Dr. Thomas E. Niesen, MD

  • Chesterfield, MO
  • General surgeon
NPI1700870250PAC ID4688766645
Medicare services, 2024
2,684
Medicare patients, 2026
1,476
Part D claims, 2026
528
MIPS score, 2026
82
Hospital affiliations
2
Practice address
232 S Woods Mill Rd, Chesterfield, MO 63017
Practice phone
Call (314) 434-1500
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Primary practice

St. Luke's Hospital

Hospital · Chesterfield, Missouri

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Dr. Thomas E. Niesen is a general surgeon in Chesterfield, Missouri

Dr. Niesen practices at St. Luke's Hospital in Chesterfield, Missouri, part of St. Luke's Episcopal-Presbyterian Hospital.

Dr. Niesen's NPI, 1700870250, was assigned on September 9, 2005. Dr. Niesen graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine in 1978. Dr. Niesen holds Missouri license 36096.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
4688766645
NPI enumeration date
September 9, 2005
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(314) 434-1500
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
74
Medical school graduation
1978

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

Dr. Thomas E. Niesen practices at St. Luke's Hospital in Chesterfield, Missouri

Dr. Niesen's primary practice is St. Luke's Hospital, at 232 S Woods Mill Rd, Chesterfield, MO 63017 in St. Louis County. The practice phone is (314) 434-1500.

  • St. Luke's Hospital
    232 S Woods Mill Rd, Chesterfield, MO 63017 · St. Louis CountyPhone(314) 434-1500

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Dr. Thomas E. Niesen is affiliated with 6 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Niesen's primary practice is St. Luke's Hospital in Chesterfield, Missouri, part of St. Luke's Episcopal-Presbyterian Hospital. Dr. Niesen is also affiliated with Mercy Hospital St. Louis. The medical group on file is St. Luke's Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Niesen to 1 more breast imaging center, 1 physician office, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 home health agency, each named with a free account.

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

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Niesen practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
St. Luke's HospitalAvailable with a free account
+5 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Thomas E. Niesen is one of 593 general surgeons in Missouri

Surgery is Dr. Niesen's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Niesen is licensed in Missouri.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Surgery, MissouriPrimaryLicense 36096 · taxonomy 208600000X

General surgeons near Dr. Niesen

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

Dr. Thomas E. Niesen billed Medicare for 2,684 services in 2024

CMS data shows 2,684 Medicare services from Dr. Niesen across 30 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,476 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $219,477 for them.

Medicare services, 20242,684
Medicare patients1,476
Paid by Medicare$219,477
Procedure codes30

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Tests and treatments
2023: 2,1722024: 1,90212%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 6222024: 56010%
Surgery
2023: 842024: 14775%
Imaging
2023: 572024: 7532%

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

  • In an office1,40552%
  • In a facility1,27948%

Dr. Niesen compared with the Missouri median for general surgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Niesen
  • Missouri median
Medicare services
2,684vs 16915.9 times
Medicare patients
1,476vs 12711.6 times
Part D claims
463vs 4111.3 times

Medians across 570 general surgeons in Missouri with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Niesen'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. Niesen treated 1,476 Medicare patients in 2026, average age 78

CMS counts 1,476 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Niesen in 2026. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 654 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 5% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.89, 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. Niesen's median patient age at 77, with 44% women.

Medicare patients, 20261,476
Average age78
Average risk score1.89
Also on Medicaid5%

Dr. Niesen's Medicare patients by age, 2026

Dr. Niesen's Medicare patients by sex, 2026

  • Women67946%
  • Men79754%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Niesen's Medicare patients, 2026

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis55%
  4. Ischemic heart disease52%
  5. Chronic kidney disease41%
  6. Atrial fibrillation36%
  7. Diabetes35%
  8. Heart failure34%

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

Dr. Niesen's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 77

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women44%
  • Men56%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2026 data

Dr. Thomas E. Niesen wrote 528 Medicare Part D claims in 2026

In 2026, Dr. Niesen wrote 528 Medicare Part D claims for 217 patients. 94% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 463 of them, across 7 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $18,548 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 475 claims across 7 drugs.

