Thomas Morris, MD
Neurological Surgery · Hot Springs, ARNPI 1457641664
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — travel and lodging (49.5%), food and beverage and education — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. Aesculap, Inc. accounts for 68.3% of it on its own, with 8 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $2,083 and has fallen 82.9% since, to $357 in 2025.
Across 26 payments — averaging $113.99 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Aesculap, Inc.$2K
- Johnson & Johnson$232
- Medtronic$218
- Zimvie Inc.$138
- Globus Medical$111
- GT Medical Technologies, Inc$89
- plus $153 from 3 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$1,46649%
- Food & beverage$1,28843%
- Education$2107%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Aesculap, Inc. | 12 | $2,024 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 4 | $232 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 3 | $218 |
| Zimvie Inc. | 1 | $138 |
| Globus Medical | 1 | $111 |
| GT Medical Technologies, Inc | 1 | $89 |
| Cerapedics Inc. | 2 | $80 |
| Innovation Technologies Inc | 1 | $43 |
| Vertex | 1 | $30 |
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.
- YASARGIL ANEURYSM CLIPS$1,901
- Mobi-C$138
- MAZOR X SYSTEM$119
- COALITION AGX$111
How this compares
$2,964 in reported general payments places this provider in the 55th percentile of 64 neurological surgery providers in Arkansas.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pregabalin | 40 | $501 |
| Gabapentin | 49 | $424 |
| Diclofenac Sodium | 31 | $393 |
| Tizanidine Hcl | 20 | $235 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 21 | $216 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 14 | $76 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other neurological surgery in Hot Springs
- Keith NorvillHot Springs$91K
- Muhammad KandelHot Springs$76K
- James ArthurHot Springs$574
- John PaceHot Springs$345
- Erika PetersenLittle Rock$663K
- James BlankenshipFayetteville$217K
- John DayLittle Rock$44K
- Dominic MaggioLittle Rock$34K
- Fred JordanNorth Little Rock$32K
- James CalhounNorth Little Rock$27K
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.