Dr. Thomas J. Birdas, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 45
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 80
- Publications
- 57
- Clinical trials
- 1
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Practice address
- 1701 N Senate Blvd, Indianapolis, IN 46202
- Practice phone
- Call (317) 962-2000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Thomas J. Birdas is a cardiothoracic surgeon in Indianapolis, Indiana
Dr. Birdas practices at IU Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana, part of Indiana University Health.
Dr. Birdas' NPI, 1790761484, was assigned on December 15, 2005. Dr. Birdas graduated from University of Athens in 1995. Dr. Birdas' Indiana license number on file is 01065658A.
- NPI
- 1790761484NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 8325070873
- NPI enumeration date
- December 15, 2005
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (317) 962-2000
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 57
- Medical school graduation
- 1995
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Thomas J. Birdas practices at IU Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana
Dr. Birdas' primary practice is IU Health Methodist Hospital, at 1701 N Senate Blvd, Indianapolis, IN 46202 in Marion County. The practice phone is (317) 962-2000.
- IU Health Methodist Hospital1701 N Senate Blvd, Indianapolis, IN 46202 · Marion CountyPhone(317) 962-2000
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Thomas J. Birdas is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Birdas' primary practice is IU Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana, part of Indiana University Health. The medical group on file is IU Health Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Birdas to 2 more group practices and clinics, 1 behavioral health center and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Thomas J. Birdas' practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Birdas practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| IU Health Methodist Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +3 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Thomas J. Birdas is one of 111 cardiothoracic surgeons in Indiana
Thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) is Dr. Birdas' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208G00000X. Dr. Birdas is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Birdas' licenses on file in 2 states: Indiana and Pennsylvania.
Specialties and state licenses
- Thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery), IndianaPrimary
- Pennsylvania license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists esophagus, stomach, or upper small intestine surgery and lung resection among the conditions Dr. Birdas treats.
Cardiothoracic surgeons near Dr. Birdas
Counts of cardiothoracic surgeons 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 J. Birdas billed Medicare for 45 services in 2024
CMS data shows 45 Medicare services from Dr. Birdas across 2 procedure codes in 2024, all of them office visits, for 80 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $3,987 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.
Dr. Birdas' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 352024: 4529%
Dr. Birdas compared with the Indiana median for cardiothoracic surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Birdas
- Indiana median
- Medicare services
- 45vs 12865% below
- Medicare patients
- 80vs 11732% below
Medians across 99 cardiothoracic surgeons in Indiana with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Birdas' 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 J. Birdas treated 80 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 71
CMS counts 80 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Birdas in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 47 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 19% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.64, 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. Birdas' median patient age at 65, with 49% women.
Dr. Birdas' Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Birdas' Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women3848%
- Men4253%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Birdas' Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Cancer50%
- Arthritis41%
- COPD41%
- Anxiety35%
- Depression33%
- Ischemic heart disease33%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Birdas' 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
- Women49%
- Men51%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Thomas J. Birdas ranks in the 49th percentile for upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux in Medicare
Dr. Birdas accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Birdas as offering telehealth. CMS counts 19 procedures of upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux by Dr. Birdas, more than 49% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Where Dr. Birdas ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux
- 49th percentile19 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Thomas J. Birdas has 57 publications on record
Dmand AI links 57 papers to Dr. Birdas, published from 2004 to 2025. 2021 was the busiest year, with 6. The most frequent topics are Lung Neoplasms, Esophagectomy and Postoperative Complications. Dr. Birdas has published most often in Ann Thorac Surg. Dr. Birdas' most frequent co-authors are Kenneth A. Kesler, MD, Shadia I. Jalal, MD and Karen M. Rieger, MD.
Dr. Birdas' papers by year, 2014 to 2025
Topics Dr. Birdas writes about most
- Lung Neoplasms
- Esophagectomy
- Postoperative Complications
- Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
- Caregivers
- Esophageal Neoplasms
- Length of Stay
- Stress, Psychological
Dr. Birdas' most frequent co-authors
- Kenneth A. Kesler, MD18 shared papers
- Shadia I. Jalal, MD16 shared papers
- Karen M. Rieger, MD11 shared papers
Recent publications by Dr. Birdas
Am J Infect Control
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Thomas J. Birdas has worked on 1 clinical trial
Dmand AI links Dr. Birdas to 1 clinical trial. 1 is still active or recruiting. Conditions studied include Adenocarcinoma, Bronchiolo-Alveolar and Adenocarcinoma of Lung.
