Physician profile
John A Thomas
NPI 1780835769
$1,782,652.51
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
31 companies · $133K in 2025
The $133K reported for 2025 was more than what 98% of Neurological Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $604).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $73K · 2020: $69K · 2021: $205K · 2022: $382K · 2023: $612K · 2024: $308K · 2025: $133K.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Royalty Or License: $792K · Consulting Fee: $226K · Travel and Lodging: $21K · Food and Beverage: $8,395 · Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program: $6,000 · Education: $33.77.
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| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Royalty Or License | $791,806.68 |
| Consulting Fee | $226,096.00 |
| Travel and Lodging | $21,155.97 |
| Food and Beverage | $8,395.03 |
| Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program | $6,000.00 |
| Education | $33.77 |
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.
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nuvasive, INC. | $1,315,602.02 | 2019-2023 | Modulus, Pulse, Alif |
| Globus Medical, INC. | $437,195.11 | 2019-2025 | Modulus, Xlif, Elsa |
| Trackx Technology, INC. | $24,493.23 | 2022-2025 | |
| Medtronic, INC. | $1,068.28 | 2021-2025 | Mazor X System, Solitaire X, Pipeline |
| Tricoast Surgical Solutions LLC | $747.44 | 2024-2025 | |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $696.68 | 2019-2025 | Wavewriter Alpha Prime 16 |
| Providence Medical Technology, INC. | $377.73 | 2019-2022 | |
| Orthofix Medical, INC. | $345.20 | 2020-2025 | 7d Surgical System, Physio-Stim, Cervical-Stim |
| Curiteva, INC. | $218.31 | 2023 | |
| Arthrex, INC. | $204.95 | 2024 | |
| Organogenesis INC. | $182.43 | 2022 | |
| Medtronic USA, INC. | $180.55 | 2019 | |
| Nevro Corp. | $147.91 | 2019-2020 | |
| Aesculap, INC. | $146.54 | 2020-2023 | Aesculap, M.Blue |
| Abbott Laboratories | $135.80 | 2024-2025 | Eterna, Proclaim |
Show all 31 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seaspine Orthopedics Corporation | $118.21 | 2022 | |
| Si-Bone, INC. | $116.09 | 2019-2025 | |
| Baxter Healthcare | $110.23 | 2021-2024 | Floseal |
| Alphatec Spine, INC | $104.79 | 2025 | Other - Miscellaneous |
| Osteocentric Technologies, INC. | $100.87 | 2023 | Osteocentric 4.0 X 130mm Locking Bone Screw Fastener St |
| Intrinsic Therapeutics | $85.43 | 2022-2023 | Barricaid Acd (Annular Closure Device) |
| Stryker Corporation | $49.32 | 2020 | |
| Surgalign Spine Technologies, INC. | $41.95 | 2022 | |
| Sanara Medtech INC. | $39.51 | 2023-2024 | Celleraterx |
| Cerapedics INC. | $33.77 | 2023 | I-Factor Peptide Enhanced Bone Graft |
| Imperative Care, INC | $23.83 | 2022 | |
| Gt Medical Technologies, INC | $21.56 | 2023 | Gammatile |
| Djo, LLC | $19.42 | 2019 | |
| Brainlab, INC. | $17.53 | 2025 | Brainlab, INC. |
| Kls-Martin L.P. | $14.71 | 2020 | |
| Karl Storz Endoscopy-America | $13.11 | 2019 |
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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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.