Dr. Thomas Difato
Radiology (Diagnostic Radiology Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- Florida Atlantic University, College of Medicine (2015)
- Years since graduation
- 11
- In the NPI registry since
- 2015
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 3,694
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
- 2015Medical school: Florida Atlantic University, College of Medicine
- 2015Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)
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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Diagnostic Radiology Physician primary
FL license ME150167 - Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Morton Plant Hospital Clearwater, FL
- Mease Countryside Hospital Safety Harbor, FL
- Mease Dunedin Hospital Dunedin, FL
- Morton Plant North Bay Hospital New Port Richey, FL
Medical groups
- Baycare Outpatient Imaging LLC (90 clinicians)
- St Josephs Diagnostic Center LLC (90 clinicians)
- Morton Plant Health Services Inc (87 clinicians)
- Radiology Associates of Clearwater (56 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
- 3,694
- Services billed
- 29,225
- Patients’ average age
- 77
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Injection, gadobutrol, 0.1 ml | 21,791 | 284 |
| Low osmolar contrast material, 300-399 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml | 15,202 | 171 |
| X-ray of chest, 1 view | 567 | 546 |
| Ct scan head or brain without contrast | 373 | 364 |
| Mri scan of brain before and after contrast | 298 | 291 |
| Mri scan of lower spinal canal without contrast | 247 | 247 |
| Mri scan of brain without contrast | 217 | 215 |
| Mri scan of upper spinal canal without contrast | 180 | 180 |
| Ct scan of abdomen and pelvis with contrast | 174 | 173 |
| X-ray of chest, 2 views | 167 | 167 |
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.