Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $7,424 | 551 | 99.1% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $53.57 | 1 | 0.7% |
| Education | $15.28 | 3 | 0.2% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Novo Nordisk Inc | $1,332 | 119 | $0 (2022) |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | $966.52 | 86 | $0 (2022) |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $630.39 | 20 | $0 (2022) |
| Amgen Inc. | $606.82 | 35 | $0 (2022) |
| GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | $571.74 | 56 | $0 (2021) |
| PFIZER INC. | $522.82 | 59 | $0 (2022) |
| Lilly USA, LLC | $350.02 | 21 | $0 (2023) |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $332.42 | 25 | $0 (2022) |
| ABBVIE INC. | $252.61 | 15 | $0 (2022) |
| SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | $232.88 | 16 | $0 (2022) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $41.92 | 2 | Lilly USA, LLC ($41.92) |
| 2022 | $1,072 | 65 | Novo Nordisk Inc ($332.80) |
| 2021 | $1,315 | 94 | Novo Nordisk Inc ($195.72) |
| 2020 | $642.37 | 48 | Novo Nordisk Inc ($148.11) |
| 2019 | $1,316 | 109 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc ($236.82) |
| 2018 | $1,617 | 126 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc ($227.42) |
| 2017 | $1,489 | 111 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc ($224.45) |
All Payment Transactions
555 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 23
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/04/2023 | Lilly USA, LLC | MOUNJARO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.00 | General |
| Category: Diabetes | ||||||
| 06/07/2023 | Lilly USA, LLC | MOUNJARO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.92 | General |
| Category: Diabetes | ||||||
| 12/10/2022 | ABBVIE INC. | QULIPTA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.36 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 12/06/2022 | Novo Nordisk Inc | Ozempic (Drug), Rybelsus | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.05 | General |
| Category: Diabetes | ||||||
| 12/01/2022 | Lilly USA, LLC | MOUNJARO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.87 | General |
| Category: Diabetes | ||||||
| 09/13/2022 | Lilly USA, LLC | MOUNJARO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.98 | General |
| Category: Diabetes | ||||||
| 09/12/2022 | PFIZER INC. | PREVNAR 13 (Biological), PREVNAR 20, COMIRNATY | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.79 | General |
| Category: VACCINES | ||||||
| 08/31/2022 | Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. | Kerendia (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.84 | General |
| Category: Cardio-renal | ||||||
| 08/29/2022 | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | JARDIANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.05 | General |
| Category: DIABETES | ||||||
| 08/25/2022 | Novo Nordisk Inc | Rybelsus (Drug), Ozempic | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.89 | General |
| Category: Diabetes | ||||||
| 08/23/2022 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | BELSOMRA (Drug), STEGLATRO | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.24 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 08/21/2022 | Novo Nordisk Inc | Rybelsus (Drug), Ozempic | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.80 | General |
| Category: Diabetes | ||||||
| 08/18/2022 | Lilly USA, LLC | MOUNJARO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.67 | General |
| Category: Diabetes | ||||||
| 08/17/2022 | Dexcom, Inc. | Dexcom G6 Transmitter (Medical Supply) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.83 | General |
| Category: Endocrinology | ||||||
| 08/04/2022 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | GARDASIL 9 (Biological), PNEUMOVAX 23, VAXNEUVANCE | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.38 | General |
| Category: VACCINE | ||||||
| 08/01/2022 | PFIZER INC. | PREVNAR 13 (Biological), TRUMENBA, PREVNAR 20 | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.57 | General |
| Category: VACCINES | ||||||
| 07/28/2022 | Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. | Kerendia (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.59 | General |
| Category: Cardio-renal | ||||||
| 07/26/2022 | SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | TOUJEO (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.92 | General |
| Category: Endocrine & Metabolic Diseases | ||||||
| 07/20/2022 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | XARELTO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.47 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular & Metabolism | ||||||
| 07/19/2022 | Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | AirDuo Digihaler (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.53 | General |
| Category: Respiratory | ||||||
| 07/18/2022 | Novo Nordisk Inc | Rybelsus (Drug), Ozempic | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.97 | General |
| Category: Diabetes | ||||||
| 07/18/2022 | Novo Nordisk Inc | Ozempic (Drug), Rybelsus | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $0.20 | General |
| Category: Diabetes | ||||||
| 07/14/2022 | Novo Nordisk Inc | Ozempic (Drug), Rybelsus | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.15 | General |
| Category: Diabetes | ||||||
| 07/14/2022 | Novo Nordisk Inc | Ozempic (Drug), Rybelsus | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $0.25 | General |
