Dr. Thomas J. Purgason, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 4,733
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 400
- Part D claims, 2024
- 10,586
- Hospital affiliations
- 2
- Industry payments
- $1,475
- Practice address
- 3600 Matlock Rd, Arlington, TX 76015-3679
- Practice phone
- Call (817) 465-8855
- Professional email
- Get professional email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Bluebonnet Family Medicine Health and Wellness Clinic
Physician office · Arlington, Texas
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Dr. Thomas J. Purgason is an internist in Arlington, Texas
Dr. Purgason practices at Bluebonnet Family Medicine Health and Wellness Clinic in Arlington, Texas.
Dr. Purgason's NPI, 1831161637, was assigned on February 6, 2006. Dr. Purgason graduated from UTMB Health in 1979. Dr. Purgason holds Texas license F4394.
- NPI
- 1831161637NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 5991728164
- NPI enumeration date
- February 6, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (817) 465-8855
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 73
- Medical school graduation
- 1979
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. Purgason practices at Bluebonnet Family Medicine Health and Wellness Clinic in Arlington, Texas
Dr. Purgason's primary practice is Bluebonnet Family Medicine Health and Wellness Clinic, at 3600 Matlock Rd, Arlington, TX 76015-3679. The practice phone is (817) 465-8855.
- Bluebonnet Family Medicine Health and Wellness Clinic3600 Matlock Rd, Arlington, TX 76015-3679Phone(817) 465-8855
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Thomas J. Purgason is affiliated with 4 sites of care
Dr. Purgason's primary practice is Bluebonnet Family Medicine Health and Wellness Clinic in Arlington, Texas. Dr. Purgason is also affiliated with Medical City Arlington Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. Purgason to 1 more hospital and 1 home health agency, each named with a free account.
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Thomas J. Purgason's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Purgason practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Bluebonnet Family Medicine Health and Wellness Clinic | Available with a free account |
| +3 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Thomas J. Purgason is one of 8,437 internists in Texas
Internal medicine is Dr. Purgason's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Purgason is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Purgason is licensed in Texas.
Specialties and state licenses
- Internal medicine, TexasPrimary
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists acid reflux, acute skin infection, aneurysm, anxiety, arthritis, asthma, atrial fibrillation and flutter and bladder disease among the conditions Dr. Purgason treats.
Internists near Dr. Purgason
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Thomas J. Purgason billed Medicare for 4,733 services in 2024
CMS data shows 4,733 Medicare services from Dr. Purgason across 16 procedure codes in 2024, for 400 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $338,963 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Purgason's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 4,7532024: 4,17512%
- Other services
- 2023: 5522024: 45817%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 932024: 6332%
- Lab and pathology
- 2023: 02024: 37
Dr. Purgason compared with the Texas median for internists, 2024
- Dr. Purgason
- Texas median
- Medicare services
- 4,733vs 5398.8 times
- Medicare patients
- 400vs 1902.1 times
- Part D claims
- 9,846vs 28934.1 times
Medians across 7,794 internists in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Purgason'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 J. Purgason treated 400 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 77
CMS counts 400 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Purgason in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 185 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. Purgason's median patient age at 71, with 52% women.
Dr. Purgason's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Purgason's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women21754%
- Men18346%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Purgason's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis59%
- Ischemic heart disease35%
- Diabetes26%
- Chronic kidney disease24%
- Mood disorders22%
- Atrial fibrillation21%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Purgason's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 71
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women52%
- Men46%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Thomas J. Purgason wrote 10,586 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Purgason wrote 10,586 Medicare Part D claims for 534 patients. 88% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 9,846 of them, across 156 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $524,448 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 10,016 claims across 165 drugs.
Dr. Purgason's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic9,357 claims88%
- Brand-name1,175 claims11%
- Other54 claims1%
Dr. Purgason'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. Purgason's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids4%433 of 10,586 claims
- Antibiotics6%652 of 10,586 claims
- Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over0%14 of 10,586 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: 10,0162024: 9,8462%
Drugs named by CMS: 156 in 2024, 165 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
How Dr. Thomas J. Purgason takes part in Medicare
Dr. Purgason accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Thomas J. Purgason received $1,475 in industry payments from 2016 to 2023
CMS Open Payments shows 82 general payments to Dr. Purgason from 26 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2023. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 88% of the total. Astellas Pharma US Inc paid the most, $180.
General payments to Dr. Purgason by program year, 2016 to 2023
General payments to Dr. Purgason by kind, 2016 to 2023
- Food and beverage$1,29588%
- Education$18012%
Companies that paid Dr. Purgason the most, 2016 to 2023
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Thomas J. Purgason has 1 award and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Purgason, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.
Awards and honors for Dr. Purgason
- 2013
- CMS Stage 1 EHR
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Thomas J. Purgason graduated from UTMB Health
Dr. Purgason graduated from UTMB Health in 1979.
- Medical school
- Board certified in internal medicine
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Thomas J. Purgason accepts plans from 22 insurance carriers
Dr. Purgason is in network with 22 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 14. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Elevance
- Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- United Healthcare
- Cigna
- Humana
- Alliant Health Plans
- +14 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Purgason accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO14
- HMO13
- Medicare9
- POS7
- EPO5
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Thomas J. Purgason'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 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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (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. Purgason's NPI number?
Dr. Thomas J. Purgason's NPI number is 1831161637. It was assigned on February 6, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Thomas J. Purgason?
Dr. Thomas J. Purgason is an internist in Arlington, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).
Where does Dr. Thomas J. Purgason practice?
Dr. Purgason practices at 3600 Matlock Rd, Arlington, TX 76015-3679. Dr. Purgason's primary practice is Bluebonnet Family Medicine Health and Wellness Clinic in Arlington, Texas. Dmand AI also links Dr. Purgason to 1 hospital and 1 home health agency.
What is Dr. Thomas J. Purgason's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Purgason is (817) 465-8855.
What is Dr. Thomas J. Purgason's medical license number?
Dr. Purgason holds Texas license F4394.
Which hospitals is Dr. Thomas J. Purgason affiliated with?
Dr. Purgason is affiliated with Medical City Arlington Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Purgason to 1 more hospital.
Does Dr. Thomas J. Purgason accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Purgason billed Medicare for 4,733 services in 2024, and Dr. Purgason accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Thomas J. Purgason see?
CMS counts 400 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Purgason in 2024, with an average age of 77.
Is Dr. Thomas J. Purgason board certified?
Yes. Dr. Purgason is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
What services does Dr. Thomas J. Purgason bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Purgason's most billed Medicare services were care management and other visits (99490), office visit, established patient (99215) and office visit, established patient (99214).
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Where did Dr. Thomas J. Purgason go to medical school?
Dr. Purgason graduated from UTMB Health in 1979.
What drugs does Dr. Thomas J. Purgason prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Purgason's most prescribed drugs by claims were Rosuvastatin Calcium, Levothyroxine Sodium and Prednisone.
Has Dr. Thomas J. Purgason received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $1,475 in general payments to Dr. Purgason from 26 companies from 2016 to 2023. The largest total came from Astellas Pharma US Inc.
How long has Dr. Thomas J. Purgason been practicing?
Dr. Purgason graduated from medical school in 1979, 47 years ago.
What insurance does Dr. Thomas J. Purgason accept?
Dr. Purgason is in network with 22 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 14. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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