Dr. Thomas Brown, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Chattanooga, TN Male
NPI: 1932164209
Total Payments
$10,232
2024 Payments
$3,053
Companies
22
Transactions
58
Medicare Patients
2,494
Medicare Billing
$246,908

Payment Breakdown by Category

Travel$4,395 (43.0%)
Education$3,271 (32.0%)
Food & Beverage$2,566 (25.1%)
Other$0.00 (0.0%)

Payments by Nature

Nature of Payment Amount Transactions Share
Travel and Lodging $4,395 9 43.0%
Education $3,271 5 32.0%
Food and Beverage $2,566 44 25.1%

Top Paying Companies

Company Total Records Latest Year
Arthrex, Inc. $3,832 11 $0 (2024)
Alpha Orthopedic Systems $3,155 6 $0 (2022)
Smoky Mountain Surgical Llc $1,200 4 $0 (2024)
MEDACTA USA, INC. $1,151 7 $0 (2024)
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $264.25 8 $0 (2024)
Stryker Corporation $148.15 3 $0 (2022)
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. $124.13 1 $0 (2017)
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $71.81 2 $0 (2024)
Medtronic, Inc. $45.55 2 $0 (2024)
PFIZER INC. $27.16 2 $0 (2020)

Payment History by Year

Year Amount Transactions Top Company
2024 $3,053 22 MEDACTA USA, INC. ($1,151)
2023 $307.32 5 SMOKY MOUNTAIN SURGICAL LLC ($251.19)
2022 $1,337 8 Alpha Orthopedic Systems ($1,207)
2021 $110.87 2 Stryker Corporation ($96.92)
2020 $2,257 8 Arthrex, Inc. ($1,227)
2019 $252.98 2 Alpha Orthopedic Systems ($239.00)
2018 $1,032 4 Arthrex, Inc. ($990.86)
2017 $1,882 7 Arthrex, Inc. ($977.00)

All Payment Transactions

58 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 3

Date Company Product Nature Form Amount Type
11/18/2024 Dompe US, Inc. OXERVATE (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $13.12 General
Category: SOLUTION/ DROPS
11/08/2024 MEDACTA USA, INC. GMK Sphere Revision System (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $59.00 General
Category: knee
10/31/2024 Smith+Nephew, Inc. HEALICOIL (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $25.92 General
Category: Sports Med Shoulder
10/26/2024 MEDACTA USA, INC. GMK Sphere Revision System (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $104.00 General
Category: knee
10/25/2024 MEDACTA USA, INC. GMK Sphere Revision System (Device) Travel and Lodging Cash or cash equivalent $237.22 General
Category: knee
10/25/2024 MEDACTA USA, INC. GMK Sphere Revision System (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $146.76 General
Category: knee
10/25/2024 MEDACTA USA, INC. GMK Sphere Revision System (Device) Travel and Lodging Cash or cash equivalent $112.00 General
Category: knee
10/25/2024 MEDACTA USA, INC. GMK Sphere Revision System (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $78.00 General
Category: knee
09/04/2024 MEDACTA USA, INC. GMK Sphere Revision System (Device) Travel and Lodging Cash or cash equivalent $413.98 General
Category: knee
07/16/2024 Smith+Nephew, Inc. REAL INTELLIGENCE (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $136.00 General
Category: Recon Robotics
07/16/2024 Smith+Nephew, Inc. JOURNEY II (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $7.79 General
Category: Recon Knees
07/12/2024 Smoky Mountain Surgical Llc — Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $148.71 General
06/19/2024 Medtronic, Inc. INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $23.38 General
Category: Spinal Cord Neurostimulation
05/02/2024 DJO, LLC CMF (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $24.18 General
Category: Osteogenesis Stimulators
04/23/2024 Anika Therapeutics, Inc. Integrity (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $13.46 General
Category: Orthopedics
03/15/2024 Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Iovera (Device), Zilretta Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $26.84 General
Category: Pain Management
03/08/2024 Arthrex, Inc. — Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $598.41 General
03/08/2024 Arthrex, Inc. — Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $24.00 General
03/08/2024 Arthrex, Inc. — Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $10.00 General
03/08/2024 Arthrex, Inc. — Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $5.00 General
02/27/2024 Smoky Mountain Surgical Llc — Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $800.13 General
02/26/2024 Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Exparel (Drug), Iovera, Zilretta Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $44.97 General
Category: Pain Management
09/20/2023 Smith+Nephew, Inc. R3 ACETABULAR (Device), SYNERGY Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $19.74 General
Category: Recon Hips
08/31/2023 SMOKY MOUNTAIN SURGICAL LLC — Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $13.74 General
05/01/2023 Sanara MedTech Inc. CellerateRx (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $16.06 General
Category: Collagen based wound filler
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Medicare Billing by Year

