Dr. Robert Tonks, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Tonks
Dr. Robert Tonks is an optician specialist in La Jolla, CA, with 19 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Tonks performed 846 Medicare services across 684 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Tonks received a total of $1,013,361 from 14 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 146 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in optician. The majority of payments are classified as financial or ownership interests (royalties, licensing fees, or investment interests). Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Tonks is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗Top procedures by volume
Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.
| Procedure | Volume | Avg. paid | Avg. submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) A follow-up office visit for an existing patient lasting between 30 and 39 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition. |
266 | $103 | $375 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity Initial hospital inpatient or observation care for a new patient involving high-level medical decision making, with at least 75 minutes total time on the date of the encounter. |
173 | $141 | $376 |
| Drug delivery implant insertion A procedure to place an implant that releases medication into the body's tissue. |
122 | $28 | $411 |
| Imaging guidance for procedure, 60 minutes or less Use of imaging technology to guide a medical procedure. This service lasts 60 minutes or less. |
86 | $13 | $395 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) An initial office visit for a new patient lasting between 45 and 59 minutes. This code covers the total time spent by the physician or qualified healthcare professional on the date of the encounter. |
40 | $132 | $400 |
| Surgical repair of broken thigh bone with stabilization or replacement This procedure involves surgically treating the upper part of a fractured femur by inserting a device to stabilize the bone or replacing it with a prosthetic implant. |
27 | $939 | $5,853 |
| Surgical repair of broken thigh bone with plate and screws A surgical procedure to fix a broken thigh bone (femur) by using metal plates and screws to hold the bone fragments in place while they heal. |
21 | $934 | $5,799 |
| Surgical repair of broken thigh bone with implant A surgical procedure to fix a fractured femur by using a bone implant to stabilize the broken bone. |
20 | $919 | $4,500 |
| Removal of deep implant from bone A surgical procedure to extract a deep implant that is embedded within the bone. |
15 | $273 | $1,346 |
| Treatment of broken thigh bone with implant This procedure involves setting a fractured thigh bone and securing it with an internal implant to support healing. |
15 | $956 | $4,560 |
| Repair of acute torn shoulder rotator cuff | 14 | $421 | $3,184 |
| Treatment of broken top of upper arm bone This procedure involves the medical management of a fracture at the proximal end of the humerus. It focuses on stabilizing the bone to facilitate healing. |
13 | $717 | $2,832 |
| Ankle ligament tear treatment Medical care provided to repair or manage a torn ligament in the ankle joint. |
12 | $330 | $3,996 |
| Closed treatment of broken or dislocated pelvis or sacrum Non-surgical realignment and stabilization of a fractured or dislocated pelvis or sacrum. |
11 | $115 | $950 |
| Treatment of broken thigh bone in knee area This procedure involves the medical management of a fracture located in the distal femur, near the knee joint. It focuses on stabilizing and healing the broken bone in this specific anatomical region. |
11 | $928 | $8,223 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
Payments by company (2024)
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
Payments are distributed across multiple categories with no single dominant type. Total industry engagement is in the top 1% for optician in CA.
Geographic Context
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Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | Weekly updates |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | Monthly updates |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not public | N/A |
This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This reflects how much public data is available about a provider. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Tonks is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with mixed engagement industry engagement in the top 1% of CA peers, with 19 years of NPI registration.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data, describing data availability and patterns. Read our methodology →
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All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.
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