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Dr. Thomas D. Lei, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Pulmonology and Adult Critical Care

2400 Samaritan Drive Suite 100
San Jose, CA 95124

(408) 879-5900

Dr. Thomas D. Lei, MD is a pulmonologist in San Jose, CA specializing in adult pulmonology and adult critical care. Dr. Thomas D. Lei, MD is affiliated with Good Samaritan Hospital.

Office Locations

200 Jose Figueres Avenue Suite 230
San Jose, CA 95116

(408) 279-1186

(408) 926-9247

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2101 Forest Avenue Suite 126
San Jose, CA 95128

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Good Samaritan Hospital

2400 Samaritan Drive Suite 100
San Jose, CA 95124

(408) 879-5900

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Thomas D. Lei, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

biopsy

bronchoscopic fiducial marker placement

chest CT scan

diagnostic bronchoscopy

transbronchial biopsy

transbronchial needle aspiration

By Affordability:

bronchoalveolar lavage

bronchoscopy

bronchoscopy with biopsy

chest CT scan

CT scan

diagnostic bronchoscopy

diagnostic bronchoscopy without biopsy

transbronchial biopsy

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within California, Dr. Thomas D. Lei, MD performed more biopsy, bronchoscopic fiducial marker placement, chest CT scan, diagnostic bronchoscopy, transbronchial biopsy, and transbronchial needle aspiration (TBNA) procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL), bronchoscopy, bronchoscopy with biopsy, chest CT scan, CT scan, diagnostic bronchoscopy, diagnostic bronchoscopy without biopsy, and transbronchial biopsy that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% 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.

Top 10%

By Volume:

bronchoscopy

inpatient hospital care

In 2023, Dr. Thomas D. Lei, MD performed more bronchoscopy, and inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within California.

Top 25%

By Volume:

minimally invasive procedures

By Affordability:

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within California, Dr. Thomas D. Lei, MD performed more minimally invasive procedures 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. Thomas D. Lei, MD treated as a pulmonologist in San Jose, CA during 2012 were inpatient care, hospital care, thoracic (chest) imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas D. Lei, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	34
breathing treatment	23
bronchoscopy	50
catheterization	33
CT scan	66
doctor visit	592
hospital care	1864
inpatient care	1864
open surgery	18
preventive care	78
thoracic (chest) imaging	154
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	18
thoracostomy	18
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	18
vaccines	78
X-rays	88

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas D. Lei, MD treated as a pulmonologist in San Jose, CA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, thoracic (chest) imaging and CT scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas D. Lei, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	30
breathing treatment	24
bronchoscopy	92
catheterization	25
CT scan	281
diagnostic procedures	16
doctor visit	1025
hospital care	2900
inpatient care	2884
minimally invasive procedures	32
open surgery	40
preventive care	63
thoracic (chest) imaging	550
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	40
thoracostomy	40
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	19
vaccines	63
X-rays	269

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas D. Lei, MD.

**Gender**
Male	286
Female	324

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	133
Black	17
Hispanic	109
Asian	334
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	158
From 75 to 84	237
85 and over	166
Less than 65	49

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas D. Lei, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	32
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	61
Diabetes	55
Dementia	25
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas D. Lei, MD treated as a pulmonologist in San Jose, CA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, thoracic (chest) imaging and CT scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas D. Lei, MD for Medicare patients.

breathing treatment	16
bronchoscopy	26
CT scan	227
diagnostic procedures	13
doctor visit	1039
hospital care	1421
inpatient care	1405
minimally invasive procedures	26
open surgery	15
thoracic (chest) imaging	436
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	15
thoracostomy	15
X-rays	209

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas D. Lei, MD.

**Gender**
Male	258
Female	252

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	124
Black	0
Hispanic	91
Asian	262
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	147
From 75 to 84	191
85 and over	130
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas D. Lei, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	35
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	66
Diabetes	55
Dementia	20
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas D. Lei, MD treated as a pulmonologist in San Jose, CA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, thoracic (chest) imaging and CT scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas D. Lei, MD for Medicare patients.

breathing treatment	21
bronchoscopy	30
CT scan	200
diagnostic procedures	11
doctor visit	699
hospital care	1232
inpatient care	1232
minimally invasive procedures	11
thoracic (chest) imaging	350
X-rays	150

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas D. Lei, MD.

**Gender**
Male	406
Female	406

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	214
Black	24
Hispanic	116
Asian	434
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	226
From 75 to 84	330
85 and over	190
Less than 65	66

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas D. Lei, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	49
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	69
Diabetes	54
Dementia	21
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas D. Lei, MD treated as a pulmonologist in San Jose, CA during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, thoracic (chest) imaging and CT scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas D. Lei, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	16
breathing treatment	12
bronchoscopy	79
counseling services	15
CT scan	168
diagnostic procedures	33
doctor visit	716
hospital care	1254
inpatient care	1235
minimally invasive procedures	50
minor procedures	16
open surgery	18
preventive care	15
thoracic (chest) imaging	294
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	18
thoracostomy	18
X-rays	126

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas D. Lei, MD.

**Gender**
Male	200
Female	219

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	100
Black	0
Hispanic	60
Asian	242
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	138
From 75 to 84	160
85 and over	89
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas D. Lei, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	70
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	67
Diabetes	54
Dementia	21
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas D. Lei, MD treated as a pulmonologist in San Jose, CA during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, thoracic (chest) imaging and CT scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas D. Lei, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	24
breathing treatment	17
bronchoscopy	131
CT scan	225
diagnostic procedures	65
doctor visit	898
hospital care	1521
inpatient care	1489
minimally invasive procedures	92
minor procedures	24
preventive care	11
thoracic (chest) imaging	357
vaccines	11
X-rays	132

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas D. Lei, MD.