Year Procedures Beneficiaries Services Submitted Medicare Paid
2023 10 504 646 $154,675 $42,025
2022 11 566 719 $238,847 $48,722
2021 9 677 914 $123,928 $50,690
2020 13 747 1,037 $392,009 $105,471
Total Patients
2,494
Total Services
3,316
Medicare Billing
$246,908
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
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee Facility 2023 12 12 $78,780 $11,424 14.5%
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes Office 2023 82 118 $20,950 $9,763 46.6%
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes Office 2023 65 65 $16,250 $6,789 41.8%
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint Office 2023 72 101 $13,200 $4,483 34.0%
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes Office 2023 60 74 $10,360 $4,321 41.7%
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views Office 2023 38 45 $2,880 $1,390 48.3%
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views Office 2023 38 50 $3,465 $1,246 36.0%
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views Office 2023 32 37 $2,700 $1,212 44.9%
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views Office 2023 27 33 $1,650 $774.00 46.9%
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg Office 2023 78 111 $4,440 $622.18 14.0%
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee Facility 2022 18 18 $115,455 $16,995 14.7%
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes Office 2022 96 131 $25,450 $8,364 32.9%
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint Office 2022 80 115 $27,494 $5,113 18.6%
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes Office 2022 44 53 $12,363 $4,382 35.4%
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes Office 2022 61 61 $17,497 $4,155 23.7%
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes Office 2022 31 31 $11,883 $3,628 30.5%
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views Office 2022 71 97 $12,378 $2,783 22.5%
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views Office 2022 40 47 $7,437 $1,414 19.0%
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views Office 2022 35 43 $4,394 $1,063 24.2%
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg Office 2022 79 111 $3,055 $498.78 16.3%
73610 X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views Office 2022 11 12 $1,440 $327.05 22.7%
99214 Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes Office 2021 152 249 $44,665 $21,693 48.6%
99204 New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes Office 2021 89 89 $22,903 $9,533 41.6%
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of large joint or joint capsule Office 2021 107 146 $21,713 $7,233 33.3%
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views Office 2021 85 116 $8,559 $3,397 39.7%
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About Dr. Thomas Brown, MD

Dr. Thomas Brown, MD is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in Chattanooga, Tennessee. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 04/19/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1932164209.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Thomas Brown, MD has received a total of $10,232 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $3,053 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 58 transactions from 22 companies. The most common payment nature is "Travel and Lodging" ($4,395).

As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Brown has provided services to 2,494 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 3,316 services with total Medicare billing of $246,908. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 43 distinct procedure/service records.

Practice Information

  • Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Location Chattanooga, TN
  • Active Since 04/19/2006
  • Last Updated 03/08/2023
  • Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
  • Entity Type Individual
  • Practice Solo Practitioner
  • NPI Number 1932164209

Products in Payments

  • GMK Sphere Revision System (Device) $1,151
  • REAL INTELLIGENCE (Device) $136.00
  • STRATAFIX (Device) $124.13
  • MAKO (Device) $96.92
  • INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) $45.55
  • Exparel (Drug) $44.97
  • OMEGA (Device) $37.52
  • ELIQUIS (Drug) $27.16
  • Iovera (Device) $26.84
  • HEALICOIL (Device) $25.92
  • CMF (Device) $24.18
  • INVISIKNOT (Device) $23.41
  • Lenvima (Drug) $21.51
  • iTotal PS (Device) $20.81
  • SPATIAL FRAME (Device) $20.33
  • Exogen (Device) $20.26
  • R3 ACETABULAR (Device) $19.74
  • Zilretta (Drug) $18.51
  • VenaSeal (Device) $17.91
  • Bone Anchors with Arthroscopic Delivery System (Device) $16.27

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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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