Dr. Thomas D. Dieringer, M.D.
Infectious Disease (Infectious Disease Physician)
300 Pasteur Dr
Palo Alto, CA 94304
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Santa Clara County includes mental health (13% of residents) shortage areas. About shortage areas
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Years since graduation
- 10
- In the NPI registry since
- 2016
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 257
Licensed in California since 2019, according to the Medical Board of California. We show license dates only for the states that publish them in bulk; see which states do. For other states, check the state medical board.
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2016Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)
Medicare’s Care Compare data doesn’t list this clinician’s medical school. Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Infectious Disease Physician primary
CA license A162050 (first issued 2019; current) -
Internal Medicine Physician
CA license A162050 (first issued 2019; current)
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA
Medical groups
- Stanford Health Care (3,122 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 257
- Services billed
- 628
- Patients’ average age
- 68
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | 292 | 89 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | 124 | 63 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | 123 | 59 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | 77 | 73 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 31 | 28 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | 27 | 27 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 21-30 minutes | 21 | 21 |
| Telephone, internet, or electronic health record assessment and management with written report by consulting physician, at least 5 minutes | 18 | 18 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | 16 | 11 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | 14 | 14 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Medicare prescriptions
| Drug | Prescriptions |
|---|---|
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass (amoxicillin/potassium clav) Other prescribers in Palo Alto, CA | 17 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate Other prescribers in Palo Alto, CA | 17 |
| Ethambutol Hcl | 16 |
| Ceftriaxone (ceftriaxone sodium) Other prescribers in Palo Alto, CA | 14 |
| Amikacin Sulfate | 13 |
| Fluconazole Other prescribers in Palo Alto, CA | 11 |
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.