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Dr. Mark C. Thel, MD, FACC

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Specializes in: Interventional Cardiology and Adult Cardiology

Georgetown University School of Medicine

2501 CITICO AVENUE
CHATTANOOGA, TN 37404

(423) 697-2000

Dr. Mark C. Thel, MD, FACC is an interventional cardiologist in CHATTANOOGA, TN specializing in interventional cardiology and adult cardiology. He graduated from Georgetown University School of Medicine. Dr. Mark C. Thel, MD, FACC is affiliated with The Chattanooga Heart Institute.

Office Locations

2501 CITICO AVENUE
CHATTANOOGA, TN 37404

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In The News

“Dr. Mark Thel, a cardiology researcher at the Duke University center and one of the study's authors, said that 60% of the 146 patients they studied had been successfully revived, but only seven...”—"Cost Study Raises Questions on Revival of the Seriously Ill", Los Angeles Times, April 2020

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Mark C. Thel, MD, FACC in 2023

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Top 25%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

minimally invasive procedures

prothrombin time test

In 2012, Dr. Mark C. Thel, MD, FACC performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital), minimally invasive procedures, and prothrombin time (PT) test procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Tennessee.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark C. Thel, MD, FACC treated as an interventional cardiologist in CHATTANOOGA, TN during 2012 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark C. Thel, MD, FACC for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	260
catheterization	260
diagnostic procedures	202
doctor visit	2600
hospital care	668
inpatient care	647
lab tests	1202
minimally invasive procedures	260
outpatient care	21
preventive care	143
stent placement (stenting)	58
thoracic (chest) imaging	61
vascular procedures	202
X-rays	61

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark C. Thel, MD, FACC treated as an interventional cardiologist in CHATTANOOGA, TN during 2013 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark C. Thel, MD, FACC for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	62
cardiac procedures	284
catheterization	284
diagnostic procedures	169
doctor visit	1932
emergency care	22
hospital care	714
inpatient care	698
lab tests	919
minimally invasive procedures	284
outpatient care	16
preventive care	140
stent placement (stenting)	62
thoracic (chest) imaging	58
vascular procedures	169
X-rays	58

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark C. Thel, MD, FACC.

**Gender**
Male	1058
Female	939

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1876
Black	101
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	772
From 75 to 84	768
85 and over	289
Less than 65	168

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark C. Thel, MD, FACC in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	39
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	38
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark C. Thel, MD, FACC treated as an interventional cardiologist in CHATTANOOGA, TN during 2014 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark C. Thel, MD, FACC for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	13
angioplasty	88
cardiac procedures	371
catheterization	358
diagnostic procedures	209
doctor visit	1798
emergency care	17
hospital care	591
inpatient care	568
lab tests	627
minimally invasive procedures	358
outpatient care	23
preventive care	53
stent placement (stenting)	88
thoracic (chest) imaging	55
vascular procedures	220
X-rays	55

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark C. Thel, MD, FACC.

**Gender**
Male	1014
Female	901

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1797
Black	95
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	729
From 75 to 84	715
85 and over	293
Less than 65	178

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark C. Thel, MD, FACC in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	38
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	40
Dementia	12
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark C. Thel, MD, FACC treated as an interventional cardiologist in CHATTANOOGA, TN during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark C. Thel, MD, FACC for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	62
cardiac procedures	310
catheterization	270
diagnostic procedures	177
doctor visit	1522
hospital care	698
inpatient care	680
lab tests	661
minimally invasive procedures	290
outpatient care	18
stent placement (stenting)	62
thoracic (chest) imaging	27
vascular procedures	208
X-rays	27

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark C. Thel, MD, FACC.

**Gender**
Male	1906
Female	1826

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	3492
Black	186
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1432
From 75 to 84	1390
85 and over	582
Less than 65	328

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark C. Thel, MD, FACC in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	37
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	41
Dementia	14
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark C. Thel, MD, FACC treated as an interventional cardiologist in CHATTANOOGA, TN during 2016 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark C. Thel, MD, FACC for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	64
cardiac procedures	310
catheterization	264
diagnostic procedures	168
doctor visit	1613
hospital care	589
inpatient care	572
lab tests	746
minimally invasive procedures	287
outpatient care	17
stent placement (stenting)	64
vascular procedures	191

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark C. Thel, MD, FACC.

