Dr. Thomas Mathews, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Mathews
Dr. Thomas Mathews is an optician in Brooksville, FL, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Mathews performed 22,246 Medicare services across 4,338 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Mathews received a total of $2,993 from 11 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 50 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in optician. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Mathews is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Injection, adenosine, 1 mg (not to be used to report any adenosine phosphate compounds) | 10,752 | $0 | $4 |
| Contrast dye for imaging (iodine-based) | 5,701 | $0 | $1 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 1,665 | $91 | $200 |
| Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | 610 | $85 | $265 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 447 | $143 | $600 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 313 | $94 | $206 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 310 | $135 | $405 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 306 | $47 | $295 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 305 | $332 | $925 |
| Injection, heparin sodium, per 1000 units | 254 | $0 | $1 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 192 | $119 | $240 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 179 | $136 | $400 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | 167 | $175 | $500 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 139 | $132 | $500 |
| Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 106 | $90 | $240 |
| Injection of chemical agent into single incompetent vein of leg using ultrasound guidance | 86 | $978 | $2,700 |
| Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | 76 | $57 | $160 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 75 | $63 | $140 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 58 | $38 | $105 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 57 | $11 | $55 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous with review and report by health care professional | 57 | $51 | $290 |
| 3d radiographic procedure | 54 | $19 | $50 |
| Review by radiologist of abdominal aorta image | 53 | $99 | $500 |
| Review by radiologist of both arms or legs arteries image | 53 | $128 | $800 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 45 | $202 | $900 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure, each additional 15 minutes | 38 | $9 | $20 |
| Removal of plaque in artery of leg, initial vessel | 26 | $6,754 | $21,000 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | 24 | $16 | $75 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 24 | $11 | $70 |
| Removal of plaque in arteries of leg | 22 | $5,428 | $21,000 |
| Coronary stent placement | 16 | $449 | $1,300 |
| Insertion of tube into abdominal, pelvic, or leg artery, initial third order branch | 14 | $1,092 | $3,500 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 11 | $83 | $500 |
| Insertion of tube in right and left heart chambers and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 11 | $300 | $1,000 |
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)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
Most payments (96%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
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 measures how much public data is available about a provider — not how good they are. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Mathews is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 4% in FL), and low-engagement industry engagement, with 20 years of practice experience.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. 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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