Total Payments
$603,792
2024 Payments
$40,601
Companies
21
Transactions
202
Medicare Patients
9,137
Medicare Billing
$1.3M
Payment Breakdown by Category
Royalty/License$491,816 (81.5%)
Consulting$67,047 (11.1%)
Other$25,745 (4.3%)
Travel$10,756 (1.8%)
Food & Beverage$6,028 (1.0%)
Education$2,400 (0.4%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royalty or License | $491,816 | 32 | 81.5% |
| Consulting Fee | $67,047 | 19 | 11.1% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $25,700 | 6 | 4.3% |
| Travel and Lodging | $10,756 | 34 | 1.8% |
| Food and Beverage | $6,028 | 107 | 1.0% |
| Education | $2,400 | 2 | 0.4% |
| Grant | $45.00 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Unspecified | $0 | 1 | 0.0% |
Payments by Type
General
$603,792
201 transactions
Ownership
$0
1 transactions
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arthrex, Inc. | $540,065 | 111 | $0 (2024) |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $29,227 | 34 | $0 (2019) |
| EXACTECH, INC. | $27,157 | 19 | $0 (2024) |
| Novus Surgical Solutions LLC | $2,400 | 2 | $0 (2022) |
| Heron Therapeutics, Inc. | $1,500 | 1 | $0 (2020) |
| Novus Surgical Consultants | $612.26 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| Stryker Corporation | $574.94 | 8 | $0 (2022) |
| Medacta USA, Inc. | $553.23 | 5 | $0 (2023) |
| KCI USA, Inc | $492.98 | 2 | $0 (2019) |
| Flexion Therapeutics, Inc. | $375.54 | 4 | $0 (2019) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $40,601 | 37 | EXACTECH, INC. ($26,947) |
| 2023 | $46,829 | 23 | Arthrex, Inc. ($46,393) |
| 2022 | $50,781 | 24 | Arthrex, Inc. ($49,402) |
| 2021 | $68,496 | 10 | Arthrex, Inc. ($66,714) |
| 2020 | $77,625 | 11 | Arthrex, Inc. ($75,790) |
| 2019 | $101,109 | 37 | Arthrex, Inc. ($97,072) |
| 2018 | $91,902 | 22 | Arthrex, Inc. ($85,697) |
| 2017 | $126,449 | 38 | Arthrex, Inc. ($105,914) |
All Payment Transactions
202 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 9
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/15/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | Arthrex (Device), Arthrex, Arthrex | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $763.95 | General |
| Category: Arthroplasty & Shoulder Fracture - Implants - Total Knee Arthroplasty - Total Knee | ||||||
| 11/08/2024 | EXACTECH, INC. | TRULIANT (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $5,440.00 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPAEDIC | ||||||
| 11/08/2024 | EXACTECH, INC. | ALTEON (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $179.44 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPAEDIC | ||||||
| 11/08/2024 | EXACTECH, INC. | TRULIANT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $81.84 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPAEDIC | ||||||
| 11/01/2024 | EXACTECH, INC. | TRULIANT (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $680.00 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPAEDIC | ||||||
| 09/26/2024 | EXACTECH, INC. | TRULIANT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $34.00 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPAEDIC | ||||||
| 08/20/2024 | EXACTECH, INC. | TRULIANT (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,720.00 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPAEDIC | ||||||
| 08/15/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | Arthrex (Device), Arthrex, Arthrex | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,309.07 | General |
| Category: Arthroplasty & Shoulder Fracture - Implants - Total Knee Arthroplasty - Total Knee | ||||||
| 05/15/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | Arthrex (Device), Arthrex, Arthrex | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,803.38 | General |
| Category: Arthroplasty & Shoulder Fracture - Implants - Total Knee Arthroplasty - Total Knee | ||||||
| 05/10/2024 | EXACTECH, INC. | TRULIANT (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $816.28 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPAEDIC | ||||||
| 05/10/2024 | EXACTECH, INC. | TRULIANT (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $312.76 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPAEDIC | ||||||
| 05/10/2024 | EXACTECH, INC. | ALTEON (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $84.52 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPAEDIC | ||||||
| 05/10/2024 | EXACTECH, INC. | TRULIANT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $53.49 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPAEDIC | ||||||
| 05/10/2024 | EXACTECH, INC. | ALTEON (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.86 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPAEDIC | ||||||
| 05/09/2024 | EXACTECH, INC. | TRULIANT (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $9,802.95 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPAEDIC | ||||||
| 04/30/2024 | Novus Surgical Consultants | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $38.20 | General |
| 04/05/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | Arthrex (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $180.74 | General |
| Category: Arthroplasty - Implants - Anatomic Total Shoulder - Univers | ||||||
| 03/02/2024 | EXACTECH, INC. | TRULIANT (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,200.00 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPAEDIC | ||||||
| 02/24/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.00 | General |
| 02/24/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.00 | General |
| 02/24/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.00 | General |
