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Dr. Daniel Joel Tomes, MD

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Specializes in: Spine Surgery and Neurosurgery

University of Nebraska College of Medicine

5620 S 27th Street Suite 100
Lincoln, NE 68512

(402) 904-4729

Dr. Daniel Joel Tomes, MD is a spine surgeon in Lincoln, NE specializing in spine surgery and neurosurgery. He graduated from University of Nebraska College of Medicine. Dr. Daniel Joel Tomes, MD is affiliated with CHI Health, Bryan Health and CHI Health St. Elizabeth.

Office Locations

5620 S 27th Street Suite 100
Lincoln, NE 68512

(402) 904-4729

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6041 Village Drive #110
Lincoln, NE 68516

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Daniel Joel Tomes, MD in 2024

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

open carpal tunnel surgery

sacroiliac joint injection

In 2024, Dr. Daniel Joel Tomes, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital), open carpal tunnel surgery, and sacroiliac (SI) joint injection procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Nebraska.

Top 10%

By Affordability:

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

In 2024, Dr. Daniel Joel Tomes, MD 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 90% of providers in related specialties within Nebraska. 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:

nerve decompression surgery

nerve surgery

spinal injection

In 2012, Dr. Daniel Joel Tomes, MD performed more nerve decompression surgery, nerve surgery, and spinal injection procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Nebraska.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel Joel Tomes, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Lincoln, NE during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and brain imaging (neuroimaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel Joel Tomes, MD for Medicare patients.

brain imaging (neuroimaging)	36
CT scan	21
decompression surgery	28
doctor visit	415
hospital care	203
inpatient care	203
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	15
nerve procedures	28
spinal procedures	67
X-rays	28

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel Joel Tomes, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Lincoln, NE during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel Joel Tomes, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	27
doctor visit	452
hospital care	213
inpatient care	213
nerve procedures	27
spinal procedures	39

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel Joel Tomes, MD.

**Gender**
Male	190
Female	264

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	442
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	180
From 75 to 84	162
85 and over	50
Less than 65	62

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel Joel Tomes, MD in 2013

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	30
Dementia	10
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel Joel Tomes, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Lincoln, NE during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel Joel Tomes, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	37
doctor visit	503
hospital care	151
inpatient care	151
nerve procedures	37
spinal procedures	37

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel Joel Tomes, MD.

**Gender**
Male	240
Female	255

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	478
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	200
From 75 to 84	172
85 and over	60
Less than 65	63

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel Joel Tomes, MD in 2014

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	28
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel Joel Tomes, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Lincoln, NE during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel Joel Tomes, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	33
doctor visit	490
hospital care	152
inpatient care	152
nerve procedures	33
spinal procedures	45

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel Joel Tomes, MD.

**Gender**
Male	506
Female	474

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	942
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	382
From 75 to 84	322
85 and over	118
Less than 65	158

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel Joel Tomes, MD in 2015

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	27
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel Joel Tomes, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Lincoln, NE during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel Joel Tomes, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	35
doctor visit	464
hospital care	192
inpatient care	192
nerve procedures	35
spinal procedures	35

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel Joel Tomes, MD.

**Gender**
Male	226
Female	254

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	461
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	220
From 75 to 84	143
85 and over	57
Less than 65	60

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel Joel Tomes, MD in 2016

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	30
Dementia	11
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel Joel Tomes, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Lincoln, NE during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel Joel Tomes, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	12
decompression surgery	32
doctor visit	573
hospital care	299
inpatient care	299
neck surgery	12
nerve procedures	32
spinal procedures	65

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel Joel Tomes, MD.

**Gender**
Male	284
Female	301

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	557
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	239
From 75 to 84	195
85 and over	78
Less than 65	73

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel Joel Tomes, MD in 2017

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	32
Dementia	14
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel Joel Tomes, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Lincoln, NE during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel Joel Tomes, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	42
doctor visit	585
hospital care	349
inpatient care	336
nerve procedures	42
outpatient care	13
spinal procedures	76

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel Joel Tomes, MD.

**Gender**
Male	296
Female	292

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	564
Black	0
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	254
From 75 to 84	198
85 and over	76
Less than 65	60

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel Joel Tomes, MD in 2018

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	27
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel Joel Tomes, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Lincoln, NE during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel Joel Tomes, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	32
doctor visit	541
hospital care	243
injections	25
inpatient care	243
nerve block	25
nerve procedures	32
pain management	25
spinal procedures	74

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel Joel Tomes, MD.

