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Dr. Alan Q. Thomas, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Pulmonology, Sleep Medicine and Adult Critical Care

3686 Grandview Parkway Suite 500
Birmingham, AL 35243

(205) 802-2000

Dr. Alan Q. Thomas, MD is a pulmonologist in Birmingham, AL specializing in adult pulmonology, sleep medicine and adult critical care.

Office Locations

3686 Grandview Parkway Suite 500
Birmingham, AL 35243

(205) 802-2000

(205) 802-2012

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Alan Q. Thomas, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Affordability:

lung diffusion capacity test

lung volume test

sleep study with CPAP

In 2023, Dr. Alan Q. Thomas, MD had a list price for lung diffusion capacity test (DLCO), lung volume test, and sleep study with CPAP that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within Alabama. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 10%

By Affordability:

airway management

CPAP treatment

In 2023, Dr. Alan Q. Thomas, MD had a list price for airway management, and CPAP treatment that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within Alabama. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Volume:

in-lab polysomnography

sleep study with CPAP

By Affordability:

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Alabama, Dr. Alan Q. Thomas, MD performed more in-lab polysomnography (overnight sleep study), and sleep study with CPAP procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for hospital care, inpatient care, and inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alan Q. Thomas, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Birmingham, AL during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alan Q. Thomas, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	62
doctor visit	397
hospital care	1684
inpatient care	1684
pulmonary testing	115
sleep study	110
thoracic (chest) imaging	59
X-rays	59

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alan Q. Thomas, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Birmingham, AL during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alan Q. Thomas, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	65
doctor visit	529
hospital care	2127
inpatient care	2127
preventive care	27
pulmonary testing	152
sleep study	106
thoracic (chest) imaging	105
vaccines	27
X-rays	105

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Q. Thomas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	270
Female	295

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	470
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	219
From 75 to 84	142
85 and over	76
Less than 65	128

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Q. Thomas, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	59
Diabetes	43
Dementia	18
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alan Q. Thomas, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Birmingham, AL during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alan Q. Thomas, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	102
doctor visit	614
hospital care	1718
inpatient care	1718
preventive care	14
pulmonary testing	183
sleep study	141
thoracic (chest) imaging	93
vaccines	14
X-rays	93

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Q. Thomas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	278
Female	285

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	460
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	248
From 75 to 84	147
85 and over	48
Less than 65	120

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Q. Thomas, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	50
Diabetes	43
Dementia	14
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alan Q. Thomas, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Birmingham, AL during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alan Q. Thomas, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	120
doctor visit	731
hospital care	1594
inpatient care	1594
preventive care	12
pulmonary testing	173
sleep study	171
thoracic (chest) imaging	114
vaccines	12
X-rays	114

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Q. Thomas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	718
Female	714

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1154
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	642
From 75 to 84	358
85 and over	124
Less than 65	308

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Q. Thomas, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	34
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	43
Diabetes	44
Dementia	15
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alan Q. Thomas, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Birmingham, AL during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, sleep study and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alan Q. Thomas, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	170
doctor visit	794
hospital care	1332
inpatient care	1332
preventive care	13
pulmonary testing	206
sleep study	251
thoracic (chest) imaging	177
vaccines	13
X-rays	177

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Q. Thomas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	430
Female	389

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	686
Black	120
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	375
From 75 to 84	222
85 and over	71
Less than 65	151

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Q. Thomas, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	48
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	42
Diabetes	46
Dementia	15
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alan Q. Thomas, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Birmingham, AL during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, X-rays and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alan Q. Thomas, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	128
doctor visit	781
hospital care	1311
inpatient care	1311
preventive care	37
pulmonary testing	149
sleep study	197
thoracic (chest) imaging	206
vaccines	37
X-rays	206

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Q. Thomas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	387
Female	407

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	661
Black	120
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	383
From 75 to 84	210
85 and over	71
Less than 65	130

