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Dr. Thomas George Plavac, MD

(Dr. Thomas G. Plavac, M.D.)

(3764 Ratings)

Specializes in: Interventional Cardiology and Adult Cardiology

University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine

1102 Constitution Avenue
Meridian, MS 39301

(601) 703-5000

Dr. Thomas George Plavac, MD is an interventional cardiologist in Meridian, MS specializing in interventional cardiology and adult cardiology. He graduated from University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine. Dr. Thomas George Plavac, MD is affiliated with Baptist Memorial Health Care.

Office Locations

1102 Constitution Avenue
Meridian, MS 39301

(601) 703-5000

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2024 15th Street Floor 2
Meridian, MS 39301

(601) 553-2000

(601) 693-0280

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2124 14th Street
Meridian, MS 39301

(601) 553-6000

(601) 703-0124

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Baptist Memorial Health Care

4909 Great River Drive
Meridian, MS 39301

(601) 282-8980

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Thomas George Plavac, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

cardiac stress testing

carotid duplex ultrasound

By Affordability:

alkaline phosphatase test

ALT test

AST test

cholesterol screening

lipid profile

thyroid blood test

thyroid function tests

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Mississippi, Dr. Thomas George Plavac, MD performed more cardiac (heart) stress testing, and carotid duplex ultrasound procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for alkaline phosphatase (ALP) test, ALT (SGPT) test, AST (SGOT) test, cholesterol screening, lipid profile, thyroid blood test, and thyroid function tests 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:

blood tests

cardiac procedures

inpatient hospital care

ultrasound

vascular procedures

By Affordability:

blood count tests

complete blood count

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Mississippi, Dr. Thomas George Plavac, MD performed more blood tests, cardiac procedures, inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital), ultrasound (sonogram), and vascular procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of them and he also had a list price for blood count tests, and complete blood count (CBC) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% 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 25%

By Volume:

Doppler echocardiography

echocardiogram

Holter monitoring

lipid profile

lower extremity arterial duplex

vascular ultrasound

By Affordability:

blood draw

blood draw for lab tests

Holter monitoring

phlebotomy for lab tests

venipuncture

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Mississippi, Dr. Thomas George Plavac, MD performed more Doppler echocardiography, echocardiogram (echo), Holter monitoring, lipid profile, lower extremity arterial duplex, and vascular ultrasound procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for blood draw, blood draw for lab tests, Holter monitoring, phlebotomy for lab tests, and venipuncture (phlebotomy) 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 George Plavac, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Meridian, MS during 2012 were lab tests, hospital care, blood draw and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas George Plavac, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	11
blood draw	1642
cardiac procedures	1622
cardioversion	31
catheterization	67
diagnostic procedures	39
doctor visit	2622
hospital care	1679
inpatient care	1533
lab tests	2565
minimally invasive procedures	85
nuclear scan	504
outpatient care	146
preventive care	264
stent placement (stenting)	28
stress testing	881
thoracic (chest) imaging	29
ultrasound (sonogram)	835
vaccines	21
vascular procedures	211
X-rays	29

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas George Plavac, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Meridian, MS during 2013 were lab tests, cardiac procedures, hospital care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas George Plavac, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	13
angioplasty	48
blood draw	1355
cardiac procedures	1410
cardioversion	24
catheterization	98
diagnostic procedures	26
doctor visit	2353
hospital care	1403
inpatient care	1300
lab tests	2213
minimally invasive procedures	115
nuclear scan	448
outpatient care	103
preventive care	224
stent placement (stenting)	48
stress testing	754
thoracic (chest) imaging	14
thyroid function tests	13
ultrasound (sonogram)	668
vaccines	38
vascular procedures	149
X-rays	14

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas George Plavac, MD.

**Gender**
Male	950
Female	1190

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1627
Black	466
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	31

**Age**
From 65 to 74	798
From 75 to 84	733
85 and over	303
Less than 65	306

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas George Plavac, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	40
Dementia	19
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas George Plavac, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Meridian, MS during 2014 were lab tests, cardiac procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas George Plavac, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	68
blood draw	1013
cardiac procedures	1307
cardioversion	24
catheterization	137
diagnostic procedures	35
doctor visit	2354
hospital care	1242
inpatient care	1130
lab tests	1632
minimally invasive procedures	137
nuclear scan	391
outpatient care	112
preventive care	179
stent placement (stenting)	68
stress testing	659
thoracic (chest) imaging	12
ultrasound (sonogram)	625
vaccines	36
vascular procedures	170
X-rays	12

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas George Plavac, MD.

