Dr. Eric J. Thomas, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 148
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 96
- Part D claims, 2024
- 3,404
- Publications
- 203
- Clinical trials
- 2
- Practice address
- 6411 Fannin, Houston, TX 77030
- Practice phone
- Call (713) 704-3700
- Professional email
- Get professional email
- Personal email
- Get personal email
- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
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Dr. Eric J. Thomas is an internist in Houston, Texas
Dr. Thomas practices at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas, part of Memorial Hermann Health System.
Dr. Thomas' NPI, 1629096839, was assigned on July 17, 2006. Dr. Thomas graduated from UT Southwestern Medical Center in 1989. Dr. Thomas holds Texas license H8458.
- NPI
- 1629096839NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 4880720994
- NPI enumeration date
- July 17, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (713) 704-3700
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 63
- Medical school graduation
- 1989
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Eric J. Thomas practices at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas
Dr. Thomas' primary practice is Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center, at 6411 Fannin, Houston, TX 77030 in Harris County. The practice phone is (713) 704-3700.
- Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center6411 Fannin, Houston, TX 77030 · Harris CountyPhone(713) 704-3700
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Eric J. Thomas is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Thomas' primary practice is Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas, part of Memorial Hermann Health System. Dr. Thomas is also affiliated with Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital. The medical group on file is UT Physicians. Dmand AI also links Dr. Thomas to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Eric J. Thomas' practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Thomas practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center | Available with a free account |
| +2 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Eric J. Thomas is one of 8,437 internists in Texas
Internal medicine is Dr. Thomas' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Thomas is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Thomas' licenses on file in 2 states: Texas and Massachusetts.
Specialties and state licenses
- Internal medicine, TexasPrimary
- Massachusetts license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists acid reflux, acute sinusitis, aneurysm, arthritis, cardiomyopathy, chronic anemia, chronic diabetes and chronic hypertension among the conditions Dr. Thomas treats.
Internists near Dr. Thomas
Counts of internists 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. Eric J. Thomas billed Medicare for 148 services in 2024
CMS data shows 148 Medicare services from Dr. Thomas across 2 procedure codes in 2024, all of them office visits, for 96 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $12,837 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Thomas' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1412024: 1485%
- Lab and pathology
- 2023: 192024: 0100%
Dr. Thomas compared with the Texas median for internists, 2024
- Dr. Thomas
- Texas median
- Medicare services
- 148vs 53973% below
- Medicare patients
- 96vs 19049% below
- Part D claims
- 2,728vs 2899.4 times
Medians across 7,794 internists in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Thomas' 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. Eric J. Thomas treated 96 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74
CMS counts 96 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Thomas in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 41 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.05, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Thomas' median patient age at 65, with 46% women.
Dr. Thomas' Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Thomas' Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women4648%
- Men5052%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Thomas' Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis41%
- Ischemic heart disease24%
- Diabetes19%
- Chronic kidney disease18%
- Mood disorders18%
- Anxiety16%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Thomas' 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
- Women46%
- Men54%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Eric J. Thomas wrote 3,404 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Thomas wrote 3,404 Medicare Part D claims for 283 patients. 84% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,728 of them, across 70 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $209,681 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,857 claims across 70 drugs.
Dr. Thomas' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic2,875 claims84%
- Brand-name475 claims14%
- Other54 claims2%
Dr. Thomas' 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. Thomas' Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids2%72 of 3,404 claims
- Antibiotics1%30 of 3,404 claims
- Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over0%11 of 3,404 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: 2,8572024: 2,7285%
Drugs named by CMS: 70 in 2024, 70 in 2023.
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. Eric J. Thomas offers telehealth to Medicare patients
Dr. Thomas accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Thomas as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Eric J. Thomas has 203 publications on record
Dmand AI links 203 papers to Dr. Thomas, published from 2005 to 2025. 2022 was the busiest year, with 8. The most frequent topics are Medical Errors, Patient Safety and Safety Management. Dr. Thomas has published most often in BMJ Qual Saf. Dr. Thomas' most frequent co-authors are Hardeep Singh, MD, Sigall K. Bell, MD and Jochen Profit, MD.
