Total Payments
$1.1M
2024 Payments
$115,591
Companies
12
Transactions
1,013
Medicare Patients
80
Medicare Billing
$5,058
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$793,347 (74.8%)
Other$127,280 (12.0%)
Travel$116,879 (11.0%)
Food & Beverage$12,550 (1.2%)
Research$10,400 (1.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $793,347 | 265 | 74.8% |
| Travel and Lodging | $116,879 | 477 | 11.0% |
| Honoraria | $106,700 | 22 | 10.1% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program | $15,000 | 7 | 1.4% |
| Food and Beverage | $12,550 | 233 | 1.2% |
| Unspecified | $10,400 | 6 | 1.0% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | $5,580 | 3 | 0.5% |
Payments by Type
General
$1.1M
1,007 transactions
Research
$10,400
6 transactions
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbott Laboratories | $855,038 | 784 | $0 (2024) |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | $114,698 | 87 | $0 (2024) |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $27,610 | 27 | $0 (2021) |
| B. Braun Interventional Systems Inc. | $24,674 | 45 | $0 (2024) |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $18,792 | 15 | $0 (2018) |
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $11,270 | 22 | $0 (2020) |
| Cook Incorporated | $4,750 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $2,279 | 22 | $0 (2023) |
| Biosense Webster, Inc. | $1,029 | 7 | $0 (2018) |
| Balt USA, LLC | $163.43 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $115,591 | 96 | Abbott Laboratories ($89,105) |
| 2023 | $97,751 | 99 | Abbott Laboratories ($95,188) |
| 2022 | $59,233 | 92 | Abbott Laboratories ($42,229) |
| 2021 | $145,774 | 144 | Abbott Laboratories ($114,442) |
| 2020 | $132,909 | 144 | Abbott Laboratories ($120,369) |
| 2019 | $235,493 | 174 | Abbott Laboratories ($218,303) |
| 2018 | $135,697 | 135 | Abbott Laboratories ($91,348) |
| 2017 | $138,008 | 129 | Abbott Laboratories ($84,055) |
All Payment Transactions
1,013 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 41
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/24/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | AMPLATZER TALISMAN (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.01 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 12/17/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | AMPLATZER (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $141.26 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 12/11/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | AMPLATZER PICCOLO (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $900.00 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 12/10/2024 | B. Braun Interventional Systems Inc. | NIT-OCCLUD PDA (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,275.00 | General |
| Category: CONGENITAL HEART DEFECT DEVICES | ||||||
| 12/10/2024 | B. Braun Interventional Systems Inc. | NIT-OCCLUD PDA (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $41.17 | General |
| Category: CONGENITAL HEART DEFECT DEVICES | ||||||
| 12/10/2024 | B. Braun Interventional Systems Inc. | NIT-OCCLUD PDA (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $27.48 | General |
| Category: CONGENITAL HEART DEFECT DEVICES | ||||||
| 12/10/2024 | B. Braun Interventional Systems Inc. | NIT-OCCLUD PDA (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $23.94 | General |
| Category: CONGENITAL HEART DEFECT DEVICES | ||||||
| 12/06/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | AMPLATZER (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $7,200.00 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 12/06/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | AMPLATZER (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $266.50 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 12/06/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | AMPLATZER (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $38.23 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 12/06/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | AMPLATZER (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $26.12 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 12/03/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | AMPLATZER (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $361.41 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 11/19/2024 | B. Braun Interventional Systems Inc. | CP STENT (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $215.98 | General |
| Category: CONGENITAL HEART DEFECT DEVICES | ||||||
| 11/18/2024 | B. Braun Interventional Systems Inc. | CP STENT (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $368.98 | General |
| Category: CONGENITAL HEART DEFECT DEVICES | ||||||
