Total Payments
$5.6M
2024 Payments
$771,517
Companies
5
Transactions
183
Medicare Patients
965
Medicare Billing
$385,669
Payment Breakdown by Category
Royalty/License$5.4M (96.1%)
Consulting$207,336 (3.7%)
Travel$10,396 (0.2%)
Food & Beverage$2,345 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royalty or License | $5.4M | 43 | 96.1% |
| Consulting Fee | $207,336 | 57 | 3.7% |
| Travel and Lodging | $10,396 | 40 | 0.2% |
| Food and Beverage | $2,345 | 43 | 0.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. | $5.5M | 132 | $0 (2024) |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $94,834 | 47 | $0 (2023) |
| Ethicon Inc. | $1,440 | 1 | $0 (2020) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $244.54 | 2 | $0 (2019) |
| Stryker Corporation | $30.77 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $771,517 | 9 | DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. ($771,517) |
| 2023 | $731,122 | 10 | DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. ($730,402) |
| 2022 | $941,119 | 20 | DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. ($928,899) |
| 2021 | $779,585 | 34 | DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. ($765,705) |
| 2020 | $632,577 | 16 | DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. ($610,977) |
| 2019 | $745,083 | 45 | DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. ($719,088) |
| 2018 | $472,981 | 25 | DePuy Synthes Products LLC ($454,861) |
| 2017 | $521,329 | 24 | DePuy Synthes Products LLC ($517,314) |
All Payment Transactions
183 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 8
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/25/2024 | DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. | ATTUNE (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $121,809.39 | General |
| Category: Ortho-Knee | ||||||
| 10/28/2024 | DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. | ATTUNE (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $100,000.00 | General |
| Category: Ortho-Knee | ||||||
| 09/25/2024 | DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. | ATTUNE (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $21,627.71 | General |
| Category: Ortho-Knee | ||||||
| 08/26/2024 | DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. | ATTUNE (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $244,422.83 | General |
| Category: Ortho-Knee | ||||||
| 07/17/2024 | DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,080.00 | General |
| 06/26/2024 | DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. | ATTUNE (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $18,198.32 | General |
| Category: Ortho-Knee | ||||||
| 05/30/2024 | DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. | ATTUNE (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $132,911.49 | General |
| Category: Ortho-Knee | ||||||
| 02/26/2024 | DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. | ATTUNE (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $130,387.58 | General |
| Category: Ortho-Knee | ||||||
| 01/25/2024 | DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,080.00 | General |
| 11/29/2023 | DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,800.00 | General |
| 11/23/2023 | DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. | ATTUNE (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $109,955.38 | General |
| Category: Ortho-Knee | ||||||
| 09/04/2023 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $720.00 | General |
| 08/30/2023 | DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. | ATTUNE (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $381,684.00 | General |
| Category: Ortho-Knee | ||||||
| 07/21/2023 | DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $360.00 | General |
| 07/05/2023 | DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. | ATTUNE (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,088.78 | General |
| Category: Ortho-Knee | ||||||
| 05/31/2023 | DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. | ATTUNE (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $116,294.33 | General |
| Category: Ortho-Knee | ||||||
| 05/10/2023 | DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $720.00 | General |
| 03/02/2023 | DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. | ATTUNE (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $115,059.25 | General |
| Category: Ortho-Knee | ||||||
| 02/10/2023 | DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,440.00 | General |
| 11/24/2022 | DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. | ATTUNE (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $96,515.14 | General |
| Category: Ortho-Knee | ||||||
| 10/31/2022 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | ATTUNE (Device), CORAIL, PINNACLE | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,440.00 | General |
| Category: Ortho-Knee | ||||||
| 10/31/2022 | DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. | ATTUNE (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $300.00 | General |
