Total Payments
$3,459
2024 Payments
$960.88
Companies
21
Transactions
61
Medicare Patients
599
Medicare Billing
$86,568
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$3,459 (100.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $3,459 | 61 | 100.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| TELA Bio, Inc. | $949.41 | 15 | $0 (2024) |
| Davol Inc. | $709.55 | 13 | $0 (2023) |
| Covidien LP | $448.82 | 4 | $0 (2019) |
| MIMEDX Group, Inc. | $365.79 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $240.17 | 2 | $0 (2022) |
| ACELL, INC. | $138.78 | 7 | $0 (2020) |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $129.55 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $95.35 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | $94.13 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| KCI USA, Inc | $47.62 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $960.88 | 11 | MIMEDX Group, Inc. ($365.79) |
| 2023 | $368.99 | 6 | TELA Bio, Inc. ($313.61) |
| 2022 | $386.82 | 6 | Davol Inc. ($191.93) |
| 2021 | $50.07 | 2 | Davol Inc. ($50.07) |
| 2020 | $41.96 | 2 | ACELL, INC. ($24.82) |
| 2019 | $851.81 | 19 | Covidien LP ($448.82) |
| 2018 | $160.18 | 7 | ACELL, INC. ($61.58) |
| 2017 | $638.35 | 8 | Davol Inc. ($367.73) |
All Payment Transactions
61 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 3
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/21/2024 | TELA Bio, Inc. | OviTex 2S (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $173.09 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 09/30/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | SpyGlass Discover (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.05 | General |
| Category: SpyGlass Discover_ENDO | ||||||
| 09/26/2024 | MIMEDX Group, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $85.71 | General |
| 09/19/2024 | VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.77 | General |
| 09/13/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | STRATTICE RECONSTRUCTIVE TISSUE MATRIX BPS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.41 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA EMERGENCY, INJURY, SURGERY | ||||||
| 09/11/2024 | MIMEDX Group, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $141.10 | General |
| 08/21/2024 | TELA Bio, Inc. | OviTex 2S (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $165.47 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 04/22/2024 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | Harmonic (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $129.55 | General |
| Category: Energy | ||||||
| 03/19/2024 | MIMEDX Group, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $138.98 | General |
| 01/09/2024 | Becton, Dickinson and Company | ARISTA AH FlexiTip (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.25 | General |
| Category: Surgery | ||||||
| 01/02/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.50 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 10/09/2023 | TELA Bio, Inc. | OviTex Reinforced Bioscaffold With Permanent Polymer (OviTex) (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $144.24 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 08/29/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $39.13 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 08/16/2023 | Davol Inc. | Phasix Mesh (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.25 | General |
| Category: Surgery | ||||||
| 05/18/2023 | TELA Bio, Inc. | OviTex Reinforced Bioscaffold With Permanent Polymer (OviTex) (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.18 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 05/16/2023 | TELA Bio, Inc. | OviTex Reinforced Bioscaffold With Permanent Polymer (OviTex) (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $121.02 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 02/14/2023 | TELA Bio, Inc. | OviTex Reinforced Bioscaffold With Permanent Polymer (OviTex) (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $33.17 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 11/28/2022 | TELA Bio, Inc. | OviTex Reinforced Bioscaffold With Permanent Polymer (OviTex) (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.42 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 08/01/2022 | Ethicon US, LLC | Echelon Flex (Device), Harmonic, ECHELON ENDOPATH | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $146.56 | General |
| Category: Surgery-Bariatric | ||||||
| 06/09/2022 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | ANDEXXA (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.07 | General |
| Category: Rare Disease | ||||||
| 04/05/2022 | Davol Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $172.00 | General |
| 02/24/2022 | Innocoll Pharmaceuticals Limited | XARACOLL (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.84 | General |
| Category: Prescription Drug | ||||||
| 02/23/2022 | Davol Inc. | Phasix Mesh (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.93 | General |
| Category: BD Interventional Surgery | ||||||
| 11/17/2021 | Davol Inc. | Phasix (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.86 | General |
| Category: BD Interventional Surgery | ||||||
| 03/03/2021 | Davol Inc. | XENMATRIX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.21 | General |
| Category: BD Interventional Surgery | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 | 144 | 185 | $45,272 | $17,295 |
| 2022 | 5 | 159 | 243 | $62,126 | $22,555 |
| 2021 | 6 | 147 | 178 | $46,426 | $18,062 |
| 2020 | 5 | 149 | 192 | $81,644 | $28,656 |
Total Patients
599
Total Services
798
Medicare Billing
$86,568
Procedure Codes
20
All Medicare Procedures & Services
20 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 | 49 | 69 | $19,320 | $6,993 | 36.2% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 40 | 42 | $11,676 | $4,404 | 37.7% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 30 | 30 | $10,800 | $4,130 | 38.2% |
| 99231 | Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 25 | 44 | $3,476 | $1,768 | 50.9% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 66 | 116 | $32,480 | $11,827 | 36.4% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 50 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 32 | 35 | $9,870 | $3,841 | 38.9% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 70 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 18 | 18 | $7,416 | $2,716 | 36.6% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 23 | 23 | $8,280 | $2,575 | 31.1% |
| 99231 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 20 | 51 | $4,080 | $1,596 | 39.1% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 38 | 56 | $15,288 | $5,743 | 37.6% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Office | 2021 | 37 | 37 | $12,837 | $4,607 | 35.9% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 25 | 27 | $7,236 | $2,902 | 40.1% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 15 | 15 | $4,574 | $2,469 | 54.0% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 21 | 27 | $5,211 | $1,836 | 35.2% |
| 99231 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 15 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 11 | 16 | $1,280 | $505.12 | 39.5% |
| 47563 | Removal of gallbladder with x-ray study of bile ducts using endoscope | Facility | 2020 | 22 | 22 | $35,552 | $13,096 | 36.8% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes | Office | 2020 | 46 | 78 | $19,812 | $6,395 | 32.3% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 38 | 40 | $12,280 | $4,584 | 37.3% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes | Office | 2020 | 24 | 24 | $9,072 | $2,929 | 32.3% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Office | 2020 | 19 | 28 | $4,928 | $1,651 | 33.5% |
About Dr. Thomas Scherer, DO
Dr. Thomas Scherer, DO is a Surgery healthcare provider based in Hanford, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 04/22/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1679539365.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Thomas Scherer, DO has received a total of $3,459 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $960.88 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 61 transactions from 21 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($3,459).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Scherer has provided services to 599 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 798 services with total Medicare billing of $86,568. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 20 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Surgery
- Other Specialties Surgery
- Location Hanford, CA
- Active Since 04/22/2006
- Last Updated 11/28/2012
- Taxonomy Code 208600000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1679539365
Products in Payments
- DAV-Phasix (Device) $367.73
- OviTex 2S (Device) $338.56
- OviTex Reinforced Bioscaffold With Permanent Polymer (OviTex) (Device) $332.03
- Ovitex (Device) $278.82
- Echelon Flex (Device) $146.56
- iDrive (Device) $144.39
- Harmonic (Device) $129.55
- EXPAREL (Drug) $95.35
- Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) $94.13
- HARMONIC Product Family (Device) $93.61
- XENAB (Device) $66.43
- EEA (Device) $38.42
- Phasix Mesh (Device) $36.18
- Phasix (Device) $35.00
- XENMATRIX (Device) $32.21
- SpyGlass Discover (Device) $29.05
- AIRSEAL (Device) $26.86
- STRATTICE RECONSTRUCTIVE TISSUE MATRIX BPS (Device) $26.41
- GATTEX (Drug) $24.95
- PICO (Device) $23.64
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.