**Gender**
Male	641
Female	783

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1169
Black	236
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	566
From 75 to 84	538
85 and over	183
Less than 65	137

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas George Plavac, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	37
Dementia	15
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas George Plavac, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Meridian, MS during 2015 were lab tests, hospital care, cardiac procedures and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas George Plavac, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	15
angioplasty	68
blood draw	972
cardiac procedures	1274
cardioversion	28
catheterization	123
diagnostic procedures	21
doctor visit	2389
hospital care	1303
inpatient care	1174
lab tests	1576
minimally invasive procedures	123
nuclear scan	399
outpatient care	129
preventive care	176
stent placement (stenting)	68
stress testing	681
thoracic (chest) imaging	19
ultrasound (sonogram)	566
vaccines	56
vascular procedures	146
X-rays	19

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas George Plavac, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1314
Female	1502

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2270
Black	486
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	36

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1142
From 75 to 84	1052
85 and over	386
Less than 65	236

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas George Plavac, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	38
Dementia	17
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas George Plavac, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Meridian, MS during 2016 were lab tests, cardiac procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas George Plavac, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	22
angioplasty	100
blood draw	800
cardiac procedures	1157
cardioversion	28
catheterization	187
diagnostic procedures	37
doctor visit	2421
hospital care	1134
inpatient care	1023
lab tests	1628
minimally invasive procedures	187
nuclear scan	317
outpatient care	111
preventive care	128
stent placement (stenting)	100
stress testing	499
thoracic (chest) imaging	12
ultrasound (sonogram)	559
vascular procedures	162
X-rays	12

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas George Plavac, MD.

**Gender**
Male	675
Female	753

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1170
Black	230
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	14

**Age**
From 65 to 74	570
From 75 to 84	531
85 and over	199
Less than 65	128

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas George Plavac, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	37
Dementia	18
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas George Plavac, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Meridian, MS during 2017 were lab tests, ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas George Plavac, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	59
angioplasty	114
blood draw	904
cardiac procedures	1423
cardioversion	31
catheterization	244
diabetes management	14
diagnostic procedures	73
doctor visit	2959
hospital care	1050
inpatient care	965
lab tests	7140
minimally invasive procedures	264
nuclear scan	375
outpatient care	85
preventive care	721
stent placement (stenting)	114
stress testing	375
thyroid function tests	23
ultrasound (sonogram)	1427
vascular procedures	755

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas George Plavac, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1052
Female	1115

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1689
Black	424
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	38

**Age**
From 65 to 74	870
From 75 to 84	725
85 and over	338
Less than 65	234

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas George Plavac, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	42
Dementia	21
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas George Plavac, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Meridian, MS during 2018 were lab tests, ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas George Plavac, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	15
ambulatory monitoring	108
angioplasty	142
blood draw	1011
cardiac procedures	1469
cardioversion	33
catheterization	295
diabetes management	50
diagnostic procedures	82
doctor visit	2958
hospital care	1001
inpatient care	956
lab tests	5308
minimally invasive procedures	295
nuclear scan	201
outpatient care	45
pelvic imaging	15
preventive care	834
stent placement (stenting)	142
stress testing	368
thyroid function tests	63
ultrasound (sonogram)	1474
vascular procedures	858

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas George Plavac, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1037
Female	1152

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1715
Black	427
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	30

**Age**
From 65 to 74	857
From 75 to 84	738
85 and over	334
Less than 65	260

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas George Plavac, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	42
Dementia	21
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas George Plavac, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Meridian, MS during 2019 were lab tests, cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas George Plavac, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	12
ambulatory monitoring	137
angioplasty	88
blood draw	654
cardiac procedures	1617
cardioversion	38
catheterization	197
diabetes management	118
diagnostic procedures	65
doctor visit	3271
hospital care	1091
inpatient care	1038
lab tests	3522
minimally invasive procedures	211
nuclear scan	89
outpatient care	53
pelvic imaging	12
preventive care	774
stent placement (stenting)	88
stress testing	498
thyroid function tests	63
ultrasound (sonogram)	1433
vascular procedures	713

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas George Plavac, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1035
Female	1110

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1675
Black	422
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	32

**Age**
From 65 to 74	872
From 75 to 84	722
85 and over	303
Less than 65	248

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas George Plavac, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	42
Dementia	22
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas George Plavac, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Meridian, MS during 2020 were lab tests, ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas George Plavac, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	26
ambulatory monitoring	101
angioplasty	32
blood draw	30
cardiac procedures	1332
cardioversion	36
catheterization	76
diabetes management	124
diagnostic procedures	28
doctor visit	2881
hospital care	801
inpatient care	786
lab tests	3732
minimally invasive procedures	89
nuclear scan	54
outpatient care	15
pelvic imaging	26
preventive care	646
stent placement (stenting)	32
stress testing	404
thyroid function tests	97
ultrasound (sonogram)	1345
vascular procedures	622

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas George Plavac, MD.

