James Metz, MD
Radiation Oncology · Philadelphia, PANPI 1790717007
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — speaking fees (44.6%), food and beverage and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 5 manufacturers reported payments, led by IBA Proton Therapy, Inc. at 48.6% of the total. Among radiation oncology clinicians in PA 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 80 payments — averaging $272.68 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- IBA Proton Therapy, Inc.$11K
- Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.$4K
- Varian Medical Systems, Inc.$4K
- Ion Beam Applications S.A.$2K
- Mevion_medical_systems_inc$904
Across 5 payments — averaging $87,318 each. Payments tied to a research study. These frequently flow through the physician to a hospital or research institution rather than to the physician personally.
- Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.$437K
What the payments were for
- Speaking & faculty fees$9,72845%
- Travel & lodging$4,91123%
- Food & beverage$7,17533%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| IBA Proton Therapy, Inc. | 6 | $10,602 |
| Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. | 46 | $4,421 |
| Varian Medical Systems, Inc. | 17 | $4,076 |
| Ion Beam Applications S.A. | 3 | $1,812 |
| Mevion_medical_systems_inc | 8 | $904 |
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.
- ProBeam$2,123
- Varian Treatment$1,571
- Radiation Oncology$1,201
- PTS250$787
- Halcyon$422
- TrueBeam$415
- ProBeam Proton Therapy System$356
How this compares
$21,814 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 339 radiation oncology providers in Pennsylvania.
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.
Other radiation oncology in Philadelphia
- Neil TaunkPhiladelphia$203K
- Wenyin ShiPhiladelphia$119K
- Kevin NeadPhiladelphia$50K
- Adam DickerPhiladelphia$46K
- Tinatin ChabrashviliPhiladelphia$39K
- Bryan PukenasPhiladelphia$36K
- Sameera KumarPhiladelphia$29K
- Joshua MeyerPhiladelphia$25K
- Abigail BermanPhiladelphia$25K
- Michelle Alonso-BasantaPhiladelphia$23K
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.