Official source Data mirrored from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Open Payments · General Payments · as published 2026-01-23 View official record Methodology

Covered recipient · General Payments record

THOMAS WALTER BROWN

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Orthopaedic Surgery

NPI
1932164209
CMS profile
1016044
Location
CHATTANOOGA, TN

General Payments · PY2018–2024

$8,349.91

  • Reported across 51 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$3,052.87

22 records · 0 disputed

Financial relationships do not necessarily indicate an improper relationship; the data is open to interpretation.

How these totals are calculated
  • The total is the sum of the General Payments records CMS published for the labeled program year(s), exactly as published. Nothing is estimated, weighted, or combined across categories.
  • General Payments only. Research and Ownership/Investment are separate datasets and are never summed with these figures; amounts are kept separate per program year.
  • Featured-page threshold (a presentation gate, not a judgment): records>=3 OR total>=100 (all years).
  • Methodology & Data — sourcing, labeling, and limitations.

By nature of payment

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Nature of paymentAmountRecords
Travel and Lodging $2,161.74 5
Food and Beverage $891.13 17

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Paying entityAmountRecords
MEDACTA USA, INC. $1,150.96 7
SMOKY MOUNTAIN SURGICAL LLC $948.84 2
Arthrex, Inc. $637.41 4
Smith & Nephew, Inc. $169.71 3
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $71.81 2
DJO, LLC $24.18 1
Medtronic, Inc. $23.38 1
Anika Therapeutics, Inc. $13.46 1
Dompe US, Inc. $13.12 1

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2018 $1,031.93 4
PY2019 $252.98 2
PY2020 $2,257.21 8
PY2021 $110.87 2
PY2022 $1,336.73 8
PY2023 $307.32 5
PY2024 $3,052.87 22

Payment records · PY2024 (22)

Sorted by paying entity, then date · as published by CMS

Program year 2024 201820192020202120222023 Record-level detail is published for PY2024; earlier years are summarised in “By program year”.
Paying entity Amount Date Nature of payment Dispute status Published Record ID Source
Anika Therapeutics, Inc. $13.46 04/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1136025505 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $598.41 03/08/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146538070 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $24.00 03/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146538072 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $5.00 03/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146538074 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $10.00 03/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146538076 CMS
DJO, LLC $24.18 05/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154743312 CMS
Dompe US, Inc. $13.12 11/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151417137 CMS
MEDACTA USA, INC. $413.98 09/04/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1143695393 CMS
MEDACTA USA, INC. $78.00 10/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1143689404 CMS
MEDACTA USA, INC. $146.76 10/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1143689942 CMS
MEDACTA USA, INC. $112.00 10/25/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1143695995 CMS
MEDACTA USA, INC. $237.22 10/25/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1143696223 CMS
MEDACTA USA, INC. $104.00 10/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1143689690 CMS
MEDACTA USA, INC. $59.00 11/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1143689314 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $23.38 06/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119552374 CMS
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $44.97 02/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151260034 CMS
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $26.84 03/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151260036 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $7.79 07/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149541835 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $136.00 07/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149541839 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $25.92 10/31/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149541837 CMS
Smoky Mountain Surgical Llc $800.13 02/27/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126612595 CMS
Smoky Mountain Surgical Llc $148.71 07/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126612597 CMS

Source & provenance

Dataset
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
Publisher of source data
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
CMS publication date
2026-01-23
Program years on this page
2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Source files
Dataset page · Bulk file · PY2018 , PY2019 , PY2020 , PY2021 , PY2022 , PY2023 , PY2024
Generated from
OP_DTL_GNRL_PGYR2024_P01232026_01102026.csv

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