Dr. Thomas C. Bright III, MD

Dr. Bright practices at Etmc Physician Group Inc. in Athens, Texas.

Dr. Bright's NPI, 1811937378, was assigned on June 6, 2006. Dr. Bright graduated from University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine - Memphis in 1971. Dr. Bright holds Texas license E2147.

Dr. Bright's primary practice is Etmc Physician Group Inc., at 1701 S Palestine St, Athens, TX 75751 in Henderson County. The practice phone is (903) 590-5611.

Dr. Bright's primary practice is Etmc Physician Group Inc. in Athens, Texas. Dr. Bright is also affiliated with UT Health Athens. The medical group on file is UT Health East Texas Physicians. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bright to 2 more hospitals, 3 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.

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

Urology is Dr. Bright's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208800000X. Dr. Bright is board certified in urology by the American Board of Urology. Dmand AI has Dr. Bright's licenses on file in 3 states: Texas, Tennessee and Georgia.

Dmand AI lists bladder disease, enlarged prostate, enlarged prostate transurethral surgery (TURP), erectile dysfunction, kidney cysts, kidney stone disease, prostate cancer and urinary endoscopy among the conditions Dr. Bright treats.

CMS data shows 2,784 Medicare services from Dr. Bright across 13 procedure codes in 2024, for 303 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $92,150 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 303 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bright in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 154 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 11% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.23, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Bright's median patient age at 75, with 25% women.

In 2024, Dr. Bright wrote 1,338 Medicare Part D claims for 330 patients. 83% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,239 of them, across 14 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $134,544 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,125 claims across 14 drugs.

Dr. Bright accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

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

Dmand AI links 4 papers to Dr. Bright. Dr. Bright's most frequent co-author is Paul C. Peters, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 214 general payments to Dr. Bright from 37 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 95% of the total. Astellas Pharma US Inc paid the most, $923.

Dr. Bright graduated from University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine - Memphis in 1971.

Dr. Bright is in network with 21 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 14. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.