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Dr. Thomas Chi, MD
NPI1245360320PAC ID1355529900
- Medicare services, 2024
- 792
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 393
- Part D claims, 2024
- 652
- Clinical trials
- 1
- MIPS score, 2024
- 92
- Practice address
- 619 19th S St, Birmingham, AL 35211
- Practice phone
- Call (205) 731-9770
- Professional email
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- Personal email
- Get personal email
- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
University of Alabama Birmingham Hospital
Birmingham, Alabama
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Dr. Thomas Chi is a urologist in Birmingham, Alabama
Dr. Chi practices at University of Alabama Birmingham Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama.
Dr. Chi's NPI, 1245360320, was assigned on March 6, 2007. Dr. Chi graduated from California University of Science and Medicine in 2005. Dr. Chi holds Alabama license AL.49915.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1245360320NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 1355529900
- NPI enumeration date
- March 6, 2007
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (205) 731-9770
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 47
- Medical school graduation
- 2005
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Thomas Chi practices at University of Alabama Birmingham Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama
Dr. Chi's primary practice is University of Alabama Birmingham Hospital, at 619 19th S St, Birmingham, AL 35211 in Jefferson County. The practice phone is (205) 731-9770.
- University of Alabama Birmingham Hospital619 19th S St, Birmingham, AL 35211 · Jefferson CountyPhone(205) 731-9770
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Thomas Chi is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 4 medical groups
Dr. Chi's primary practice is University of Alabama Birmingham Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Chi is also affiliated with UAB Hospital. The medical group on file is UAB Medicine. Dmand AI also links Dr. Chi to 2 more hospitals and 3 medical groups, each named with a free account.
University of Alabama Birmingham HospitalPrimary
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Thomas Chi's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Chi practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| University of Alabama Birmingham Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +3 more sites and 3 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Thomas Chi is one of 166 urologists in Alabama
Urology is Dr. Chi's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208800000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Chi's licenses on file in 2 states: Alabama and California.
Specialties and state licenses
- Urology, AlabamaPrimary
- California license
Urologists near Dr. Chi
Counts of urologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Thomas Chi billed Medicare for 792 services in 2024
CMS data shows 792 Medicare services from Dr. Chi across 17 procedure codes in 2024, for 393 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $90,915 for them.
Medicare services, 2024792
Medicare patients393
Paid by Medicare$90,915
Procedure codes17
Dr. Chi's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 5722024: 44223%
- Surgery
- 2023: 3482024: 21439%
- Other services
- 2023: 02024: 122
- Imaging
- 2023: 452024: 1469%
Where Dr. Chi's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office122%
- In a facility78098%
Dr. Chi compared with the Alabama median for urologists, 2024
- Dr. Chi
- Alabama median
- Medicare services
- 792vs 2,20864% below
- Medicare patients
- 393vs 47317% below
- Part D claims
- 520vs 1,31260% below
Medians across 166 urologists in Alabama with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Chi's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Thomas Chi treated 393 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75
CMS counts 393 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Chi in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 169 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 72% have high blood pressure. 30% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.59, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Chi's median patient age at 66, with 35% women.
Medicare patients, 2024393
Average age75
Average risk score1.59
Also on Medicaid30%
Dr. Chi's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Chi's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women5614%
- Men33786%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Chi's Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol75%
- High blood pressure72%
- Arthritis38%
- Chronic kidney disease35%
- Diabetes31%
- Ischemic heart disease31%
- Cancer25%
- Mood disorders23%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Chi's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 66
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women35%
- Men65%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Thomas Chi wrote 652 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Chi wrote 652 Medicare Part D claims for 221 patients. 85% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 520 of them, across 14 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $93,785 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 218 claims across 8 drugs.
Part D claims, 2024652
Drugs named by CMS14
Total drug cost$93,785
Part D patients221
Dr. Chi's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic555 claims85%
- Brand-name97 claims15%
Dr. Chi's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Chi's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics13%87 of 652 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 2182024: 520139%
Drugs named by CMS: 14 in 2024, 8 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Thomas Chi scored 92 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 92 out of 100 for Dr. Chi for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Chi accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Chi as offering telehealth. CMS counts 27 procedures of prostate resection by Dr. Chi, more than 89% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Dr. Chi's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 92of 100Final score
- 81.9of 100Quality
- 99of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Chi ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Prostate resection
- 89th percentile27 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Thomas Chi has worked on 1 clinical trial
Dmand AI links Dr. Chi to 1 clinical trial. 1 is still active or recruiting. Conditions studied include Kidney Calculi and Urinary Calculi. Open Payments lists research payments to Dr. Chi that name 1 trial.
Conditions in Dr. Chi's trials
- Kidney Calculi
- Urinary Calculi
Investigators on the most trials with Dr. Chi
Recent clinical trials with Dr. Chi
Sources: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026; ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Thomas Chi received $602,125 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 334 general payments to Dr. Chi from 20 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 61% of the total. Ethicon Inc. paid the most, $286,191. It also lists 14 research payments totaling $22,084 from 2022 to 2024, naming 1 clinical trial.
General payments to Dr. Chi by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Chi by kind, 2016 to 2025
$602.1Kin total
- Speaker and faculty fees$364,44661%
- Consulting fees$105,18917%
- Travel and lodging$70,73012%
- Honoraria$44,6527%
- Other$16,1683%
Companies that paid Dr. Chi the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Thomas Chi graduated from California University of Science and Medicine
Dr. Chi graduated from California University of Science and Medicine in 2005.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Thomas Chi's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Clinical trials and co-investigators | ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Thomas Chi's NPI number?
Dr. Thomas Chi's NPI number is 1245360320. It was assigned on March 6, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Thomas Chi?
Dr. Thomas Chi is a urologist in Birmingham, Alabama. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Urology Physician (taxonomy code 208800000X).
Where does Dr. Thomas Chi practice?
Dr. Chi practices at 619 19th S St, Birmingham, AL 35211. Dr. Chi's primary practice is University of Alabama Birmingham Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama. Dmand AI also links Dr. Chi to 2 hospitals and 3 medical groups.
What is Dr. Thomas Chi's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Chi is (205) 731-9770.
What is Dr. Thomas Chi's medical license number?
Dr. Chi holds Alabama license AL.49915, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Thomas Chi been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Chi in Alabama and California.
Which hospitals is Dr. Thomas Chi affiliated with?
Dr. Chi is affiliated with UAB Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Chi to 2 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Thomas Chi part of?
Dr. Chi is linked to UAB Medicine. Dmand AI links Dr. Chi to 3 more medical groups.
Does Dr. Thomas Chi accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Chi billed Medicare for 792 services in 2024, and Dr. Chi accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Thomas Chi offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Chi as offering telehealth services.
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What is Dr. Thomas Chi's MIPS score?
Dr. Chi's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 92 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Thomas Chi see?
CMS counts 393 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Chi in 2024, with an average age of 75.
What services does Dr. Thomas Chi bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Chi's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), medicare service (G2211) and office visit, established patient (99211).
Where did Dr. Thomas Chi go to medical school?
Dr. Chi graduated from California University of Science and Medicine in 2005.
What drugs does Dr. Thomas Chi prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Chi's most prescribed drugs by claims were Tamsulosin HCl, Finasteride and Myrbetriq.
Has Dr. Thomas Chi received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $602,125 in general payments to Dr. Chi from 20 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Ethicon Inc.
How long has Dr. Thomas Chi been practicing?
Dr. Chi graduated from medical school in 2005, 21 years ago.
Does Dr. Thomas Chi do research?
Dr. Chi has worked on 1 clinical trial.
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