Physician profile

Stephen Tonks

Vascular Surgery · Knoxville, TN

NPI 1689937989

$8,416.58

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

26 companies · $1,313 in 2025

The $1,313 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Vascular Surgery provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $927).

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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$2,305.32
Food and Beverage$2,206.91

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
Penumbra, INC. $2,060.43 2024 Indigo System
Silk Road Medical, INC. $1,378.00 2019-2022
Philips North America LLC $1,041.08 2019-2025 (Cm9) Amb Mon & Diag Und, Igt Devices Systems Undivided, Image Guided Therapy Agito
Inari Medical, INC. $707.91 2025 Flowtriever Catheter, S, Ct Thrombectomy System Kit
Medtronic Vascular, INC. $433.75 2019-2020
Boston Scientific Corporation $382.13 2019-2025 Varithena Administration Pack, Eluvia, Enroute Transcarotid Neuroprotection System
Endologix LLC $373.52 2019
W. L. Gore & Associates, INC. $318.43 2021-2025 Gore Tag Thoracic Branch Endoprosthesis, Excluder Conformable Aaa Endoprosthesis With Active Control, Gore Excluder Aaa Endoprosthesis
Medtronic, INC. $305.10 2021-2025 Venaseal, Hawkone
Organogenesis INC. $256.03 2021-2025 Puraply, Via Matrix
Angiodynamics, INC. $191.74 2023-2025 Auryon Laser System 100-120 Vac
Tactile Systems Technology INC $160.57 2022
Zoll Services LLC (A/K/A Zoll Lifecor Corp) $146.28 2019-2020
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, INC $141.69 2019-2022
Bard Peripheral Vascular, INC. $95.04 2019-2022
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Medtronic USA, INC. $93.00 2020
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $67.48 2019-2021
Convatec INC. $64.71 2023
Lemaitre Vascular, INC. $36.54 2021-2023 Artegraft Vascular Graft
Ethicon US, LLC $33.53 2019-2023 Vistaseal, Surgicel Nu-Knit, Evarrest
Abbott Laboratories $30.96 2023 Jeti
Cardinal Health 200 LLC $23.21 2019
Solventum Corporation $20.91 2025 V.A.C. Veraflo Cleanse Choice, V.A.C.Ulta, Prevena
Cagent Vascular INC $20.60 2025 Serrantor
Atricure, INC. $19.27 2025 Atricure Cryoice Cryosphere Cryoablation System
Sanara Medtech INC. $14.67 2023 Celleraterx

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Stephen Tonks

$8,416.58

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Penumbra, INC.
Context
The $1,313 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Vascular Surgery provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $927).

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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.