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Dr. Thomas E. Witzig, MD

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Specializes in: Nuclear Medicine and Adult Hematology

University of Illinois College of Medicine (1979)

Professional interests include: T-cell lymphoma, B-cell lymphoma, multiple myeloma, and more.

200 1st Street Sw
Rochester, MN 55905

(507) 284-2511

Dr. Thomas E. Witzig, MD is a nuclear medicine specialist in Rochester, MN specializing in nuclear medicine and adult hematology. He graduated from University of Illinois College of Medicine in 1979 and has 47 years of experience. Dr. Thomas E. Witzig, MD is affiliated with Mayo Clinic.

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200 1st Street Sw
Rochester, MN 55905

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“According to the authors of this study, which was led by Thomas E. Witzig, MD, Deputy Director for Clinical and Translational Research at the Mayo Clinic, in Rochester, Minn., PET-CT scans offer...”—"PET-CT in Assessing and Managing Patients with Follicular Lymphoma - Focus on Follicular Lymphoma", MedPage Today, September 2019

“Dr. Thomas E. Witzig, professor of medicine at the Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education in Minnesota, called the study "very well done."”—"Nanoparticle could kill cancerous lymphoma cells, study says", Daily Press, February 2013

“Thomas Witzig, a Mayo Clinic hematologist, says he thought Lautenberg had "a real good chance" for a full recovery.”—"Sen. Lautenberg has stomach cancer", Philadelphia Inquirer, February 2010

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas E. Witzig, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	142

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas E. Witzig, MD treated as a nuclear medicine specialist in Rochester, MN during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas E. Witzig, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	187
hospital care	96
inpatient care	96

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas E. Witzig, MD.

**Gender**
Male	76
Female	49

**Age**
From 65 to 74	40
From 75 to 84	56
85 and over	15
Less than 65	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas E. Witzig, MD in 2013

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	24
Dementia	0
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas E. Witzig, MD treated as a nuclear medicine specialist in Rochester, MN during 2014 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas E. Witzig, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	197
hospital care	158
inpatient care	158

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas E. Witzig, MD.

**Gender**
Male	93
Female	54

**Age**
From 65 to 74	66
From 75 to 84	57
85 and over	11
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas E. Witzig, MD in 2014

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	22
Dementia	0
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas E. Witzig, MD treated as a nuclear medicine specialist in Rochester, MN during 2015 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas E. Witzig, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	177
hospital care	131
inpatient care	131

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas E. Witzig, MD.

**Gender**
Male	178
Female	104

**Age**
From 65 to 74	132
From 75 to 84	104
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas E. Witzig, MD in 2015

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	22
Dementia	0
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas E. Witzig, MD treated as a nuclear medicine specialist in Rochester, MN during 2016 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas E. Witzig, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	155
hospital care	81
inpatient care	81

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas E. Witzig, MD.

**Gender**
Male	81
Female	49

**Age**
From 65 to 74	52
From 75 to 84	58
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas E. Witzig, MD in 2016

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	28
Dementia	8
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas E. Witzig, MD treated as a nuclear medicine specialist in Rochester, MN during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas E. Witzig, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	163
hospital care	68
inpatient care	68

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas E. Witzig, MD.

**Gender**
Male	84
Female	52

**Age**
From 65 to 74	58
From 75 to 84	46
85 and over	17
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas E. Witzig, MD in 2017

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	26
Dementia	10
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas E. Witzig, MD treated as a nuclear medicine specialist in Rochester, MN during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas E. Witzig, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	108
hospital care	59
inpatient care	59

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas E. Witzig, MD.

**Gender**
Male	77
Female	50

**Age**
From 65 to 74	63
From 75 to 84	46
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas E. Witzig, MD in 2018

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	26
Dementia	12
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas E. Witzig, MD treated as a nuclear medicine specialist in Rochester, MN during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas E. Witzig, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	121
hospital care	170
inpatient care	170

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas E. Witzig, MD.

**Gender**
Male	97
Female	72

**Age**
From 65 to 74	85
From 75 to 84	61
85 and over	12
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas E. Witzig, MD in 2019

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	23
Dementia	14
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas E. Witzig, MD treated as a nuclear medicine specialist in Rochester, MN during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas E. Witzig, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	135
hospital care	73
inpatient care	73

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas E. Witzig, MD.

**Gender**
Male	80
Female	57

**Age**
From 65 to 74	83
From 75 to 84	34
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas E. Witzig, MD in 2020

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	26
Dementia	9
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas E. Witzig, MD treated as a nuclear medicine specialist in Rochester, MN during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas E. Witzig, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	221
hospital care	85
inpatient care	85

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas E. Witzig, MD.

**Gender**
Male	104
Female	72

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	163
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	91
From 75 to 84	60
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas E. Witzig, MD in 2021

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	31
Dementia	11
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas E. Witzig, MD treated as a nuclear medicine specialist in Rochester, MN during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas E. Witzig, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	173
hospital care	96
inpatient care	96

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas E. Witzig, MD.

**Gender**
Male	104
Female	60

**Age**
From 65 to 74	87
From 75 to 84	47
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas E. Witzig, MD in 2022

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	22
Dementia	0
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas E. Witzig, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Thomas E. Witzig, MD treated as a nuclear medicine specialist in Rochester, MN were hospital care and inpatient care.

doctor visit	161
hospital care	101
inpatient care	101

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas E. Witzig, MD.

**Gender**
Male	88
Female	56

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	14
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	51
85 and over	5
Less than 65	4
65 to 74	68

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

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

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	2
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	22
Atrial Fibrillation	17
Dementia	5
Cancer	15

Education & Training

Dr. Thomas E. Witzig, MD graduated from University of Illinois College of Medicine in 1979. He completed residency at University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics. He is certified by the Medical Oncology American Board of Internal Medicine and has a state license in Minnesota.

Medical School: University of Illinois College of Medicine (1979)

Residency: University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics (1982)

Board Certification: Medical Oncology American Board of Internal Medicine (1987)

Licensed In: Minnesota

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Thomas E. Witzig, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Mayo Clinic

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Celgene Corporation	$30,597 Revlimid $12,731	CC-115 $2,000	None $699	$15,166
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$16,648 Marqibo $10,500	Zevalin $6,098	$51
Amgen Inc.	$15,725 Blincyto $9,701	$6,024
Incyte Corporation	$9,608 $9,608
ADC Therapeutics America, Inc.	$9,548 $9,548
Other	$21,356 Non-Covered Product $5,873	XPOVIO $2,295	Yescarta $1,980	ADCETRIS $1,237	IMBRUVICA $1,113	Other $8,858

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$62,218
Travel and Lodging	$21,266
Honoraria	$12,795
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$4,578
Food and Beverage	$2,624

Research Payments

Dr. Thomas E. Witzig, MD has received 72 research payments totaling $5,021,179.

Biography

Dr. Thomas Witzig is a physician who specializes in adult hematology and nuclear medicine. Dr. Witzig is especially interested in T-cell lymphoma, hodgkin's lymphoma, and multiple myeloma. He is affiliated with Mayo Clinic. His education and training includes medical school at the University of Illinois College of Medicine and residency at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics and Mayo Clinic. He has received the following distinctions: Distinguished Alumni Award - University of Illinois College of Medicine; Henry S. Plummer Distinguished Physician - Mayo Clinic, Department of Medicine; and C. Patrick Burns Lecturer - University of Iowa.