Dr. Thomas W. Samuelson, MD

Dr. Samuelson practices at Minnesota Eye Laser & Surgery Centers - Bloomington in Bloomington, Minnesota.

Dr. Samuelson's NPI, 1265427918, was assigned on September 19, 2005. Dr. Samuelson graduated from University of Minnesota Medical School in 1985. Dr. Samuelson holds Minnesota license 30302.

Dr. Samuelson's primary practice is Minnesota Eye Laser & Surgery Centers - Bloomington, at 9801 Dupont Avenue South, Suite 100, Bloomington, MN 55431. The practice phone is (952) 888-5800.

Dr. Samuelson's primary practice is Minnesota Eye Laser & Surgery Centers - Bloomington in Bloomington, Minnesota. The medical group on file is HealthPartners. Dmand AI also links Dr. Samuelson to 3 more 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. Samuelson practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Ophthalmology is Dr. Samuelson's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Samuelson is licensed in Minnesota.

CMS data shows 2,480 Medicare services from Dr. Samuelson across 16 procedure codes in 2024, for 745 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $213,487 for them.

CMS counts 745 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Samuelson in 2026. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 303 patients. 66% of them have high cholesterol, and 61% have high blood pressure. 4% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 0.95, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Samuelson's median patient age at 73, with 51% women.

In 2026, Dr. Samuelson wrote 4,269 Medicare Part D claims for 873 patients. 64% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 4,187 of them, across 34 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $531,268 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 4,093 claims across 32 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 80 out of 100 for Dr. Samuelson for performance year 2026, reported as part of a group. Dr. Samuelson accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 321 procedures of cataract surgery by Dr. Samuelson, more than 90% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 56 papers to Dr. Samuelson, published from 2012 to 2025. 2019 was the busiest year, with 9. The most frequent topics are Intraocular Pressure, Glaucoma, Open-Angle and Stents. Dr. Samuelson has published most often in J Cataract Refract Surg. Dr. Samuelson's most frequent co-authors are Tanner J. Ferguson, MD, John Palmer Berdahl, MD and Nathan M. Radcliffe, MD.

Dmand AI links Dr. Samuelson to 1 clinical trial. Conditions studied include Glaucoma, Open-Angle and Glaucoma.

CMS Open Payments shows 376 general payments to Dr. Samuelson from 23 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 62% of the total. Alcon Laboratories Inc paid the most, $178,541. It also lists 7 research payments totaling $7,955 from 2020 to 2021.

Dr. Samuelson graduated from University of Minnesota Medical School in 1985.