Total Payments
$254,128
2024 Payments
$39,199
Companies
9
Transactions
105
Medicare Patients
1,241
Medicare Billing
$107,062
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$237,925 (93.6%)
Other$8,949 (3.5%)
Travel$2,706 (1.1%)
Food & Beverage$2,411 (0.9%)
Research$2,138 (0.8%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $237,925 | 55 | 93.6% |
| Honoraria | $7,500 | 1 | 3.0% |
| Travel and Lodging | $2,706 | 13 | 1.1% |
| Food and Beverage | $2,411 | 32 | 0.9% |
| Unspecified | $2,138 | 2 | 0.8% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $1,449 | 2 | 0.6% |
Payments by Type
General
$251,990
103 transactions
Research
$2,138
2 transactions
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acist Medical Systems, Inc. | $243,787 | 61 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $3,731 | 11 | $0 (2019) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $3,321 | 5 | $0 (2022) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $2,673 | 22 | $0 (2024) |
| Mentor Worldwide LLC | $283.12 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| DAVOL INC. | $102.03 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| Allergan, Inc. | $96.03 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $90.58 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Penumbra, Inc. | $44.55 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $39,199 | 29 | Acist Medical Systems, Inc. ($36,851) |
| 2023 | $35,019 | 14 | Acist Medical Systems, Inc. ($34,596) |
| 2022 | $51,641 | 19 | Acist Medical Systems, Inc. ($48,136) |
| 2021 | $24,977 | 7 | Acist Medical Systems, Inc. ($24,881) |
| 2020 | $15,675 | 3 | Acist Medical Systems, Inc. ($15,675) |
| 2019 | $54,797 | 15 | ACIST MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. ($53,515) |
| 2018 | $32,643 | 16 | ACIST MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. ($30,047) |
| 2017 | $177.15 | 2 | Abbott Laboratories ($90.58) |
All Payment Transactions
105 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 5
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/19/2024 | Acist Medical Systems, Inc. | CVI Systems (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,975.00 | General |
| Category: Diagnostic Imaging | ||||||
| 12/10/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $51.26 | General |
| 12/10/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | SYMPLICITY G3 (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $44.23 | General |
| Category: Renal Denervation System | ||||||
| 12/09/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | SYMPLICITY G3 (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $269.00 | General |
| Category: Renal Denervation System | ||||||
| 12/09/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | SYMPLICITY G3 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $79.91 | General |
| Category: Renal Denervation System | ||||||
| 12/09/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | SYMPLICITY G3 (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $44.26 | General |
| Category: Renal Denervation System | ||||||
| 12/09/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | SYMPLICITY G3 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.00 | General |
| Category: Renal Denervation System | ||||||
| 12/08/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | SYMPLICITY G3 (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $239.00 | General |
| Category: Renal Denervation System | ||||||
| 12/08/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | SYMPLICITY G3 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $175.74 | General |
| Category: Renal Denervation System | ||||||
| 12/08/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | SYMPLICITY G3 (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $39.32 | General |
| Category: Renal Denervation System | ||||||
| 12/08/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | SYMPLICITY G3 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.33 | General |
| Category: Renal Denervation System | ||||||
| 12/04/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | SYMPLICITY G3 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $34.92 | General |
| Category: Renal Denervation System | ||||||
| 12/04/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | SYMPLICITY G3 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.31 | General |
| Category: Renal Denervation System | ||||||
| 12/02/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | SYMPLICITY G3 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.05 | General |
| Category: Renal Denervation System | ||||||
| 11/21/2024 | Acist Medical Systems, Inc. | CVI Systems (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,050.00 | General |
| Category: Diagnostic Imaging | ||||||
| 11/11/2024 | Mentor Worldwide LLC | MENTOR MemoryGel Resterilizable Gel Sizer (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $138.36 | General |
| Category: Plastic Surgery | ||||||
| 10/15/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | SYMPLICITY G3 (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $594.95 | General |
| Category: Renal Denervation System | ||||||
| 10/15/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | SYMPLICITY G3 (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $34.25 | General |
| Category: Renal Denervation System | ||||||
| 09/19/2024 | Acist Medical Systems, Inc. | CVI Systems (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,125.00 | General |
| Category: Diagnostic Imaging | ||||||
| 09/10/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | SYMPLICITY G3 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $68.34 | General |
| Category: Renal Denervation System | ||||||
| 08/22/2024 | Acist Medical Systems, Inc. | CVI Systems (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $11,400.00 | General |
| Category: Diagnostic Imaging | ||||||
| 07/11/2024 | Acist Medical Systems, Inc. | CVI Systems (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,750.00 | General |
| Category: Diagnostic Imaging | ||||||
