Thomas Thorsen, DO
Interventional Pain Medicine · Mequon, WINPI 1205299146
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 99.9% of the total across 28 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 6 manufacturers reported payments, led by Medtronic at 56.0% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $1,223, 2.7 times the $454 reported in 2021. That places this record below the midpoint for interventional pain medicine clinicians in WI, where the typical reported total is $2,684.
Across 28 payments — averaging $95.86 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Medtronic$2K
- SPR Therapeutics, Inc$415
- Nevro Corp.$332
- Abbott$203
- Boston Scientific$200
- Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated$31
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$40%
- Food & beverage$2,680100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Medtronic | 14 | $1,503 |
| SPR Therapeutics, Inc | 4 | $415 |
| Nevro Corp. | 3 | $332 |
| Abbott | 3 | $203 |
| Boston Scientific | 3 | $200 |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | 1 | $31 |
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.
- INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM$753
- SPRINT PNS System$404
- Vanta$297
- Senza$294
- INCEPTIV$177
- GENERAL - THERAPIES$143
- VECTRIS$122
- PROCLAIM$119
How this compares
$2,684 in reported general payments places this provider in the 50th percentile of 41 interventional pain medicine providers in Wisconsin.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Gabapentin | 282 | $4,297 |
| Pregabalin | 82 | $2,497 |
| Tizanidine Hcl | 77 | $1,393 |
| Lidocaine | 18 | $1,215 |
| Diclofenac Sodium | 27 | $965 |
| Duloxetine Hcl | 40 | $852 |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 49 | $734 |
| Baclofen | 22 | $654 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 22 | $264 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 45 | $197 |
| Acetaminophen-CodeineAcetaminophen With Codeine | 20 | $176 |
| Meloxicam | 32 | $79 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other interventional pain medicine in Mequon
- Christopher HowsonGreen Bay$114K
- Matthew PileckiMount Pleasant$29K
- Christina MooreMilwaukee$26K
- Nileshkumar PatelGreenfield$25K
- Daniel BrunnerNeenah$24K
- Vishal Patelde Pere$23K
- Colin StairSummit$17K
- Timothy StaackeKenosha$13K
- Richard LennertzMilwaukee$11K
- Ryan ClarkGreen Bay$10K
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.