Dr. Austin C. Thomas, MD

Dr. Thomas practices at Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana, part of Ochsner Health System.

Dr. Thomas' NPI, 1548298029, was assigned on June 30, 2006. Dr. Thomas holds Louisiana license MD200092.

Dr. Thomas' primary practice is Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans, at 1516 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, LA 70121 in Jefferson Parish. The practice phone is (504) 842-3000.

Dr. Thomas' primary practice is Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana, part of Ochsner Health System. Dr. Thomas is also affiliated with Ochsner Medical Center - Kenner. The medical group on file is Ochsner Health.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Thomas practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Gastroenterology is Dr. Thomas' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0100X. Dr. Thomas is licensed in Louisiana.

CMS data shows 192 Medicare services from Dr. Thomas across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 196 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $25,298 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 196 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Thomas in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 126 patients. 73% of them have high blood pressure, and 69% have high cholesterol. 9% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.01, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Thomas' median patient age at 67, with 59% women.

In 2024, Dr. Thomas wrote 1,073 Medicare Part D claims for 528 patients. 78% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 959 of them, across 20 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $125,259 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,044 claims across 27 drugs.

Dr. Thomas accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Thomas as offering telehealth. CMS counts 54 procedures of upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux by Dr. Thomas, more than 65% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

CMS Open Payments shows 4 general payments to Dr. Thomas from 3 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. paid the most, $46.