Conditions in Dr. Birdas' trials
- Adenocarcinoma, Bronchiolo-Alveolar
- Adenocarcinoma of Lung
Investigators on the most trials with Dr. Birdas
- Abbas El Sayed Abbas, MD1 shared trial
- Amir M. Abolhoda, MD1 shared trial
- Nasser Altorki, MD1 shared trial
Recent clinical trials with Dr. Birdas
Comparison of Different Types of Surgery in Treating Patients With Stage IA Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (opens in a new tab)
Sources: Dmand AI Research Linkage; and ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine)
Dr. Thomas J. Birdas received $3,078 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 49 general payments to Dr. Birdas from 18 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 98% of the total. Ethicon Inc. paid the most, $516.
General payments to Dr. Birdas by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Birdas by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$3,01298%
- Education$662%
Companies that paid Dr. Birdas 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 J. Birdas has 2 awards and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Birdas, most recently Regional Top Doctor in 2014.
Awards and honors for Dr. Birdas
- 2014
- Regional Top Doctor
- Undated
- ACS Fellow
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Thomas J. Birdas graduated from University of Athens
Dr. Birdas graduated from University of Athens in 1995. Dr. Birdas is a member of ACS and STS.
- Medical school
- Board certified in surgery
- Board certified in thoracic and cardiac surgery
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Thomas J. Birdas accepts plans from 12 insurance carriers
Dr. Birdas is in network with 12 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Elevance
- United Healthcare
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- HCSC
- Humana
- Regence Health Plans
- +4 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Birdas accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO8
- Medicare7
- HMO5
- POS4
- EPO3
- Medicaid1
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Thomas J. Birdas'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 | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand 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) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Clinical trials and co-investigators | Dmand AI Research LinkageClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Awards and committee roles | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network 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 J. Birdas' NPI number?
Dr. Thomas J. Birdas' NPI number is 1790761484. It was assigned on December 15, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Thomas J. Birdas?
Dr. Thomas J. Birdas is a cardiothoracic surgeon in Indianapolis, Indiana. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician (taxonomy code 208G00000X).
Where does Dr. Thomas J. Birdas practice?
Dr. Birdas practices at 1701 N Senate Blvd, Indianapolis, IN 46202. Dr. Birdas' primary practice is IU Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana, part of Indiana University Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Birdas to 2 group practices and clinics, 1 behavioral health center and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Thomas J. Birdas' office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Birdas is (317) 962-2000.
What is Dr. Thomas J. Birdas' medical license number?
Dr. Birdas' Indiana license number on file is 01065658A, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Thomas J. Birdas been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Birdas in Indiana (2008 to 2025) and Pennsylvania (1999 to 2008).
Which hospitals is Dr. Thomas J. Birdas affiliated with?
Dr. Birdas practices at IU Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana.
What medical group is Dr. Thomas J. Birdas part of?
Dr. Birdas is linked to IU Health Medical Group. Dmand AI links Dr. Birdas to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Thomas J. Birdas accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Birdas billed Medicare for 45 services in 2024, and Dr. Birdas accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Thomas J. Birdas offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Birdas as offering telehealth services.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Thomas J. Birdas see?
CMS counts 80 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Birdas in 2024, with an average age of 71.
Is Dr. Thomas J. Birdas board certified?
Yes. Dr. Birdas is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery.
What services does Dr. Thomas J. Birdas bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Birdas' most billed Medicare services were office visit, new patient (99204) and office visit, established patient (99214).
Where did Dr. Thomas J. Birdas go to medical school?
Dr. Birdas graduated from University of Athens in 1995.
Has Dr. Thomas J. Birdas received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $3,078 in general payments to Dr. Birdas from 18 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Ethicon Inc.
How long has Dr. Thomas J. Birdas been practicing?
Dr. Birdas graduated from medical school in 1995, 31 years ago.
Does Dr. Thomas J. Birdas do research?
Dmand AI links 57 publications to Dr. Birdas, published from 2004 to 2025. Dr. Birdas has worked on 1 clinical trial.
Who does Dr. Thomas J. Birdas publish with?
Dr. Birdas' most frequent co-authors are Kenneth A. Kesler, MD (18 shared papers), Shadia I. Jalal, MD (16 shared papers) and Karen M. Rieger, MD (11 shared papers).
What insurance does Dr. Thomas J. Birdas accept?
Dr. Birdas is in network with 12 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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