Dr. Thomas E. Clinch, MD

  • Washington, DC
  • Ophthalmologist
NPI1437186350
Medicare services, 2024
155
Medicare patients, 2024
59
Part D claims, 2024
54
Publications
13
MIPS score, 2024
53
Practice address
1016 16th NW St, Washington, DC 20036
Practice phone
Call (301) 215-7100
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Mobile number
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Primary practice

Eye Doctors of Washington

Washington, District of Columbia

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Dr. Thomas E. Clinch is an ophthalmologist in Washington, District of Columbia

Dr. Clinch practices at Eye Doctors of Washington in Washington, District of Columbia.

Dr. Clinch's NPI, 1437186350, was assigned on June 27, 2006. Dr. Clinch graduated from Sidney Kimmel Medical College in 1983. Dr. Clinch holds Maryland license D0055106.

NPI and contact details
NPI enumeration date
June 27, 2006
NPI status
Active
Practice phone
(301) 215-7100
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
69
Medical school graduation
1983

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

Dr. Thomas E. Clinch practices at Eye Doctors of Washington in Washington, District of Columbia

Dr. Clinch's primary practice is Eye Doctors of Washington, at 1016 16th NW St, Washington, DC 20036 in District Of Columbia County. The practice phone is (301) 215-7100.

  • Eye Doctors of Washington
    1016 16th NW St, Washington, DC 20036 · District Of Columbia CountyPhone(301) 215-7100

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

Dr. Thomas E. Clinch is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Clinch's primary practice is Eye Doctors of Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. Dmand AI also links Dr. Clinch to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Eye Doctors of WashingtonWashington, District of ColumbiaPrimary
1 group practice or clinicName with a free account1 medical groupName with a free account
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Thomas E. Clinch's practice

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

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Eye Doctors of WashingtonAvailable with a free account
+1 more site and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Thomas E. Clinch is one of 87 ophthalmologists in District of Columbia

Ophthalmology is Dr. Clinch's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Clinch is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology. Dmand AI has Dr. Clinch's licenses on file in 8 states: Maryland, California, District of Columbia, Virginia, Utah, Texas, Louisiana and Pennsylvania.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Ophthalmology, MarylandPrimaryLicense D0055106 · 1999 to 2026 · taxonomy 207W00000X
  • California licenseSince 1998
  • District of Columbia licenseLicense CS9911225 · 1999 to 2027
  • Virginia licenseLicense 0101222216 · 1999 to 2026
  • Utah license1993 to 2000
  • Texas license1992 to 1994
  • Louisiana license1991 to 1992
  • Pennsylvania license1984 to 1992

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists cataract, dry eye, eye infection or inflammation, glaucoma, hereditary corneal conditions, secondary membranaous cataract surgery, shingles and vision problems among the conditions Dr. Clinch treats.

Ophthalmologists near Dr. Clinch

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

Dr. Thomas E. Clinch billed Medicare for 155 services in 2024

CMS data shows 155 Medicare services from Dr. Clinch across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 59 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $10,056 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 2024155
Medicare patients59
Paid by Medicare$10,056
Procedure codes6

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Tests and treatments
2023: 4002024: 7781%
Lab and pathology
2023: 2422024: 4283%
Surgery
2023: 222024: 22No change
Office and hospital visits
2023: 942024: 1485%

Dr. Clinch compared with the District of Columbia median for ophthalmologists, 2024

  • Dr. Clinch
  • District of Columbia median
Medicare services
155vs 67277% below
Medicare patients
59vs 34183% below
Part D claims
105vs 18343% below

Medians across 72 ophthalmologists in District of Columbia with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Clinch'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 E. Clinch treated 59 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 77

CMS counts 59 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Clinch in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 31 patients. 59% of them have high cholesterol, and 56% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 0.75, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Clinch's median patient age at 65, with 51% women.

Medicare patients, 202459
Average age77
Average risk score0.75

Dr. Clinch's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Clinch's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women3559%
  • Men2441%

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

  1. High cholesterol59%
  2. High blood pressure56%
  3. Arthritis42%
  4. Osteoporosis24%
  5. Cancer19%

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

Dr. Clinch's patients across all payers

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

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 65

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women51%
  • Men48%

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

Dr. Thomas E. Clinch wrote 54 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Clinch wrote 54 Medicare Part D claims for 27 patients. 50% of them were for generic drugs. They cover 5 drugs, with $43,127 in total drug cost. In 2022, CMS named 194 claims across 9 drugs.

Part D claims, 202454
Drugs named by CMS5
Total drug cost$43,127
Part D patients27

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

  • Generic27 claims50%
  • Brand-name27 claims50%

Dr. Clinch's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2023

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2022 to 2023

  • 2022
  • 2023
Claims for drugs CMS names
2022: 1942023: 10546%

Drugs named by CMS: 5 in 2023, 9 in 2022.

