Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Thomas Bresley, M.D.

Family Medicine · Fayetteville, NC
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology — Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Low-engagement
2149 VALLEYGATE DR, Fayetteville, NC 28304
9106874888
In practice since 2007 (18 years)
NPI: 1124210133 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. Bresley 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. Bresley

Dr. Thomas Bresley is a family medicine specialist in Fayetteville, NC, with 18 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Bresley performed 833 Medicare services across 248 unique beneficiaries.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Bresley received a total of $4,873 from 53 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 233 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in family medicine. 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. Bresley 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 in practice ▲ Top 34% volume in NC $4,873 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary

Medicare Utilization ↗
833
Medicare services
Top 34% in NC for family medicine
248
Unique beneficiaries
$74
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →
~46 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
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.
418 $80 $196
Drug screening test
A laboratory test that uses a chemistry analyzer to detect the presence of drugs in a sample.
146 $60 $600
Definitive drug test using GC/MS or LC/MS
A definitive drug test that identifies specific drugs and distinguishes between structural isomers using advanced methods like GC/MS or LC/MS.
120 $111 $250
Chronic care management, first 20 min/month
This service covers the first 20 minutes of clinical staff time directed by a healthcare professional each calendar month to manage chronic conditions.
72 $47 $101
Chronic care management, additional 20 min/month
This service covers an extra 20 minutes of clinical staff time directed by a healthcare professional for managing two or more chronic conditions each calendar month.
50 $36 $72
Annual depression screening 27 $17 $37
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 ↗
$4,873
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $696/year across 7 years
Top 10% in NC for family medicine
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
53
Companies
233
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
$4,725 (97.0%)
Speaking / Promotional
Speaker programs, honoraria, and industry-sponsored educational events
$148 (3.0%)

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$520
2023
$774
2022
$603
2021
$737
2020
$324
2019
$531
2018
$1,384

Payments by company (2024)

Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Abbott Laboratories
$189
Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.
$102
Forte Bio-Pharma LLC
$68
Valinor Pharma, LLC
$46
Boston Scientific Corporation
$42
Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA
$31
Virtus Pharmaceuticals LLC
$23
SCILEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$19
Top 3 companies account for 68.9% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.
$922
Abbott Laboratories
$554
Forte Bio-Pharma LLC
$320
Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$213
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
$201
ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
$193
SCILEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$189
Boston Scientific Corporation
$172
Biogen, Inc.
$153
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
$136
PFIZER INC.
$130
US WorldMeds, LLC
$107
AbbVie Inc.
$105
GRT US Holding, Inc.
$103
Daiichi Sankyo Inc.
$98
RedHill Biopharma Inc.
$70
Valinor Pharma, LLC
$69
Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA
$66
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$65
Kaleo, Inc.
$64
Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$60
Virtus Pharmaceuticals LLC
$59
Pernix Therapeutics Holdings, Inc.
$59
Averitas Pharma Inc.
$46
Emergent BioSolutions Inc.
$45
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$41
GENZYME CORPORATION
$41
Lundbeck LLC
$40
Adamas Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$40
SPR Therapeutics, Inc
$40
UCB, Inc.
$32
Mallinckrodt LLC
$32
Shionogi Inc
$31
SI-BONE, Inc.
$30
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.
$28
CSL Behring
$27
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$24
FORTE BIO-PHARMA LLC
$23
Amgen Inc.
$20
PROTEGA PHARMACEUTIALS INC
$20
FIDIA PHARMA USA INC.
$19
Almatica Pharma LLC
$18
Masimo Corporation
$18
Vertical Pharmaceuticals, LLC
$17
Genentech USA, Inc.
$17
Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma America, Inc.
$17
BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc.
$16
Eisai Inc.
$16
INSYS Therapeutics Inc
$14
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$13
Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$12
Acorda Therapeutics, Inc
$12
Validus Pharmaceuticals LLC
$12
Top 3 companies account for 36.9% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
ACTHAR · AIMOVIG · AMPYRA · APOKYN · APTIOM · AUBAGIO · AUSTEDO · BELBUCA · BUNAVAIL 2.1 mg 30-count box · Belbuca · ETERNA · EVZIO · Equetro · Evekeo ODT · Evzio · Fycompa · GOCOVRI · General - Pain Management · Hizentra · Horizant · Hymovis · INGREZZA · Kloxxado · LEMTRADA · LEVORPHANOL TARTRATE · LUCEMYRA · LYRICA · Lucemyra/Lofexidine · METHYLPHENIDATE 72 · MOVANTIK · Morphabond ER · NALOCET · NAPRELAN · NORTHERA · NUEDEXTA · Nalocet · Narcan · OCREVUS · OCTRODE · OXTELLAR XR · PROCLAIM · PROLATE · Patient SafetyNet System · Proclaim IPG · QULIPTA · QUTENZA · Qutenza · RELISTOR · ROXYBOND · Radicava · SPRINT PNS System · SUBSYS · Symproic · TECFIDERA · TROKENDI XR · TYSABRI · UBRELVY · Vimpat · WAVEWRITER ALPHA · WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 · XTAMPZA · ZOHYDRO ER · ZTLido · ZTLido 30 POUCH in 1 CARTON 1 PATCH in 1 POUCH
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 (97%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians. Total industry engagement is in the top 10% for family medicine in NC.

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Geographic Context

Family medicine physicians within 10 mi
233
Per 100K population
69.2
County median income
$58,780
Nearest hospital
FAYETTEVILLE NC VA MEDICAL CENTER
6.9 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. Bresley is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 10% of NC peers, 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. Bresley experienced with office visit, established patient (30-39 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Bresley performed 418 office visit, established patient (30-39 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. Bresley receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Bresley received a total of $4,873 from 53 companies across 233 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. Bresley's costs compare to other family medicine physicians in Fayetteville?
Dr. Bresley's average Medicare payment per service is $74. 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. Bresley) 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 →