Dr. Thomas Kias, MD

Internal Medicine Athens, GA Male
NPI: 1609848373
Total Payments
$2,283
2024 Payments
$98.38
Companies
27
Transactions
145
Medicare Patients
3,334
Medicare Billing
$285,298

Payment Breakdown by Category

Food & Beverage$2,277 (99.8%)
Education$5.33 (0.2%)

Payments by Nature

Nature of Payment Amount Transactions Share
Food and Beverage $2,277 144 99.8%
Education $5.33 1 0.2%

Top Paying Companies

Company Total Records Latest Year
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $360.78 24 $0 (2020)
Amgen Inc. $231.01 13 $0 (2019)
Gilead Sciences, Inc. $183.11 7 $0 (2024)
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. $178.84 11 $0 (2020)
Novo Nordisk Inc $154.18 10 $0 (2020)
PFIZER INC. $136.12 10 $0 (2023)
Lilly USA, LLC $129.33 10 $0 (2020)
Astellas Pharma US Inc $124.74 8 $0 (2019)
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC $110.55 6 $0 (2018)
Allergan, Inc. $108.66 6 $0 (2020)

Payment History by Year

Year Amount Transactions Top Company
2024 $98.38 5 Gilead Sciences, Inc. ($98.38)
2023 $153.31 6 Gilead Sciences, Inc. ($84.73)
2022 $14.68 1 Dexcom, Inc. ($14.68)
2021 $17.43 1 DEXCOM, INC. ($17.43)
2020 $236.10 16 Novo Nordisk Inc ($74.10)
2019 $516.12 34 AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP ($87.15)
2018 $625.56 41 AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP ($146.23)
2017 $621.13 41 GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. ($90.96)

All Payment Transactions

145 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 6

Date Company Product Nature Form Amount Type
12/18/2024 Gilead Sciences, Inc. — Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $17.01 General
11/06/2024 Gilead Sciences, Inc. — Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $18.60 General
10/09/2024 Gilead Sciences, Inc. — Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $19.79 General
03/21/2024 Gilead Sciences, Inc. — Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $20.90 General
02/28/2024 Gilead Sciences, Inc. — Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $22.08 General
11/28/2023 Gilead Sciences, Inc. — Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $67.00 General
10/19/2023 PFIZER INC. PREVNAR 20 (Biological), COMIRNATY, ABRYSVO Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $17.82 General
Category: VACCINES
10/19/2023 PFIZER INC. PREVNAR 20 (Biological), COMIRNATY, ABRYSVO Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $15.80 General
Category: VACCINES
09/19/2023 Gilead Sciences, Inc. — Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $17.73 General
09/16/2023 Dexcom, Inc. Dexcom G6 Transmitter (Medical Supply) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $18.16 General
Category: Endocrinology
08/10/2023 Boston Scientific Corporation — Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $16.80 General
Category: General - Pain Management_NMD
01/04/2022 Dexcom, Inc. Dexcom G6 Transmitter (Medical Supply) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $14.68 General
Category: Endocrinology
11/14/2021 DEXCOM, INC. DEXCOM G6 TRANSMITTER (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $17.43 General
Category: ENDOCRINOLOGY
11/30/2020 Lilly USA, LLC EMGALITY (Drug), REYVOW Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $11.11 General
Category: Neuroscience
11/04/2020 Lilly USA, LLC EMGALITY (Drug), TRULICITY Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $17.33 General
Category: Neuroscience
10/12/2020 AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP BREZTRI AEROSPHERE (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $12.96 General
Category: Respiratory
09/21/2020 Lilly USA, LLC TRULICITY (Drug), JARDIANCE Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $15.75 General
Category: Diabetes
09/18/2020 Novo Nordisk Inc Ozempic (Drug), RYBELSUS Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $13.06 General
Category: Diabetes
06/29/2020 Novo Nordisk Inc Ozempic (Drug), RYBELSUS Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $11.68 General
Category: Diabetes
06/15/2020 GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. SHINGRIX (Biological) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $17.46 General
Category: VACCINES
03/09/2020 Allergan, Inc. VRAYLAR (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $14.67 General
Category: NEUROSCIENCE
03/03/2020 Novo Nordisk Inc Ozempic (Drug), RYBELSUS Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $21.22 General
Category: Diabetes
03/02/2020 Novo Nordisk Inc Ozempic (Drug), RYBELSUS, Tresiba Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $15.14 General
Category: Diabetes
02/25/2020 Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation PNEUMOVAX 23 (Biological), GARDASIL 9 Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $12.93 General
Category: VACCINE
02/24/2020 AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP FARXIGA (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $17.29 General
Category: Cardiovascular and Metabolism
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Medicare Billing by Year