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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

Dr. Thomas E. Clinch scored 53 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 53 out of 100 for Dr. Clinch for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group.

Dr. Clinch's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 53of 100Final score
  • 0of 100Quality
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 76of 100Cost

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Source: Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026

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Dr. Thomas E. Clinch has 13 publications on record

Dmand AI links 13 papers to Dr. Clinch, published from 2014 to 2025. 2016 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Visual Acuity, Clonidine and Keratomileusis, Laser In Situ. Dr. Clinch's most frequent co-authors are Stuart H. Isaacson, MD, Danesh A. Alam, MD and Mark Floyd Lew, MD.

Papers13
Years published2014 to 2025

Dr. Clinch's papers by year, 2014 to 2025

Topics Dr. Clinch writes about most

  • Visual Acuity
  • Clonidine
  • Keratomileusis, Laser In Situ
  • Narcotic Antagonists
  • Opioid-Related Disorders
  • Postoperative Complications
  • Substance Withdrawal Syndrome

Dr. Clinch's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Clinch

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

Dr. Thomas E. Clinch received $305,281 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 421 general payments to Dr. Clinch from 26 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 52% of the total. Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. paid the most, $220,240.

General payments to Dr. Clinch by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Clinch by kind, 2016 to 2025

$305.3Kin total
  • Speaker and faculty fees$159,85052%
  • Consulting fees$101,40133%
  • Travel and lodging$31,17010%
  • Food and beverage$12,8404%
  • Gifts$190%

Companies that paid Dr. Clinch the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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

Dr. Thomas E. Clinch graduated from Sidney Kimmel Medical College

Dr. Clinch graduated from Sidney Kimmel Medical College in 1983.

  1. Medical schoolSidney Kimmel Medical College
  2. Board certified in ophthalmologyAmerican Board of Ophthalmology

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Thomas E. Clinch accepts plans from 10 insurance carriers

Dr. Clinch is in network with 10 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Elevance
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
  • Cigna
  • United Healthcare
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • HCSC
  • +2 more carriersWith a free account

Plan types Dr. Clinch accepts, by number of carriers

  1. Medicare9
  2. PPO8
  3. HMO6
  4. POS4
  5. EPO3

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Thomas E. Clinch'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 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 percentilesClinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (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)
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 E. Clinch's NPI number?

Dr. Thomas E. Clinch's NPI number is 1437186350. It was assigned on June 27, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Thomas E. Clinch?

Dr. Thomas E. Clinch is an ophthalmologist in Washington, District of Columbia. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).

Where does Dr. Thomas E. Clinch practice?

Dr. Clinch practices at 1016 16th NW St, Washington, DC 20036. Dr. Clinch's primary practice is Eye Doctors of Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. Dmand AI also links Dr. Clinch to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Thomas E. Clinch's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Clinch is (301) 215-7100.

What is Dr. Thomas E. Clinch's medical license number?

Dr. Clinch holds Maryland license D0055106, one of the licenses on file in 8 states.

Which states has Dr. Thomas E. Clinch been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Clinch in Maryland (1999 to 2026), California (since 1998), District of Columbia (1999 to 2027), Virginia (1999 to 2026), Utah (1993 to 2000), Texas (1992 to 1994), Louisiana (1991 to 1992) and Pennsylvania (1984 to 1992).

Does Dr. Thomas E. Clinch accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Clinch billed Medicare for 155 services in 2024.

What is Dr. Thomas E. Clinch's MIPS score?

Dr. Clinch's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 53 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Thomas E. Clinch see?

CMS counts 59 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Clinch in 2024, with an average age of 77.

Is Dr. Thomas E. Clinch board certified?

Yes. Dr. Clinch is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology.

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What services does Dr. Thomas E. Clinch bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Clinch's most billed Medicare services were lab and pathology test (83861), eye exam or test (92250) and surgery: eye (66821).

Where did Dr. Thomas E. Clinch go to medical school?

Dr. Clinch graduated from Sidney Kimmel Medical College in 1983.

What drugs does Dr. Thomas E. Clinch prescribe most?

In 2023 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Clinch's most prescribed drugs by claims were Restasis, Timolol Maleate and Erythromycin.

Has Dr. Thomas E. Clinch received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $305,281 in general payments to Dr. Clinch from 26 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc.

How long has Dr. Thomas E. Clinch been practicing?

Dr. Clinch graduated from medical school in 1983, 43 years ago.

Does Dr. Thomas E. Clinch do research?

Dmand AI links 13 publications to Dr. Clinch, published from 2014 to 2025.

Who does Dr. Thomas E. Clinch publish with?

Dr. Clinch's most frequent co-authors are Stuart H. Isaacson, MD (3 shared papers), Danesh A. Alam, MD (2 shared papers) and Mark Floyd Lew, MD (2 shared papers).

What insurance does Dr. Thomas E. Clinch accept?

Dr. Clinch is in network with 10 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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