**Gender**
Male	838
Female	786

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1522
Black	69
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	616
From 75 to 84	623
85 and over	263
Less than 65	122

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark C. Thel, MD, FACC in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	27
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	40
Dementia	14
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark C. Thel, MD, FACC treated as an interventional cardiologist in CHATTANOOGA, TN during 2017 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark C. Thel, MD, FACC for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	17
angioplasty	36
cardiac procedures	233
catheterization	142
diagnostic procedures	88
doctor visit	1448
hospital care	386
inpatient care	386
lab tests	595
minimally invasive procedures	179
stent placement (stenting)	36
vascular procedures	125

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark C. Thel, MD, FACC.

**Gender**
Male	792
Female	694

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1389
Black	77
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	549
From 75 to 84	591
85 and over	246
Less than 65	100

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark C. Thel, MD, FACC in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	40
Dementia	13
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark C. Thel, MD, FACC treated as an interventional cardiologist in CHATTANOOGA, TN during 2018 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark C. Thel, MD, FACC for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	14
angioplasty	90
cardiac procedures	383
catheterization	295
diagnostic procedures	160
doctor visit	1238
hospital care	390
inpatient care	390
lab tests	621
minimally invasive procedures	332
stent placement (stenting)	90
vascular procedures	197

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark C. Thel, MD, FACC.

**Gender**
Male	923
Female	731

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1543
Black	81
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	602
From 75 to 84	668
85 and over	272
Less than 65	112

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark C. Thel, MD, FACC in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	74
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	42
Dementia	16
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark C. Thel, MD, FACC treated as an interventional cardiologist in CHATTANOOGA, TN during 2019 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark C. Thel, MD, FACC for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	44
cardiac procedures	304
catheterization	216
diagnostic procedures	150
doctor visit	948
hospital care	331
inpatient care	318
lab tests	556
minimally invasive procedures	260
outpatient care	13
stent placement (stenting)	44
vascular procedures	194

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark C. Thel, MD, FACC.

**Gender**
Male	692
Female	557

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1169
Black	56
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	426
From 75 to 84	520
85 and over	234
Less than 65	69

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark C. Thel, MD, FACC in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	40
Dementia	15
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark C. Thel, MD, FACC treated as an interventional cardiologist in CHATTANOOGA, TN during 2020 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark C. Thel, MD, FACC for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	24
cardiac procedures	199
catheterization	109
diagnostic procedures	73
doctor visit	863
hospital care	254
inpatient care	254
lab tests	379
minimally invasive procedures	154
stent placement (stenting)	24
vascular procedures	118

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark C. Thel, MD, FACC.

**Gender**
Male	683
Female	532

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1130
Black	56
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	457
From 75 to 84	480
85 and over	208
Less than 65	70

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark C. Thel, MD, FACC in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	40
Dementia	14
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark C. Thel, MD, FACC treated as an interventional cardiologist in CHATTANOOGA, TN during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark C. Thel, MD, FACC for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	60
cardiac procedures	297
catheterization	204
diagnostic procedures	114
doctor visit	856
hospital care	333
inpatient care	333
lab tests	246
minimally invasive procedures	245
stent placement (stenting)	60
vascular procedures	166

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark C. Thel, MD, FACC.

**Gender**
Male	651
Female	498

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1072
Black	54
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	416
From 75 to 84	468
85 and over	207
Less than 65	58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark C. Thel, MD, FACC in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	37
Dementia	14
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark C. Thel, MD, FACC treated as an interventional cardiologist in CHATTANOOGA, TN during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark C. Thel, MD, FACC for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	44
cardiac procedures	224
catheterization	138
diagnostic procedures	72
doctor visit	848
hospital care	264
inpatient care	264
lab tests	254
minimally invasive procedures	181
stent placement (stenting)	44
vascular procedures	115

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark C. Thel, MD, FACC.

