Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | $11,000 | 4 | 76.8% |
| Food and Beverage | $1,927 | 37 | 13.4% |
| Travel and Lodging | $1,402 | 7 | 9.8% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | $13,611 | 22 | $0 (2024) |
| CONMED Corporation | $173.17 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | $126.87 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| Covidien LP | $50.43 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Smith & Nephew, Inc. | $37.63 | 3 | $0 (2018) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $37.54 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $37.00 | 2 | $0 (2022) |
| PORTOLA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | $28.68 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| BAXTER HEALTHCARE | $28.04 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| AngioDynamics, Inc. | $25.64 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,289 | 10 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. ($2,185) |
| 2023 | $3,000 | 1 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($3,000) |
| 2022 | $1,069 | 8 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($950.93) |
| 2021 | $7,493 | 9 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($7,447) |
| 2020 | $11.76 | 1 | ACELL, INC. ($11.76) |
| 2019 | $28.68 | 1 | PORTOLA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. ($28.68) |
| 2018 | $216.99 | 8 | Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. ($126.87) |
| 2017 | $221.52 | 10 | Covidien LP ($50.43) |
All Payment Transactions
48 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/03/2024 | CONMED Corporation | AIRSEAL (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $66.04 | General |
| Category: GENERAL SURGERY | ||||||
| 07/25/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | PARIETENE DS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $37.54 | General |
| Category: Hernia Repair | ||||||
| 06/25/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $94.85 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 01/25/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $231.86 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 01/24/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | DAVINCI XI (Device) | Education | In-kind items and services | $1,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 01/24/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $121.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 01/24/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $121.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 01/24/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.98 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 01/09/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $562.25 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 01/09/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $25.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 04/25/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | DAVINCI XI (Device) | Education | In-kind items and services | $3,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 11/15/2022 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $94.68 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 10/25/2022 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $225.15 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 09/20/2022 | CONMED Corporation | AIRSEAL (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $61.01 | General |
| Category: GENERAL SURGERY | ||||||
| 09/09/2022 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $575.06 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 06/27/2022 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | KEYTRUDA (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.51 | General |
| Category: ONCOLOGY | ||||||
| 05/17/2022 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $56.04 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 05/07/2022 | MEDELA LLC | Invia Motion Endure (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $12.72 | General |
| Category: NPWT | ||||||
| 02/28/2022 | Boston Scientific Corporation | SpyGlass (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.59 | General |
| Category: SpyGlass_ENDO | ||||||
| 11/30/2021 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $41.50 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 10/26/2021 | CONMED Corporation | AIRSEAL (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $46.12 | General |
| Category: GENERAL SURGERY | ||||||
| 06/04/2021 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $6.42 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 05/14/2021 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | In-kind items and services | $3,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 05/05/2021 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $334.95 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 05/04/2021 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.98 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | 121 | 123 | $63,629 | $22,301 |
| 2022 | 5 | 120 | 121 | $51,312 | $19,702 |
| 2021 | 5 | 140 | 143 | $59,212 | $23,147 |
| 2020 | 8 | 181 | 207 | $45,730 | $17,310 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
24 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47562 | Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $23,052 | $7,699 | 33.4% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 49 | 49 | $15,190 | $5,612 | 36.9% |
| 49650 | Repair of groin hernia using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $13,651 | $4,538 | 33.2% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 20 | 22 | $4,444 | $1,960 | 44.1% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $5,070 | $1,699 | 33.5% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $2,222 | $792.35 | 35.7% |
| 47562 | Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 16 | 16 | $20,776 | $7,733 | 37.2% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 58 | 58 | $17,980 | $6,522 | 36.3% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 22 | 22 | $4,444 | $1,911 | 43.0% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2022 | 13 | 14 | $3,822 | $1,793 | 46.9% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $4,290 | $1,743 | 40.6% |
| 47562 | Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope | Facility | 2021 | 19 | 19 | $23,484 | $9,404 | 40.0% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Office | 2021 | 65 | 65 | $20,150 | $7,213 | 35.8% |
| 99205 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 60-74 minutes | Office | 2021 | 25 | 25 | $9,750 | $3,895 | 39.9% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 17 | 18 | $3,636 | $1,728 | 47.5% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 14 | 16 | $2,192 | $907.77 | 41.4% |
| 49505 | Repair of groin hernia patient age 5 years or older | Facility | 2020 | 13 | 13 | $13,000 | $5,175 | 39.8% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes | Office | 2020 | 47 | 47 | $9,494 | $3,594 | 37.9% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes | Office | 2020 | 23 | 23 | $7,130 | $2,515 | 35.3% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Office | 2020 | 29 | 34 | $4,658 | $1,830 | 39.3% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 10 minutes | Office | 2020 | 26 | 38 | $3,078 | $1,220 | 39.6% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 11 | 11 | $2,882 | $1,171 | 40.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes | Office | 2020 | 18 | 19 | $3,838 | $1,162 | 30.3% |
| 99231 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 15 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 14 | 22 | $1,650 | $642.25 | 38.9% |
About Dr. Thomas Thomas, MD
Dr. Thomas Thomas, MD is a Surgery healthcare provider based in Kingsport, Tennessee. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/09/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1689678526.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Thomas Thomas, MD has received a total of $14,329 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $2,289 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 48 transactions from 21 companies. The most common payment nature is "Education" ($11,000).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Thomas has provided services to 562 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 594 services with total Medicare billing of $82,459. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 24 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Surgery
- Location Kingsport, TN
- Active Since 06/09/2005
- Last Updated 05/04/2015
- Taxonomy Code 208600000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1689678526
Products in Payments
- Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) $9,611
- DAVINCI XI (Device) $4,000
- AIRSEAL (Device) $173.17
- Inspire Upper Airway Stimulation System (Device) $126.87
- ProGrip (Device) $50.43
- Santyl (Drug) $37.63
- PARIETENE DS (Device) $37.54
- ANDEXXA (Biological) $28.68
- Surgical Care - Tisseel (Biological) $28.04
- ON-Q PUMP AND ACCESSORIES (Device) $25.09
- ProLoop (Device) $24.86
- KEYTRUDA (Biological) $23.51
- SpyGlass (Device) $20.59
- Herceptin (Biological) $15.30
- GATTEX (Drug) $14.41
- PROXISURE Suturing Device (Device) $13.81
- BRIDION (Drug) $13.49
- Invia Motion Endure (Device) $12.72
- Kcentra (Biological) $12.33
- AQUAMANTYS (Device) $11.39
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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