Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $73,593 | 29 | 34.2% |
| Royalty or License | $31,410 | 14 | 14.6% |
| Unspecified | $28,021 | 25 | 13.0% |
| Food and Beverage | $22,330 | 264 | 10.4% |
| Travel and Lodging | $21,664 | 57 | 10.1% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $21,600 | 8 | 10.0% |
| Honoraria | $9,275 | 4 | 4.3% |
| Education | $7,274 | 9 | 3.4% |
Payments by Type
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arthrex, Inc. | $91,436 | 74 | $0 (2024) |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $22,252 | 28 | $0 (2020) |
| FH Orthopedics, Inc. | $19,330 | 10 | $0 (2021) |
| Rotation Medical, Inc. | $18,830 | 16 | $0 (2017) |
| Arthrosurface Incorporated | $12,524 | 34 | $0 (2024) |
| Stryker Corporation | $10,348 | 79 | $0 (2024) |
| FX Shoulder USA, Inc | $8,909 | 5 | $0 (2023) |
| CDC Medical LLC | $8,105 | 48 | $0 (2023) |
| FX Shoulder Solutions, Inc | $7,399 | 8 | $0 (2024) |
| Globus Medical, Inc. | $2,674 | 14 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $13,603 | 33 | FX Shoulder Solutions, Inc ($7,399) |
| 2023 | $14,258 | 37 | Arthrex, Inc. ($6,409) |
| 2022 | $45,420 | 39 | Arthrex, Inc. ($42,307) |
| 2021 | $35,264 | 56 | Arthrex, Inc. ($22,033) |
| 2020 | $32,222 | 54 | Arthrex, Inc. ($14,378) |
| 2019 | $19,028 | 68 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($6,735) |
| 2018 | $27,884 | 81 | Smith & Nephew, Inc. ($14,934) |
| 2017 | $27,487 | 42 | Rotation Medical, Inc. ($18,830) |
All Payment Transactions
410 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 17
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/09/2024 | Cosa Medical, Llc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $73.40 | General |
| 12/06/2024 | Arthrosurface Incorporated | RevoMotion (Device), WAVEKAHUNA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $39.57 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDIC | ||||||
| 11/15/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | Arthrex (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,183.33 | General |
| Category: Upper Extremity - Instruments - Rotator Cuff - CuffMend | ||||||
| 11/15/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $104.80 | General |
| 11/08/2024 | Cosa Medical, Llc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $116.75 | General |
| 11/02/2024 | FX Shoulder Solutions, Inc | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,750.01 | General |
| 11/02/2024 | Fx Shoulder Solutions, Inc | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $593.95 | General |
| 11/02/2024 | Fx Shoulder Solutions, Inc | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $186.23 | General |
| 11/02/2024 | FX Shoulder Solutions, Inc | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $82.01 | General |
| 10/23/2024 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | Gel-One Cross-linked Hyaluronate (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.66 | General |
| Category: Knees | ||||||
| 10/16/2024 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | ROSA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $95.56 | General |
| Category: Extremities | ||||||
| 10/14/2024 | Stryker Corporation | SHARPSHOOTER (Device), FLEXIBLE GUIDE PIN (STRYKER ACL VERSITOMIC) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $132.21 | General |
| Category: KNEES | ||||||
| 09/23/2024 | Stryker Corporation | SHARPSHOOTER (Device), AIR | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $134.82 | General |
| Category: KNEES | ||||||
| 09/22/2024 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | Gel-One Cross-linked Hyaluronate (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.99 | General |
| Category: Knees | ||||||
| 09/14/2024 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | Gel-One Cross-linked Hyaluronate (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.07 | General |
| Category: Knees | ||||||
| 08/15/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | Arthrex (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,237.59 | General |
| Category: Upper Extremity - Instruments - Rotator Cuff - CuffMend | ||||||
| 06/30/2024 | OSSIO INC | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $118.90 | General |
| 06/06/2024 | Stryker Corporation | TORNIER PERFORM REVERSED AUGMENTED GLENOID (Device), BLUEPRINT PATIENT SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTATION, AEQUALIS ASCEND FLEX | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $131.64 | General |
| Category: BONE SUBSTITUTE | ||||||
| 05/29/2024 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | Gel-One Cross-linked Hyaluronate (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.59 | General |
| Category: Knees | ||||||
| 05/15/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | Arthrex (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,004.58 | General |
| Category: Upper Extremity - Instruments - Rotator Cuff - CuffMend | ||||||
| 04/24/2024 | OSSIO INC | — | Consulting Fee | In-kind items and services | $607.96 | General |
| 04/24/2024 | OSSIO INC | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $130.71 | General |
| 04/17/2024 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | Gel-One Cross-linked Hyaluronate (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.58 | General |
| Category: Knees | ||||||
| 03/26/2024 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | Gel-One Cross-linked Hyaluronate (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.15 | General |
| Category: Knees | ||||||