**Gender**
Male	579
Female	481

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	993
Black	44
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	376
From 75 to 84	437
85 and over	184
Less than 65	63

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark C. Thel, MD, FACC in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	39
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	37
Dementia	9
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark C. Thel, MD, FACC for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Mark C. Thel, MD, FACC treated as an interventional cardiologist in CHATTANOOGA, TN were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and cardiac procedures.

ambulatory monitoring	14
angioplasty	57
cardiac procedures	288
catheterization	230
diagnostic procedures	143
doctor visit	1424
emergency care	19
hospital care	474
inpatient care	464
lab tests	618
minimally invasive procedures	257
outpatient care	18
preventive care	112
stent placement (stenting)	57
thoracic (chest) imaging	50
vascular procedures	173
X-rays	50

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark C. Thel, MD, FACC.

**Gender**
Male	830
Female	722

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	74
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	1453
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	3

**Age**
75 to 84	605
85 and over	252
Less than 65	115
65 to 74	579

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark C. Thel, MD, FACC From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Mark C. Thel, MD, FACC treated were hypertension, ischemic heart disease, high cholesterol and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	35
Atrial Fibrillation	30
Dementia	12
Cancer	11

Education & Training

Dr. Mark C. Thel, MD, FACC graduated from Georgetown University School of Medicine. He completed residency at Duke University Medical Center. He has a state license in Tennessee.

Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine

Residency: Duke University Medical Center

Licensed In: Tennessee

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Mark C. Thel, MD, FACC is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

The Chattanooga Heart Institute

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Mark C. Thel, MD, FACC appears to accept the following insurance providers: Medicare Advantage, Humana Medicare Advantage, MultiPlan, United Healthcare, Aetna, TRICARE, Medicaid, Humana, Cigna, Blue California, WellPoint, Health Cost Solutions, Alliant Health Plans, HealthOne Alliance, Health Plans, Inc., Ambetter, Lucent Health, Healthscope and BlueCross Blueshield Tennessee.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Mark C. Thel, MD, FACC accepts the following insurance providers:

Medicare Advantage

Humana Medicare Advantage

MultiPlan

United Healthcare

Aetna

TRICARE

Medicaid

Humana

Cigna

Blue California

WellPoint

Health Cost Solutions

Alliant Health Plans

HealthOne Alliance

Health Plans, Inc.

Ambetter

Lucent Health

Healthscope

BlueCross Blueshield Tennessee

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Mark C. Thel, MD, FACC. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Abbott Laboratories	$2,970 Mitra Clip system $2,082	Xience Alpine cornary stent system $271	MitraClip $224	Vascular $151	Absorb GT1 $137	Other $105
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$2,955 Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve $1,839	Transcatheter Heart Valves $485	Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve $147	EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV) $75	$410
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$2,766 Hancock $1,440	Heart Valves $720	CoreValve Evolut $421	Resolute $111	$75
Boston Scientific Corporation	$1,259 General - Structural Heart $988	GENERAL - STENTS $94	Watchman Device $93	OTHER- BSC PRODUCT NOT LISTED $31	WOLVERINE $20	Other $33
ABIOMED	$829 Impella $829
Other	$1,550 ENTRESTO $333	SHOCKWAVE IVL SYSTEM WITH THE SHOCKWAVE C2 CORONARY IVL CATHETER $137	CARDIOHELP $119	Coronary Orbital Atherectomy System $114	Vascular Lithotripsy $83	Other $763

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$8,037
Travel and Lodging	$4,203
Grant	$75
Education	$14

Biography

Dr. Mark Thel is a specialist in adult cardiology and interventional cardiology. He works in Chattanooga, TN. WellPoint, MultiPlan, and Blue California seem to be the insurance carriers that Dr. Thel accepts. He is a graduate of Georgetown University School of Medicine and a graduate of Duke University Medical Center's residency program. According to CommonSpirit Health, he is currently accepting new patients at his office in Chattanooga, TN.