Dr. Thomas K. Ro, MD

  • San Diego, CA
  • Cardiologist
NPI1285807693PAC ID9931245420
Medicare services, 2024
31
Medicare patients, 2024
71
Part D claims, 2024
3,850
Publications
2
Hospital affiliations
3
Practice address
9455 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, San Diego, CA 92123
Practice phone
Call (619) 528-5000
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Mobile number
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Primary practice

Kaiser Permanente San Diego Medical Center

San Diego, California

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Dr. Thomas K. Ro is a cardiologist in San Diego, California

Dr. Ro practices at Kaiser Permanente San Diego Medical Center in San Diego, California.

Dr. Ro's NPI, 1285807693, was assigned on April 7, 2008. Dr. Ro graduated from Pritzker School of Medicine in 2003. Dr. Ro holds California license A91769.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
9931245420
NPI enumeration date
April 7, 2008
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(619) 528-5000
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
49
Medical school graduation
2003

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Thomas K. Ro practices at Kaiser Permanente San Diego Medical Center in San Diego, California

Dr. Ro's primary practice is Kaiser Permanente San Diego Medical Center, at 9455 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, San Diego, CA 92123 in San Diego County. The practice phone is (619) 528-5000.

  • Kaiser Permanente San Diego Medical Center
    9455 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, San Diego, CA 92123 · San Diego CountyPhone(619) 528-5000

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Thomas K. Ro is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Ro's primary practice is Kaiser Permanente San Diego Medical Center in San Diego, California. Dr. Ro is also affiliated with Hillcrest Medical Center. The medical group on file is Southern California Permanente Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ro to 2 more hospitals, each named with a free account.

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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 K. Ro's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Ro practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Kaiser Permanente San Diego Medical CenterAvailable with a free account
+3 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Thomas K. Ro is one of 2,375 cardiologists in California

Cardiovascular disease is Dr. Ro's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RC0000X. Dr. Ro is board certified in cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Ro is licensed in California.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Cardiovascular disease, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense A91769 · 2005 to 2026 · taxonomy 207RC0000X

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists atrial fibrillation and flutter, chronic diabetes and heart failure among the conditions Dr. Ro treats.

Cardiologists near Dr. Ro

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Thomas K. Ro billed Medicare for 31 services in 2024

CMS data shows 31 Medicare services from Dr. Ro across 2 procedure codes in 2024, for 71 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $944 for them.

Medicare services, 202431
Medicare patients71
Paid by Medicare$944
Procedure codes2

Dr. Ro's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Tests and treatments
2023: 272024: 3115%

Where Dr. Ro's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office1239%
  • In a facility1961%

Dr. Ro compared with the California median for cardiologists, 2024

  • Dr. Ro
  • California median
Medicare services
31vs 1,56098% below
Medicare patients
71vs 64489% below
Part D claims
3,713vs 1,4102.6 times

Medians across 2,237 cardiologists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Ro'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 K. Ro treated 71 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 70

CMS counts 71 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ro in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 26 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 72% have high cholesterol. 49% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.18, 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. Ro's median patient age at 63, with 59% women.

Medicare patients, 202471
Average age70
Average risk score2.18
Also on Medicaid49%

Dr. Ro's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Ro's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women3549%
  • Men3651%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Ro's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol72%
  3. Heart failure49%
  4. Diabetes48%
  5. Chronic kidney disease44%
  6. Ischemic heart disease44%
  7. Arthritis39%
  8. Atrial fibrillation37%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Ro's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 63

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women59%
  • Men40%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Thomas K. Ro wrote 3,850 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Ro wrote 3,850 Medicare Part D claims for 690 patients. 73% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 3,713 of them, across 38 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $763,387 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 3,339 claims across 34 drugs.

Part D claims, 20243,850
Drugs named by CMS38
Total drug cost$763,387
Part D patients690

Dr. Ro's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic2,819 claims73%
  • Brand-name1,031 claims27%

Dr. Ro'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. Ro's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics0%18 of 3,850 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: 3,3392024: 3,71311%

Drugs named by CMS: 38 in 2024, 34 in 2023.