| 03/19/2024 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | Gel-One Cross-linked Hyaluronate (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.54 | General |
| Category: Knees | ||||||
Research Studies & Clinical Trials
| Study Name | Company | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rotation Medical Bioinductive Implant Database (REBUILD) Registry | Smith & Nephew, Inc. | $14,469 | 9 |
| Rotation Medical Bioinductive Implant Database Registry (REBUILD) | Rotation Medical, Inc. | $7,000 | 6 |
| Rotation Medical Bioinductive Implant Database (REBUILD) Registry | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $6,552 | 10 |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 18 | 718 | 1,073 | $604,253 | $114,163 |
| 2022 | 14 | 583 | 847 | $345,852 | $81,046 |
| 2021 | 20 | 904 | 1,325 | $633,979 | $132,062 |
| 2020 | 20 | 889 | 1,265 | $700,651 | $145,454 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
72 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29827 | Repair of shoulder rotator cuff using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 24 | 24 | $76,825 | $19,080 | 24.8% |
| 23472 | Prosthetic repair of shoulder joint, total shoulder | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 15 | $65,451 | $15,757 | 24.1% |
| 27447 | Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $58,133 | $14,201 | 24.4% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 88 | 112 | $42,014 | $10,411 | 24.8% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 78 | 113 | $30,087 | $7,536 | 25.0% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 59 | 59 | $30,866 | $6,631 | 21.5% |
| 29828 | Release of tendon connecting biceps muscle and shoulder using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 19 | $51,398 | $6,233 | 12.1% |
| 23430 | Anchoring of biceps tendon | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 20 | $45,404 | $5,607 | 12.3% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2023 | 78 | 97 | $19,788 | $4,774 | 24.1% |
| 23020 | Release of tendon of shoulder joint | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 19 | $40,187 | $4,673 | 11.6% |
| 73030 | X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views | Office | 2023 | 74 | 167 | $16,456 | $4,222 | 25.7% |
| 29824 | Partial removal of collar bone at shoulder using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 24 | 24 | $48,674 | $3,715 | 7.6% |
| 73564 | X-ray of knee, 4 or more views | Office | 2023 | 51 | 88 | $11,624 | $2,977 | 25.6% |
| 29826 | Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 23 | 23 | $11,889 | $2,946 | 24.8% |
| 29823 | Removal of extensive shoulder joint tissue using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 23 | 23 | $40,898 | $2,112 | 5.2% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 20 | 20 | $6,839 | $1,362 | 19.9% |
| J1030 | Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg | Office | 2023 | 78 | 216 | $5,193 | $1,292 | 24.9% |
| 73502 | X-ray of hip, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 15 | 19 | $2,527 | $633.81 | 25.1% |
| 23472 | Prosthetic repair of shoulder joint, total shoulder | Facility | 2022 | 19 | 19 | $83,999 | $21,710 | 25.8% |
| 27447 | Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee | Facility | 2022 | 21 | 21 | $86,394 | $21,295 | 24.6% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 98 | 131 | $27,772 | $8,055 | 29.0% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2022 | 77 | 130 | $25,988 | $5,995 | 23.1% |
| 23430 | Anchoring of biceps tendon | Facility | 2022 | 15 | 15 | $33,600 | $4,418 | 13.2% |
| 73030 | X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views | Office | 2022 | 85 | 153 | $13,923 | $3,746 | 26.9% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 32 | 34 | $10,676 | $3,314 | 31.0% |
About Dr. Thomas Kovack, DO
Dr. Thomas Kovack, DO is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in Dublin, Ohio. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/12/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1558303305.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Thomas Kovack, DO has received a total of $215,166 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $13,603 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 410 transactions from 37 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($73,593).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Kovack has provided services to 3,094 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 4,510 services with total Medicare billing of $472,724. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 72 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
- Location Dublin, OH
- Active Since 06/12/2006
- Last Updated 06/14/2023
- Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1558303305
Products in Payments
- ARTHREX (Device) $22,415
- Regeneten (Device) $21,654
- Rotation Medical Arthroscopic Instrument Kit (Device) $18,830
- Arrow (Device) $14,965
- HemiCAP Shoulder (Device) $11,344
- Arthrex (Device) $6,440
- MAKO (Device) $3,835
- EVO Antegrade (Device) $2,094
- Tactoset (Device) $1,984
- ARTHROPLASTY IMPLANTS ANATOMIC TOTAL SHOULDER ECLIPSE (Device) $1,800
- REUNION (Device) $1,684
- TRIATHLON (Device) $1,623
- AQUAMANTYS (Device) $1,164
- AEQUALIS ASCEND FLEX (Device) $807.60
- GlenoJet (Device) $605.30
- REGENETEN (Device) $583.00
- Comprehensive Shoulder System (Device) $546.80
- HIP ARTHROSCOPY ACCESS & INSTRUMENTATION SET (Device) $535.82
- SIMPLICITI (Device) $375.15
- mi-eye (Device) $284.98
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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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