Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Thomas Serena, MD

Surgery · Shenandoah, TX
920 MEDICAL PLAZA DR STE 310, Shenandoah, TX 77380
8146884000
Registered in NPPES since 2005
NPI: 1194714139 verify on NPPES ↗
High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 3 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. Serena 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. Serena

Dr. Thomas Serena is a surgery specialist in Shenandoah, TX, with 20 years of NPI registration.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Serena received a total of $114,283 from 26 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 60 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. Serena is 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 of NPI registration $114,283 industry payments

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$114,283
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $16,326/year across 7 years
Top 3% in TX for surgery
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
26
Companies
60
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
$21,215
2023
$5,186
2022
$8,143
2021
$13,021
2020
$47,563
2019
$8,115
2018
$11,040

Payments by company (2024)

Medline Industries LP
$20,630
ConvaTec Inc.
$263
Medtronic, Inc.
$132
Abbott Laboratories
$112
MIMEDX Group, Inc.
$33
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
$32
Smith+Nephew, Inc.
$13
Top 3 companies account for 99.1% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Geistlich Pharma, North America, Inc.
$47,431
Medline Industries LP
$20,630
GEISTLICH PHARMA, NORTH AMERICA, INC.
$8,550
Molnlycke Health Care US, LLC
$8,408
KCI USA, Inc
$7,515
Sanara MedTech Inc.
$7,458
Arjo Inc.
$5,000
Smith+Nephew, Inc.
$2,851
Integra LifeSciences Corporation
$2,414
HARTMANN USA, INC.
$1,659
Medline Industries, Inc.
$867
Medtronic, Inc.
$465
ConvaTec Inc.
$263
Inari Medical, Inc.
$164
Acera Surgical, Inc.
$117
Kerecis Limited
$115
Abbott Laboratories
$112
Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc.
$64
Next Science LLC
$35
MIMEDX Group, Inc.
$33
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
$32
Organogenesis Inc.
$27
ABBVIE INC.
$22
KCI USA, Inc.
$18
Aroa Biosurgery Incorporated
$18
3M Company
$15
Top 3 companies account for 67.0% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
ACTICOAT 4" X 4" · ACTIV.A.C. · ACTIVAC · Affinity · Apligraf · BILAYER WOUND MATRIX (BWM) · Biasurge · BlastX · BlastX Wound Gel · COLLAGENASE SANTYL · CellerateRx · DALVANCE · Derma Gide · DermaGide · ENDURANT IIS · ESTEEM+ · Endurant · Exufiber Ag · FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER · GORE EXCLUDER Thoracoabdominal Branch Endoprosthesis · GRAFIX PL · INNOVAMATRIX AC · INNOVAMATRIX PD · Kerecis Omega3 SurgiClose · Mepilex · Mepilex Border Flex · OMNIGRAFT · PERCLOSE PROGLIDE · Puraply · Restrata Wound Matrix · S · VERSAJET II · Valiant Captivia · WoundExpress · Zetuvit Plus
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

Surgerists in nearby ZIP areas
133
County median income
$97,266
Nearest hospital to ZIP centroid (approximate)
HOUSTON METHODIST THE WOODLANDS HOSPITAL
4.2 mi

Data Sources

Provider Registry ✓ NPPES NPPES snapshot; verify current record
Medicare Enrollment ✓ PECOS PECOS snapshot
Practice Data — No data N/A
Industry Payments ✓ Open Payments CY 2024
Disciplinary History — Not included N/A

This provider has data in 3 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of High. This reflects how much public data is available about a provider. How we calculate this →

Summary

Dr. Serena is a surgery specialist, 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

Does Dr. Serena receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Serena received a total of $114,283 from 26 companies across 60 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.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently High for Dr. Serena) 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 →

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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 ↗, 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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