Total Payments
$59,553
2024 Payments
$9,046
Companies
43
Transactions
830
Medicare Patients
4,574
Medicare Billing
$334,582
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$23,098 (38.8%)
Other$22,642 (38.0%)
Travel$12,806 (21.5%)
Education$1,007 (1.7%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $23,098 | 769 | 38.8% |
| Grant | $22,642 | 3 | 38.0% |
| Travel and Lodging | $12,806 | 48 | 21.5% |
| Education | $1,007 | 10 | 1.7% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medtronic, Inc. | $30,934 | 132 | $0 (2024) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $6,363 | 169 | $0 (2024) |
| BIOTRONIK INC. | $5,428 | 34 | $0 (2024) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $5,215 | 66 | $0 (2024) |
| Biosense Webster, Inc. | $4,879 | 114 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $913.83 | 24 | $0 (2020) |
| PFIZER INC. | $616.39 | 40 | $0 (2024) |
| Amgen Inc. | $479.19 | 32 | $0 (2024) |
| ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | $402.01 | 19 | $0 (2024) |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | $399.15 | 20 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $9,046 | 209 | Abbott Laboratories ($2,561) |
| 2023 | $6,296 | 204 | Medtronic, Inc. ($2,232) |
| 2022 | $5,683 | 155 | Biosense Webster, Inc. ($1,614) |
| 2021 | $26,962 | 119 | Medtronic, Inc. ($24,795) |
| 2020 | $661.78 | 24 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. ($184.36) |
| 2019 | $6,515 | 55 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($3,425) |
| 2018 | $2,041 | 37 | BIOTRONIK INC. ($781.53) |
| 2017 | $2,346 | 27 | BIOTRONIK INC. ($1,714) |
All Payment Transactions
830 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 34
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/31/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | AVEIR (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.05 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management | ||||||
| 12/23/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $19.16 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 12/23/2024 | E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | CAMZYOS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $18.76 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular | ||||||
| 12/17/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | AVEIR (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $288.89 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management | ||||||
| 12/17/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | AVEIR (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $196.80 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management | ||||||
| 12/17/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | AVEIR (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $36.66 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management | ||||||
| 12/17/2024 | Philips North America LLC | (CM9) Amb Mon & Diag Und (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $19.13 | General |
| Category: Medical Device | ||||||
| 12/16/2024 | E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | CAMZYOS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $39.65 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular | ||||||
| 12/11/2024 | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | JARDIANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.57 | General |
| Category: DIABETES | ||||||
| 12/10/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | ENSITE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.53 | General |
| Category: Electrophysiology | ||||||
| 12/09/2024 | E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | ELIQUIS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $12.84 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular | ||||||
| 12/05/2024 | Biosense Webster, Inc. | CARTO 3 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $43.06 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 12/05/2024 | Biosense Webster, Inc. | CARTO 3 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.97 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 12/03/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | AVEIR (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.05 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management | ||||||
| 11/26/2024 | Philips North America LLC | (CM9) Amb Mon & Diag Und (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $20.51 | General |
| Category: Medical Device | ||||||
| 11/25/2024 | PFIZER INC. | VYNDAQEL (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.64 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 11/21/2024 | Amgen Inc. | Repatha (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.32 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 11/20/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | AURORA EV-ICD MRI SURESCAN (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.35 | General |
| Category: Implant Cardio Defib - ICDs | ||||||
| 11/19/2024 | PFIZER INC. | ELIQUIS (Drug), NURTEC ODT | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.03 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR;METABOLIC DISEASE | ||||||
| 11/14/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | LEQVIO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.21 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 11/13/2024 | Biosense Webster, Inc. | QDOT MICRO Catheter (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.50 | General |
| 11/12/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $82.54 | General |
| Category: General - Therapies_CRM | ||||||
| 11/11/2024 | E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | ELIQUIS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $32.72 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular | ||||||
