In 2023, Dr. Thomas Hunter Newsom, MD performed more laser surgery, laser trabeculoplasty, simple cataract surgery, and YAG laser capsulotomy procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Florida.

Top 10%

By Affordability:

fundus photography

laser glaucoma surgery

ophthalmic ultrasound

In 2023, Dr. Thomas Hunter Newsom, MD had a list price for fundus photography, laser glaucoma surgery, and ophthalmic ultrasound that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within Florida. 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:

eye procedures

ultrasound corneal pachymetry

By Affordability:

anterior segment imaging

complex cataract surgery

laser trabeculoplasty

ophthalmic biometry

scanning computerized ophthalmic diagnostic imaging

SCODI of the posterior segment

simple cataract surgery

ultrasound corneal pachymetry

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Florida, Dr. Thomas Hunter Newsom, MD performed more eye procedures, and ultrasound corneal pachymetry procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for anterior segment imaging, complex cataract surgery, corneal pachymetry (corneal thickness test), corneal topography, extraocular surgery, eye tests, laser trabeculoplasty, ophthalmic biometry, scanning computerized ophthalmic diagnostic imaging (SCODI), SCODI of the posterior segment (SCODI-P), simple cataract surgery, and ultrasound corneal pachymetry 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 Hunter Newsom, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Tampa, FL during 2012 were eye procedures, laser treatment, capsulotomy and photocoagulation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Hunter Newsom, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	153
capsulotomy	671
doctor visit	668
excision	19
eye procedures	6504
laser treatment	1052
photocoagulation	153
ultrasound (sonogram)	31

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Hunter Newsom, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Tampa, FL during 2013 were eye procedures, laser treatment, capsulotomy and photocoagulation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Hunter Newsom, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	165
capsulotomy	565
doctor visit	717
evoked potential test	90
eye procedures	6117
laser treatment	857
photocoagulation	165
ultrasound (sonogram)	52

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Hunter Newsom, MD.

**Gender**
Male	666
Female	976

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1447
Black	83
Hispanic	81
Asian	16
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	818
From 75 to 84	578
85 and over	165
Less than 65	81

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Hunter Newsom, MD in 2013

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	27
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Hunter Newsom, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Tampa, FL during 2014 were eye procedures, laser treatment, capsulotomy and evoked potential test.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Hunter Newsom, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	181
capsulotomy	699
doctor visit	582
evoked potential test	213
eye procedures	6096
laser treatment	971
photocoagulation	181
ultrasound (sonogram)	48

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Hunter Newsom, MD.

**Gender**
Male	729
Female	940

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1448
Black	75
Hispanic	101
Asian	25
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	814
From 75 to 84	613
85 and over	168
Less than 65	74

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Hunter Newsom, MD in 2014

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	29
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Hunter Newsom, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Tampa, FL during 2015 were eye procedures, laser treatment, capsulotomy and evoked potential test.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Hunter Newsom, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	140
capsulotomy	707
doctor visit	574
evoked potential test	227
eye procedures	5348
laser treatment	928
photocoagulation	140
ultrasound (sonogram)	42

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Hunter Newsom, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1352
Female	1806

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2798
Black	122
Hispanic	160
Asian	0
Other	38
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1586
From 75 to 84	1130
85 and over	278
Less than 65	164

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Hunter Newsom, MD in 2015

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	30
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Hunter Newsom, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Tampa, FL during 2016 were eye procedures, laser treatment, capsulotomy and photocoagulation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Hunter Newsom, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	168
capsulotomy	814
doctor visit	684
evoked potential test	129
eye procedures	6085
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	69
laser treatment	1020
photocoagulation	168
ultrasound (sonogram)	25

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Hunter Newsom, MD.

**Gender**
Male	810
Female	1166

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1749
Black	70
Hispanic	100
Asian	0
Other	32
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	988
From 75 to 84	703
85 and over	192
Less than 65	93

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Hunter Newsom, MD in 2016

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	29
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Hunter Newsom, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Tampa, FL during 2017 were eye procedures, laser treatment, capsulotomy and evoked potential test.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Hunter Newsom, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	59
capsulotomy	673
doctor visit	561
evoked potential test	83
eye procedures	3795
laser treatment	732
photocoagulation	59

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Hunter Newsom, MD.

**Gender**
Male	577
Female	762

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1179
Black	42
Hispanic	71
Asian	0
Other	28
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	716
From 75 to 84	491
85 and over	82
Less than 65	50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Hunter Newsom, MD in 2017

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	28
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Hunter Newsom, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Tampa, FL during 2018 were eye procedures, laser treatment, capsulotomy and photocoagulation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Hunter Newsom, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	35
capsulotomy	760
doctor visit	488
evoked potential test	34
eye procedures	3880
laser treatment	819
photocoagulation	35

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Hunter Newsom, MD.

