Physician

Daniel Stephen Thomas, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Daniel Thomas, M.D. (NPI: 1871768671) practices pain management in the Athens-Clarke County, GA market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Clarke, GA. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is ATHENS SPINE CENTER PC (NPI: 1053488189; TIN: 581597372) and primary practice location at 30606-2838.

Thomas' data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 760 traditional Medicare patients, billed 3,644 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $297,260 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 99204 (New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more). Part D data shows 6,938 prescription claims across 1,105 beneficiaries totaling $261,619 in drug costs, led by Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen (Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen). 2021 DME data shows 12 claims. Open Payments data shows 9 records totaling $183. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing did not follow a clear longitudinal pattern. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have moved from a lower plateau to a higher plateau, from $41,965 to $261,619. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Year	Patients	Clm Lines	Payment
2015	424	4,008	$267,958
2016	429	6,308	$419,949
2017	505	7,221	$470,969
2018	515	6,087	$380,137
2019	627	4,691	$314,844
2020	671	4,471	$341,778
2021	560	3,804	$310,546
2022	674	3,832	$294,887
2023	731	3,586	$295,817
2024	760	3,644	$297,260

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	213	998	$41,965
2016	334	2,210	$94,969
2017	367	2,567	$101,558
2018	454	2,880	$128,154
2019	612	3,070	$140,465
2020	882	4,206	$208,238
2021	847	3,954	$199,703
2022	988	5,271	$267,767
2023	1,059	6,137	$319,924
2024	1,105	6,938	$261,619

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

Year	Patients	Claims	Payment
2015	N/R	N/R	N/R
2016	N/R	N/R	N/R
2017	14	14	$10,732
2018	N/R	N/R	N/R
2019	N/R	N/R	N/R
2020	N/R	N/R	N/R
2021	N/R	12	$84
2022	N/R	N/R	N/R
2023	N/R	N/R	N/R
2024	N/R	N/R	N/R

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

Code	Description	Patients	Clm Lines	Total Payment
99204	New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	181	181	$117
64483	Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level	235	290	$104
99214	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	429	762	$86
99213	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more	189	231	$66
80307	Testing for presence of drug, by chemistry analyzers	374	463	$61

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Drug	Generic	Claims	Total Day Supply	Total Drug Cost
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen	2,069	60,764	$46,344
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen	Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen	1,395	40,799	$45,035
Oxycodone Hcl	Oxycodone Hcl	635	18,514	$13,872
Xtampza Er	Oxycodone Myristate	20	600	$12,554
Fentanyl	Fentanyl	126	3,744	$11,080

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary in 2024

Category	Definition	Records	Total Reported Amount	Top Related Entity
General Payments	Reported payment or transfer-of-value amount.	9	$183	Vertos Medical, Inc.
Research Payments	Reported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.	0	$0	N/R
Ownership / Investment Interests	Reported value of ownership or investment interests.	0	$0	N/R

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FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Daniel Stephen Thomas, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Daniel Stephen Thomas, M.D. (NPI 1871768671), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Daniel Stephen Thomas, M.D. have ACO affiliation data?

No ACO affiliation record is shown in the available Tedicare data for this profile.

What billing organization is linked to Daniel Stephen Thomas, M.D.?

Daniel Stephen Thomas, M.D. is linked to ATHENS SPINE CENTER PC (billing NPI 1053488189) in the available physician profile data.

Does Daniel Stephen Thomas, M.D. have Open Payments data?

Daniel Stephen Thomas, M.D. has 9 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.