Dr. Thomas G. Van Dinter JR., M.D.
Gastroenterology (Gastroenterology Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (2004)
- Years since graduation
- 22
- In the NPI registry since
- 2007
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 514
Licensed in Texas since 2006, according to the Texas Medical Board. 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. NPIs were first issued in May 2005 and became required on claims in 2007–2008, so an early date usually means the clinician was already in practice before then. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2004Medical school: University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
- 2007Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date) — NPIs began in 2005, so practice likely started earlier
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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Gastroenterology Physician primary
TX license M4612 (first issued 2006; active)
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Baylor University Medical Center Dallas, TX
- Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Plano Plano, TX
- Baylor Scott & White the Heart Hospital Plano Plano, TX
- North Central Surgical Center LLP Dallas, TX
Medical groups
- Healthtexas Provider Network (2,697 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
- 514
- Services billed
- 1,388
- Patients’ average age
- 75
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare | 159 | 159 |
| Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | 128 | 127 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 122 | 99 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | 117 | 55 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | 73 | 67 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | 48 | 23 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | 46 | 46 |
| Biopsy of large bowel using a flexible endoscope | 46 | 46 |
| Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual not meeting criteria for high risk | 37 | 37 |
| Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual at high risk | 35 | 35 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf (sodium, potassium,mag sulfates) Other prescribers in Dallas, TX | 280 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium Other prescribers in Dallas, TX | 187 |
| Famotidine Other prescribers in Dallas, TX | 132 |
| Omeprazole Other prescribers in Dallas, TX | 57 |
| Colesevelam Hcl Other prescribers in Dallas, TX | 55 |
| Mesalamine Other prescribers in Dallas, TX | 36 |
| Budesonide Dr (budesonide) Other prescribers in Dallas, TX | 29 |
| Peg 3350-Electrolyte (sodium chloride/nahco3/kcl/peg) | 27 |
| Sulfasalazine Other prescribers in Dallas, TX | 25 |
| Sucralfate Other prescribers in Dallas, TX | 20 |
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.