Dr. Thomas Louis Tanous Jr., MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 23,603
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 537
- Part D claims, 2024
- 1,008
- Publications
- 1
- MIPS score, 2024
- 100
- Practice address
- 22999 Us Hwy 59, Kingwood, TX 77325
- Practice phone
- Call (281) 359-7500
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Thomas Louis Tanous Jr. is an orthopedic surgeon in Kingwood, Texas
Dr. Tanous practices at HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood in Kingwood, Texas, part of HCA Healthcare.
Dr. Tanous' NPI, 1205030897, was assigned on June 14, 2007. Dr. Tanous graduated from McGovern Medical School in 2004. Dr. Tanous holds Texas license P6096.
- NPI
- 1205030897NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 6305982141
- NPI enumeration date
- June 14, 2007
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (281) 359-7500
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 48
- Medical school graduation
- 2004
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Thomas Louis Tanous Jr. practices at HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood in Kingwood, Texas
Dr. Tanous' primary practice is HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood, at 22999 Us Hwy 59, Kingwood, TX 77325 in Harris County. The practice phone is (281) 359-7500.
- HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood22999 Us Hwy 59, Kingwood, TX 77325 · Harris CountyPhone(281) 359-7500
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Thomas Louis Tanous Jr. is affiliated with 12 sites of care and 4 medical groups
Dr. Tanous' primary practice is HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood in Kingwood, Texas, part of HCA Healthcare. Dr. Tanous is also affiliated with Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center. The medical group on file is OrthoLoneStar. Dmand AI also links Dr. Tanous to 3 more hospitals, 4 group practices and clinics, 3 home health agencies and 3 medical groups, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Thomas Louis Tanous Jr.'s practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Tanous practices, 12 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood | Available with a free account |
| +11 more sites and 3 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Thomas Louis Tanous Jr. is one of 1,394 orthopedic surgeons in Texas
Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Tanous' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Tanous is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Tanous' licenses on file in 3 states: Texas, California and Washington.
Specialties and state licenses
- Orthopaedic surgery, TexasPrimary
- California license
- Washington license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists arthritis, bursitis, fluid in a joint, hip replacement, joint pain, knee arthroscopy, knee injury and knee replacement among the conditions Dr. Tanous treats.
Orthopedic surgeons near Dr. Tanous
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Thomas Louis Tanous Jr. billed Medicare for 23,603 services in 2024
CMS data shows 23,603 Medicare services from Dr. Tanous across 21 procedure codes in 2024, for 537 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $304,206 for them.
Dr. Tanous' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 2,7352024: 20,824661%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 8852024: 1,10024%
- Imaging
- 2023: 8562024: 8343%
- Surgery
- 2023: 5252024: 57810%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 9362024: 26771%
Where Dr. Tanous' Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office23,39899%
- In a facility2051%
Dr. Tanous compared with the Texas median for orthopedic surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Tanous
- Texas median
- Medicare services
- 23,603vs 1,06222.2 times
- Medicare patients
- 537vs 2432.2 times
- Part D claims
- 931vs 2194.3 times
Medians across 1,283 orthopedic surgeons in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Tanous' 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 Louis Tanous Jr. treated 537 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75
CMS counts 537 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Tanous in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 259 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 3% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.26, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Tanous' median patient age at 71, with 61% women.
Dr. Tanous' Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Tanous' Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women34664%
- Men19136%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Tanous' Medicare patients, 2024
- Arthritis75%
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Ischemic heart disease37%
- Diabetes34%
- Anxiety29%
- Mood disorders26%
- Depression25%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Tanous' 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
- Women61%
- Men37%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Thomas Louis Tanous Jr. wrote 1,008 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Tanous wrote 1,008 Medicare Part D claims for 321 patients. 98% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 931 of them, across 14 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $7,686 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 736 claims across 12 drugs.
Dr. Tanous' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic991 claims98%
- Brand-name17 claims2%
Dr. Tanous' 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. Tanous' Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids38%384 of 1,008 claims
- Antibiotics9%91 of 1,008 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: 7362024: 93126%
Drugs named by CMS: 14 in 2024, 12 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. Thomas Louis Tanous Jr. scored 100 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 100 out of 100 for Dr. Tanous for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Tanous accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 38 procedures of hip replacement by Dr. Tanous, more than 81% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Tanous' MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 100of 100Final score
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Tanous ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Knee replacement
- 80th percentile51 procedures
- Hip replacement
- 81st percentile38 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 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), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Thomas Louis Tanous Jr. has 1 publication on record
Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Tanous in 2010. Dr. Tanous' most frequent co-author is Michael J. Grecula, MD.