Year Procedures Beneficiaries Services Submitted Medicare Paid
2022 2 40 45 $5,302 $1,764
2021 14 1,301 1,850 $309,970 $126,203
2020 17 1,993 2,790 $405,569 $157,331
Total Patients
3,334
Total Services
4,685
Medicare Billing
$285,298
Procedure Codes
33

All Medicare Procedures & Services

33 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2

HCPCS Description Setting Year Patients Services Charges Medicare Paid Ratio
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes Office 2022 23 28 $2,972 $1,156 38.9%
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 15-29 minutes Office 2022 17 17 $2,330 $608.52 26.1%
99214 Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes Office 2021 333 637 $165,620 $49,228 29.7%
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit Office 2021 228 228 $33,720 $28,988 86.0%
99213 Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes Office 2021 177 310 $52,700 $19,773 37.5%
99497 Advance care planning by the physician or other qualified health care professional, first 30 minutes Office 2021 237 237 $23,700 $19,229 81.1%
90662 Vaccine for influenza for injection into muscle, split virus, preservation free Office 2021 39 39 $2,925 $2,541 86.9%
93880 Ultrasound scanning of blood flow (outside the brain) on both sides of head and neck Office 2021 14 14 $5,650 $1,446 25.6%
83036 Hemoglobin a1c level Office 2021 70 125 $9,250 $1,214 13.1%
G0328 Colorectal cancer screening; fecal occult blood test, immunoassay, 1-3 simultaneous Office 2021 64 64 $1,600 $1,155 72.2%
93306 Ultrasound examination of heart including color-depicted blood flow rate, direction, and valve function Office 2021 13 13 $5,850 $1,110 19.0%
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine Office 2021 39 39 $1,560 $614.03 39.4%
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention Office 2021 17 64 $3,328 $518.10 15.6%
93000 Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report Office 2021 18 21 $2,205 $226.20 10.3%
81003 Automated urinalysis test Office 2021 38 42 $1,386 $94.50 6.8%
82947 Blood glucose (sugar) level Office 2021 14 17 $476.00 $66.81 14.0%
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes Office 2020 378 710 $184,600 $49,628 26.9%
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit Office 2020 290 290 $34,830 $32,317 92.8%
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes Office 2020 291 610 $103,700 $29,740 28.7%
99497 Advance care planning by the physician or other qualified health care professional Office 2020 300 300 $30,000 $24,815 82.7%
90662 Vaccine for influenza for injection into muscle Office 2020 173 174 $13,050 $10,554 80.9%
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine Office 2020 176 177 $7,080 $2,814 39.7%
90670 Pneumococcal vaccine for injection into muscle Office 2020 11 11 $2,860 $2,452 85.7%
83036 Hemoglobin a1c level Office 2020 78 155 $11,470 $1,486 13.0%
G0328 Colorectal cancer screening; fecal occult blood test, immunoassay, 1-3 simultaneous Office 2020 65 65 $1,625 $1,159 71.3%
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About Dr. Thomas Kias, MD

Dr. Thomas Kias, MD is a Internal Medicine healthcare provider based in Athens, Georgia. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 02/06/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1609848373.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Thomas Kias, MD has received a total of $2,283 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $98.38 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 145 transactions from 27 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($2,277).

As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Kias has provided services to 3,334 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 4,685 services with total Medicare billing of $285,298. Data is available for 3 years (2020–2022), covering 33 distinct procedure/service records.

Practice Information

  • Specialty Internal Medicine
  • Other Specialties Internal Medicine
  • Location Athens, GA
  • Active Since 02/06/2006
  • Last Updated 06/30/2010
  • Taxonomy Code 207R00000X
  • Entity Type Individual
  • Practice Solo Practitioner
  • NPI Number 1609848373

Products in Payments

  • FARXIGA (Drug) $218.70
  • Prolia (Biological) $106.81
  • MYRBETRIQ (Drug) $94.60
  • Aimovig (Biological) $84.62
  • SYMBICORT (Drug) $78.02
  • BREO (Drug) $77.77
  • Ozempic (Drug) $76.39
  • TOUJEO (Drug) $75.72
  • Vascepa (Drug) $73.95
  • TRADJENTA (Drug) $69.29
  • TRULICITY (Drug) $65.47
  • VRAYLAR (Drug) $52.79
  • ANORO (Drug) $52.58
  • PNEUMOVAX 23 (Biological) $51.66
  • Victoza (Drug) $48.96
  • CHANTIX (Drug) $48.36
  • CONTRAVE (Drug) $47.35
  • iPro2 (Device) $44.85
  • NAMZARIC (Drug) $42.96
  • PREVNAR - 13 (Biological) $42.61

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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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