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Thomas P. Vail, M.D.

NPI 1598852014ActiveIndividual· Orthopaedic Surgery· Durham, NC

Orthopaedic Surgery (M.D.) in Durham, North Carolina, licensed in CA and NC, with an NPI issued in October 2006. Enrolled in Medicare as practitioner - orthopedic surgery. Depuy Synthes Products, Inc. was the largest of 2 companies reporting payments in 2025, $1,079,168 in all, mostly royalties and licenses.

Overview

NPI1598852014
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialM.D.
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedOct 6, 2006
Last updated in NPPESMar 5, 2020
Certified by providerMar 5, 2020

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Orthopaedic Surgery Primary207X00000XG71592CA
Orthopaedic Surgery207X00000X34485NC

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 4, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Orthopedic Surgery (CA)

Medicare sources and data years

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$1,079,168 · 27 payments from 2 companies
  • 2024$771,517 · 9 payments from 1 company

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Depuy Synthes Products, Inc.$1,079,15126
Janssen Research & Development, LLC$17.201

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Royalty or License$1,061,767 · 12 payments
  • Consulting Fee$15,840 · 4 payments
  • Travel and Lodging$1,422 · 5 payments
  • Food and Beverage$139.65 · 6 payments

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