Dr. Tanous' most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Dr. Tanous
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Thomas Louis Tanous Jr. received $710,414 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 882 general payments to Dr. Tanous from 25 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 58% of the total. Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. paid the most, $704,417.
General payments to Dr. Tanous by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Tanous by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Consulting fees$412,58058%
- Education$209,22129%
- Travel and lodging$69,09110%
- Food and beverage$19,5233%
Companies that paid Dr. Tanous the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Thomas Louis Tanous Jr. graduated from McGovern Medical School
Dr. Tanous graduated from McGovern Medical School in 2004.
- Medical school
- Board certified in orthopaedic surgery
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Thomas Louis Tanous Jr. accepts plans from 23 insurance carriers
Dr. Tanous is in network with 23 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 14. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- United Healthcare
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- Cigna
- Elevance
- HCSC
- Humana
- Alliant Health Plans
- +15 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Tanous accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO14
- HMO13
- Medicare10
- POS5
- EPO4
- Medicaid1
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Thomas Louis Tanous Jr.'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)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (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 |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| 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 Louis Tanous Jr.'s NPI number?
Dr. Thomas Louis Tanous Jr.'s NPI number is 1205030897. It was assigned on June 14, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Thomas Louis Tanous Jr.?
Dr. Thomas Louis Tanous Jr. is an orthopedic surgeon in Kingwood, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207X00000X).
Where does Dr. Thomas Louis Tanous Jr. practice?
Dr. Tanous practices at 22999 Us Hwy 59, Kingwood, TX 77325. Dr. Tanous' primary practice is HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood in Kingwood, Texas, part of HCA Healthcare. Dmand AI also links Dr. Tanous to 3 hospitals, 4 group practices and clinics, 3 home health agencies and 3 medical groups.
What is Dr. Thomas Louis Tanous Jr.'s office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Tanous is (281) 359-7500.
What is Dr. Thomas Louis Tanous Jr.'s medical license number?
Dr. Tanous holds Texas license P6096, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.
Which states has Dr. Thomas Louis Tanous Jr. been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Tanous in Texas (2013 to 2026), California (2009 to 2026) and Washington (2010 to 2026).
Which hospitals is Dr. Thomas Louis Tanous Jr. affiliated with?
Dr. Tanous practices at HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood in Kingwood, Texas. Dr. Tanous is also affiliated with Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Tanous to 3 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Thomas Louis Tanous Jr. part of?
Dr. Tanous is linked to OrthoLoneStar. Dmand AI links Dr. Tanous to 3 more medical groups.
Does Dr. Thomas Louis Tanous Jr. accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Tanous billed Medicare for 23,603 services in 2024, and Dr. Tanous accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Thomas Louis Tanous Jr.'s MIPS score?
Dr. Tanous' MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 100 out of 100, reported individually.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Thomas Louis Tanous Jr. see?
CMS counts 537 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Tanous in 2024, with an average age of 75.
Is Dr. Thomas Louis Tanous Jr. board certified?
Yes. Dr. Tanous is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.
What services does Dr. Thomas Louis Tanous Jr. bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Tanous' most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J1010), injected or infused drug (J7322) and surgery: bones and joints (20610).
Where did Dr. Thomas Louis Tanous Jr. go to medical school?
Dr. Tanous graduated from McGovern Medical School in 2004.
What drugs does Dr. Thomas Louis Tanous Jr. prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Tanous' most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen, Ondansetron HCl and Meloxicam.
Has Dr. Thomas Louis Tanous Jr. received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $710,414 in general payments to Dr. Tanous from 25 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.
How long has Dr. Thomas Louis Tanous Jr. been practicing?
Dr. Tanous graduated from medical school in 2004, 22 years ago.
Does Dr. Thomas Louis Tanous Jr. do research?
Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Tanous.
Who does Dr. Thomas Louis Tanous Jr. publish with?
Dr. Tanous' most frequent co-authors are Michael J. Grecula, MD (1 shared paper).
What insurance does Dr. Thomas Louis Tanous Jr. accept?
Dr. Tanous is in network with 23 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 14. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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