Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $30,030 | 8 | 63.7% |
| Honoraria | $12,210 | 5 | 25.9% |
| Food and Beverage | $2,542 | 60 | 5.4% |
| Travel and Lodging | $2,389 | 11 | 5.1% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | $9,727 | 9 | $0 (2023) |
| CSL Behring | $9,485 | 13 | $0 (2021) |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $8,727 | 17 | $0 (2024) |
| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $8,006 | 4 | $0 (2023) |
| Pharming Healthcare, Inc. | $4,622 | 4 | $0 (2023) |
| Horizon Therapeutics plc | $4,180 | 2 | $0 (2021) |
| Shire North American Group Inc | $1,729 | 18 | $0 (2019) |
| UCB, Inc. | $125.00 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| AbbVie, Inc. | $115.73 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Lilly USA, LLC | $96.91 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $8,097 | 2 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP ($8,055) |
| 2023 | $8,334 | 7 | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ($8,006) |
| 2021 | $7,125 | 3 | CSL Behring ($4,690) |
| 2020 | $15,428 | 15 | GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. ($9,081) |
| 2019 | $1,198 | 18 | GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. ($527.47) |
| 2018 | $458.07 | 8 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP ($242.19) |
| 2017 | $6,530 | 31 | CSL Behring ($4,717) |
All Payment Transactions
84 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 4
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/08/2024 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $8,055.00 | General |
| 01/14/2024 | Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | DUPIXENT (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $41.88 | General |
| Category: INFLAMMATION AND IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 12/07/2023 | Pharming Healthcare, Inc. | JOENJA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $122.25 | General |
| Category: APDS | ||||||
| 03/16/2023 | GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $118.15 | General |
| 02/10/2023 | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | EYLEA HD (Biological) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,447.50 | General |
| Category: OPHTHALMOLOGY | ||||||
| 02/10/2023 | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | EYLEA HD (Biological) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,965.00 | General |
| Category: OPHTHALMOLOGY | ||||||
| 02/10/2023 | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | EYLEA HD (Biological) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $296.50 | General |
| Category: OPHTHALMOLOGY | ||||||
| 02/10/2023 | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | EYLEA HD (Biological) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $296.50 | General |
| Category: OPHTHALMOLOGY | ||||||
| 01/17/2023 | Glaukos Corporation | PHOTREXA CROSS-LINKING KIT (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $88.22 | General |
| Category: Corneal Health | ||||||
| 12/13/2021 | CSL Behring | Privigen (Biological), Hizentra | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,690.00 | General |
| Category: Immunology | ||||||
| 11/17/2021 | PFIZER INC. | EUCRISA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.71 | General |
| Category: DERMATOLOGY | ||||||
| 03/12/2021 | Horizon Therapeutics plc | ACTIMMUNE (Drug) | Honoraria | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,420.00 | General |
| Category: ACTIMMUNE | ||||||
| 09/16/2020 | Pharming Healthcare, Inc. | — | Honoraria | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,000.00 | General |
| 08/19/2020 | Pharming Healthcare, Inc. | — | Honoraria | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,000.00 | General |
| 07/27/2020 | Horizon Therapeutics plc | ACTIMMUNE (Drug) | Honoraria | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,760.00 | General |
| Category: ACTIMMUNE | ||||||
| 05/29/2020 | Pharming Healthcare, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $500.00 | General |
| 04/03/2020 | GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $8,779.01 | General |
| 04/03/2020 | GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $209.49 | General |
| 04/03/2020 | GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $32.13 | General |
| 04/03/2020 | GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $28.69 | General |
| 04/03/2020 | GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $24.76 | General |
| 04/03/2020 | GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $7.11 | General |
| 03/11/2020 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | FASENRA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.59 | General |
| Category: Respiratory | ||||||
| 03/04/2020 | PFIZER INC. | OCTAGAM IMMUNE GLOBULIN (HUMAN) (Drug), PANZYGA, CUTAQUIG | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.68 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 02/26/2020 | Genentech USA, Inc. | Xolair (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.09 | General |
| Category: Immunology | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 179 | 196 | $45,276 | $11,833 |
| 2022 | 1 | 137 | 159 | $36,729 | $10,040 |
| 2021 | 1 | 148 | 169 | $39,039 | $10,468 |
| 2020 | 1 | 123 | 130 | $30,030 | $8,808 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
4 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88189 | Flow cytometry technique for dna or cell analysis, 16 or more markers | Facility | 2023 | 179 | 196 | $45,276 | $11,833 | 26.1% |
| 88189 | Flow cytometry technique for dna or cell analysis, 16 or more markers | Facility | 2022 | 137 | 159 | $36,729 | $10,040 | 27.3% |
| 88189 | Flow cytometry technique for dna or cell analysis, 16 or more markers | Facility | 2021 | 148 | 169 | $39,039 | $10,468 | 26.8% |
| 88189 | Flow cytometry technique for dna or cell analysis | Facility | 2020 | 123 | 130 | $30,030 | $8,808 | 29.3% |
About Dr. Thomas Atkinson, MD
Dr. Thomas Atkinson, MD is a Emergency Medicine healthcare provider based in Birmingham, Alabama. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 10/04/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1508853631.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Thomas Atkinson, MD has received a total of $47,171 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $8,097 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 84 transactions from 19 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($30,030).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Atkinson has provided services to 587 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 654 services with total Medicare billing of $41,150. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 4 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Emergency Medicine
- Other Specialties Pediatrics, Allergy & Immunology
- Location Birmingham, AL
- Active Since 10/04/2005
- Last Updated 11/12/2021
- Taxonomy Code 207P00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1508853631
Products in Payments
- EYLEA HD (Biological) $8,006
- Privigen (Biological) $4,690
- Multiple Products (Biological) $4,590
- ACTIMMUNE (Drug) $4,180
- HYQVIA (Biological) $1,681
- FASENRA (Drug) $671.86
- Hizentra (Biological) $204.61
- JOENJA (Drug) $122.25
- OLUMIANT (Drug) $96.91
- DUPIXENT (Biological) $91.63
- PHOTREXA CROSS-LINKING KIT (Drug) $88.22
- Enbrel (Biological) $41.37
- TRELEGY ELLIPTA (Drug) $39.85
- Auvi-Q (Drug) $31.28
- TAKHZYRO (Biological) $26.97
- Xembify (Biological) $22.69
- Kineret (Drug) $19.23
- OCTAGAM IMMUNE GLOBULIN (HUMAN) (Drug) $16.68
- EUCRISA (Drug) $14.71
- GAMMAGARDKIOVIG (Biological) $13.68
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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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