Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $7,200 | 4 | 65.0% |
| Consulting Fee | $2,000 | 1 | 18.1% |
| Travel and Lodging | $1,600 | 7 | 14.5% |
| Food and Beverage | $269.22 | 7 | 2.4% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lantheus Medical Imaging, Inc. | $6,633 | 10 | $0 (2020) |
| GE HealthCare | $4,200 | 3 | $0 (2022) |
| Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $106.99 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. | $54.77 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $40.42 | 2 | $0 (2017) |
| ABIOMED | $33.96 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $18.08 | 1 | ABIOMED ($18.08) |
| 2023 | $15.88 | 1 | ABIOMED ($15.88) |
| 2022 | $1,307 | 2 | GE HealthCare ($1,200) |
| 2021 | $3,000 | 2 | GE HEALTHCARE ($3,000) |
| 2020 | $2,000 | 1 | Lantheus Medical Imaging, Inc. ($2,000) |
| 2019 | $4,633 | 9 | Lantheus Medical Imaging, Inc. ($4,633) |
| 2017 | $95.19 | 3 | Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. ($54.77) |
All Payment Transactions
19 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/14/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.08 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 10/11/2023 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.88 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 06/10/2022 | Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | PYLARIFY (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $106.99 | General |
| Category: RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL | ||||||
| 03/09/2022 | GE HealthCare | — | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,200.00 | General |
| 09/24/2021 | GE HEALTHCARE | OPTISON (Drug) | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,400.00 | General |
| Category: CORE IMAGING | ||||||
| 09/24/2021 | GE HEALTHCARE | OPTISON (Drug) | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $600.00 | General |
| Category: CORE IMAGING | ||||||
| 11/12/2020 | Lantheus Medical Imaging, Inc. | DEFINITY (Drug) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,000.00 | General |
| Category: CONTRAST AGENT | ||||||
| 08/29/2019 | Lantheus Medical Imaging, Inc. | Definity (Drug) | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,000.00 | General |
| Category: Contrast Agent | ||||||
| 07/10/2019 | Lantheus Medical Imaging, Inc. | Definity (Drug) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $742.00 | General |
| Category: Contrast Agent | ||||||
| 07/10/2019 | Lantheus Medical Imaging, Inc. | Definity (Drug) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $415.00 | General |
| Category: Contrast Agent | ||||||
| 07/10/2019 | Lantheus Medical Imaging, Inc. | Definity (Drug) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $161.00 | General |
| Category: Contrast Agent | ||||||
| 07/10/2019 | Lantheus Medical Imaging, Inc. | Definity (Drug) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $115.85 | General |
| Category: Contrast Agent | ||||||
| 07/10/2019 | Lantheus Medical Imaging, Inc. | Definity (Drug) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $113.75 | General |
| Category: Contrast Agent | ||||||
| 07/10/2019 | Lantheus Medical Imaging, Inc. | Definity (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $33.08 | General |
| Category: Contrast Agent | ||||||
| 07/10/2019 | Lantheus Medical Imaging, Inc. | Definity (Drug) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $26.00 | General |
| Category: Contrast Agent | ||||||
| 07/10/2019 | Lantheus Medical Imaging, Inc. | Definity (Drug) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $26.00 | General |
| Category: Contrast Agent | ||||||
| 12/12/2017 | Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. | SC2000 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $54.77 | General |
| Category: US - Ultrasound Systems | ||||||
| 06/22/2017 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | CoreValve Evolut (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.48 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Valve Systems | ||||||
| 02/21/2017 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | CoreValve Evolut (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.94 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Valve Systems | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 16 | 1,431 | 1,507 | $346,837 | $76,936 |
| 2022 | 16 | 1,489 | 1,596 | $359,903 | $79,630 |
| 2021 | 16 | 1,512 | 1,758 | $425,711 | $106,224 |
| 2020 | 15 | 1,488 | 1,691 | $382,349 | $91,427 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 156 | 175 | $61,250 | $17,222 | 28.1% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Facility | 2023 | 251 | 256 | $53,760 | $12,401 | 23.1% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2023 | 110 | 119 | $41,650 | $11,455 | 27.5% |
| 93350 | Ultrasound of heart during rest, exercise and/or drug-induced stress with report | Facility | 2023 | 131 | 131 | $32,056 | $6,090 | 19.0% |
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 37 | 68 | $15,640 | $5,974 | 38.2% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 40 | 44 | $22,000 | $5,636 | 25.6% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 28 | 28 | $13,440 | $3,699 | 27.5% |
| 93312 | Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | Facility | 2023 | 43 | 43 | $13,184 | $3,193 | 24.2% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2023 | 20 | 20 | $9,600 | $2,518 | 26.2% |
| 78452 | Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | Facility | 2023 | 39 | 39 | $8,970 | $2,120 | 23.6% |
| 75561 | Mri scan of heart before and after contrast | Facility | 2023 | 25 | 25 | $10,185 | $2,051 | 20.1% |
| 93018 | Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | Facility | 2023 | 135 | 135 | $14,850 | $1,297 | 8.7% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $3,430 | $1,007 | 29.3% |
| 93321 | Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers, follow-up | Facility | 2023 | 189 | 194 | $8,963 | $955.86 | 10.7% |
| 93308 | Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | Facility | 2023 | 29 | 31 | $7,874 | $576.29 | 7.3% |
| 93325 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | Facility | 2023 | 131 | 132 | $24,262 | $289.60 | 1.2% |
| 99152 | Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 29 | 29 | $3,480 | $248.36 | 7.1% |
| 93356 | Heart muscle strain imaging | Facility | 2023 | 24 | 24 | $2,244 | $203.04 | 9.0% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Facility | 2022 | 363 | 370 | $77,700 | $18,491 | 23.8% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 128 | 144 | $51,120 | $13,875 | 27.1% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2022 | 85 | 100 | $35,500 | $9,250 | 26.1% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 70 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 58 | 61 | $31,750 | $8,931 | 28.1% |
| 99233 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 35 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 57 | 105 | $24,150 | $8,021 | 33.2% |
| 93350 | Ultrasound of heart during rest, exercise and/or drug-induced stress with report | Facility | 2022 | 123 | 123 | $30,098 | $6,239 | 20.7% |
| 93312 | Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | Facility | 2022 | 36 | 36 | $11,038 | $2,920 | 26.5% |
About Dr. Thomas Porter, MD
Dr. Thomas Porter, MD is a Cardiovascular Disease healthcare provider based in Omaha, Nebraska. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 05/12/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1831140391.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Thomas Porter, MD has received a total of $11,069 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $18.08 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 19 transactions from 6 companies. The most common payment nature is "Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program" ($7,200).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Porter has provided services to 5,920 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 6,552 services with total Medicare billing of $354,217. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 72 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Cardiovascular Disease
- Location Omaha, NE
- Active Since 05/12/2006
- Last Updated 08/14/2019
- Taxonomy Code 207RC0000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1831140391
Products in Payments
- Definity (Drug) $4,633
- OPTISON (Drug) $3,000
- DEFINITY (Drug) $2,000
- PYLARIFY (Drug) $106.99
- SC2000 (Device) $54.77
- CoreValve Evolut (Device) $40.42
- Impella (Device) $33.96
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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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