Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Thomas Guy, MD

Surgery · Gainesville, GA
Practice pattern: Cardiac Surgery — Surgically focused practice
Mixed engagement
200 S ENOTA DR NE STE 380, Gainesville, GA 30501
7702197099
In practice since 2006 (20 years)
NPI: 1558308858 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. Guy 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. Guy

Dr. Thomas Guy is a surgery specialist in Gainesville, GA, with 20 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Guy performed 141 Medicare services across 139 unique beneficiaries.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Guy received a total of $69,847 from 38 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 367 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in surgery. 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. Guy 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.

✓ 20 years in practice ▲ 141 Medicare services $69,847 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary

Medicare Utilization ↗
141
Medicare services
Bottom 33% in GA for surgery
Lower Medicare volume may reflect subspecialty focus, hospital-based work, or a higher share of non-Medicare patients.
139
Unique beneficiaries
$447
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →
~7 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
New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) 25 $163 $416
Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min)
An office or outpatient visit for an existing patient lasting between 40 and 54 minutes. This level of service is determined by the total time spent on the date of the encounter.
21 $137 $290
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.
20 $135 $418
Endoscopic vein harvest
A surgical procedure to remove a vein using an endoscope, which is a thin, lighted tube inserted through small incisions.
19 $12 $70
Coronary artery bypass graft, 1 artery
Surgical procedure to bypass a blocked coronary artery using a graft from another artery. This restores blood flow to the heart muscle.
19 $1,145 $8,073
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement via femoral artery
A minimally invasive procedure to replace a diseased aortic heart valve using a catheter inserted through the skin and femoral artery.
13 $584 $4,687
Coronary artery bypass graft, 2 grafts
A surgical procedure to restore blood flow to the heart by creating bypasses using two vein or artery grafts.
13 $295 $1,734
Radical mitral valve reconstruction on heart-lung machine
Surgical repair of the mitral valve using a heart-lung machine to maintain circulation during the procedure.
11 $1,810 $9,989
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.
39.7% high complexity
0.0% medium
60.3% routine

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$69,847
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $9,978/year across 7 years
Top 3% in GA for surgery
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
38
Companies
367
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
$30,828 (44.1%)
Consulting
Expert advisory fees, typically reflecting recognized clinical expertise
$30,221 (43.3%)
Speaking / Promotional
Speaker programs, honoraria, and industry-sponsored educational events
$8,798 (12.6%)

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$15,172
2023
$6,527
2022
$11,300
2021
$9,994
2020
$2,590
2019
$13,236
2018
$11,028

Payments by company (2024)

Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$10,667
Ethicon Inc.
$1,150
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
$981
EnableCV Inc.
$672
Abbott Laboratories
$467
ATRICURE, INC.
$314
Medtronic, Inc.
$244
Corcym Inc
$215
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
$96
ABIOMED
$86
Teleflex LLC
$70
CVRx, Inc.
$51
Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc.
$42
Bolton Medical Inc
$36
LSI SOLUTIONS INC
$23
Artivion, Inc.
$21
La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company
$19
Galvanize Therapeutics, Inc
$18
Top 3 companies account for 84.4% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$39,089
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
$9,150
Ethicon Inc.
$5,155
Abbott Laboratories
$3,685
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
$2,562
ATRICURE, INC.
$1,818
Medtronic, Inc.
$1,649
CryoLife, Inc.
$1,613
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
$981
AtriCure, Inc.
$676
EnableCV Inc.
$672
Corcym Inc
$501
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.
$307
ABIOMED
$267
Baxter Healthcare
$210
Artivion, Inc.
$191
Transenterix, Inc.
$141
Maquet Cardiovascular U.S. Sales, L.L.C.
$135
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
$118
Cook Medical LLC
$117
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$109
ClearFlow Inc.
$91
bioMerieux
$78
LivaNova USA, Inc.
$71
Teleflex LLC
$70
CVRx, Inc.
$51
Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc.
$42
LSI SOLUTIONS INC
$40
Bolton Medical Inc
$36
Ethicon US, LLC
$33
Philips Electronics North America Corporation
$31
Integra LifeSciences Corporation
$30
Davol Inc.
$29
bioMerieux Inc
$24
KCI USA, Inc.
$22
La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company
$19
Galvanize Therapeutics, Inc
$18
KLS-Martin L.P.
$12
Top 3 companies account for 76.4% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
(5044) MCOT · 3F · ACC2 CARDIAC CRYOSURGICAL SYSTEM · ALIYA SYSTEM · ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM · ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION · ATRICURE CRYOICE CRYOABLATION SYSTEM (CRYO2) · ATRICURE CRYOICE CRYOSPHERE CRYOABLATION SYSTEM · AVALUS · Acrobat · Assure WCD · Avalus · Barostim Neo System · BioGlue · CARDIOBLATE · CODMAN CERTAS · COR KNOT · COR-KNOT · COSEAL · CentriMag · Cook Medical Stents · CoreValve Evolut · DA VINCI SP · Da Vinci Surgical System · ECHELON ENDOPATH Stapler · EDWARDS INTUITY Elite valve system · ENDURANT IIS · EPIC · Echelon Flex · Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve · Endo GIA · Epic Stented Tissue Valve · FLOSEAL · GIAPREZA · HeartMate · HeartMate Touch · HeartWare HVAD · Heartstring · HemoSphere · INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE · INSPIRIS RESILIA aortic valve · INVOS · Impella · Intraclude Device · KONECT RESILIA · LifeVest · LigaSure · MANTA · MI DETACH - AORTIC CROSS CLAMP - DELIVERY SYSTEM KIT · MITRACLIP · MITRIS RESILIA Mitral Valve · MOSAIC · Mitra Clip system · MitraClip System · Mosaic · NAVITOR · NEPHROCHECK LIQUID CONTROL KIT · NEPHROCHECK TEST · ON-X AORTIC HEART VALVE WITH CONFORM-X SEWING RING AND EXTENDED HOLDER · On-X · PASCAL · PERCEVAL · PREVENA · PROLENE · Perceval · Perclose ProGlide suture mediated closure system · Pleuraflow System with FlowGlide · ProPlege Device Kit · Progel Applicator Spray Tips · SIMULUS · SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM · Senhance Surgical Robotics System · Signia · Simulus · SternaLock Blu · THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT · THRUPORT SYSTEMS INTRACLUDE INTRA-AORTIC OCCLUSION DEVICE · TISSEEL · TREO ABDOMINAL STENT-GRAFT SYSTEM · Trifecta GT Tissue Heart Valve · Valleylab · Walter
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 (44%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians. Total industry engagement is in the top 3% for surgery in GA.

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Geographic Context

Surgerists within 10 mi
78
Per 100K population
37.4
County median income
$77,430
Nearest hospital
NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER, INC
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. Guy is a cardiac surgery specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with mixed engagement industry engagement in the top 3% of GA peers, with 20 years of NPI registration.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Dr. Guy experienced with new patient office visit, complex (60-74 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Guy performed 25 new patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) 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. Guy receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Guy received a total of $69,847 from 38 companies across 367 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. Guy's costs compare to other surgerists in Gainesville?
Dr. Guy's average Medicare payment per service is $447. 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. Guy) 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 →