Dr. Thomas W. Bobka, MD

Dr. Bobka practices at Agave Surgical Associates in Tucson, Arizona.

Dr. Bobka's NPI, 1649613894, was assigned on April 8, 2013. Dr. Bobka holds Arizona license 62290.

Dr. Bobka's primary practice is Agave Surgical Associates, at 5240 E Knight Dr, Tucson, AZ 85712 in Pima County. The practice phone is (520) 320-5665.

Dr. Bobka's primary practice is Agave Surgical Associates in Tucson, Arizona. Dr. Bobka is also affiliated with Tucson Medical Center. The medical group on file is Agave Surgical Associates. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bobka to 1 more hospital, 3 group practices and clinics and 3 medical groups, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Bobka practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Vascular surgery is Dr. Bobka's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2086S0129X. Dr. Bobka is licensed in Arizona.

CMS data shows 800 Medicare services from Dr. Bobka across 23 procedure codes in 2024, for 448 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $59,237 for them.

CMS counts 448 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bobka in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 173 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 15% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.60, 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. Bobka's median patient age at 69, with 52% women.

In 2024, Dr. Bobka wrote 77 Medicare Part D claims for 33 patients. 68% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 28 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $11,127 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 17 claims across 1 drug.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 92 out of 100 for Dr. Bobka for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Bobka accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 14 procedures of leg revascularization (restoring blood flow) by Dr. Bobka, more than 70% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Varicose vein removal: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 4 papers to Dr. Bobka, published from 2018 to 2020. The most frequent topics are Catheterization, Peripheral, Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation and Femoral Artery. Dr. Bobka's most frequent co-authors are Iosif Gulkarov, MD, Berhane Worku and Adham Elmously, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 107 general payments to Dr. Bobka from 33 drug and device companies from 2021 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 98% of the total. Penumbra, Inc. paid the most, $618.