Thomas Evans, MD
Interventional Pain Medicine · Vail, CONPI 1083643654
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 35 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 14 manufacturers reported payments, led by SPR Therapeutics, Inc at 24.6% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2022 at $370 and has fallen 76.0% since, to $89 in 2025. That places this record below the midpoint for interventional pain medicine clinicians in CO, where the typical reported total is $1,539.
Across 35 payments — averaging $38.96 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- SPR Therapeutics, Inc$335
- AbbVie$294
- MML US, Inc.$164
- Arthrex$119
- Boston Scientific$107
- Stratus Medical, LLC$80
- plus $264 from 8 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,363100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| SPR Therapeutics, Inc | 4 | $335 |
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 13 | $294 |
| MML US, Inc. | 1 | $164 |
| Arthrex | 1 | $119 |
| Boston Scientific | 3 | $107 |
| Stratus Medical, LLC | 3 | $80 |
| Zimmer Biomet | 1 | $58 |
| Abbott | 2 | $51 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 2 | $48 |
| Hydrocision, Inc. | 1 | $29 |
| Nevro Corp. | 1 | $25 |
| Vertos Medical, Inc. | 1 | $24 |
| Bioventus LLC | 1 | $16 |
| Fidia Pharma USA Inc. | 1 | $14 |
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.
- SPRINT PNS System$254
- ReActiv8$164
- OTHER OTHER OTHER OTHER$119
How this compares
$1,363 in reported general payments places this provider in the 45th percentile of 25 interventional pain medicine 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.
Other interventional pain medicine in Vail
- Bradley VilimsLakewood$978K
- George GirardiFort Collins$220K
- Michael BrownFort Collins$34K
- Shaun GabrielDenver$19K
- Tomas SalazarAurora$10K
- Eduardo CarreraCastle Rock$7K
- Jason KrutschLakewood$5K
- James BainbridgeGreenwood Village$5K
- Brian SiegelSteamboat Springs$5K
- Christopher FrandrupEnglewood$3K
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.