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Dr. Thomas A. Burkhead, M.D.

Infectious Disease (Infectious Disease Physician)

  • Medicare participating

At a glance

Years since graduation
9
In the NPI registry since
2017
Medicare patients seen, 2024
82

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

  • 2017Registered 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

  • Infectious Disease Physician primary
    OH license 35.136385 · KY license 56601
  • Internal Medicine Physician
    KY license 56601

As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.

Map: Infectious Disease per capita by county →

Where they work

Hospitals

Medical groups

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
82
Services billed
371
Patients’ average age
74
Most frequent Medicare services, 2023
ServiceTimesPatients
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes27979
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes6664
Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes2519
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes2316
Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes2316

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

Most prescribed drugs, Medicare Part D 2024
DrugPrescriptions
Vancomycin Hcl33
Azithromycin
Other prescribers in Cincinnati, OH
32
Cefadroxil
Other prescribers in Cincinnati, OH
31
Amoxicillin
Other prescribers in Cincinnati, OH
30
Ceftriaxone (ceftriaxone sodium)
Other prescribers in Cincinnati, OH
29
Levofloxacin
Other prescribers in Cincinnati, OH
22
Imipenem-Cilastatin Sodium (imipenem/cilastatin sodium)21
Ethambutol Hcl18
Fosfomycin Tromethamine17
Sodium Chloride (0.9 % sodium chloride)
Other prescribers in Cincinnati, OH
17

Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.

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Sources

NPI registry (CMS NPPES, November 2026; record last updated February 13, 2026), Medicare Care Compare, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024) and Open Payments (2025). Information is self-reported or billed data and may be out of date; call before visiting.

NPI 1780110601. Official NPI registry record (opens in a new tab). Clinicians can correct their information in NPPES; changes appear here after our next monthly update.