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Q. Thomas, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	44
Diabetes	43
Dementia	16
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alan Q. Thomas, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Birmingham, AL during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alan Q. Thomas, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	103
doctor visit	721
hospital care	1320
inpatient care	1320
pulmonary testing	167
sleep study	151

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Q. Thomas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	396
Female	423

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	688
Black	116
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	407
From 75 to 84	219
85 and over	72
Less than 65	121

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Q. Thomas, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	43
Diabetes	42
Dementia	17
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alan Q. Thomas, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Birmingham, AL during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, sleep study and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alan Q. Thomas, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	77
doctor visit	692
hospital care	1411
inpatient care	1411
pulmonary testing	80
sleep study	132

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Q. Thomas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	412
Female	391

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	701
Black	82
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	398
From 75 to 84	229
85 and over	78
Less than 65	98

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Q. Thomas, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	41
Dementia	17
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alan Q. Thomas, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Birmingham, AL during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alan Q. Thomas, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	48
doctor visit	672
hospital care	1102
inpatient care	1102
pulmonary testing	29
sleep study	75

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Q. Thomas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	361
Female	340

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	600
Black	88
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	343
From 75 to 84	204
85 and over	65
Less than 65	89

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Q. Thomas, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	45
Dementia	20
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alan Q. Thomas, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Birmingham, AL during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, sleep study and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alan Q. Thomas, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	45
doctor visit	581
hospital care	651
inpatient care	651
pulmonary testing	53
sleep study	86

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Q. Thomas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	318
Female	273

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	497
Black	77
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	304
From 75 to 84	168
85 and over	52
Less than 65	67

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Q. Thomas, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	42
Dementia	12
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alan Q. Thomas, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Birmingham, AL during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alan Q. Thomas, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	43
doctor visit	372
hospital care	307
inpatient care	307
pulmonary testing	104
sleep study	81

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Q. Thomas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	174
Female	177

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	316
Black	24
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	148
From 75 to 84	101
85 and over	34
Less than 65	68

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Q. Thomas, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	46
Diabetes	42
Dementia	10
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alan Q. Thomas, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Alan Q. Thomas, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Birmingham, AL were hospital care, inpatient care, sleep study and pulmonary testing.

airway management	87
doctor visit	625
hospital care	1323
inpatient care	1323
preventive care	20
pulmonary testing	128
sleep study	136
thoracic (chest) imaging	125
vaccines	20
X-rays	125

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Q. Thomas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	340
Female	335

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	57
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	566
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	181
85 and over	62
Less than 65	116
65 to 74	315

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Q. Thomas, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Alan Q. Thomas, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	22
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	39
Atrial Fibrillation	23
Dementia	14
Cancer	12

Education & Training

He has a state license in Texas.

Licensed In: Texas

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Alan Q. Thomas, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Genentech USA, Inc.	$15,455 Esbriet $15,152	XOLAIR $229	$74
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$7,360 BREO $3,462	ANORO $1,352	TRELEGY ELLIPTA $1,175	NUCALA $713	INCRUSE $227	Other $431
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$3,857 BREZTRI AEROSPHERE $1,652	BREZTRI $724	SYMBICORT $718	FASENRA $594	FARXIGA $82	Other $87
FOREST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.	$2,192 DALIRESP $2,191	BYSTOLIC $1	ZENPEP $1
Grifols USA, LLC	$1,948 Prolastin-C $1,292	Prolastin-C Liquid $657
Other	$6,903 OFEV $698	SMARTVEST $534	ACTHAR $529	Inspire Upper Airway Stimulation System $459	SPIRIVA RESPIMAT $359	Other $4,324

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$20,600
Food and Beverage	$16,057
Consulting Fee	$900
Education	$90
Travel and Lodging	$68

Research Payments

Dr. Alan Q. Thomas, MD has received 187 research payments totaling $455,455.

Biography

Dr. Alan Thomas' medical specialty is adult critical care, sleep medicine, and adult pulmonology. He studied medicine at Texas A & M Health Science Center College of Medicine.