| 02/24/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.00 | General |
| 02/24/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.00 | General |
| 02/23/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $45.00 | General |
| 02/23/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $45.00 | General |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 16 | 2,641 | 8,323 | $2.2M | $377,813 |
| 2022 | 16 | 2,325 | 6,894 | $1.6M | $367,842 |
| 2021 | 18 | 2,369 | 4,366 | $1.2M | $284,274 |
| 2020 | 16 | 1,802 | 2,466 | $982,563 | $220,091 |
Total Patients
9,137
Total Services
22,049
Medicare Billing
$1.3M
Procedure Codes
84
All Medicare Procedures & Services
84 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 4
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27447 | Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee | Facility | 2023 | 224 | 235 | $1.7M | $235,777 | 13.8% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2023 | 405 | 570 | $104,085 | $28,994 | 27.9% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 357 | 430 | $63,480 | $26,288 | 41.4% |
| 73562 | X-ray of knee, 3 views | Office | 2023 | 603 | 903 | $99,390 | $25,005 | 25.2% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 225 | 247 | $52,120 | $20,942 | 40.2% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 98 | 98 | $30,990 | $10,751 | 34.7% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 108 | 108 | $22,425 | $7,569 | 33.8% |
| J7325 | Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg | Office | 2023 | 13 | 816 | $29,280 | $5,981 | 20.4% |
| J3301 | Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | Office | 2023 | 385 | 4,682 | $32,774 | $3,775 | 11.5% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2023 | 22 | 22 | $8,740 | $3,316 | 37.9% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2023 | 27 | 27 | $7,575 | $3,315 | 43.8% |
| 72100 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 102 | 103 | $12,715 | $2,797 | 22.0% |
| 27570 | Manipulation of knee joint under anesthesia | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $5,200 | $1,163 | 22.4% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2023 | 22 | 24 | $2,165 | $939.19 | 43.4% |
| 73564 | X-ray of knee, 4 or more views | Office | 2023 | 13 | 20 | $2,063 | $716.60 | 34.7% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 13 | $2,085 | $246.96 | 11.8% |
| 72170 | X-ray of pelvis, 1-2 views | Office | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $1,020 | $237.16 | 23.3% |
| 27447 | Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee | Facility | 2022 | 194 | 202 | $1.1M | $202,055 | 18.5% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2022 | 391 | 536 | $93,004 | $28,292 | 30.4% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 306 | 365 | $50,675 | $23,129 | 45.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 217 | 251 | $51,455 | $22,068 | 42.9% |
| 27487 | Revision of thigh and lower leg bone components of total knee joint prosthesis | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $64,923 | $16,167 | 24.9% |
| 73562 | X-ray of knee, 3 views | Office | 2022 | 412 | 576 | $62,867 | $16,101 | 25.6% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2022 | 106 | 113 | $31,105 | $14,974 | 48.1% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 83 | 83 | $25,745 | $9,649 | 37.5% |
About Dr. Thomas Meade, MD
Dr. Thomas Meade, MD is a Sports Medicine healthcare provider based in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 08/18/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1275525917.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Thomas Meade, MD has received a total of $603,792 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $40,601 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 202 transactions from 21 companies. The most common payment nature is "Royalty or License" ($491,816).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Meade has provided services to 9,137 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 22,049 services with total Medicare billing of $1.3M. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 84 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Sports Medicine
- Other Specialties Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery
- Location Bethlehem, PA
- Active Since 08/18/2005
- Last Updated 08/20/2024
- Taxonomy Code 207XX0005X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1275525917
Products in Payments
- ARTHROPLASTY IMPLANTS KNEE & HIP ARTHROPLASTY TOTAL KNEE (Device) $202,799
- ARTHREX (Device) $113,991
- ARTHROPLASTY IMPLANTS KNEE ARTHROPLASTY TOTAL KNEE (Device) $67,233
- Arthrex (Device) $58,117
- EXPAREL (Drug) $29,227
- TRULIANT (Device) $26,728
- ARTHROPLASTY INSTRUMENTS KNEE ARTHROPLASTY TOTAL KNEE (Device) $21,612
- ARTHROPLASTY INSTRUMENTS TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY TOTAL KNEE (Device) $18,616
- ARTHROPLASTY IMPLANTS KNEE & HIP ARTHROPLASTY UNI KNEE (Device) $10,940
- ARTHROPLASTY IMPLANTS TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY TOTAL KNEE (Device) $10,230
- ARTHROPLASTY INSTRUMENTS KNEE & HIP ARTHROPLASTY TOTAL KNEE (Device) $2,738
- HTX-011 (Drug) $1,500
- MAKO (Device) $540.25
- ALTEON (Device) $428.71
- GMK SPHERE (Device) $387.56
- Zilretta (Drug) $375.54
- Bencox Hip System (Device) $276.42
- Taperloc (Device) $117.19
- UniCAP Resurfacing System (Device) $107.16
- MYKNEE (Device) $106.67
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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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