Carissa Thomas, MD
Plastic Surgery within the Head & Neck · Aurora, CONPI 1306289103
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — speaking fees (45.3%), food and beverage and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 7 manufacturers reported payments, led by Kls-martin L.p. at 53.2% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $2,026, more than ten times the $45 reported in 2019. Among plastic surgery within the head & neck clinicians in CO with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 10% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 26 payments — averaging $169.73 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Kls-martin L.p.$2K
- Stryker$924
- Johnson & Johnson$682
- Baxter Healthcare$268
- Axogen$112
- Smith+Nephew$52
- plus $27 from 1 others
What the payments were for
- Speaking & faculty fees$2,00045%
- Travel & lodging$55012%
- Food & beverage$1,86342%
General payments by program year
Who reported the general payments
Companies are grouped under their corporate parent — a single manufacturer often files under several CMS reporting entities. Research and ownership payments are counted separately and are not in this table.
| Company | Payments | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Kls-martin L.p. | 4 | $2,348 |
| Stryker | 8 | $924 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 8 | $682 |
| Baxter Healthcare | 2 | $268 |
| Axogen | 1 | $112 |
| Smith+Nephew | 2 | $52 |
| Zimmer Biomet | 1 | $27 |
What the payments were tied to
Products named in the reported payments. Only payments of $100 or more are attributed here — the typical reported payment nationally is a meal worth about $16, and listing those product-by-product would be noise.
- VSP SYSTEM, VSP CRANIAL$696
- TRUMATCH$228
- NA$147
- MATRIXMANDIBLE$118
- MATRIXCOMBO$113
- AVANCE NERVE GRAFT$112
- AxoGuard Nerve Connector$112
- AxoGuard Nerve Protector$112
How this compares
$4,413 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 23 plastic surgery within the head & neck providers in Colorado.
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Medicare billing
What this is not: this is the amount Original Medicare Part B allowed for services this provider billed in 2024. It is not their income. It excludes Medicare Advantage — now more than half of all Medicare enrollment — along with Medicaid and all commercial insurance, and it is gross practice revenue before staff, rent, supplies and malpractice premiums. CMS also suppresses any figure covering ten or fewer patients, so low-volume providers appear smaller than they are.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Pentoxifylline | 19 | $726 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | 17 | $82 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other plastic surgery within the head & neck in Aurora
- Julie GoddardAurora$2K
- Ashley NassiriAurora$1K
- Brent SmithCentennial$29K
- Keith LadnerGreenwood Village$26K
- Jessica BishopHighlands Ranch$4K
- Kevin MeakinColorado Springs$3K
- John CampanaHighlands Ranch$3K
- Seth ReinerHighlands Ranch$3K
- Adam BakerGrand Jct$1K
- Andrew NemechekEnglewood$1K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Billing: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, data year 2024. Original Medicare Part B only.
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.