| Category: Ortho-Knee | ||||||
| 10/28/2022 | DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. | ATTUNE (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $100,000.00 | General |
| Category: Ortho-Knee | ||||||
| 10/28/2022 | DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $360.00 | General |
| 09/26/2022 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | CORAIL (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $134.41 | General |
| Category: Ortho-Hip | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7 | 164 | 372 | $369,843 | $55,019 |
| 2022 | 6 | 275 | 295 | $744,078 | $108,681 |
| 2021 | 6 | 241 | 251 | $700,661 | $107,222 |
| 2020 | 8 | 285 | 302 | $692,825 | $114,747 |
Total Patients
965
Total Services
1,220
Medicare Billing
$385,669
Procedure Codes
27
All Medicare Procedures & Services
27 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27447 | Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee | Facility | 2023 | 24 | 24 | $191,616 | $28,750 | 15.0% |
| 27130 | Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 18 | $134,370 | $20,742 | 15.4% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 29 | 31 | $17,887 | $2,456 | 13.7% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 44 | 46 | $18,078 | $2,250 | 12.4% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $6,325 | $662.49 | 10.5% |
| J1040 | Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg | Office | 2023 | 19 | 22 | $1,077 | $149.15 | 13.8% |
| J2795 | Injection, ropivacaine hydrochloride, 1 mg | Office | 2023 | 19 | 220 | $489.72 | $9.25 | 1.9% |
| 27447 | Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee | Facility | 2022 | 52 | 53 | $423,152 | $62,000 | 14.7% |
| 27130 | Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis | Facility | 2022 | 28 | 28 | $209,020 | $32,178 | 15.4% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 76 | 81 | $46,737 | $6,367 | 13.6% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 77 | 91 | $35,763 | $4,892 | 13.7% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 24 | 24 | $13,800 | $1,649 | 11.9% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 18 | 18 | $15,606 | $1,595 | 10.2% |
| 27447 | Repair of knee joint, lower or upper part of joint, inside and outside area | Facility | 2021 | 45 | 47 | $375,201 | $58,424 | 15.6% |
| 27130 | Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint prosthesis | Facility | 2021 | 31 | 31 | $231,384 | $36,211 | 15.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 76 | 81 | $46,737 | $6,745 | 14.4% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 53 | 56 | $22,008 | $2,795 | 12.7% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Office | 2021 | 23 | 23 | $19,941 | $2,514 | 12.6% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of large joint or joint capsule | Office | 2021 | 13 | 13 | $5,390 | $532.88 | 9.9% |
| 27130 | Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint prosthesis | Facility | 2020 | 39 | 40 | $289,866 | $50,894 | 17.6% |
| 27447 | Repair of knee joint | Facility | 2020 | 36 | 38 | $278,129 | $50,704 | 18.2% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes | Office | 2020 | 80 | 88 | $50,776 | $5,265 | 10.4% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 40 minutes | Office | 2020 | 30 | 31 | $23,963 | $2,525 | 10.5% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Office | 2020 | 53 | 56 | $22,008 | $2,339 | 10.6% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes | Office | 2020 | 13 | 13 | $11,271 | $1,392 | 12.4% |
About Dr. Thomas Vail, M.D
Dr. Thomas Vail, M.D is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in Durham, North Carolina. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 10/06/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1598852014.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Thomas Vail, M.D has received a total of $5.6M in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $771,517 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 183 transactions from 5 companies. The most common payment nature is "Royalty or License" ($5.4M).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Vail has provided services to 965 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 1,220 services with total Medicare billing of $385,669. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 27 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
- Other Specialties Orthopaedic Surgery
- Location Durham, NC
- Active Since 10/06/2006
- Last Updated 03/05/2020
- Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1598852014
Products in Payments
- ATTUNE (Device) $5.5M
- PINNACLE (Device) $1,293
- RECLAIM (Device) $722.16
- ACTIS (Device) $705.67
- HIP ENDURANCE (Device) $282.06
- CORAIL (Device) $134.41
- Velys (Device) $64.06
- MAKO (Device) $30.77
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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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