Thomas Ellis, DO
Sports Medicine · State College, PANPI 1235234428
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 12 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 7 manufacturers reported payments, led by Zimmer Biomet at 45.0% of the total. That places this record below the midpoint for sports medicine clinicians in PA, where the typical reported total is $713.
Across 12 payments — averaging $31.90 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Zimmer Biomet$172
- Johnson & Johnson$85
- Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.$36
- Medtronic$32
- Abbott$23
- Vertex$21
- plus $15 from 1 others
Across 5 payments — averaging $11,793 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.
- American Regent$35K
- GRT US Holding, Inc.$24K
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$383100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Zimmer Biomet | 2 | $172 |
| Johnson & Johnson(2 entities) | 4 | $85 |
| Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 2 | $36 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $32 |
| Abbott | 1 | $23 |
| Vertex | 1 | $21 |
| Bioventus LLC | 1 | $15 |
How this compares
$383 in reported general payments places this provider in the 40th percentile of 311 sports medicine 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.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Celecoxib | 109 | $2,591 |
| Cefadroxil | 102 | $1,303 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | 246 | $1,226 |
| Cefazolin Sodium | 65 | $500 |
| Ondansetron Hcl | 99 | $414 |
| Dexamethasone Sodium PhosphateDexamethasone Sodium Phosp/Pf | 62 | $378 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 41 | $314 |
| Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 41 | $280 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 84 | $199 |
| Amoxicillin | 150 | $185 |
| Cephalexin | 19 | $150 |
| Clindamycin Hcl | 58 | $139 |
| Meloxicam | 69 | $133 |
| Methylprednisolone | 11 | $99 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other sports medicine in State College
- Dov BaderState College$7K
- Sam AkhavanPittsburgh$2.2M
- Albert LinPittsburgh$460K
- Sommer HammoudPhiladelphia$238K
- Theresa PazionisPhiladelphia$235K
- Matthew Varacallodu Bois$129K
- Matthew BestAllentown$77K
- Marco AlcalaCanonsburg$54K
- Brandon TaubergWashington$54K
- Alexander JohnsonBethlehem$51K
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.