Total Payments
$742,480
2024 Payments
$1,587
Companies
12
Transactions
48
Medicare Patients
1,057
Medicare Billing
$119,887
Payment Breakdown by Category
Royalty/License$570,784 (76.9%)
Other$168,752 (22.7%)
Consulting$1,541 (0.2%)
Food & Beverage$1,402 (0.2%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royalty or License | $570,784 | 18 | 76.9% |
| Acquisitions | $168,752 | 3 | 22.7% |
| Consulting Fee | $1,541 | 3 | 0.2% |
| Food and Beverage | $1,402 | 21 | 0.2% |
| Unspecified | $0 | 3 | 0.0% |
Payments by Type
General
$742,480
45 transactions
Ownership
$0
3 transactions
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $354,732 | 9 | $0 (2020) |
| TITAN SPINE, LLC | $216,162 | 13 | $0 (2019) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $169,271 | 11 | $0 (2024) |
| Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $1,211 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| Innovasis Inc | $459.56 | 5 | $0 (2023) |
| Endo USA, Inc. | $330.00 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $88.49 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| Globus Medical, Inc. | $76.07 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Providence Medical Technology, Inc. | $67.54 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $38.50 | 1 | $0 (2020) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,587 | 7 | Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. ($771.40) |
| 2023 | $463.04 | 2 | Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. ($440.00) |
| 2022 | $97.87 | 3 | Providence Medical Technology, Inc. ($67.54) |
| 2021 | $169,222 | 10 | Medtronic, Inc. ($168,772) |
| 2020 | $96,558 | 6 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($96,506) |
| 2019 | $301,611 | 9 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($258,226) |
| 2018 | $85,751 | 6 | Titan Spine, LLC ($85,663) |
| 2017 | $87,190 | 5 | Titan Spine, LLC ($87,190) |
All Payment Transactions
48 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/11/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $94.11 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 06/05/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | INFINITY OCCIPITOCERVICAL UPPER THORACIC SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $160.62 | General |
| Category: Cervical | ||||||
| 06/05/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | UNID_PASS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.65 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 05/02/2024 | Endo USA, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $330.00 | General |
| 02/09/2024 | Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $771.40 | General |
| 01/25/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $61.42 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 01/03/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | UNID_PASS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $151.67 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 10/10/2023 | Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $440.00 | General |
| 07/13/2023 | Innovasis Inc | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $23.04 | General |
| 12/06/2022 | Providence Medical Technology, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $67.54 | General |
| 04/20/2022 | PFIZER INC. | THROMBIN-JMI (Biological), GELFOAM | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.10 | General |
| Category: HEMOSTAT | ||||||
| 04/14/2022 | Medtronic, Inc. | MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.23 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 11/17/2021 | Innovasis Inc | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $143.95 | General |
| 11/12/2021 | Medtronic, Inc. | StealthStation (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.24 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 11/03/2021 | Innovasis Inc | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $133.19 | General |
| 09/24/2021 | Medtronic, Inc. | nanoLOCK-C (Device) | Acquisitions | Cash or cash equivalent | $90,277.51 | General |
| Category: Cervical | ||||||
| 08/04/2021 | Innovasis Inc | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $75.54 | General |
| 06/30/2021 | Innovasis Inc | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $83.84 | General |
| 06/18/2021 | Medtronic, Inc. | StealthStation (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.63 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 04/23/2021 | Augmedics Inc. | Xvision (Device), Xvision, Xvision | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $13.00 | General |
| Category: Medical Device | ||||||
| 02/18/2021 | Medtronic, Inc. | nanoLOCK-C (Device) | Acquisitions | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,099.77 | General |
| Category: Cervical | ||||||
| 01/08/2021 | Medtronic, Inc. | nanoLOCK-L (Device) | Acquisitions | Cash or cash equivalent | $76,375.06 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 11/24/2020 | Medtronic USA, Inc. | nanoLOCK-C (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $30,887.00 | General |
| Category: Cervical | ||||||