| 07/02/2024 | Acist Medical Systems, Inc. | CVI Systems (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,175.00 | General |
| Category: Diagnostic Imaging | ||||||
| 06/05/2024 | Acist Medical Systems, Inc. | CVI Systems (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $100.59 | General |
| Category: Diagnostic Imaging | ||||||
| 04/29/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | SYMPLICITY G3 (Device) | 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 | $450.00 | General |
| Category: Renal Denervation System | ||||||
Research Studies & Clinical Trials
| Study Name | Company | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-PAS | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $2,138 | 2 |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 9 | 286 | 298 | $127,277 | $23,740 |
| 2022 | 11 | 335 | 351 | $161,739 | $32,389 |
| 2021 | 10 | 322 | 331 | $116,382 | $26,668 |
| 2020 | 11 | 298 | 332 | $116,428 | $24,265 |
Total Patients
1,241
Total Services
1,312
Medicare Billing
$107,062
Procedure Codes
43
All Medicare Procedures & Services
43 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93458 | Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 36 | 36 | $38,891 | $6,572 | 16.9% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 64 | 71 | $28,002 | $5,917 | 21.1% |
| 92928 | Insertion of stents with balloon dilation of coronary artery or branch, single artery or branch | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 14 | $30,317 | $5,360 | 17.7% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 20 | 20 | $11,908 | $1,907 | 16.0% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $8,245 | $1,839 | 22.3% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $3,356 | $853.56 | 25.4% |
| 76937 | Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | Facility | 2023 | 54 | 55 | $2,844 | $584.34 | 20.6% |
| 99152 | Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 53 | 56 | $2,598 | $519.46 | 20.0% |
| 93000 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | Office | 2023 | 18 | 18 | $1,116 | $187.19 | 16.8% |
| 92928 | Insertion of stents with balloon dilation of coronary artery or branch, single artery or branch | Facility | 2022 | 21 | 25 | $51,585 | $9,812 | 19.0% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 58 | 63 | $23,858 | $6,269 | 26.3% |
| 93458 | Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | Facility | 2022 | 25 | 25 | $25,733 | $4,850 | 18.8% |
| 93460 | Insertion of tube in right and left heart chambers and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $14,372 | $2,804 | 19.5% |
| 93454 | Insertion of tube in coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | Facility | 2022 | 23 | 23 | $19,180 | $2,775 | 14.5% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 15 | 15 | $7,350 | $1,631 | 22.2% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 18 | 18 | $4,795 | $1,232 | 25.7% |
| 92978 | Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel or graft with review by radiologist, initial vessel | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $3,636 | $782.70 | 21.5% |
| 76937 | Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | Facility | 2022 | 68 | 70 | $3,423 | $748.25 | 21.9% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $4,166 | $710.84 | 17.1% |
| 99152 | Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 63 | 67 | $2,935 | $636.74 | 21.7% |
| 93000 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | Office | 2022 | 11 | 12 | $708.00 | $136.50 | 19.3% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 68 | 76 | $23,104 | $6,913 | 29.9% |
| 93458 | Insertion of catheter in left heart for imaging of blood vessels and left lower heart including imaging interpretation and supervision and injection | Facility | 2021 | 31 | 31 | $31,434 | $6,052 | 19.3% |
| 92928 | Catheter placement of stents in major coronary artery or branch, accessed through the skin, each additional artery or branch | Facility | 2021 | 12 | 12 | $24,360 | $5,149 | 21.1% |
| 93454 | Insertion of catheter for imaging of heart including imaging interpretation and supervision and injection | Facility | 2021 | 16 | 16 | $13,136 | $2,368 | 18.0% |
About Dr. Thomas Biggs, M.D
Dr. Thomas Biggs, M.D is a Cardiovascular Disease healthcare provider based in Saint Paul, Minnesota. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 11/25/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1902889744.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Thomas Biggs, M.D has received a total of $254,128 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $39,199 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 105 transactions from 9 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($237,925).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Biggs has provided services to 1,241 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 1,312 services with total Medicare billing of $107,062. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 43 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Cardiovascular Disease
- Location Saint Paul, MN
- Active Since 11/25/2005
- Last Updated 11/09/2020
- Taxonomy Code 207RC0000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1902889744
Products in Payments
- CVI Systems (Device) $108,872
- Contrast Imaging (Drug) $53,175
- HD-IVUS (Device) $35,653
- Devices (Drug) $29,048
- Empower CTA (Device) $15,675
- SYMPLICITY G3 (Device) $2,188
- EverFlex (Device) $2,138
- EkoSonic (Device) $1,828
- ClosureFast (Device) $1,594
- RXI SYSTEMS (Device) $999.00
- General - Catheters (Device) $817.50
- General - Guidewires (Device) $675.00
- MENTOR MemoryGel Resterilizable Gel Sizer (Device) $283.12
- ONYX FRONTIER (Device) $248.33
- CVI SYSTEMS (Device) $247.77
- TELESCOPE (Device) $157.76
- PHASIX (Device) $102.03
- NATRELLE SALINE-FILLED BREAST IMPLANTS (Device) $96.03
- Occluders (Device) $90.58
- CVI INJECTOR (Device) $86.57
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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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