Physician profile
Thomas C Keller
NPI 1225297997
$176,870.81
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
18 companies · $633 in 2025
The $633 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $686).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $4,307 · 2020: $102 · 2021: $632 · 2022: $1,589 · 2023: $169K · 2024: $259 · 2025: $633.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Acquisitions: $169K · Food and Beverage: $981.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Acquisitions | $169,259.82 |
| Food and Beverage | $981.28 |
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.
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. | $172,092.99 | 2019-2025 | Tapestry, Absolute Bi-Polar Shoulder System, Z1 Hip System |
| Smith+Nephew, INC. | $1,954.00 | 2019-2021 | |
| Summit Surgical Corp. | $1,443.16 | 2022-2023 | |
| Stryker Corporation | $395.65 | 2019-2025 | Alphavent, Blueprint Patient Specific Instrumentation, Aequalis Perform Reversed |
| Trice Medical, INC. | $200.00 | 2019 | |
| Linvatec Corporation | $125.03 | 2025 | Biobrace 23mm |
| Lifenet Health | $101.92 | 2025 | Allograft Vmis Delivery System |
| Arthrex, INC. | $101.50 | 2020 | |
| Biocomposites INC | $86.61 | 2025 | Stimulan |
| Acumed LLC | $78.66 | 2024 | Acumed, Innate Implant |
| Fx Shoulder Solutions, INC | $68.06 | 2021 | |
| Depuy Synthes Sales INC. | $59.38 | 2024-2025 | Unium, Fibergraft Bg Morsels, Va-Lcp |
| Avanos Medical | $44.67 | 2019 | |
| Wright Medical Technology, INC. | $42.34 | 2019 | |
| Heron Therapeutics, INC. | $30.00 | 2022 |
Show all 17 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethicon US, LLC | $25.17 | 2019 | |
| Alaska Medical Technologies, LLC | $21.67 | 2025 |
1 company reported research payments only; those appear in the research section below.
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.
Research and ownership
$678,364.44 in ownership or investment interests, as reported to CMS. These are holdings a clinician or an immediate family member has in a company, not payments received.
If you want to bring it up
Most clinicians are glad to talk about this. A respectful way in:
- "I saw Thomas Keller listed in the CMS Open Payments database. Can you tell me about your work with those companies?"
- "Is there a generic or alternative to this medication, and would it work as well for me?"
- "What made you choose this particular treatment for my situation?"
These are normal questions. A good clinician will welcome them.
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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.