Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $357.07 | 8 | 100.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $133.96 | 3 | $0 (2021) |
| Exelixis Inc. | $116.64 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $45.23 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $37.62 | 2 | $0 (2020) |
| Avanos Medical | $23.62 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $23.62 | 1 | Avanos Medical ($23.62) |
| 2022 | $45.23 | 1 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ($45.23) |
| 2021 | $31.74 | 1 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($31.74) |
| 2020 | $23.07 | 1 | Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. ($23.07) |
| 2018 | $38.02 | 1 | Smith & Nephew, Inc. ($38.02) |
| 2017 | $195.39 | 3 | Exelixis Inc. ($116.64) |
All Payment Transactions
8 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/26/2023 | Avanos Medical | TRIVISC SODIUM HYALURONATE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.62 | General |
| Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT | ||||||
| 07/26/2022 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | Gel-One Cross-linked Hyaluronate (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $45.23 | General |
| Category: Knees | ||||||
| 08/13/2021 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.74 | General |
| 12/17/2020 | Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | EUFLEXXA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.07 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDICS | ||||||
| 12/18/2018 | Smith & Nephew, Inc. | LENS Surgical Imaging System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $38.02 | General |
| Category: Sports Med Visualization | ||||||
| 09/07/2017 | Exelixis Inc. | Cabometyx (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $116.64 | General |
| Category: Oncology | ||||||
| 03/14/2017 | Smith & Nephew, Inc. | Endobutton (Device), Q-FIX | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $64.20 | General |
| Category: Sports Med Knee | ||||||
| 03/03/2017 | Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | EUFLEXXA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.55 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDICS | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 21 | 2,233 | 5,930 | $3.5M | $399,256 |
| 2022 | 20 | 2,184 | 4,200 | $3.3M | $433,829 |
| 2021 | 23 | 2,286 | 3,063 | $3.5M | $458,127 |
| 2020 | 22 | 2,038 | 6,141 | $3.0M | $361,132 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
86 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 4
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29879 | Repair of knee joint with drilling and or scraping of joint using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 118 | 119 | $428,400 | $62,771 | 14.7% |
| 29827 | Repair of shoulder rotator cuff using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 69 | 71 | $426,000 | $60,564 | 14.2% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 390 | 864 | $103,680 | $57,862 | 55.8% |
| 73721 | Mri scan of leg joint without contrast | Office | 2023 | 147 | 158 | $237,000 | $23,337 | 9.8% |
| J7331 | Hyaluronan or derivative, synojoynt, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg | Office | 2023 | 26 | 1,620 | $59,940 | $22,788 | 38.0% |
| 29824 | Partial removal of collar bone at shoulder using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 87 | 89 | $284,800 | $21,938 | 7.7% |
| 73221 | Mri scan of arm joint without contrast | Office | 2023 | 110 | 115 | $172,500 | $17,086 | 9.9% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 210 | 210 | $36,750 | $16,982 | 46.2% |
| 29876 | Removal of joint lining from multiple knee joint compartments using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 76 | 76 | $224,200 | $15,373 | 6.9% |
| 29880 | Removal of both knee cartilages using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 118 | 119 | $553,350 | $15,182 | 2.7% |
| 29826 | Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 104 | 106 | $328,600 | $14,424 | 4.4% |
| 23412 | Repair of chronic torn shoulder rotator cuff | Facility | 2023 | 20 | 20 | $85,000 | $13,413 | 15.8% |
| 29823 | Removal of extensive shoulder joint tissue using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 104 | 106 | $371,000 | $10,125 | 2.7% |
| J7329 | Hyaluronan or derivative, trivisc, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg | Office | 2023 | 21 | 1,475 | $54,575 | $10,102 | 18.5% |
| 29873 | Release of ligaments at outer side of knee joint using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 74 | 74 | $88,800 | $7,780 | 8.8% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2023 | 52 | 156 | $21,840 | $7,691 | 35.2% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 69 | 78 | $14,040 | $7,644 | 54.4% |
| 73562 | X-ray of knee, 3 views | Office | 2023 | 197 | 222 | $19,536 | $6,790 | 34.8% |
| 73030 | X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views | Office | 2023 | 158 | 167 | $16,032 | $4,230 | 26.4% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 21 | 21 | $5,250 | $2,663 | 50.7% |
| A4565 | Slings | Office | 2023 | 62 | 64 | $1,280 | $513.92 | 40.2% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 413 | 979 | $117,480 | $66,629 | 56.7% |
| 29879 | Repair of knee joint with drilling and or scraping of joint using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 104 | 108 | $388,800 | $59,147 | 15.2% |
| 29827 | Repair of shoulder rotator cuff using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 59 | 60 | $360,000 | $50,944 | 14.2% |
| J7326 | Hyaluronan or derivative, gel-one, for intra-articular injection, per dose | Office | 2022 | 40 | 49 | $119,462 | $43,794 | 36.7% |
About Dr. Steven Thomas, MD
Dr. Steven Thomas, MD is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in Las Vegas, Nevada. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 08/03/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1902807613.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Steven Thomas, MD has received a total of $357.07 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $23.62 received in 2023. These payments were reported across 8 transactions from 5 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($357.07).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Thomas has provided services to 8,741 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 19,334 services with total Medicare billing of $1.7M. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 86 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
- Location Las Vegas, NV
- Active Since 08/03/2005
- Last Updated 07/12/2011
- Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1902807613
Products in Payments
- Cabometyx (Drug) $116.64
- Endobutton (Device) $64.20
- Gel-One Cross-linked Hyaluronate (Device) $45.23
- LENS Surgical Imaging System (Device) $38.02
- EUFLEXXA (Device) $37.62
- TRIVISC SODIUM HYALURONATE (Device) $23.62
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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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