Physician profile
Thomas E Gaines
NPI 1447243068
$684.46
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
23 companies · $34.79 in 2025
The $34.79 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $796).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $141 · 2020: $95.78 · 2021: $96.27 · 2022: $138 · 2023: $94.93 · 2024: $83.72 · 2025: $34.79.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Food and Beverage: $193 · Education: $20.00.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $193.44 |
| Education | $20.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethicon US, LLC | $155.75 | 2020-2025 | Vistaseal, Echelon; Endopath, Surgiflo Hemostatic Matrix |
| Atricure, INC. | $80.34 | 2019-2022 | |
| Abbott Laboratories | $72.93 | 2019-2022 | |
| Intuitive Surgical, INC. | $31.95 | 2019 | |
| Zoll Services LLC (A/K/A Zoll Lifecor Corp) | $29.16 | 2022 | |
| Getinge USA Sales, LLC | $26.42 | 2023 | Vasoview Hemopro 2 |
| Baxter Healthcare | $25.37 | 2021 | |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. | $20.92 | 2024 | Ribfix Blu Advantage |
| Artivion, INC. | $20.13 | 2021 | |
| Csl Behring | $20.00 | 2024 | Kcentra |
| Stryker Corporation | $19.40 | 2024 | Spy-Phi System |
| Applied Medical Technology INC | $19.27 | 2021 | |
| La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company | $18.51 | 2019 | |
| Ambu INC. | $17.71 | 2023 | |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $16.93 | 2019 |
Show all 23 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kls-Martin L.P. | $16.60 | 2020 | |
| Becton, Dickinson and Company | $16.46 | 2022 | |
| Kci USA, INC. | $14.36 | 2021 | |
| Ethicon INC. | $13.99 | 2020 | |
| Medtronic Vascular, INC. | $13.60 | 2020 | |
| Davol INC. | $13.49 | 2020 | |
| Cook Medical LLC | $12.82 | 2019 | |
| Veran Medical Technologies, INC. | $8.35 | 2020 |
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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- "I saw Thomas Gaines 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.