Physician profile

Melanie Thomas

Acute Care (Nurse Practitioner) · Atlanta, GA

NPI 1902538648

$1,950.33

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

15 companies · $69.45 in 2025

The $69.45 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Acute Care (Nurse Practitioner) provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $151).

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Payments by year

General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.

What the payments were for

Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.

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Payment typeAmount (2023-2025)
Travel and Lodging$991.38
Food and Beverage$818.77

Payment-type detail covers 2023-2025; earlier years are included in totals but not broken out here.

Who reported paying

General payments only, as reported to CMS. Product names cover 2023-2025.

CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Arthrex, INC. $589.16 2023
Prime Surgical, LLC $523.22 2023
Djo, LLC $183.30 2024 Cmf
Curonix LLC $130.70 2023 Pns Freedom-4a Permanent Neurostimulator Receiver Kit Channel A
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $122.11 2023 Andexxa
Heron Therapeutics, INC. $122.11 2022
Baxter Healthcare $85.81 2023
Ossur Americas, INC. $48.18 2025
Si-Bone, INC. $33.13 2023
Bioventus LLC $31.98 2022-2024 Bonescalpel & Sonicone (O.R.)
Vericel Corporation $22.79 2023 Maci
Solventum Corporation $21.27 2025 Prevena
Depuy Synthes Sales INC. $17.25 2024 Monovisc, Orthovisc
Smith+Nephew, INC. $13.93 2024 Oasis, Versajet
Heraeus Medical, LLC. $5.39 2024

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

CMS records which products a payment was associated with, not how the money was allocated. Association is not allocation: one payment can be associated with several products, and a product listing does not mean the payment was made because of that product. Product detail covers 2023-2025.

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Payment summary

Melanie Thomas

$1,950.33

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2022-2025
Top company
Arthrex, INC.
Context
The $69.45 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Acute Care (Nurse Practitioner) provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $151).

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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025. Payments are legal and often routine.

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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025, as reported to CMS by drug and device makers (published June 30, 2026). Drug and device detail covers 2023-2025.