**Gender**
Male	261
Female	250

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	483
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	238
From 75 to 84	150
85 and over	74
Less than 65	49

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel Joel Tomes, MD in 2019

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	27
Dementia	13
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel Joel Tomes, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Lincoln, NE during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and pain management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel Joel Tomes, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	31
doctor visit	461
hospital care	373
injections	32
inpatient care	373
nerve block	19
nerve procedures	31
pain management	32
spinal procedures	63

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel Joel Tomes, MD.

**Gender**
Male	217
Female	260

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	456
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	197
From 75 to 84	165
85 and over	68
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel Joel Tomes, MD in 2020

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	26
Dementia	19
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel Joel Tomes, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Lincoln, NE during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel Joel Tomes, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	12
decompression surgery	46
doctor visit	536
hospital care	269
injections	17
inpatient care	254
neck surgery	12
nerve block	17
nerve procedures	46
outpatient care	15
pain management	17
spinal procedures	74

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel Joel Tomes, MD.

**Gender**
Male	242
Female	274

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	496
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	228
From 75 to 84	182
85 and over	61
Less than 65	45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel Joel Tomes, MD in 2021

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	28
Dementia	14
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel Joel Tomes, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Lincoln, NE during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel Joel Tomes, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	18
doctor visit	473
hospital care	223
injections	13
inpatient care	223
nerve block	13
nerve procedures	18
pain management	13
spinal procedures	31

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel Joel Tomes, MD.

**Gender**
Male	221
Female	223

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	424
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	207
From 75 to 84	159
85 and over	55
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel Joel Tomes, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	22
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	23
Dementia	8
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel Joel Tomes, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Lincoln, NE during 2023 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and pain management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel Joel Tomes, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	30
doctor visit	513
hospital care	172
injections	41
inpatient care	172
nerve block	28
nerve procedures	30
pain management	41
spinal procedures	71

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel Joel Tomes, MD.

**Gender**
Male	207
Female	217

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	402
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	207
From 75 to 84	140
85 and over	48
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel Joel Tomes, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	29
Dementia	8
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel Joel Tomes, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Lincoln, NE during 2024 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel Joel Tomes, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	45
doctor visit	594
hospital care	210
injections	35
inpatient care	210
nerve block	24
nerve procedures	45
open surgery	14
pain management	35
spinal procedures	77
upper extremity surgery	14

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel Joel Tomes, MD.

**Gender**
Male	243
Female	253

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	481
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	226
From 75 to 84	182
85 and over	59
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel Joel Tomes, MD in 2024

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	23
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	26
Dementia	8
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel Joel Tomes, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Daniel Joel Tomes, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Lincoln, NE were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and brain imaging (neuroimaging).

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	12
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	36
CT scan	21
decompression surgery	33
doctor visit	507
hospital care	234
injections	27
inpatient care	232
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	15
neck surgery	12
nerve block	21
nerve procedures	33
open surgery	14
outpatient care	14
pain management	27
spinal procedures	58
upper extremity surgery	14
X-rays	28

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel Joel Tomes, MD.

**Gender**
Male	241
Female	255

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	475
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	61
75 to 84	166
Less than 65	53
65 to 74	213

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel Joel Tomes, MD From 2012 - 2024

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Daniel Joel Tomes, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	25
Atrial Fibrillation	14
Cancer	11
Dementia	10

Education & Training

Dr. Daniel Joel Tomes, MD graduated from University of Nebraska College of Medicine. He completed residency at University of Nebraska Medical Center. He has a state license in Nebraska.

Medical School: University of Nebraska College of Medicine

Residency: University of Nebraska Medical Center

Licensed In: Nebraska

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Daniel Joel Tomes, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

CHI Health

Bryan Health

CHI Health St. Elizabeth

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$3,111 VISUALASE $2,669	S7 $442
Medtronic, Inc.	$71 O-ARM $71
Elekta, Inc.	$37 Perfection $37
Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc.	$20 LUPKYNIS $20
Globus Medical, Inc.	$14 Spine $14

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$3,065
Food and Beverage	$188

Biography

Dr. Daniel Tomes is a spine surgery and neurosurgery specialist in Lincoln, NE. He attended the University of Nebraska College of Medicine and then went on to complete his residency at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. His professional affiliations include CHI Health and Bryan Health.