| 08/28/2020 | Medtronic USA, Inc. | nanoLOCK-C (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $15,802.00 | General |
| Category: Cervical | ||||||
| 07/10/2020 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | Connected Health-MyMobility (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $38.50 | General |
| Category: Connected Health | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 12 | 203 | 237 | $478,247 | $29,320 |
| 2022 | 12 | 240 | 557 | $132,516 | $15,277 |
| 2021 | 14 | 295 | 645 | $545,406 | $39,132 |
| 2020 | 17 | 319 | 747 | $494,927 | $36,159 |
Total Patients
1,057
Total Services
2,186
Medicare Billing
$119,887
Procedure Codes
55
All Medicare Procedures & Services
55 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22600 | Fusion of spine in neck by posterior approach | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $154,759 | $9,136 | 5.9% |
| 63045 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of upper spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $119,933 | $4,492 | 3.7% |
| 63048 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 28 | $96,404 | $3,618 | 3.8% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 24 | 24 | $12,096 | $2,675 | 22.1% |
| 61783 | Computer-assisted spinal procedure | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $37,349 | $1,885 | 5.0% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 23 | 23 | $8,464 | $1,833 | 21.7% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 18 | 20 | $7,980 | $1,725 | 21.6% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 23 | 26 | $6,838 | $1,489 | 21.8% |
| 72040 | X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 23 | 34 | $10,540 | $809.73 | 7.7% |
| 20939 | Aspiration of bone marrow for spine bone graft | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $11,820 | $679.70 | 5.8% |
| 72050 | X-ray of upper spine, 4-5 views | Office | 2023 | 14 | 16 | $6,976 | $495.28 | 7.1% |
| 72100 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $5,088 | $483.84 | 9.5% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 32 | 32 | $15,360 | $3,491 | 22.7% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 25 | 27 | $10,260 | $2,342 | 22.8% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 32 | 34 | $8,500 | $2,028 | 23.9% |
| 70553 | Mri scan of brain before and after contrast | Office | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $41,800 | $1,568 | 3.8% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 19 | 19 | $6,650 | $1,521 | 22.9% |
| 72050 | X-ray of upper spine, 4-5 views | Office | 2022 | 26 | 29 | $12,035 | $1,181 | 9.8% |
| 72110 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views | Office | 2022 | 18 | 20 | $8,800 | $750.84 | 8.5% |
| 20939 | Aspiration of bone marrow for spine bone graft | Facility | 2022 | 14 | 14 | $10,500 | $687.45 | 6.5% |
| 72040 | X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2022 | 17 | 21 | $6,195 | $639.04 | 10.3% |
| 72100 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2022 | 15 | 17 | $5,151 | $458.94 | 8.9% |
| A9577 | Injection, gadobenate dimeglumine (multihance), per ml | Office | 2022 | 18 | 305 | $1,525 | $441.27 | 28.9% |
| 72020 | X-ray of spine, 1 view | Facility | 2022 | 13 | 28 | $5,740 | $168.02 | 2.9% |
| 63047 | Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, lower back (lumbar) area | Facility | 2021 | 16 | 17 | $176,943 | $10,544 | 6.0% |
About Dr. Thomas Wascher, MD
Dr. Thomas Wascher, MD is a Neurological Surgery healthcare provider based in Appleton, Wisconsin. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 08/16/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1447242573.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Thomas Wascher, MD has received a total of $742,480 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $1,587 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 48 transactions from 12 companies. The most common payment nature is "Royalty or License" ($570,784).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Wascher has provided services to 1,057 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 2,186 services with total Medicare billing of $119,887. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 55 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Neurological Surgery
- Location Appleton, WI
- Active Since 08/16/2005
- Last Updated 07/19/2022
- Taxonomy Code 207T00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1447242573
Products in Payments
- nanoLOCK-C (Device) $188,883
- TITAN ENDOSKELETON (Device) $172,853
- nanoLOCK-L (Device) $110,306
- nanoLOCK (Device) $43,309
- UNID_PASS (Device) $169.32
- INFINITY OCCIPITOCERVICAL UPPER THORACIC SYSTEM (Device) $160.62
- StealthStation (Device) $130.00
- MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) $107.34
- EXPAREL (Drug) $88.49
- ALTERA (Device) $76.07
- INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) $61.42
- Connected Health-MyMobility (Device) $38.50
- THROMBIN-JMI (Biological) $17.10
- GELFOAM (Device) $13.39
- Xvision (Device) $13.00
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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.