Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royalty or License | $6.2M | 31 | 97.0% |
| Consulting Fee | $73,500 | 4 | 1.1% |
| Travel and Lodging | $53,553 | 77 | 0.8% |
| Unspecified | $45,000 | 3 | 0.7% |
| Food and Beverage | $16,816 | 134 | 0.3% |
| Education | $160.49 | 1 | 0.0% |
Payments by Type
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXACTECH, INC. | $6.4M | 239 | $0 (2024) |
| Stryker Corporation | $174.33 | 2 | $0 (2019) |
| Biocompatibles, Inc. | $131.07 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $101.77 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Arthrosurface Incorporated | $76.99 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Arthrex, Inc. | $73.05 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| ACUMED LLC | $59.91 | 2 | $0 (2022) |
| AXOGEN | $36.09 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $29.21 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Hologic Sales and Service, LLC | $17.30 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $464,607 | 27 | EXACTECH, INC. ($464,578) |
| 2023 | $415,439 | 19 | EXACTECH, INC. ($415,421) |
| 2022 | $408,849 | 28 | EXACTECH, INC. ($408,716) |
| 2021 | $391,084 | 16 | Exactech, Inc. ($391,084) |
| 2020 | $540,142 | 5 | Exactech, Inc. ($540,142) |
| 2019 | $1.5M | 44 | EXACTECH, INC. ($1.5M) |
| 2018 | $1.6M | 47 | Exactech, Inc. ($1.6M) |
| 2017 | $1.1M | 64 | Exactech, Inc. ($1.1M) |
All Payment Transactions
250 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 10
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/18/2024 | EXACTECH, INC. | EQUINOXE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $106.84 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPAEDIC | ||||||
| 10/16/2024 | EXACTECH, INC. | EQUINOXE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $123.02 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPAEDIC | ||||||
| 10/11/2024 | EXACTECH, INC. | EQUINOXE (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $251.61 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPAEDIC | ||||||
| 10/11/2024 | EXACTECH, INC. | EQUINOXE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $56.36 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPAEDIC | ||||||
| 10/10/2024 | EXACTECH, INC. | EQUINOXE (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $10,455.88 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPAEDIC | ||||||
| 10/10/2024 | EXACTECH, INC. | EQUINOXE (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $494.07 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPAEDIC | ||||||
| 10/10/2024 | EXACTECH, INC. | EQUINOXE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $208.15 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPAEDIC | ||||||
| 09/30/2024 | EXACTECH, INC. | EQUINOXE (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $101,865.30 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPAEDIC | ||||||
| 09/04/2024 | EXACTECH, INC. | EQUINOXE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $82.86 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPAEDIC | ||||||
| 09/04/2024 | EXACTECH, INC. | EQUINOXE (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $3.87 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPAEDIC | ||||||
| 08/09/2024 | EXACTECH, INC. | EQUINOXE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.55 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPAEDIC | ||||||
| 08/02/2024 | EXACTECH, INC. | EQUINOXE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $83.93 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPAEDIC | ||||||
| 08/02/2024 | EXACTECH, INC. | EQUINOXE (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $50.00 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPAEDIC | ||||||
| 08/01/2024 | EXACTECH, INC. | EQUINOXE (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $1,237.50 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPAEDIC | ||||||
| 08/01/2024 | EXACTECH, INC. | EQUINOXE (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $816.54 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPAEDIC | ||||||
| 08/01/2024 | EXACTECH, INC. | EQUINOXE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $274.30 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPAEDIC | ||||||
| 08/01/2024 | EXACTECH, INC. | EQUINOXE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $89.85 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPAEDIC | ||||||
| 08/01/2024 | EXACTECH, INC. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $38.24 | General |
| 08/01/2024 | EXACTECH, INC. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.75 | General |
| 07/22/2024 | EXACTECH, INC. | EQUINOXE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $138.68 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPAEDIC | ||||||
| 07/15/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | NA (Device), NA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.21 | General |
| Category: Enabling Technology | ||||||
| 06/30/2024 | EXACTECH, INC. | EQUINOXE (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $112,547.85 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPAEDIC | ||||||
| 04/18/2024 | EXACTECH, INC. | EQUINOXE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $52.74 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPAEDIC | ||||||
