Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant | $10,000 | 1 | 87.9% |
| Travel and Lodging | $934.17 | 2 | 8.2% |
| Food and Beverage | $437.52 | 12 | 3.8% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arthrex, Inc. | $10,000 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $1,092 | 5 | $0 (2023) |
| Bioventus LLC | $119.08 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| DJO, LLC | $38.89 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Prime Surgical, LLC | $31.22 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| SPR Therapeutics, Inc | $26.69 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $24.13 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Stryker Corporation | $23.26 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Amgen Inc. | $16.08 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $81.63 | 4 | SPR Therapeutics, Inc ($26.69) |
| 2023 | $1,186 | 8 | Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated ($1,092) |
| 2022 | $10,104 | 3 | Arthrex, Inc. ($10,000) |
All Payment Transactions
15 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/04/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | ORTHOVISC (Device), MONOVISC | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.13 | General |
| Category: Sports Early Intervention | ||||||
| 10/22/2024 | SPR Therapeutics, Inc | SPRINT PNS System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $26.69 | General |
| Category: Pain management | ||||||
| 08/22/2024 | Amgen Inc. | EVENITY (Biological), Prolia | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.08 | General |
| Category: Bone Health | ||||||
| 07/18/2024 | Bioventus LLC | EXOGEN ULTRASOUND BONE HEALING SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.73 | General |
| Category: DEVICES | ||||||
| 11/07/2023 | Prime Surgical, LLC | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.22 | General |
| 11/04/2023 | Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | Iovera (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.14 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 11/04/2023 | Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | Iovera (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.16 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 11/03/2023 | Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | Iovera (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $776.40 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 11/03/2023 | Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | Iovera (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $157.77 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 10/19/2023 | Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | Iovera (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $124.87 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 06/14/2023 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.26 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 05/01/2023 | DJO, LLC | DONJOY (Device), AIRCAST | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $38.89 | General |
| Category: Orthoses: Prefab (non-custom) | ||||||
| 11/10/2022 | Bioventus LLC | Durolane (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $52.18 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 11/10/2022 | Bioventus LLC | Exogen Ultrasound Bone Healing System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $52.17 | General |
| Category: Not Applicable | ||||||
| 04/07/2022 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Grant | Cash or cash equivalent | $10,000.00 | General |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 9 | 229 | 262 | $33,594 | $16,043 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
9 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 72 | 82 | $11,890 | $7,504 | 63.1% |
| 20611 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance | Office | 2023 | 32 | 35 | $7,400 | $2,476 | 33.5% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 20 | 20 | $3,800 | $2,364 | 62.2% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 26 | 31 | $3,100 | $1,965 | 63.4% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2023 | 13 | 14 | $1,875 | $683.96 | 36.5% |
| 76942 | Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | Office | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $3,900 | $468.49 | 12.0% |
| 73502 | X-ray of hip, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $825.00 | $301.86 | 36.6% |
| J0702 | Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg | Office | 2023 | 26 | 40 | $600.00 | $194.85 | 32.5% |
| J1030 | Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg | Office | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $204.00 | $85.92 | 42.1% |
About Dr. Thomas Ricks, MD
Dr. Thomas Ricks, MD is a Family Medicine healthcare provider based in Huntsville, Alabama. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 03/24/2019. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1396205357.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Thomas Ricks, MD has received a total of $11,372 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $81.63 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 15 transactions from 9 companies. The most common payment nature is "Grant" ($10,000).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Ricks has provided services to 229 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 262 services with total Medicare billing of $16,043. Data is available for 1 year (2023–2023), covering 9 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Family Medicine
- Location Huntsville, AL
- Active Since 03/24/2019
- Last Updated 09/16/2024
- Taxonomy Code 207Q00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1396205357
Products in Payments
- Iovera (Device) $1,092
- Durolane (Device) $52.18
- Exogen Ultrasound Bone Healing System (Device) $52.17
- DONJOY (Device) $38.89
- SPRINT PNS System (Device) $26.69
- ORTHOVISC (Device) $24.13
- MAKO (Device) $23.26
- EVENITY (Biological) $16.08
- EXOGEN ULTRASOUND BONE HEALING SYSTEM (Device) $14.73
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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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