| 11/07/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | AMPLATZER (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $7,200.00 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 11/07/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | AMPLATZER (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $30.00 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 11/07/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | AMPLATZER (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $19.36 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 11/07/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | AMPLATZER (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $17.09 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 11/05/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | AMPLATZER (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $859.99 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 10/31/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | AMPLATZER (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $346.42 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 10/15/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | AMPLATZER AMULET (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $84.43 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 10/11/2024 | B. Braun Interventional Systems Inc. | NIT-OCCLUD PDA (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $350.00 | General |
| Category: CONGENITAL HEART DEFECT DEVICES | ||||||
| 10/04/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | AMPLATZER (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $7,500.00 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 10/04/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | AMPLATZER (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $24.00 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 09/30/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | AMPLATZER (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $479.19 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
Research Studies & Clinical Trials
| Study Name | Company | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harmony TPV Pivotal | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $10,400 | 6 |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | 47 | 62 | $13,918 | $3,412 |
| 2020 | 2 | 33 | 45 | $8,461 | $1,646 |
Total Patients
80
Total Services
107
Medicare Billing
$5,058
Procedure Codes
4
All Medicare Procedures & Services
4 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99215 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 40-54 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 18 | 26 | $12,298 | $3,169 | 25.8% |
| 93010 | Routine electrocardiogram (ekg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | Facility | 2021 | 29 | 36 | $1,620 | $242.61 | 15.0% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 40 minutes | Facility | 2020 | 12 | 17 | $7,201 | $1,460 | 20.3% |
| 93010 | Routine electrocardiogram (ekg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | Facility | 2020 | 21 | 28 | $1,260 | $185.72 | 14.7% |
About Dr. Thomas Forbes, MD
Dr. Thomas Forbes, MD is a Pediatrics healthcare provider based in Detroit, Michigan. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/07/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1538109020.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Thomas Forbes, MD has received a total of $1.1M in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $115,591 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 1,013 transactions from 12 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($793,347).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Forbes has provided services to 80 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 107 services with total Medicare billing of $5,058. Data is available for 2 years (2020–2021), covering 4 distinct procedure/service records.
Ad
Practice Information
- Specialty Pediatrics
- Other Specialties Pediatric Cardiology
- Location Detroit, MI
- Active Since 06/07/2006
- Last Updated 01/12/2017
- Taxonomy Code 208000000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1538109020
Products in Payments
- AMPLATZER Occluders (Device) $533,362
- AMPLATZER (Device) $109,244
- Occluders (Device) $75,106
- AMPLATZER AMULET (Device) $71,152
- GORE CARDIOFORM Septal Occluder (Device) $49,719
- CARDIOFORM Septal Occluder (Device) $31,997
- Product in Development (Device) $30,940
- AMPLATZER TALISMAN (Device) $26,368
- AMPLATZER PICCOLO (Device) $19,757
- Carto 3 System (Device) $18,768
- Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve (Device) $15,837
- CP STENT (Device) $15,050
- AMPLATZER Vascular Plugs (Device) $12,537
- Cook Medical Aortic Intervention (Device) $4,750
- Nit-Occlud Heart Closure Device (Device) $3,392
- NIT-OCCLUD PDA (Device) $3,346
- Mitra Clip system (Device) $2,610
- Cardiovascular- Research only (Device) $1,843
- NUCLEUS -X BALLOON CATHETER (Device) $1,750
- HARMONY (Device) $1,683
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.
Pediatrics Doctors in Detroit
Meera Chitlur, Md, MD
Pediatrics — Payments: $265,159
Pediatrics $265,159
Gyula Acsadi, Md, MD
Pediatrics — Payments: $204,410
Pediatrics $204,410
Madhvi Rajpurkar, Md, MD
Pediatrics — Payments: $175,387
Pediatrics $175,387
Wanda Whitten-Shurney, Md, MD
Pediatrics — Payments: $138,965
Pediatrics $138,965
Ahmar Zaidi, M.d, M.D
Pediatrics — Payments: $128,594
Pediatrics $128,594
Dr. Jocelyn Ang, Md, MD
Pediatrics — Payments: $115,979
Pediatrics $115,979