Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Eric Thomas, MD

Urology Physician · Brunswick, GA
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology — Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Low-engagement
2500 STARLING ST STE 602, Brunswick, GA 31520
9124664669
In practice since 2018 (8 years)
NPI: 1447741178 verify on NPPES ↗
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
Informational, not a quality rating. This page presents federal public records about Dr. Thomas from CMS (NPPES, Open Payments, Medicare Provider Utilization, PECOS). It is not medical advice, an endorsement, or a judgment of clinical quality. Always consult the provider directly and a licensed clinician for medical decisions. Read methodology →
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What this data tells you about Dr. Thomas

Dr. Eric Thomas is an urology physician in Brunswick, GA, with 8 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Thomas performed 165 Medicare services across 142 unique beneficiaries.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Thomas received a total of $11,295 from 40 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 200 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in urology physician. 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. Thomas 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.

✓ 8 years in practice ▲ 165 Medicare services $11,295 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary

Medicare Utilization ↗
165
Medicare services
Bottom 8% in GA for urology physician
Lower Medicare volume may reflect subspecialty focus, hospital-based work, or a higher share of non-Medicare patients.
142
Unique beneficiaries
$53
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →
~21 Medicare services per year of practice

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
Automated urinalysis
An automated laboratory test performed on a urine sample to analyze its chemical and physical properties. The procedure uses machinery to detect various substances and cells within the urine.
69 $2 $28
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.
46 $122 $267
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.
31 $93 $205
Bladder ultrasound after voiding
An ultrasound scan performed after urination to measure the amount of urine remaining in the bladder.
19 $8 $103
How to read this data: This reflects Medicare patients only (typically 65+). Payment amounts are what Medicare paid the provider, not your out-of-pocket cost. A higher procedure volume generally indicates more experience with that procedure.

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$11,295
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $1,614/year across 7 years
Top 21% in GA for urology physician
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
40
Companies
200
Individual payments
All payments are legal and publicly reported · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →

Payment profile

Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.

Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$11,295 (100.0%)

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$2,672
2023
$2,997
2022
$2,263
2021
$707
2020
$744
2019
$1,684
2018
$227

Payments by company (2024)

Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
COLOPLAST CORP
$634
Axonics, Inc.
$437
PROCEPT BioRobotics Corporation
$346
Boston Scientific Corporation
$247
UROGEN PHARMA, INC.
$196
Medtronic, Inc.
$166
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$159
Teleflex LLC
$141
Olympus America Inc.
$124
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.
$83
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$48
Tolmar, Inc.
$47
Endo USA, Inc.
$22
Dendreon Pharmaceuticals LLC
$21
Top 3 companies account for 53.0% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Coloplast Corp
$1,596
Boston Scientific Corporation
$1,562
Olympus Corporation of the Americas
$1,148
Axonics, Inc.
$1,027
Medtronic, Inc.
$702
COLOPLAST CORP
$634
PROCEPT BioRobotics Corporation
$600
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$505
Cook Medical LLC
$309
Olympus America Inc.
$306
Teleflex LLC
$286
Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$271
Palette Life Sciences, Inc.
$254
Aroa Biosurgery Incorporated
$221
Janssen Biotech, Inc.
$206
UROGEN PHARMA, INC.
$196
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$159
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.
$133
UroGen Pharma, Inc.
$127
Richard Wolf Medical Instruments Corp.
$125
Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$100
Myovant Sciences Inc.
$94
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$80
PALETTE LIFE SCIENCES, INC.
$75
Axonics Modulation Technologies, Inc.
$75
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$68
DENTSPLY IH Inc.
$62
Tolmar, Inc.
$47
Medtronic USA, Inc.
$42
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$41
Myriad Genetic Laboratories, Inc.
$39
NeoTract Inc.
$35
ABBVIE INC.
$26
Veloxis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$26
Endo USA, Inc.
$22
Dendreon Pharmaceuticals LLC
$21
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$21
Celgene Corporation
$21
BAXTER HEALTHCARE
$19
Photocure Inc
$13
Top 3 companies account for 38.1% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
ADSTILADRIN · AFINITOR · AMS · AMS 700 · AMS 700 CXR RTE Kit · AMS 800 Artificial Urinary Sphincter · AMS Ambicor · AQUABEAM ROBOTIC SYSTEM · AQUABEAM SYSTEM · Altis · Axonics · Axonics r-SNM System · BOTOX · Bulkamid · CYSVIEW · Coloplast TFL Drive · Cook Medical Lasers · Deflux · ELIGARD · ERLEADA · Envarsus XR (SP) · Erleada · FIBER DUST · FLOSEAL · GEMTESA · GENERAL ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION · GENERAL KIDNEY STONE DISEASE · GENERAL THERAPIES · GENERAL - ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION · Gateway Advantage · General - BPH · General - Kidney Stone Disease · Genesis · GreenLight XPS · INTERSTIM · Isiris aStent Removal Device · JELMYTO · KEYTRUDA · LoFric · Lumenis Pulse 120H · Lunderquist · Myrbetriq · Nubeqa · ORGOVYX · Olympus · Olympus Cysto-Resection · PENILE & TESTICULAR RECONSTRUCTN · PROLARIS · PROVENGE · PYLARIFY · Peristeen · REZUM · SOLTIVE · SPACEOAR VUE · ShockPulse - SE · Solyx SIS System · SpaceOAR VUE System - 10mL · SpeediCath · TITAN · Titan · Torosa · UROLIFT · UroLift · Veozah · XIAFLEX · iTIND System · rezum Generator
Should you be concerned? Payments from pharmaceutical and device companies are legal and common — 57% of U.S. physicians receive at least one. They often reflect legitimate consulting, research, or education. What matters is whether a recommended drug or device appears in your doctor's payment records. If so, consider asking your doctor about it. How to interpret this data →