Part D claims, 2026528
Drugs named by CMS7
Total drug cost$18,548
Part D patients217

Dr. Niesen's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2026

  • Generic496 claims94%
  • Brand-name32 claims6%

Dr. Niesen'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. Niesen's Part D claims, 2026

  • Opioids23%121 of 528 claims
  • Antibiotics13%66 of 528 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: 4752024: 4633%

Drugs named by CMS: 7 in 2024, 7 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), 2026 data

Dr. Thomas E. Niesen scored 82 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2026

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 82 out of 100 for Dr. Niesen for performance year 2026, reported individually. Dr. Niesen accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 50 procedures of leg revascularization (restoring blood flow) by Dr. Niesen, more than 95% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Niesen's MIPS scores, performance year 2026

  • 82of 100Final score
  • 57.6of 100Quality
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 80of 100Cost

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

Where Dr. Niesen ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Leg revascularization (restoring blood flow)
95th percentile50 procedures

CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.

Colonoscopy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Hernia repair (minimally invasive): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Hernia repair - groin (open): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Skin biopsy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2026 data; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Thomas E. Niesen received $2,229 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 80 general payments to Dr. Niesen from 28 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Endologix, Inc. paid the most, $607.

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

Companies that paid Dr. Niesen 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. Niesen graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine

Dr. Niesen graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine in 1978.

  1. Medical schoolTulane University School of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Thomas E. Niesen'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 phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand 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)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Thomas E. Niesen's NPI number?

Dr. Thomas E. Niesen's NPI number is 1700870250. It was assigned on September 9, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

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

Dr. Thomas E. Niesen is a general surgeon in Chesterfield, Missouri. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).

Where does Dr. Thomas E. Niesen practice?

Dr. Niesen practices at 232 S Woods Mill Rd, Chesterfield, MO 63017. Dr. Niesen's primary practice is St. Luke's Hospital in Chesterfield, Missouri, part of St. Luke's Episcopal-Presbyterian Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. Niesen to 1 breast imaging center, 1 physician office, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 home health agency, and a free account names each one.

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

The practice phone on file for Dr. Niesen is (314) 434-1500. Dmand AI also checks direct phone and mobile numbers, available with a free account.

What is Dr. Thomas E. Niesen's email address?

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

Dr. Niesen holds Missouri license 36096.

Which hospitals is Dr. Thomas E. Niesen affiliated with?

Dr. Niesen practices at St. Luke's Hospital in Chesterfield, Missouri. Dr. Niesen is also affiliated with Mercy Hospital St. Louis.

What medical group is Dr. Thomas E. Niesen part of?

Dr. Niesen is linked to St. Luke's Medical Group.

Who does Dr. Thomas E. Niesen practice with?

Dmand AI links 12 HCPs to Dr. Niesen's primary medical group, 5 of them general surgeons. A free account lists them, with verified contacts.

Does Dr. Thomas E. Niesen accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Niesen billed Medicare for 2,684 services in 2024, and Dr. Niesen accepts Medicare assignment.

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

Dr. Niesen's MIPS final score for performance year 2026 is 82 out of 100, reported individually.

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

CMS counts 1,476 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Niesen in 2026, with an average age of 78.

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

In 2024, Dr. Niesen's most billed Medicare services were blood vessel study (93880), blood vessel study (93922) and blood vessel study (93970).

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

Dr. Niesen graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine in 1978.

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

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Niesen's most prescribed drugs by claims were Clopidogrel, Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen and Tramadol HCl.

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

CMS Open Payments shows $2,229 in general payments to Dr. Niesen from 28 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Endologix, Inc.

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

Dr. Niesen graduated from medical school in 1978, 48 years ago.

What EHR does Dr. Thomas E. Niesen's practice use?

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at St. Luke's Hospital and at 5 more affiliated sites. The vendor and product are available with a free Dmand AI account.

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