOMOTION | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $63.26 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic | ||||||
| 04/22/2023 | Stryker Corporation | INSPACE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.23 | General |
| Category: SPORTS MEDICINE | ||||||
| 04/22/2023 | Stryker Corporation | INSPACE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.30 | General |
| Category: SPORTS MEDICINE | ||||||
| 04/21/2023 | Stryker Corporation | INSPACE (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $173.05 | General |
| Category: SPORTS MEDICINE | ||||||
| 04/19/2023 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | ENDOBUTTON (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.07 | General |
| Category: Sports Med Knee | ||||||
| 03/31/2023 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | Bioinductive Implant with Arthroscopic Delivery System - Medium (Device), HEALICOIL | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $146.86 | General |
| Category: Sports Med Shoulder | ||||||
| 03/20/2023 | Stryker Corporation | ICONIX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $73.16 | General |
| Category: SPORTS MEDICINE | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 10 | 294 | 444 | $124,165 | $21,569 |
| 2022 | 7 | 163 | 200 | $76,691 | $15,764 |
| 2021 | 7 | 149 | 174 | $48,020 | $13,584 |
| 2020 | 1 | 14 | 14 | $5,425 | $1,578 |
Total Patients
620
Total Services
832
Medicare Billing
$52,495
Procedure Codes
25
All Medicare Procedures & Services
25 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 61 | 88 | $33,000 | $5,876 | 17.8% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 44 | 44 | $24,860 | $4,411 | 17.7% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 24 | 30 | $15,900 | $2,738 | 17.2% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 27 | 27 | $12,420 | $2,209 | 17.8% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2023 | 34 | 39 | $12,220 | $2,141 | 17.5% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $8,905 | $1,661 | 18.7% |
| 73030 | X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views | Office | 2023 | 35 | 49 | $6,720 | $1,376 | 20.5% |
| 73564 | X-ray of knee, 4 or more views | Office | 2023 | 12 | 14 | $2,590 | $541.24 | 20.9% |
| 73502 | X-ray of hip, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 11 | 13 | $2,470 | $506.22 | 20.5% |
| J3301 | Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | Office | 2023 | 33 | 127 | $5,080 | $110.16 | 2.2% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 50 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 57 | 57 | $27,966 | $5,812 | 20.8% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 30 | 45 | $15,455 | $3,268 | 21.1% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 24 | 32 | $15,616 | $3,166 | 20.3% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 15 | 15 | $8,559 | $1,751 | 20.5% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2022 | 13 | 18 | $5,880 | $1,178 | 20.0% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2022 | 12 | 14 | $2,455 | $570.41 | 23.2% |
| J3301 | Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | Office | 2022 | 12 | 19 | $760.00 | $18.13 | 2.4% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 35 | 35 | $13,117 | $3,852 | 29.4% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Office | 2021 | 26 | 26 | $12,307 | $3,527 | 28.7% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 21 | 28 | $7,225 | $2,101 | 29.1% |
| 99203 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 30-44 minutes | Office | 2021 | 20 | 20 | $6,484 | $1,775 | 27.4% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of large joint or joint capsule | Office | 2021 | 16 | 20 | $4,369 | $1,176 | 26.9% |
| 99212 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 10-19 minutes | Office | 2021 | 18 | 23 | $3,874 | $965.80 | 24.9% |
| J1040 | Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg | Office | 2021 | 13 | 22 | $644.84 | $187.59 | 29.1% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 14 | 14 | $5,425 | $1,578 | 29.1% |
About Dr. Stephen Thon, MD
Dr. Stephen Thon, MD is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in Denver, Colorado. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 04/09/2014. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1417376120.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Stephen Thon, MD has received a total of $45,777 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $913.99 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 110 transactions from 22 companies. The most common payment nature is "Education" ($20,182).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Thon has provided services to 620 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 832 services with total Medicare billing of $52,495. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 25 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
- Other Specialties Sports Medicine, Sports Medicine
- Location Denver, CO
- Active Since 04/09/2014
- Last Updated 05/13/2022
- Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1417376120
Products in Payments
- NOVOSTITCH PRO (Device) $862.44
- MICRORAPTOR (Device) $322.74
- Mini-Open Latarjet (Device) $314.72
- INSPACE (Device) $271.61
- REGENETEN Shoulder (Device) $212.81
- Miami J (Device) $199.16
- FAST-FIX 360 (Device) $183.64
- T-Fix (Device) $170.07
- BIO4 (Device) $155.33
- Bioinductive Implant with Arthroscopic Delivery System - Medium (Device) $146.86
- AUGMENT (Device) $141.45
- T2 (Device) $141.06
- HEALICOIL (Device) $133.97
- ACUFEX DIRECTOR (Device) $132.54
- HIP ARTHROSCOPY ACCESS & INSTRUMENTATION SET (Device) $129.44
- Comprehensive Primary Stem (Device) $128.00
- CHAMPION SHOULDER INSTRUMENTATION SET (Device) $120.39
- AXSOS (Device) $119.09
- MAKO (Device) $104.27
- HEALICOIL REGENESORB (Device) $96.33
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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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