Dr. Thomas' papers by year, 2016 to 2025
Topics Dr. Thomas writes about most
- Medical Errors
- Patient Safety
- Safety Management
- Organizational Culture
- Attitude of Health Personnel
- Patient Care Team
- Diagnostic Errors
- Communication
Dr. Thomas' most frequent co-authors
- Hardeep Singh, MD16 shared papers
- Sigall K. Bell, MD13 shared papers
- Jochen Profit, MD13 shared papers
Recent publications by Dr. Thomas
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Eric J. Thomas has worked on 2 clinical trials
Dmand AI links Dr. Thomas to 2 clinical trials. Conditions studied include Anemia and Hematologic Diseases. The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston sponsors the most, 2.
Conditions in Dr. Thomas' trials
- Anemia
- Hematologic Diseases
Recent clinical trials with Dr. Thomas
Sources: Dmand AI Research Linkage; and ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine)
Dr. Eric J. Thomas has 11 awards and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 11 awards for Dr. Thomas, most recently Recognized as a "Highly Commended" Book in 2010.
Awards and honors for Dr. Thomas
- 2010
- Recognized as a "Highly Commended" Book
- 2008
- Chancellor's Health Fellow for Patient Safety for UT System
- Dean's Excellence in Teaching Award
- Fellow
- 2007
- John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Award
- John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Award for Research
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Eric J. Thomas graduated from UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dr. Thomas graduated from UT Southwestern Medical Center in 1989. Dr. Thomas is a member of SHM.
- Medical school
- Board certified in internal medicine
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Eric J. Thomas accepts plans from 22 insurance carriers
Dr. Thomas is in network with 22 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Elevance. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 14. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- Elevance
- United Healthcare
- Cigna
- HCSC
- Humana
- Alliant Health Plans
- +14 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Thomas accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO14
- HMO13
- Medicare10
- POS5
- EPO3
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Eric J. Thomas'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) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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 percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (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) |
| 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. Eric J. Thomas' NPI number?
Dr. Eric J. Thomas' NPI number is 1629096839. It was assigned on July 17, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Eric J. Thomas?
Dr. Eric J. Thomas is an internist in Houston, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).
Where does Dr. Eric J. Thomas practice?
Dr. Thomas practices at 6411 Fannin, Houston, TX 77030. Dr. Thomas' primary practice is Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas, part of Memorial Hermann Health System. Dmand AI also links Dr. Thomas to 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Eric J. Thomas' office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Thomas is (713) 704-3700.
What is Dr. Eric J. Thomas' medical license number?
Dr. Thomas holds Texas license H8458, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Eric J. Thomas been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Thomas in Texas (1990 to 2026) and Massachusetts (1992 to 1998).
Which hospitals is Dr. Eric J. Thomas affiliated with?
Dr. Thomas practices at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas. Dr. Thomas is also affiliated with Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Eric J. Thomas part of?
Dr. Thomas is linked to UT Physicians.
Does Dr. Eric J. Thomas accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Thomas billed Medicare for 148 services in 2024, and Dr. Thomas accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Eric J. Thomas offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Thomas as offering telehealth services.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Eric J. Thomas see?
CMS counts 96 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Thomas in 2024, with an average age of 74.
Is Dr. Eric J. Thomas board certified?
Yes. Dr. Thomas is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
What services does Dr. Eric J. Thomas bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Thomas' most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214) and office visit, established patient (99213).
Where did Dr. Eric J. Thomas go to medical school?
Dr. Thomas graduated from UT Southwestern Medical Center in 1989.
What drugs does Dr. Eric J. Thomas prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Thomas' most prescribed drugs by claims were Atorvastatin Calcium, Lisinopril and Amlodipine Besylate.
How long has Dr. Eric J. Thomas been practicing?
Dr. Thomas graduated from medical school in 1989, 37 years ago.
Does Dr. Eric J. Thomas do research?
Dmand AI links 203 publications to Dr. Thomas, published from 2005 to 2025. Dr. Thomas has worked on 2 clinical trials.
Who does Dr. Eric J. Thomas publish with?
Dr. Thomas' most frequent co-authors are Hardeep Singh, MD (16 shared papers), Sigall K. Bell, MD (13 shared papers) and Jochen Profit, MD (13 shared papers).
What insurance does Dr. Eric J. Thomas accept?
Dr. Thomas is in network with 22 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Elevance. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 14. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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