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JOHN A THOMAS
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JOHN A THOMAS

Listed Specialty: Neurological Surgery
2208 S 17TH ST, SUITE 201, WILMINGTON, NC, 28401-7593
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DR. JOHN THOMAS,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

125

payments

$203,499

payment total

9

companies paid this doctor

Payment Calendar in 2018

This doctor received a payment on days in 2018.

Each box below represents a single day during the disclosure period. A gray box indicates no payments. The darker the color, the more payments a doctor received that day.

2018

Types of Payments in 2018

Category Payments Payment Value
Royalty or License
 2 $100000.0
Nonaccredited Training
 11 $40,400
Consulting
 3 $38,700
Travel and Lodging
 57 $21,370
Food and Beverage
 52 $3,029

Drugs & Devices in 2018

Totals listed below account for all payments from that mention this product. Beginning in 2016, the government began classifying products as drugs, devices, biologics or medical supplies. Below, you will see drugs (drugs and biologics) and devices (devices and medical supplies). If a payment record mentions more than one product, the entire value will be included in each of those products. When no products are listed, they are not included in the list below.

Product Name Product Type Payments†
ALIF

device

 $168K
XLIF

device

 $44,729
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $1,750
IGA

device

 $249
LESSRAY

device

 $167
NUVALINE/NUVAMAP O.R.

device

 $167
POROUS TI

device

 $137
SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM

device

 $104
BENDINI

device

 $82
O-ARM-ST

device

 $66
CURVE

device

 $49
OFIRMEV

drug

 $26
ALL SPINE STIMULATION

drug

 $24
GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT

device

 $21
PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM

device

 $17
CAVUX CERVICAL CAGE

device

 $14
DTRAX SPINAL SYSTEM

device

 $14
ALLY BONE SCREW

device

 $14
BIOLOGIX ALLOGRAFT BONE

device

 $14
MAZORX - RENAISSANCE

device

 $12
† May not add up to dollar total at top of page, since a payment record may not be associated with any product or can be associated with several products.