Most payments (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.

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Geographic Context

Urology physicians within 10 mi
7
Per 100K population
8.2
County median income
$68,546
Nearest hospital
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM- BRUNSWICK CAMPUS
0.0 mi

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. Thomas is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with low-engagement industry engagement.

This summary is auto-generated from federal data, describing data availability and patterns. Read our methodology →

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Dr. Thomas experienced with automated urinalysis?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Thomas performed 69 automated urinalysis services. Research suggests that higher procedure volume is often associated with better outcomes, particularly for complex procedures. Note that Medicare data only captures patients aged 65 and older, so the total practice volume across all patients is likely higher.
Does Dr. Thomas receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Thomas received a total of $11,295 from 40 companies across 200 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common among physicians — 57% of all U.S. physicians receive at least one industry payment. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.
How do Dr. Thomas's costs compare to other urology physicians in Brunswick?
Dr. Thomas's average Medicare payment per service is $53. Note that these figures represent what Medicare pays, not your out-of-pocket cost, which depends on your specific insurance plan and deductible. Procedure-level data above shows both what was submitted and what Medicare paid for each service type.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently Very High for Dr. Thomas) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating a long track record of practice, Medicare participation, and industry disclosure. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →
Is this data up to date?
Each data source has its own update cycle. Provider registry data (NPPES) is updated weekly. Medicare enrollment (PECOS) is updated monthly. Medicare practice data has a ~2 year lag — the most recent available is typically 2 years prior. Industry payment data (Open Payments) is published annually, usually in June, covering the prior calendar year. We display the data date prominently on each section so you always know how current it is. See our data freshness policy →
About this page

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.

This page is not medical advice, an endorsement, a recommendation, or a quality rating. Data Coverage reflects data completeness — how much federal information exists for this provider — not clinical performance, patient outcomes, or quality of care. Always verify information directly with the provider and consult a licensed clinician before making medical decisions.

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Data Disclaimer — Data sourced from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), Open Payments program, Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data, and Provider Enrollment & Certification data (PECOS). Published under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This website is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or authorized by CMS, HHS, or the U.S. Government. Data may contain errors as reported to CMS by providers and reporting entities. Payments from industry are legal and do not indicate wrongdoing. Medicare data reflects only patients aged 65+ or those with qualifying disabilities. For corrections, contact CMS directly. This information does not constitute medical advice and should not be used as the sole basis for choosing a healthcare provider. Procedure descriptions use plain language and do not reference CPT® codes, which are copyrighted by the American Medical Association. Full methodology → · Report a data error → · Privacy policy →