**Gender**
Male	889
Female	954

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1455
Black	340
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	28

**Age**
From 65 to 74	744
From 75 to 84	650
85 and over	259
Less than 65	190

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas George Plavac, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	42
Dementia	20
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas George Plavac, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Meridian, MS during 2021 were lab tests, cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas George Plavac, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	12
ambulatory monitoring	102
angioplasty	74
blood draw	45
cardiac procedures	1335
cardioversion	21
catheterization	154
diabetes management	102
diagnostic procedures	43
doctor visit	2892
hospital care	754
inpatient care	730
lab tests	3361
minimally invasive procedures	154
nuclear scan	52
outpatient care	24
pelvic imaging	12
preventive care	566
stent placement (stenting)	74
stress testing	392
thyroid function tests	43
ultrasound (sonogram)	1180
vascular procedures	536

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas George Plavac, MD.

**Gender**
Male	851
Female	962

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1467
Black	311
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	14

**Age**
From 65 to 74	747
From 75 to 84	627
85 and over	262
Less than 65	177

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas George Plavac, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	41
Dementia	20
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas George Plavac, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Meridian, MS during 2022 were lab tests, cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas George Plavac, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	102
angioplasty	32
blood draw	33
cardiac procedures	1317
cardioversion	21
catheterization	98
diabetes management	30
diagnostic procedures	50
doctor visit	3146
hospital care	535
inpatient care	524
lab tests	3752
minimally invasive procedures	98
nuclear scan	49
outpatient care	11
preventive care	543
stent placement (stenting)	32
stress testing	406
thyroid function tests	88
ultrasound (sonogram)	1172
vascular procedures	511

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas George Plavac, MD.

**Gender**
Male	872
Female	1016

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1523
Black	315
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	27

**Age**
From 65 to 74	748
From 75 to 84	670
85 and over	285
Less than 65	185

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas George Plavac, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	42
Dementia	13
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas George Plavac, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Thomas George Plavac, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Meridian, MS were lab tests, cardiac procedures, hospital care and ultrasound (sonogram).

abdominal imaging	16
ambulatory monitoring	67
angioplasty	76
blood draw	769
cardiac procedures	1387
cardioversion	28
catheterization	152
diabetes management	73
diagnostic procedures	45
doctor visit	2749
hospital care	1090
inpatient care	1014
lab tests	3311
minimally invasive procedures	159
nuclear scan	261
outpatient care	75
pelvic imaging	16
preventive care	459
stent placement (stenting)	72
stress testing	537
thoracic (chest) imaging	17
thyroid function tests	55
ultrasound (sonogram)	1025
vaccines	37
vascular procedures	439
X-rays	17

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas George Plavac, MD.

**Gender**
Female	957
Male	846

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	332
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	1432
Native American / Alaskan Native	22
Hispanic	0
Other	1

**Age**
85 and over	259
75 to 84	635
Less than 65	191
65 to 74	719

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

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	36
Atrial Fibrillation	20
Dementia	16
Cancer	11

Education & Training

Dr. Thomas George Plavac, MD graduated from University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine. He completed residency at Mount Sinai Medical Center. He has a state license in Mississippi.

Medical School: University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine

Residency: Mount Sinai Medical Center

Licensed In: Mississippi

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Thomas George Plavac, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Baptist Memorial Health Care

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Thomas George Plavac, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.92 out of 5 stars based on 3764 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Thomas George Plavac, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Meridian, MS.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$1,669 ENTRESTO $1,482	LEQVIO $145	NON BRAND $29	$14
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$1,487 BRILINTA $824	FARXIGA $345	CRESTOR $265	WAINUA $28	$26
EKOS Corporation	$1,474 EKOSONIC $1,474
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$1,225 XARELTO $1,166	INVOKANA $45	$14
Penumbra, Inc.	$1,131 Indigo System $1,131
Other	$7,169 ELIQUIS $1,004	Repatha $883	ONYX FRONTIER $455	CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT $309	Impella $296	Other $4,223

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$11,840
Travel and Lodging	$1,771
Education	$545

Biography

Dr. Thomas Plavac's areas of specialization are adult cardiology and interventional cardiology. Dr. Plavac is professionally affiliated with Baptist Memorial Health Care. He attended the University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine and subsequently trained at Mount Sinai Medical Center for residency. Patients gave him an average rating of 5.0 stars (out of 5).