| Category: Diabetes | ||||||
| 07/12/2022 | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | JARDIANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.58 | General |
| Category: DIABETES | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | 92 | 92 | $2,080 | $941.78 |
| 2022 | 53 | 3,438 | 6,649 | $469,739 | $203,574 |
| 2021 | 67 | 5,822 | 11,212 | $704,413 | $324,934 |
| 2020 | 64 | 5,000 | 61,870 | $627,029 | $275,531 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
189 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 8
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80061 | Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides) | Office | 2023 | 27 | 27 | $783.00 | $354.24 | 45.2% |
| 83036 | Hemoglobin a1c level | Office | 2023 | 25 | 25 | $525.00 | $238.00 | 45.3% |
| 80053 | Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals | Office | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $299.00 | $134.55 | 45.0% |
| 80048 | Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals (calcium, total) | Office | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $252.00 | $116.06 | 46.1% |
| 85025 | Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count | Office | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $221.00 | $98.93 | 44.8% |
| J0897 | Injection, denosumab, 1 mg | Office | 2022 | 35 | 2,401 | $88,837 | $39,658 | 44.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 334 | 491 | $117,864 | $35,076 | 29.8% |
| G0439 | Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit | Office | 2022 | 245 | 245 | $53,900 | $31,943 | 59.3% |
| 90677 | Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, 20 valent (pcv20), for intramuscular use | Office | 2022 | 74 | 74 | $35,742 | $20,576 | 57.6% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 146 | 192 | $32,640 | $11,351 | 34.8% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2022 | 66 | 67 | $17,688 | $7,590 | 42.9% |
| 90662 | Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free | Office | 2022 | 75 | 76 | $9,044 | $5,147 | 56.9% |
| 0004A | Adm sarscov2 30mcg/0.3ml bst | Office | 2022 | 106 | 108 | $7,884 | $4,197 | 53.2% |
| 99490 | Chronic care management services, first 20 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month | Office | 2022 | 25 | 89 | $7,832 | $3,936 | 50.3% |
| G0438 | Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit | Office | 2022 | 23 | 23 | $7,567 | $3,839 | 50.7% |
| 99495 | Transitional care management services for problem of moderate complexity | Office | 2022 | 19 | 23 | $7,682 | $3,820 | 49.7% |
| 80061 | Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides) | Office | 2022 | 262 | 271 | $7,859 | $3,562 | 45.3% |
| G0402 | Initial preventive physical examination; face-to-face visit, services limited to new beneficiary during the first 12 months of medicare enrollment | Office | 2022 | 18 | 18 | $4,680 | $3,006 | 64.2% |
| 83036 | Hemoglobin a1c level | Office | 2022 | 162 | 251 | $5,271 | $2,390 | 45.3% |
| G0009 | Administration of pneumococcal vaccine | Office | 2022 | 76 | 76 | $2,964 | $2,245 | 75.7% |
| G0008 | Administration of influenza virus vaccine | Office | 2022 | 75 | 76 | $2,964 | $2,241 | 75.6% |
| 96372 | Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle | Office | 2022 | 67 | 195 | $8,970 | $1,804 | 20.1% |
| 80053 | Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals | Office | 2022 | 145 | 151 | $3,473 | $1,576 | 45.4% |
| 84443 | Blood test, thyroid stimulating hormone (tsh) | Office | 2022 | 81 | 91 | $3,367 | $1,511 | 44.9% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2022 | 22 | 27 | $4,550 | $1,505 | 33.1% |
About Dr. Thomas Eppes, MD
Dr. Thomas Eppes, MD is a Family Medicine healthcare provider based in Forest, Virginia. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 11/22/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1700869906.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Thomas Eppes, MD has received a total of $7,493 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $41.92 received in 2023. These payments were reported across 555 transactions from 37 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($7,424).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Eppes has provided services to 14,352 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 79,823 services with total Medicare billing of $804,980. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 189 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Family Medicine
- Location Forest, VA
- Active Since 11/22/2005
- Last Updated 08/13/2013
- Taxonomy Code 207Q00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1700869906
Products in Payments
- XARELTO (Drug) $669.37
- Ozempic (Drug) $601.25
- FARXIGA (Drug) $382.36
- Prolia (Biological) $347.57
- INVOKANA (Drug) $297.15
- Victoza (Drug) $238.92
- Aimovig (Biological) $204.95
- ANORO (Drug) $200.81
- TRULICITY (Drug) $193.15
- PREVNAR - 13 (Biological) $166.81
- MYRBETRIQ (Drug) $155.16
- Rybelsus (Drug) $143.47
- NEXLETOL (Drug) $132.75
- TRELEGY ELLIPTA (Drug) $118.29
- JARDIANCE (Drug) $116.12
- MOUNJARO (Drug) $116.11
- ENTRESTO (Drug) $113.75
- SOLIQUA (Drug) $100.83
- Androgel (Drug) $95.90
- JANUVIA (Drug) $89.56
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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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