Dr. Thomas S. Maxey, MD
Cardiothoracic Surgery (Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician)
At a glance
- Medical school
- Eastern Virginia Medical School (1998)
- Years since graduation
- 28
- In the NPI registry since
- 2008
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. NPIs were first issued in May 2005 and became required on claims in 2007–2008, so an early date usually means the clinician was already in practice before then. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 1998Medical school: Eastern Virginia Medical School
- 2008Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date) — NPIs began in 2005, so practice likely started earlier
Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician primary
NC license 2011-00135 -
Internal Medicine Physician
NC license 2011-00135 -
Pediatric Cardiology Physician
NC license 2011-00135
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Medical groups
- Carolinas Physicians Network Inc (2,325 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 4 companies reported 7 payments worth $602 in total to this clinician.
| Lifenet Health | $400 |
|---|---|
| Abiomed | $112 |
| Atricure, Inc. | $63.64 |
| Zoll Services LLC (a/k/a Zoll Lifecor Corp) | $25.76 |
| Consulting Fee | $400 |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $202 |
What the payments were for
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Lifenet Health May 15, 2025 | Consulting Fee Matracell Pulmonary Patch Graft · Cardiac | $400 |
Each payment as the company reported it, with the products it named. Meals are counted in the totals above but not listed one by one.
From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.
Industry-funded research
Named as a principal investigator on 1 industry-funded study in 2025, from 1 company. The companies reported $8,500 in research payments for these studies, mostly to the institutions running them.
- EXCOR Active Driving System for the EXCOR Pediatric VAD IDE Study
Berlin Heart Inc · Enrolling by invitation · NCT05610787
From CMS Open Payments research payments, where companies name up to five principal investigators per payment. Research payments usually go to hospitals, universities and research sites, not to the investigator personally. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing.