Dr. Thomas R. Biehl, MD

  • Seattle, WA
  • General surgeon
NPI1023084761PAC ID5395870018
Medicare services, 2024
290
Medicare patients, 2024
163
Part D claims, 2024
48
Publications
25
Hospital affiliations
1
Practice address
1100 9th Ave, Seattle, WA 98101
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Primary practice

Virginia Mason Medical Center - HOPD

Acute Care Hospital outpatient department · Seattle, Washington

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Dr. Thomas R. Biehl is a general surgeon in Seattle, Washington

Dr. Biehl practices at Virginia Mason Medical Center - HOPD in Seattle, Washington.

Dr. Biehl's NPI, 1023084761, was assigned on February 23, 2006. Dr. Biehl graduated from UC San Diego School of Medicine in 1987. Dr. Biehl's Washington license number on file is MD00027098.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
5395870018
NPI enumeration date
February 23, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
65
Medical school graduation
1987

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

Dr. Thomas R. Biehl practices at Virginia Mason Medical Center - HOPD in Seattle, Washington

Dr. Biehl's primary practice is Virginia Mason Medical Center - HOPD, at 1100 9th Ave, Seattle, WA 98101.

  • Virginia Mason Medical Center - HOPD
    1100 9th Ave, Seattle, WA 98101

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Dr. Thomas R. Biehl is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Biehl's primary practice is Virginia Mason Medical Center - HOPD in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Biehl is also affiliated with Virginia Mason Medical Center. The medical group on file is Virginia Mason Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Biehl to 2 more group practices and clinics, 1 imaging center and 1 medical group, each named with a free account. Dr. Biehl's employer is on file too: a hospital.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Thomas R. Biehl's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Biehl practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Virginia Mason Medical Center - HOPDAvailable with a free account
+4 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Thomas R. Biehl is one of 642 general surgeons in Washington

Surgery is Dr. Biehl's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Biehl is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Biehl's licenses on file in 2 states: Washington and California.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Surgery, WashingtonPrimaryLicense MD00027098 · 1990 to 2025 · taxonomy 208600000X
  • California licenseSince 1993

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists acute gallbladder or bile duct inflammation, colon removal, esophagus, stomach, or upper small intestine surgery, gallbladder removal, gastrointestinal obstruction and groin hernia surgery among the conditions Dr. Biehl treats.

General surgeons near Dr. Biehl

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Dr. Thomas R. Biehl billed Medicare for 290 services in 2024

CMS data shows 290 Medicare services from Dr. Biehl across 10 procedure codes in 2024, for 163 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $29,250 for them.

Medicare services, 2024290
Medicare patients163
Paid by Medicare$29,250
Procedure codes10

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 2812024: 2646%
Imaging
2023: 02024: 13
Surgery
2023: 02024: 13

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

  • In an office155%
  • In a facility27595%

Dr. Biehl compared with the Washington median for general surgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Biehl
  • Washington median
Medicare services
290vs 923.2 times
Medicare patients
163vs 8885% above
Part D claims
12vs 3364% below

Medians across 610 general surgeons in Washington with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Biehl'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 R. Biehl treated 163 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76

CMS counts 163 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Biehl in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 71 patients. 66% of them have high blood pressure, and 66% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.20, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Biehl's median patient age at 72, with 48% women.

Medicare patients, 2024163
Average age76
Average risk score1.20

Dr. Biehl's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Biehl's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women7747%
  • Men8653%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Biehl's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure66%
  2. High cholesterol66%
  3. Arthritis39%
  4. Mood disorders25%
  5. Chronic kidney disease22%
  6. Depression22%
  7. Atrial fibrillation21%
  8. Ischemic heart disease21%

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

Dr. Biehl's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 72

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women48%
  • Men51%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Thomas R. Biehl wrote 48 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Biehl wrote 48 Medicare Part D claims for 19 patients. 85% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 12 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $95 in total drug cost. In 2022, CMS named 28 claims across 2 drugs.

Part D claims, 202448
Drugs named by CMS1
Total drug cost$95
Part D patients19

Dr. Biehl's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic41 claims85%
  • Brand-name and other7 claims15%

Dr. Biehl'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.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2022 to 2024

  • 2022
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2022: 282024: 1257%

Drugs named by CMS: 1 in 2024, 2 in 2022.

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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), 2024 data

Dr. Thomas R. Biehl ranks in the 96th percentile for hernia repair - groin (open) in Medicare

Dr. Biehl accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Biehl as offering telehealth. CMS counts 19 procedures of hernia repair - groin (open) by Dr. Biehl, more than 96% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Where Dr. Biehl ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Hernia repair - groin (open)
96th percentile19 procedures

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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)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Thomas R. Biehl has 25 publications on record

Dmand AI links 25 papers to Dr. Biehl, published from 2012 to 2024. 2016 was the busiest year, with 6. The most frequent topics are Pancreatic Neoplasms, Pancreaticoduodenectomy and Adenocarcinoma. Dr. Biehl has published most often in Am J Surg. Dr. Biehl's most frequent co-authors are Adnan Ali Alseidi, MD, William Scott Helton, MD and Vincent J. Picozzi, MD.

Papers25
Years published2012 to 2024

Dr. Biehl's papers by year, 2012 to 2024

Topics Dr. Biehl writes about most

  • Pancreatic Neoplasms
  • Pancreaticoduodenectomy
  • Adenocarcinoma
  • Neoadjuvant Therapy
  • Pancreatectomy
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols
  • Carcinoma, Pancreatic Ductal
  • Neoplasm Invasiveness

Dr. Biehl's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Biehl

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Thomas R. Biehl received $13,098 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 62 general payments to Dr. Biehl from 9 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 53% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $11,399.

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

General payments to Dr. Biehl by kind, 2016 to 2025

$13.1Kin total
  • Education$7,00053%
  • Food and beverage$3,20024%
  • Travel and lodging$2,89822%

Companies that paid Dr. Biehl 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 R. Biehl has 5 awards and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 5 awards for Dr. Biehl, most recently Regional Top Doctor in 2014.

Awards and honors for Dr. Biehl

  1. 2014
    • Regional Top Doctor
  2. 2013
    • CMS Stage 1 EHR
  3. Undated
    • ACS Fellow
    • Checkbook Top Doc
    • Super Doc

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Thomas R. Biehl graduated from UC San Diego School of Medicine

Dr. Biehl graduated from UC San Diego School of Medicine in 1987. Dr. Biehl is a member of ACS.

  1. Medical schoolUC San Diego School of Medicine
  2. Board certified in surgeryAmerican Board of Surgery

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Thomas R. Biehl accepts plans from 16 insurance carriers

Dr. Biehl is in network with 16 carriers, including United Healthcare, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Elevance. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • United Healthcare
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • Elevance
  • HCSC
  • Aetna
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • Regence Health Plans
  • AK State Medicaid
  • +8 more carriersWith a free account

Plan types Dr. Biehl accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO10
  2. HMO7
  3. Medicare6
  4. EPO4
  5. Medicaid2
  6. POS1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Thomas R. Biehl'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 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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Thomas R. Biehl's NPI number?

Dr. Thomas R. Biehl's NPI number is 1023084761. It was assigned on February 23, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Thomas R. Biehl?

Dr. Thomas R. Biehl is a general surgeon in Seattle, Washington. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).

Where does Dr. Thomas R. Biehl practice?

Dr. Biehl practices at 1100 9th Ave, Seattle, WA 98101. Dr. Biehl's primary practice is Virginia Mason Medical Center - HOPD in Seattle, Washington. Dmand AI also links Dr. Biehl to 2 group practices and clinics, 1 imaging center and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Thomas R. Biehl's medical license number?

Dr. Biehl's Washington license number on file is MD00027098, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Thomas R. Biehl been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Biehl in Washington (1990 to 2025) and California (since 1993).

Which hospitals is Dr. Thomas R. Biehl affiliated with?

Dr. Biehl is affiliated with Virginia Mason Medical Center.

What medical group is Dr. Thomas R. Biehl part of?

Dr. Biehl is linked to Virginia Mason Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Biehl to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Thomas R. Biehl accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Biehl billed Medicare for 290 services in 2024, and Dr. Biehl accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Thomas R. Biehl offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Biehl as offering telehealth services.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Thomas R. Biehl see?

CMS counts 163 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Biehl in 2024, with an average age of 76.

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Is Dr. Thomas R. Biehl board certified?

Yes. Dr. Biehl is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery.

What services does Dr. Thomas R. Biehl bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Biehl's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), hospital inpatient care (99232) and office visit, new patient (99204).

Where did Dr. Thomas R. Biehl go to medical school?

Dr. Biehl graduated from UC San Diego School of Medicine in 1987.

What drugs does Dr. Thomas R. Biehl prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Biehl's most prescribed drugs by claims were Pantoprazole Sodium.

Has Dr. Thomas R. Biehl received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $13,098 in general payments to Dr. Biehl from 9 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Intuitive Surgical, Inc.

How long has Dr. Thomas R. Biehl been practicing?

Dr. Biehl graduated from medical school in 1987, 39 years ago.

Does Dr. Thomas R. Biehl do research?

Dmand AI links 25 publications to Dr. Biehl, published from 2012 to 2024.

Who does Dr. Thomas R. Biehl publish with?

Dr. Biehl's most frequent co-authors are Adnan Ali Alseidi, MD (10 shared papers), William Scott Helton, MD (8 shared papers) and Vincent J. Picozzi, MD (7 shared papers).

What insurance does Dr. Thomas R. Biehl accept?

Dr. Biehl is in network with 16 carriers, including United Healthcare, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Elevance. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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