Thomas Dunn, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine · Las Vegas, NVNPI 1649258054
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 29 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 12 manufacturers reported payments, led by Providence Medical Technology, Inc. at 30.4% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2022 at $529 and has fallen 61.6% since, to $203 in 2025. That places this record below the midpoint for orthopaedic surgery of the spine clinicians in NV, where the typical reported total is $14,410.
Across 29 payments — averaging $49.26 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Providence Medical Technology, Inc.$435
- Boston Scientific$265
- Si-bone, Inc.$201
- Abbott$176
- Nevro Corp.$117
- Relievant Medsystems, Inc.$113
- plus $122 from 6 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,428100%
Most of this is food and beverage — typically meals provided during product presentations at a clinic or hospital. Nationally that is the single largest category of reported payments by count.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Providence Medical Technology, Inc. | 7 | $435 |
| Boston Scientific | 7 | $265 |
| Si-bone, Inc. | 3 | $201 |
| Abbott | 2 | $176 |
| Nevro Corp. | 3 | $117 |
| Relievant Medsystems, Inc. | 1 | $113 |
| Orthofix Medical, Inc. | 1 | $30 |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | 1 | $22 |
| Globus Medical | 1 | $22 |
| Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. | 1 | $22 |
| Amgen | 1 | $14 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $12 |
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.
How this compares
$1,428 in reported general payments places this provider in the 10th percentile of 30 orthopaedic surgery of the spine providers in Nevada.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Methylprednisolone | 151 | $1,346 |
| Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 15 | $792 |
| Gabapentin | 43 | $714 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | 11 | $379 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 19 | $284 |
| Tizanidine Hcl | 39 | $271 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 30 | $169 |
| Ibuprofen | 13 | $98 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other orthopaedic surgery of the spine in Las Vegas
- Kornelis PoelstraLas Vegas$2.2M
- George ElkanichLas Vegas$322K
- John ThalgottLas Vegas$320K
- Mark KabinsLas Vegas$118K
- Hugh BassewitzLas Vegas$54K
- Daniel LeeLas Vegas$52K
- Chinedu NwasikeLas Vegas$42K
- Kevin DebiparshadLas Vegas$37K
- Andrew LeeLas Vegas$31K
- Edward AndersonLas Vegas$14K
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.