| 11/06/2024 | PFIZER INC. | ELIQUIS (Drug), NURTEC ODT | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.05 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR;METABOLIC DISEASE | ||||||
| 11/05/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | AVEIR (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $605.24 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 45 | 3,822 | 5,126 | $1.2M | $286,829 |
| 2022 | 19 | 752 | 829 | $181,404 | $47,753 |
Total Patients
4,574
Total Services
5,955
Medicare Billing
$334,582
Procedure Codes
64
All Medicare Procedures & Services
64 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 283 | 518 | $178,960 | $44,961 | 25.1% |
| 93656 | Comprehensive electrophysiologic evaluation with catheter destruction of abnormality causing atrial fibrillation (uncoordinated contraction of upper chambers of heart) by pulmonary vein isolation | Facility | 2023 | 51 | 51 | $146,370 | $34,140 | 23.3% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 182 | 182 | $81,718 | $20,288 | 24.8% |
| 33208 | Insertion of pacemaker and upper and lower heart chamber electrode | Facility | 2023 | 51 | 51 | $68,340 | $18,534 | 27.1% |
| 93653 | Comprehensive electrophysiologic evaluation with catheter destruction of abnormality of upper chamber of heart causing supraventricular tachycardia (rapid heart rate) | Facility | 2023 | 27 | 27 | $57,753 | $15,554 | 26.9% |
| 33249 | Insertion of implantable defibrillator system | Facility | 2023 | 20 | 20 | $46,560 | $13,184 | 28.3% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Facility | 2023 | 247 | 247 | $47,918 | $12,336 | 25.7% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2023 | 75 | 75 | $43,153 | $10,912 | 25.3% |
| 93655 | Insertion of catheters and destruction of tissue to treat abnormal heart rhythm | Facility | 2023 | 49 | 49 | $48,265 | $10,755 | 22.3% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 105 | 112 | $41,104 | $9,968 | 24.3% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 88 | 143 | $27,742 | $8,020 | 28.9% |
| 33225 | Insertion of left lower heart electrode for pacemaker or defibrillator | Facility | 2023 | 22 | 22 | $24,002 | $7,192 | 30.0% |
| G2066 | Interrogation device evaluation(s), (remote) up to 30 days; implantable cardiovascular physiologic monitor system, implantable loop recorder system, or subcutaneous cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote data acquisition(s), receipt of transmissions and tec | Office | 2023 | 87 | 282 | $20,304 | $7,075 | 34.8% |
| 33274 | Insertion of permanent leadless pacemaker using imaging guidance | Facility | 2023 | 21 | 21 | $27,321 | $6,844 | 25.1% |
| 93010 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | Facility | 2023 | 823 | 955 | $28,650 | $5,783 | 20.2% |
| 93000 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | Office | 2023 | 314 | 557 | $33,420 | $5,458 | 16.3% |
| 93657 | Destruction of tissue of upper heart chamber through tube to treat abnormal heart rhythm | Facility | 2023 | 24 | 24 | $23,712 | $5,332 | 22.5% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 40 | 41 | $20,271 | $4,795 | 23.7% |
| 93650 | Destruction of heart conduction tissue to create heart block | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $18,000 | $4,631 | 25.7% |
| 93298 | Evaluation of cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote up to 30 days | Office | 2023 | 51 | 232 | $15,776 | $4,447 | 28.2% |
| 78452 | Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | Facility | 2023 | 75 | 76 | $20,292 | $4,225 | 20.8% |
| 93294 | Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system, remote up to 90 days | Office | 2023 | 150 | 183 | $14,823 | $3,942 | 26.6% |
| 93296 | Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system or implantable defibrillator system, remote up to 90 days | Office | 2023 | 199 | 247 | $21,489 | $3,601 | 16.8% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2023 | 24 | 24 | $10,458 | $3,125 | 29.9% |
| 93288 | Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system | Office | 2023 | 97 | 158 | $7,584 | $2,299 | 30.3% |
About Dr. Thomas Flautt, D.O
Dr. Thomas Flautt, D.O is a Internal Medicine healthcare provider based in Houston, Texas. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/28/2014. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1215342241.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Thomas Flautt, D.O has received a total of $59,553 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $9,046 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 830 transactions from 43 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($23,098).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Flautt has provided services to 4,574 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 5,955 services with total Medicare billing of $334,582. Data is available for 2 years (2022–2023), covering 64 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Internal Medicine
- Other Specialties Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
- Location Houston, TX
- Active Since 06/28/2014
- Last Updated 08/18/2021
- Taxonomy Code 207R00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1215342241
Products in Payments
- AVEIR (Device) $3,619
- GENERAL THERAPIES (Device) $2,663
- CARTO 3 (Device) $1,901
- Arctic Front (Device) $1,596
- Carto 3 (Device) $1,179
- ELIQUIS (Drug) $720.10
- GENERAL - STRUCTURAL HEART (Device) $641.69
- Micra (Device) $558.47
- COBALT DR MRI SURESCAN (Device) $500.70
- MICRA (Device) $500.04
- LUX-Dx Insertable Cardiac Monitor (Device) $484.33
- Repatha (Biological) $466.88
- HawkOne (Device) $458.29
- PULSESELECT (Device) $439.38
- QDOT MICRO Catheter (Device) $416.19
- LifeVest (Device) $402.01
- XARELTO (Drug) $399.15
- ENSITE (Device) $387.63
- ENSITE PRECISION (Device) $358.43
- FORTIFY ASSURA (Device) $351.40
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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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