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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

How Dr. Thomas K. Ro takes part in Medicare

Dr. Ro accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Dr. Thomas K. Ro has 2 publications on record

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Ro in 2009. Dr. Ro's most frequent co-authors are Bruno R. Cotter, MD and Ronald P. Karlsberg, MD.

Papers2

Dr. Ro's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Ro

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Thomas K. Ro received $85 in industry payments from 2022 to 2024

CMS Open Payments shows 4 general payments to Dr. Ro from 3 drug and device companies from 2022 to 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Lantheus Medical Imaging, Inc. paid the most, $48.

General payments to Dr. Ro by program year, 2022 to 2024

Companies that paid Dr. Ro the most, 2022 to 2024

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Thomas K. Ro has 1 award and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Ro, most recently CMS Stage 1 2012 in 2011.

Awards and honors for Dr. Ro

  1. 2011
    • CMS Stage 1 2012

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Thomas K. Ro graduated from Pritzker School of Medicine

Dr. Ro graduated from Pritzker School of Medicine in 2003.

  1. Medical schoolPritzker School of Medicine
  2. Board certified in cardiovascular diseaseAmerican Board of Internal Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Thomas K. Ro accepts plans from 2 insurance carriers

Dr. Ro is in network with 2 carriers, including Kaiser Permanente and CMS Medicare. EPO plans come from the most carriers, 1. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Kaiser Permanente
  • CMS Medicare

Plan types Dr. Ro accepts, by number of carriers

  1. EPO1
  2. HMO1
  3. Medicare1
  4. POS1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Thomas K. Ro's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare 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 percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Thomas K. Ro's NPI number?

Dr. Thomas K. Ro's NPI number is 1285807693. It was assigned on April 7, 2008, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Thomas K. Ro?

Dr. Thomas K. Ro is a cardiologist in San Diego, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Cardiovascular Disease Physician (taxonomy code 207RC0000X).

Where does Dr. Thomas K. Ro practice?

Dr. Ro practices at 9455 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, San Diego, CA 92123. Dr. Ro's primary practice is Kaiser Permanente San Diego Medical Center in San Diego, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ro to 2 hospitals.

What is Dr. Thomas K. Ro's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Ro is (619) 528-5000.

What is Dr. Thomas K. Ro's medical license number?

Dr. Ro holds California license A91769.

Which hospitals is Dr. Thomas K. Ro affiliated with?

Dr. Ro is affiliated with Hillcrest Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Ro to 2 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Thomas K. Ro part of?

Dr. Ro is linked to Southern California Permanente Medical Group.

Does Dr. Thomas K. Ro accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Ro billed Medicare for 31 services in 2024, and Dr. Ro accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Thomas K. Ro see?

CMS counts 71 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ro in 2024, with an average age of 70.

Is Dr. Thomas K. Ro board certified?

Yes. Dr. Ro is board certified in cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

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What services does Dr. Thomas K. Ro bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Ro's most billed Medicare services were heart test or procedure (93306) and heart test or procedure (93010).

Where did Dr. Thomas K. Ro go to medical school?

Dr. Ro graduated from Pritzker School of Medicine in 2003.

What drugs does Dr. Thomas K. Ro prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Ro's most prescribed drugs by claims were Pradaxa, Metoprolol Tartrate and Furosemide.

Has Dr. Thomas K. Ro received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $85 in general payments to Dr. Ro from 3 companies from 2022 to 2024. The largest total came from Lantheus Medical Imaging, Inc.

How long has Dr. Thomas K. Ro been practicing?

Dr. Ro graduated from medical school in 2003, 23 years ago.

Does Dr. Thomas K. Ro do research?

Dmand AI links 2 publications to Dr. Ro.

Who does Dr. Thomas K. Ro publish with?

Dr. Ro's most frequent co-authors are Bruno R. Cotter, MD (1 shared paper) and Ronald P. Karlsberg, MD (1 shared paper).

What insurance does Dr. Thomas K. Ro accept?

Dr. Ro is in network with 2 carriers, including Kaiser Permanente and CMS Medicare. EPO plans come from the most carriers, 1. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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