Total Payments
$47,809
2024 Payments
$0
Companies
6
Transactions
16
Medicare Patients
2,647
Medicare Billing
$430,667
Payment Breakdown by Category
Royalty/License$44,557 (93.2%)
Education$1,588 (3.3%)
Travel$1,257 (2.6%)
Food & Beverage$406.31 (0.8%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royalty or License | $44,557 | 4 | 93.2% |
| Education | $1,588 | 2 | 3.3% |
| Travel and Lodging | $1,257 | 1 | 2.6% |
| Food and Beverage | $406.31 | 6 | 0.8% |
| Unspecified | $0 | 3 | 0.0% |
Payments by Type
General
$47,809
13 transactions
Ownership
$0
3 transactions
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| NextStep Arthropedix, LLC | $46,105 | 7 | $0 (2021) |
| Sequoia Surgical, Inc. | $1,588 | 2 | $0 (2019) |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $50.56 | 2 | $0 (2020) |
| Stryker Corporation | $33.88 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $30.92 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $0 | 1 | Lazurite Inc. |
| 2023 | $0 | 1 | Lazurite Inc. |
| 2022 | $0 | 1 | Lazurite Holdings LLC |
| 2021 | $9,623 | 2 | NextStep Arthropedix, LLC ($9,589) |
| 2020 | $1,461 | 3 | NextStep Arthropedix, LLC ($1,426) |
| 2019 | $16,608 | 6 | NextStep Arthropedix, LLC ($14,972) |
| 2018 | $11,760 | 1 | NextStep Arthropedix, LLC ($11,760) |
| 2017 | $8,358 | 1 | NextStep Arthropedix, LLC ($8,358) |
All Payment Transactions
16 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Lazurite Inc. | — | — | — | $0.00 | Ownership |
| 2023 | Lazurite Inc. | — | — | — | $0.00 | Ownership |
| 2022 | Lazurite Holdings LLC | — | — | — | $0.00 | Ownership |
| 07/19/2021 | Stryker Corporation | SPS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $33.88 | General |
| Category: NON-LOCKING PLATE | ||||||
| 05/28/2021 | NextStep Arthropedix, LLC | iNSitu Hip System (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $9,588.87 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 02/20/2020 | NextStep Arthropedix, LLC | iNSitu Hip System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,257.46 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 01/13/2020 | NextStep Arthropedix, LLC | iNSitu Hip System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $168.95 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 01/09/2020 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | PICO7 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $34.41 | General |
| Category: Negative Pressure Wound Therapy | ||||||
| 11/13/2019 | NextStep Arthropedix, LLC | iNSitu Hip System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $122.00 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 11/12/2019 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | ORTHOVISC (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.92 | General |
| Category: Sports Early Intervention | ||||||
| 10/01/2019 | Sequoia Surgical, Inc. | — | Education | In-kind items and services | $794.00 | General |
| 10/01/2019 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | PICO 7 Single Use Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.15 | General |
| Category: Negative Pressure Wound Therapy | ||||||
| 09/23/2019 | Sequoia Surgical, Inc. | — | Education | In-kind items and services | $794.00 | General |
| 02/19/2019 | NextStep Arthropedix, LLC | iNSitu Hip System (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $14,850.44 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 02/16/2018 | NextStep Arthropedix, LLC | iNSitu Hip System (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $11,759.60 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 02/15/2017 | NextStep Arthropedix, LLC | iNSitu Hip System (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $8,358.14 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 18 | 1,477 | 2,030 | $1.1M | $243,236 |
| 2020 | 18 | 1,170 | 1,451 | $1.0M | $187,431 |
Total Patients
2,647
Total Services
3,481
Medicare Billing
$430,667
Procedure Codes
36
All Medicare Procedures & Services
36 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23472 | Prosthetic repair of shoulder joint, total shoulder | Facility | 2021 | 40 | 43 | $253,115 | $49,879 | 19.7% |
| 27447 | Repair of knee joint, lower or upper part of joint, inside and outside area | Facility | 2021 | 47 | 47 | $240,464 | $49,584 | 20.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 216 | 342 | $117,040 | $33,646 | 28.7% |
| 27130 | Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint prosthesis | Facility | 2021 | 24 | 24 | $150,800 | $24,083 | 16.0% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 192 | 265 | $61,687 | $18,220 | 29.5% |
| J7326 | Hyaluronan or derivative, gel-one, for intra-articular injection, per dose | Office | 2021 | 11 | 13 | $20,735 | $12,678 | 61.1% |
| 23430 | Anchoring of biceps tendon | Facility | 2021 | 33 | 35 | $80,640 | $10,444 | 13.0% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Office | 2021 | 82 | 82 | $39,506 | $9,200 | 23.3% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of large joint or joint capsule | Office | 2021 | 114 | 170 | $34,446 | $8,766 | 25.4% |
| 73562 | X-ray of knee, 3 views | Office | 2021 | 110 | 189 | $21,170 | $6,234 | 29.4% |
| 73502 | X-ray of hip with pelvis, 2-3 views | Office | 2021 | 83 | 137 | $18,298 | $5,037 | 27.5% |
| 73030 | X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views | Office | 2021 | 105 | 180 | $16,900 | $4,838 | 28.6% |
| 99215 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 40-54 minutes | Office | 2021 | 31 | 31 | $13,221 | $4,545 | 34.4% |
| 73221 | Mri scan of arm joint | Office | 2021 | 16 | 18 | $21,052 | $2,475 | 11.8% |
| 93000 | Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report | Office | 2021 | 133 | 147 | $10,662 | $1,715 | 16.1% |
| J1040 | Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg | Office | 2021 | 90 | 132 | $2,940 | $1,108 | 37.7% |
| 36415 | Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | Office | 2021 | 136 | 161 | $3,451 | $483.00 | 14.0% |
| 71046 | X-ray of chest, 2 views | Office | 2021 | 14 | 14 | $1,135 | $298.96 | 26.3% |
| 23472 | Prosthetic repair of shoulder joint | Facility | 2020 | 46 | 47 | $324,100 | $54,432 | 16.8% |
| 27447 | Repair of knee joint | Facility | 2020 | 25 | 25 | $190,000 | $27,033 | 14.2% |
| 27130 | Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint prosthesis | Facility | 2020 | 20 | 20 | $130,000 | $22,294 | 17.1% |
| J7326 | Hyaluronan or derivative, gel-one, for intra-articular injection, per dose | Office | 2020 | 14 | 16 | $25,520 | $12,999 | 50.9% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Office | 2020 | 160 | 223 | $47,053 | $12,752 | 27.1% |
| 23430 | Anchoring of biceps tendon | Facility | 2020 | 37 | 38 | $91,200 | $11,496 | 12.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes | Office | 2020 | 102 | 119 | $36,890 | $9,582 | 26.0% |
About Dr. Thomas Thomas, MD
Dr. Thomas Thomas, MD is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in Fresno, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 11/28/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1225011968.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Thomas Thomas, MD has received a total of $47,809 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $0 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 16 transactions from 6 companies. The most common payment nature is "Royalty or License" ($44,557).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Thomas has provided services to 2,647 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 3,481 services with total Medicare billing of $430,667. Data is available for 2 years (2020–2021), covering 36 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
- Location Fresno, CA
- Active Since 11/28/2005
- Last Updated 07/08/2007
- Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1225011968
Products in Payments
- iNSitu Hip System (Device) $46,105
- PICO7 (Device) $34.41
- SPS (Device) $33.88
- ORTHOVISC (Device) $30.92
- PICO 7 Single Use Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (Device) $16.15
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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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