Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royalty or License | $120,000 | 32 | 79.5% |
| Consulting Fee | $16,685 | 7 | 11.1% |
| Food and Beverage | $6,465 | 233 | 4.3% |
| Travel and Lodging | $4,318 | 11 | 2.9% |
| Honoraria | $3,500 | 1 | 2.3% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $62,964 | 187 | $0 (2020) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $60,000 | 16 | $0 (2024) |
| CTL Medical Corporation | $8,772 | 6 | $0 (2020) |
| Tenon Medical, Inc. | $3,500 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| Novo Nordisk Inc | $3,375 | 2 | $0 (2022) |
| K2M, Inc. | $3,050 | 8 | $0 (2018) |
| Alevio, LLC | $3,000 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| SI-BONE, Inc. | $2,040 | 9 | $0 (2020) |
| SpineGuard, Inc. | $1,527 | 3 | $0 (2018) |
| 4WEB, INC. | $860.87 | 5 | $0 (2017) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $15,000 | 4 | Medtronic, Inc. ($15,000) |
| 2023 | $15,089 | 9 | Medtronic, Inc. ($15,000) |
| 2022 | $20,270 | 8 | Medtronic, Inc. ($15,000) |
| 2021 | $17,032 | 6 | Medtronic, Inc. ($15,000) |
| 2020 | $22,449 | 22 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($15,157) |
| 2019 | $17,828 | 76 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($15,760) |
| 2018 | $23,116 | 82 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($16,053) |
| 2017 | $20,184 | 77 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($15,996) |
All Payment Transactions
284 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 12
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | ACTIVA PC (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,750.00 | General |
| Category: Deep Brain Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 07/29/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | ACTIVA PC (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,750.00 | General |
| Category: Deep Brain Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 05/17/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | ACTIVA PC (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,750.00 | General |
| Category: Deep Brain Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 01/24/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | ACTIVA PC (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,750.00 | General |
| Category: Deep Brain Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 10/30/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | ACTIVA PC (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,750.00 | General |
| Category: Deep Brain Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 09/15/2023 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | FIBERGRAFT Aeridyan Matrix (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.71 | General |
| Category: Spine, Trauma | ||||||
| 09/08/2023 | SiVantage, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $28.76 | General |
| 07/31/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | ACTIVA PC (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,750.00 | General |
| Category: Deep Brain Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 07/28/2023 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | Teligen (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.49 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 07/21/2023 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | FIBERGRAFT Aeridyan Matrix (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.57 | General |
| Category: Spine, Trauma | ||||||
| 07/07/2023 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | VIVIGEN MIS DELIVERY SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.32 | General |
| Category: Spine Trauma | ||||||
| 05/12/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | ACTIVA PC (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,750.00 | General |
| Category: Deep Brain Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 01/31/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | ACTIVA PC (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,750.00 | General |
| Category: Deep Brain Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 11/03/2022 | Medtronic, Inc. | ACTIVA PC (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,750.00 | General |
| Category: Deep Brain Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 07/29/2022 | Medtronic, Inc. | ACTIVA PC (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,750.00 | General |
| Category: Deep Brain Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 05/23/2022 | Medtronic, Inc. | ACTIVA PC (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,750.00 | General |
| Category: Deep Brain Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 05/18/2022 | Tenon Medical, Inc. | CATAMARAN SIJ Fusion System (Device) | Honoraria | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,500.00 | General |
| Category: Medical Device | ||||||
| 05/18/2022 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | CONDUIT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $84.11 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 02/14/2022 | Novo Nordisk Inc | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,500.00 | General |
| 02/10/2022 | SpineSource, Inc. | Catamaran Sacroiliac Joint Fixation System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $186.31 | General |
| Category: Sacroiliac Joint Fixation | ||||||
| 01/26/2022 | Medtronic, Inc. | ACTIVA PC (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,750.00 | General |
| Category: Deep Brain Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 11/16/2021 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $157.12 | General |
| 10/27/2021 | Medtronic, Inc. | ACTIVA (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,750.00 | General |
| Category: Deep Brain Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 10/11/2021 | Novo Nordisk Inc | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,875.00 | General |
| 07/28/2021 | Medtronic, Inc. | ACTIVA (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,750.00 | General |
| Category: Deep Brain Neurostimulation | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | 60 | 72 | $31,767 | $7,915 |
| 2022 | 5 | 94 | 113 | $87,418 | $22,710 |
| 2021 | 4 | 129 | 158 | $70,306 | $19,641 |
| 2020 | 3 | 101 | 133 | $59,006 | $14,160 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
15 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2023 | 29 | 36 | $19,620 | $5,042 | 25.7% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 18 | 21 | $8,052 | $1,937 | 24.1% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 13 | 15 | $4,095 | $936.00 | 22.9% |
| 63047 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $39,253 | $10,478 | 26.7% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2022 | 31 | 45 | $24,525 | $6,012 | 24.5% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 26 | 29 | $11,221 | $2,880 | 25.7% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $8,042 | $2,169 | 27.0% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 14 | 16 | $4,377 | $1,171 | 26.8% |
| 99215 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 40-54 minutes | Office | 2021 | 52 | 74 | $35,080 | $10,042 | 28.6% |
| 99205 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 60-74 minutes | Office | 2021 | 29 | 29 | $18,871 | $5,089 | 27.0% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 29 | 34 | $8,806 | $2,345 | 26.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 19 | 21 | $7,549 | $2,165 | 28.7% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 40 minutes | Office | 2020 | 50 | 77 | $33,880 | $8,353 | 24.7% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 60 minutes | Office | 2020 | 23 | 23 | $14,421 | $3,195 | 22.2% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes | Office | 2020 | 28 | 33 | $10,705 | $2,611 | 24.4% |
About Dr. Thomas Freeman, MD
Dr. Thomas Freeman, MD is a Neurological Surgery healthcare provider based in Tampa, Florida. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/18/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1962421297.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Thomas Freeman, MD has received a total of $150,968 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $15,000 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 284 transactions from 20 companies. The most common payment nature is "Royalty or License" ($120,000).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Freeman has provided services to 384 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 476 services with total Medicare billing of $64,426. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 15 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Neurological Surgery
- Location Tampa, FL
- Active Since 07/18/2006
- Last Updated 03/18/2021
- Taxonomy Code 207T00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1962421297
Products in Payments
- ACTIVA (Device) $75,000
- ACTIVA PC (Device) $45,000
- CATAMARAN SIJ Fusion System (Device) $3,500
- ReLive (Biological) $3,000
- iFuse Implant (Device) $2,040
- NO ASSOCIATED PRODUCT (Device) $1,750
- PediGuard (Device) $1,527
- DIVERGENCE-L (Device) $1,364
- General K2M Product Discussion (Device) $1,300
- CD HORIZON (Device) $1,072
- SPINE TRUSS SYSTEM (Device) $860.87
- EXPEDIUM (Device) $270.71
- ACTIFUSE (Device) $252.05
- Rampart Duo Interbody Fusion System (Device) $231.36
- Catamaran Sacroiliac Joint Fixation System (Device) $186.31
- ARTiC-L (Device) $179.59
- ELEVATE (Device) $129.08
- Cervical-Stim Osteogenesis Stimulator (Device) $123.46
- CONDUIT (Device) $119.89
- proGAV 2.0 (Device) $116.88
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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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