Payment Details in 2018

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Oct 2, 2018 $50,000 ALIF Royalty or License NUVASIVE, INC.
Dec 20, 2018 $50,000 ALIF Royalty or License NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 13, 2018 $21,500 ALIF Consulting NUVASIVE, INC.
Jul 31, 2018 $10,400 ALIF Consulting NUVASIVE, INC.
Oct 11, 2018 $8,475 XLIF ALIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Nov 29, 2018 $7,200 XLIF Nonaccredited Training NUVASIVE, INC.
Jun 14, 2018 $7,000 XLIF Nonaccredited Training NUVASIVE, INC.
Feb 20, 2018 $6,800 XLIF Consulting NUVASIVE, INC.
Oct 2, 2018 $5,400 XLIF Nonaccredited Training NUVASIVE, INC.
Oct 11, 2018 $4,000 XLIF Nonaccredited Training NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 6, 2018 $4,000 ALIF Nonaccredited Training NUVASIVE, INC.
Jul 31, 2018 $4,000 ALIF Nonaccredited Training NUVASIVE, INC.
Jul 31, 2018 $3,200 ALIF Nonaccredited Training NUVASIVE, INC.
Jul 31, 2018 $2,800 ALIF Nonaccredited Training NUVASIVE, INC.
Aug 24, 2018 $1,583 ALIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Aug 28, 2018 $1,500 ALIF Nonaccredited Training NUVASIVE, INC.
Jan 9, 2018 $1,303 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Oct 2, 2018 $1,200 ALIF Nonaccredited Training NUVASIVE, INC.
Feb 2, 2018 $1,163 ALIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Apr 10, 2018 $994 ALIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Apr 2, 2018 $885 ALIF XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Jan 27, 2018 $863 ALIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Jan 12, 2018 $847 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
May 23, 2018 $588 ALIF XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 19, 2018 $507 XLIF ALIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Oct 4, 2018 $497 ALIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Apr 2, 2018 $395 ALIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Aug 9, 2018 $359 ALIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Feb 26, 2018 $280 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
May 18, 2018 $253 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Apr 13, 2018 $246 XLIF ALIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Apr 12, 2018 $245 XLIF ALIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Apr 11, 2018 $245 XLIF ALIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Jan 12, 2018 $190 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Apr 11, 2018 $167 XLIF IGA ALIF LESSRAY NUVALINE/NUVAMAP O.R. Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Aug 24, 2018 $137 POROUS TI Food and Beverage ALPHATEC SPINE, INC
Aug 4, 2018 $136 ALIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Apr 18, 2018 $134 ALIF XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Aug 9, 2018 $131 ALIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Aug 9, 2018 $126 ALIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
May 17, 2018 $123 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jan 27, 2018 $120 ALIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jul 31, 2018 $119 ALIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Jan 25, 2018 $110 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Feb 1, 2018 $106 ALIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jan 28, 2018 $104 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Jan 23, 2018 $104 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Jan 23, 2018 $104 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Oct 25, 2018 $104 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Apr 12, 2018 $100 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jul 31, 2018 $100 ALIF Nonaccredited Training NUVASIVE, INC.
Sep 30, 2018 $98 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Feb 22, 2018 $89 ALIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jan 26, 2018 $86 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Feb 23, 2018 $82 IGA ALIF BENDINI Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Aug 3, 2018 $80 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jan 27, 2018 $76 ALIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jan 26, 2018 $75 ALIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Apr 12, 2018 $71 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jan 19, 2018 $63 ALIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jan 12, 2018 $60 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Jan 26, 2018 $57 ALIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jan 27, 2018 $57 ALIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Oct 4, 2018 $54 ALIF XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
May 20, 2018 $52 ALIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Aug 25, 2018 $49 O-ARM-ST Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jun 2, 2018 $49 CURVE Food and Beverage BRAINLAB, INC.
Sep 28, 2018 $48 XLIF ALIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Feb 25, 2018 $48 ALIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Jan 27, 2018 $48 ALIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
May 20, 2018 $43 ALIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
May 20, 2018 $43 ALIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Nov 10, 2018 $41 ALIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
May 18, 2018 $40 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Sep 30, 2018 $38 XLIF ALIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
May 17, 2018 $37 ALIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
May 15, 2018 $36 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Oct 11, 2018 $35 ALIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Jan 12, 2018 $35 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Jan 9, 2018 $35 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Apr 2, 2018 $35 ALIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Aug 24, 2018 $35 XLIF ALIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Sep 29, 2018 $35 XLIF ALIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Sep 29, 2018 $35 ALIF XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Feb 25, 2018 $35 ALIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
May 19, 2018 $33 ALIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
May 18, 2018 $32 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
May 17, 2018 $31 XLIF ALIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Feb 23, 2018 $30 ALIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Aug 9, 2018 $30 ALIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
May 18, 2018 $29 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
May 17, 2018 $28 ALIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Feb 23, 2018 $28 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jan 27, 2018 $27 ALIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
May 20, 2018 $26 ALIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Apr 12, 2018 $26 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
May 17, 2018 $26 ALIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Apr 23, 2018 $26 OFIRMEV Food and Beverage MALLINCKRODT LLC
May 20, 2018 $25 ALIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 19, 2018 $25 ALIF XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Feb 26, 2018 $25 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Feb 26, 2018 $23 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Feb 24, 2018 $23 ALIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Oct 31, 2018 $21 GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Feb 22, 2018 $17 O-ARM-ST Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jul 25, 2018 $17 PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
May 14, 2018 $15 ALIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Feb 22, 2018 $14 ALIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
May 3, 2018 $14 CAVUX CERVICAL CAGE DTRAX SPINAL SYSTEM ALLY BONE SCREW BIOLOGIX ALLOGRAFT BONE Food and Beverage PROVIDENCE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Feb 23, 2018 $14 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jul 16, 2018 $14 ALL SPINE STIMULATION Food and Beverage ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC.
May 18, 2018 $13 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Nov 6, 2018 $12 MAZORX - RENAISSANCE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 10, 2018 $11 ALL SPINE STIMULATION Food and Beverage ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC.
May 14, 2018 $10 ALIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
May 14, 2018 $10 ALIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Sep 18, 2018 $10 ALIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Jan 16, 2018 $10 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
May 14, 2018 $10 ALIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
May 14, 2018 $10 ALIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
May 17, 2018 $10 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Feb 26, 2018 $9 ALIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
May 17, 2018 $9 XLIF ALIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Nov 10, 2018 $8 ALIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jan 25, 2018 $7 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.