| 03/31/2024 | EXACTECH, INC. | EQUINOXE (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $113,166.32 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPAEDIC | ||||||
| 03/12/2024 | EXACTECH, INC. | EQUINOXE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $133.30 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPAEDIC | ||||||
Research Studies & Clinical Trials
| Study Name | Company | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Functional Outcomes of Patients with Total Shoulder Arthroplasty | Exactech, Inc. | $30,000 | 2 |
| FUNCTIONAL OUTCOMES OF PATIENTS WITH TOTAL SHOULDER ARTHROPLASTY | EXACTECH, INC. | $15,000 | 1 |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 14 | 1,090 | 1,380 | $1.0M | $144,961 |
| 2022 | 16 | 1,160 | 1,524 | $1.0M | $166,444 |
| 2021 | 12 | 1,038 | 1,231 | $913,300 | $150,109 |
| 2020 | 10 | 937 | 1,176 | $907,550 | $144,752 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
52 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23472 | Prosthetic repair of shoulder joint, total shoulder | Facility | 2023 | 48 | 48 | $402,168 | $56,403 | 14.0% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 210 | 233 | $107,002 | $21,667 | 20.2% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 262 | 316 | $102,713 | $19,855 | 19.3% |
| 23405 | Incision of shoulder tendon | Facility | 2023 | 48 | 48 | $171,208 | $12,027 | 7.0% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 139 | 139 | $56,310 | $10,537 | 18.7% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2023 | 107 | 126 | $47,602 | $6,336 | 13.3% |
| 20985 | Computer-assisted surgery for muscle and bone procedure | Facility | 2023 | 46 | 46 | $38,963 | $5,467 | 14.0% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 43 | 43 | $25,937 | $5,310 | 20.5% |
| 26055 | Incision of tendon covering of finger | Office | 2023 | 11 | 14 | $23,249 | $2,822 | 12.1% |
| 23066 | Biopsy of deep tissue of shoulder | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $25,252 | $1,774 | 7.0% |
| J1030 | Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg | Office | 2023 | 127 | 278 | $6,859 | $1,622 | 23.7% |
| 20600 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint | Office | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $4,184 | $585.18 | 14.0% |
| 20550 | Injection into tendon or ligament | Office | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $3,904 | $521.39 | 13.4% |
| J3301 | Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | Office | 2023 | 12 | 52 | $212.00 | $33.76 | 15.9% |
| 23472 | Prosthetic repair of shoulder joint, total shoulder | Facility | 2022 | 52 | 52 | $433,762 | $62,029 | 14.3% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 234 | 265 | $121,078 | $24,278 | 20.1% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 271 | 322 | $104,180 | $20,190 | 19.4% |
| 23474 | Revision of total shoulder repair, total shoulder | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $107,325 | $15,329 | 14.3% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 152 | 152 | $60,950 | $12,514 | 20.5% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 92 | 92 | $55,163 | $10,902 | 19.8% |
| 20985 | Computer-assisted surgery for muscle and bone procedure | Facility | 2022 | 46 | 46 | $38,760 | $5,572 | 14.4% |
| 29848 | Release of wrist ligament using an endoscope | Office | 2022 | 11 | 12 | $34,841 | $4,728 | 13.6% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2022 | 84 | 93 | $34,938 | $4,549 | 13.0% |
| 23066 | Biopsy of deep tissue of shoulder | Facility | 2022 | 17 | 17 | $34,659 | $2,583 | 7.5% |
| J1030 | Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg | Office | 2022 | 101 | 199 | $3,383 | $975.17 | 28.8% |
About Dr. Thomas Wright, MD
Dr. Thomas Wright, MD is a Surgery of the Hand healthcare provider based in Gainesville, Florida. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/29/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1093743759.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Thomas Wright, MD has received a total of $6.4M in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $464,607 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 250 transactions from 10 companies. The most common payment nature is "Royalty or License" ($6.2M).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Wright has provided services to 4,225 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 5,311 services with total Medicare billing of $606,266. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 52 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Surgery of the Hand
- Location Gainesville, FL
- Active Since 06/29/2006
- Last Updated 10/05/2017
- Taxonomy Code 2086S0105X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1093743759
Products in Payments
- EQUINOXE (Device) $4.8M
- Equinoxe (Device) $1.6M
- OPTETRAK (Device) $1,797
- EXACTECHGPS (Device) $331.83
- REUNION (Device) $174.33
- VARITHENA (Drug) $131.07
- DYNACORD (Device) $101.77
- HemiCAP Wrist (Device) $76.99
- NOVATION HIP (Device) $72.53
- ACUMED (Device) $59.91
- AxoGuard Nerve Connector (Device) $36.09
- NA (Device) $29.21
- CoolSeal Generator (Device) $17.30
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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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