Kevin Thomas, MD
Internal Medicine · Durham, NCNPI 1255475364
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — consulting fees (51.8%), speaking fees and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 11 manufacturers reported payments, led by Pfizer at 36.9% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $43,980 and has fallen 73.8% since, to $11,504 in 2025. Among internal medicine clinicians in NC with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 5% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 143 payments — averaging $707.68 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Pfizer$37K
- Boston Scientific$27K
- Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC$13K
- E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.$12K
- Biosense Webster, Inc.$6K
- Irhythm Technologies, Inc.$3K
- plus $3K from 5 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$52,43852%
- Speaking & faculty fees$35,93836%
- Travel & lodging$9,2429%
- Food & beverage$3,5814%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pfizer | 30 | $37,368 |
| Boston Scientific | 75 | $27,169 |
| Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC | 6 | $13,125 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 12 | $11,912 |
| Biosense Webster, Inc. | 5 | $6,000 |
| Irhythm Technologies, Inc. | 2 | $2,558 |
| Altathera Pharmaceuticals LLC | 3 | $2,531 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 7 | $294 |
| Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc. | 1 | $191 |
| Biotronik Inc. | 1 | $44 |
| ZOLL Services LLC (a/k/a ZOLL Lifecor Corp) | 1 | $6 |
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.
- ELIQUIS$43,778
- XARELTO$13,125
- GENERAL - THERAPIES$8,849
- WATCHMAN Access System$6,563
- Carto 3$6,000
- ZIO XT Patch$2,558
- Sotalol Hydrochloride$2,531
- Zio monitor$2,375
- OPTIMIZER$383
- Watchman$293
- Claria MRI$201
How this compares
$101,198 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 3,302 internal medicine providers in North Carolina.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| EliquisApixaban | 55 | $54,283 |
| Amiodarone Hcl | 36 | $830 |
| Flecainide Acetate | 17 | $586 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | 30 | $443 |
| SotalolSotalol Hcl | 28 | $311 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Companies that both paid and supply prescribed drugs
These companies both reported payments to this provider and make drugs the provider prescribed under Medicare Part D in 2024. For most specialties this overlap is expected — a cardiologist who is paid by a cardiology drugmaker also treats heart disease. It is shown so the reader can see it, not because it implies anything on its own.
| Company | Paid to this provider | Part D cost of their drugs |
|---|---|---|
| PfizerEliquis | $37,368 | $54,28355 claims |
Reading this fairly. The Part D column is what drug plans and patients paid pharmacies — this provider received none of it, and it reflects how many patients they treat and what those drugs cost. Against peers, this provider's reported payments sit in the 95th percentile of 3,302 internal medicine providers in North Carolina.
Other internal medicine in Durham
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- Mary KlotmanDurham$478K
- Manesh PatelDurham$435K
- Patricia LugarDurham$197K
- Rebecca RichDurham$160K
- Adam DevoreDurham$112K
- Julius WilderDurham$97K
- Richard RiedelDurham$95K
- Jennifer RymerDurham$73K
- Jamie ToddDurham$69K
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.