**Gender**
Male	261
Female	244

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	90
Black	0
Hispanic	70
Asian	315
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	151
From 75 to 84	201
85 and over	126
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas D. Lei, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	34
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	68
Diabetes	56
Dementia	25
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas D. Lei, MD treated as a pulmonologist in San Jose, CA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, CT scan and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas D. Lei, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	20
breathing treatment	12
bronchoscopy	102
CT scan	295
diagnostic procedures	38
doctor visit	962
hospital care	1539
inpatient care	1515
minimally invasive procedures	66
minor procedures	20
thoracic (chest) imaging	295

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas D. Lei, MD.

**Gender**
Male	280
Female	271

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	78
Black	14
Hispanic	76
Asian	367
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	164
From 75 to 84	207
85 and over	144
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas D. Lei, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	59
Asthma	33
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	65
Diabetes	57
Dementia	24
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas D. Lei, MD treated as a pulmonologist in San Jose, CA during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, CT scan and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas D. Lei, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	25
breathing treatment	15
bronchoscopy	142
CT scan	357
diagnostic procedures	53
doctor visit	958
hospital care	2054
image guided procedures	11
inpatient care	2015
minimally invasive procedures	82
minor procedures	25
outpatient care	39
thoracic (chest) imaging	357

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas D. Lei, MD.

**Gender**
Male	308
Female	340

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	89
Black	0
Hispanic	81
Asian	446
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	194
From 75 to 84	263
85 and over	163
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas D. Lei, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	58
Asthma	32
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	58
Diabetes	54
Dementia	26
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas D. Lei, MD treated as a pulmonologist in San Jose, CA during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, CT scan and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas D. Lei, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	57
CT scan	252
diagnostic procedures	12
doctor visit	540
hospital care	2715
inpatient care	2715
minimally invasive procedures	32
thoracic (chest) imaging	252

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas D. Lei, MD.

**Gender**
Male	260
Female	261

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	90
Black	0
Hispanic	73
Asian	331
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	153
From 75 to 84	219
85 and over	121
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas D. Lei, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	26
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	55
Diabetes	58
Dementia	27
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas D. Lei, MD treated as a pulmonologist in San Jose, CA during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, CT scan and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas D. Lei, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	12
bronchoscopy	50
CT scan	211
diagnostic procedures	26
doctor visit	655
hospital care	892
inpatient care	879
minimally invasive procedures	38
minor procedures	12
outpatient care	13
thoracic (chest) imaging	211

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas D. Lei, MD.

**Gender**
Male	198
Female	200

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	50
Black	0
Hispanic	52
Asian	278
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	111
From 75 to 84	173
85 and over	97
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas D. Lei, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	28
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	60
Diabetes	57
Dementia	25
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas D. Lei, MD treated as a pulmonologist in San Jose, CA during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, CT scan and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas D. Lei, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	19
bronchoscopy	84
CT scan	167
diagnostic procedures	39
doctor visit	652
hospital care	1033
image guided procedures	11
inpatient care	1013
minimally invasive procedures	52
minor procedures	19
outpatient care	20
thoracic (chest) imaging	167

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas D. Lei, MD.

**Gender**
Male	180
Female	179

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	50
Black	0
Hispanic	37
Asian	256
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	97
From 75 to 84	156
85 and over	95
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas D. Lei, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	35
Osteoperosis	25
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	64
Diabetes	57
Dementia	19
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas D. Lei, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Thomas D. Lei, MD treated as a pulmonologist in San Jose, CA were hospital care, inpatient care, thoracic (chest) imaging and CT scan.

aspiration	22
bronchoscopy	76
catheterization	29
counseling services	15
CT scan	222
diagnostic procedures	30
doctor visit	794
hospital care	1675
image guided procedures	11
inpatient care	1658
minimally invasive procedures	48
minor procedures	19
open surgery	22
outpatient care	24
preventive care	41
thoracic (chest) imaging	311
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	22
thoracostomy	22
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	18
vaccines	50
X-rays	162

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas D. Lei, MD.

**Gender**
Male	239
Female	245

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	5
Asian / Pacific Islander	296
Non-Hispanic White	92
Hispanic	69
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	6

**Age**
75 to 84	194
85 and over	120
Less than 65	30
65 to 74	139

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

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Thomas D. Lei, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	34
Osteoporosis	16
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	57
Diabetes	50
Atrial Fibrillation	17
Cancer	14
Dementia	21

Education & Training

He has a state license in California.

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Thomas D. Lei, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Good Samaritan Hospital

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$15,439 Da Vinci Surgical System $13,439	DA VINCI SP $2,000
Veran Medical Technologies, Inc.	$3,037 Spin $3,037
Pulmonx Corporation	$1,362 Zephyr Endobronchial Valve $1,362
Olympus Corporation of the Americas	$1,254 Olympus Universal Ultrasound Processor $1,254
Covidien LP	$862 Interventional Lung Solutions $785	superDimension $77
Other	$3,328 TRELEGY ELLIPTA $396	Monarch $390	XARELTO $252	Monarch Platform $239	ELIQUIS $210	Other $1,841

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$14,861
Food and Beverage	$5,379
Education	$3,029
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$2,000
Gift	$14