Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Thomas Wuerz, MD

Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician · Waltham, MA
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology — Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
71 BORDER RD STE 300, Waltham, MA 02451
7818902133
Registered in NPPES since 2008
NPI: 1619141496 verify on NPPES ↗
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
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What this data tells you about Dr. Wuerz

Dr. Thomas Wuerz is a sports medicine physician in Waltham, MA, with 18 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Wuerz performed 146 Medicare services in 2023. These records do not provide a deduplicated patient total.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Wuerz received a total of $479,373 from 26 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 446 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly reported through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their effect on care. A reliable breakdown by payment category is not available in this snapshot. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.

The Data Coverage level for Dr. Wuerz 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.

✓ 18 years of NPI registration ▲ 146 Medicare services $479,373 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary — 2023

Medicare Utilization ↗
146
Medicare services
Bottom 21% in MA for sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician
Lower Medicare volume may reflect subspecialty focus, hospital-based work, or a higher share of non-Medicare patients.
Not available
Unique patients (not deduplicated)
$58
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →

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
Hip X-ray, minimum 4 views
An X-ray imaging test of the hip joint using at least four different angles to visualize the bones and surrounding structures.
63 $51 $193
Office visit, established patient (20-29 min)
An office visit for an existing patient lasting between 20 and 29 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition.
43 $69 $225
Knee X-ray, 4 or more views
An imaging test using X-rays to create multiple pictures of the knee joint from different angles.
17 $38 $138
New patient office visit (30-44 min)
An initial office visit for a new patient lasting between 30 and 44 minutes. This code is used when the total time spent on the date of the encounter falls within this range.
12 $98 $548
X-ray of both hips, 3-4 views
An X-ray imaging test that captures 3 to 4 views of both hip joints to visualize the bones and surrounding structures.
11 $42 $268
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. These counts do not measure clinical quality or years of experience.

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$479,373
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $68,482/year across 7 years
Top 3% in MA for sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
26
Companies
446
Payment records
Payments are publicly reported; disclosure does not establish legality · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →

Payment categories are unavailable while the source breakdown is being rebuilt. Company and year totals do not identify how much belongs to each category.

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$56,533
2023
$72,766
2022
$58,755
2021
$119,088
2020
$25,008
2019
$77,854
2018
$69,368

Payments by company (2024)

Stryker Corporation
$40,793
Linvatec Corporation
$14,923
Smith+Nephew, Inc.
$427
Kairos Surgical Inc
$194
EXACTECH, INC.
$129
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
$34
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.
$33
Top 3 companies account for 99.3% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Stryker Corporation
$259,380
Linvatec Corporation
$186,459
Smith+Nephew, Inc.
$16,657
Smith & Nephew, Inc.
$10,766
Anika Therapeutics, Inc.
$3,343
Trice Medical, Inc.
$346
Kairos Surgical Inc
$325
EXACTECH, INC.
$314
DJO, LLC
$240
CONMED Corporation
$231
Wright Medical Technology, Inc.
$230
Miach Orthopaedics, Inc.
$170
Orthofix Medical, Inc.
$132
Bone Support Inc.
$130
SI-BONE, INC.
$126
Flexion Therapeutics, Inc.
$114
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$86
ACUMED LLC
$83
Pacira Therapeutics, Inc.
$47
Arthrex, Inc.
$39
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
$34
Arteriocyte Medical Systems, Inc.
$33
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.
$33
Avanos Medical
$26
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$17
SI-BONE, Inc.
$12
Top 3 companies account for 96.5% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
3.5MM · ACCUPASS DIRECT Crescent XL · ACL/PCL FLEXIBLE INSTRUMENTATION · ALPHAVENT · Accu-pass · BIOBRACE 23MM · BIOLOGICS CONSUMABLES AUTOLOGOUS BLOOD PRODUCTS ANGEL PRP · BLUEPRINT PSI SYSTEM · Bioinductive Implant with Arthroscopic Delivery System - Medium · Bioraptor · Bioraptor Knotless · Bone Anchors with Arthroscopic Delivery System · CERAMENTBONE VOID FILLER · CINCHLOCK · CINCHLOCK SS · CROSSFIRE · Coblation Wands · EQUINOXE · EUFLEXXA · EZSTART SCREW · Elite Hip Instruments · HEALICOIL · HEALICOIL PK Hip · HIP ARTHROSCOPY ACCESS & INSTRUMENTATION SET · HIPCHECK · HIPMAP · HOFFMANN · Healicoil · ICONIX · INSIGNIA · INSPACE · KNOTILUS ANCHOR · LINVATEC ARTHROSCOPY · LINVATEC HIP PRESERVATION SYSTEM · LINVATEC KNEE PRESERVATION SYSTEM · LINVATEC SHOULDER ARTHROSCOPY · LIVATEC KNEE PRESERVATION SYSTEM · Linvatec Arthroscopy · Linvatec Hip Preservation System · Linvatec Shoulder Arthroscopy · MAKO · MICRORAPTOR Knotless Anchor · MONOVISC · N/A · NA · NANO TACT FLEX · NANOTACK FLEX · NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT · OMEGA · ORTHOLOC · PIVOT PORTAL ENTRY KIT · PRESSFT · PROCARE Bracing & Supports · Physio-Stim · Q-Fix · REAL INTELLIGENCE · REGENETEN · REGENKIT-THT · REUNION · Radial Head Plating System · Regeneten · SALVATION · SAMURAI BLADE · SHARPSHOOTER · SLINGSHOT · SPEEDLOCK HIP · SURPASS EVOLVE · SYNVISC-ONE · Segway blade or mieye camera · TACTOSET · TISSUEMEND · TRUESPAN ORTHOCORD · Tactoset · Zilretta · mi-eye
Should you be concerned? Industry payments are disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their purpose, legality, or effect on care. 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 →
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Geographic Context

Sports medicine physicians in nearby ZIP areas
38
County median income
$126,779
Nearest hospital to ZIP centroid (approximate)
MCLEAN HOSPITAL CORPORATION
3.7 mi

Data Sources

Provider Registry NPPES NPPES snapshot; verify current record
Medicare Enrollment PECOS PECOS snapshot
Practice Data Medicare Util. Annual (CY lag)
Industry Payments Open Payments CY 2024
Disciplinary History — Not included 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. Wuerz is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with 18 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. Wuerz experienced with hip x-ray, minimum 4 views?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Wuerz performed 63 hip x-ray, minimum 4 views services. These records cover Medicare fee-for-service activity, including eligible younger beneficiaries; they do not measure total practice volume or clinical quality.
Does Dr. Wuerz receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Wuerz received a total of $479,373 from 26 companies across 446 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their legality or effect on care. 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. Wuerz's costs compare to other sports medicine physicians in Waltham?
Dr. Wuerz's average Medicare payment per service is $58. 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. Wuerz) 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 the presence of registry, enrollment, activity or payment records, not verified experience or clinical quality. 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?
Source publication dates and the snapshots loaded on this site can differ. Rebuilding a page does not refresh its source records. Check the Medicare reporting year and the payment interval shown above; consult the linked official sources for newer releases and current registry details. See our data freshness policy →
About this page

This page combines public CMS records with calculated summaries and explanatory procedure labels. These transformations are not verbatim federal records. Sources: 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. Industry payment disclosure alone establishes neither wrongdoing nor legality. 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 →