**Gender**
Male	534
Female	722

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1098
Black	32
Hispanic	79
Asian	0
Other	23
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	661
From 75 to 84	476
85 and over	78
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Hunter Newsom, MD in 2018

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	31
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Hunter Newsom, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Tampa, FL during 2019 were eye procedures, laser treatment, capsulotomy and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Hunter Newsom, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	51
capsulotomy	748
diagnostic imaging	17
doctor visit	516
eye procedures	5176
injections	148
laser treatment	828
photocoagulation	51
ultrasound (sonogram)	17

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Hunter Newsom, MD.

**Gender**
Male	611
Female	836

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1231
Black	58
Hispanic	108
Asian	23
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	728
From 75 to 84	530
85 and over	132
Less than 65	57

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Hunter Newsom, MD in 2019

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	32
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Hunter Newsom, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Tampa, FL during 2020 were eye procedures, laser treatment, capsulotomy and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Hunter Newsom, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	566
doctor visit	389
eye procedures	4353
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	18
laser treatment	669
ultrasound (sonogram)	62

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Hunter Newsom, MD.

**Gender**
Male	593
Female	750

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1143
Black	62
Hispanic	82
Asian	0
Other	31
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	682
From 75 to 84	484
85 and over	127
Less than 65	50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Hunter Newsom, MD in 2020

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	30
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Hunter Newsom, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Tampa, FL during 2021 were eye procedures, laser treatment, capsulotomy and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Hunter Newsom, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	633
doctor visit	3096
eye procedures	6303
injections	219
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	12
laser treatment	852
ultrasound (sonogram)	151

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Hunter Newsom, MD.

**Gender**
Male	914
Female	1390

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1921
Black	137
Hispanic	142
Asian	0
Other	57
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1082
From 75 to 84	886
85 and over	245
Less than 65	91

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Hunter Newsom, MD in 2021

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	32
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Hunter Newsom, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Tampa, FL during 2022 were eye procedures, laser treatment, capsulotomy and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Hunter Newsom, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	541
doctor visit	2223
eye procedures	3713
injections	53
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	48
laser treatment	728
ultrasound (sonogram)	107

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Hunter Newsom, MD.

**Gender**
Male	786
Female	1109

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1604
Black	90
Hispanic	116
Asian	0
Other	57
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	879
From 75 to 84	739
85 and over	205
Less than 65	72

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Hunter Newsom, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	32
Dementia	5
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Hunter Newsom, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Thomas Hunter Newsom, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Tampa, FL were eye procedures, laser treatment, capsulotomy and injections.

ablation	119
capsulotomy	670
diagnostic imaging	17
doctor visit	954
evoked potential test	129
excision	19
eye procedures	5215
injections	140
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	36
laser treatment	859
photocoagulation	119
ultrasound (sonogram)	59

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Hunter Newsom, MD.

**Gender**
Female	950
Male	688

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	70
Asian / Pacific Islander	5
Non-Hispanic White	1419
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	94
Other	24

**Age**
85 and over	152
75 to 84	602
Less than 65	70
65 to 74	814

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

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

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	27
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Education & Training

He has a state license in Florida.

Licensed In: Florida

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Thomas Hunter Newsom, MD has a high overall rating with an average of 4.0 out of 5 stars based on 3 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Thomas Hunter Newsom, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Tampa, FL.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
RxSight Inc	$172,814 RXSIGHT LIGHT ADJUSTABLE LENS (RXLAL) $160,336	LIGHT ADJUSTABLE LENS (LAL) AND LIGHT DELIVERY DEVICE (LDD) $8,826	RXSIGHT LIGHT DELIVERY DEVICE (LDD) $3,652
Rayner Intraocular Lenses Limited	$8,295 Omidria $8,295
Alcon Research LLC	$3,430 AcrySof IQ PanOptix $3,430
Alcon Vision LLC	$2,352 AcrySof $1,242	AcrySof IQ VIVITY IOL $388	AcrySof IQ PanOptix $377	CLAREON $145	AcrySof IQ VIVITY $141	Other $60
LENSAR, Inc.	$1,654 LENSAR LASER SYSTEM $1,654
Other	$2,090 Tecnis 1-piece IOL $225	Cataract Equipment $200	Hydrus Microstent $169	Phacofragmentation Accessories $163	Ilevro $160	Other $1,173

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$172,048
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$13,738
Food and Beverage	$4,165
Travel and Lodging	$659
Honoraria	$26

Research Payments

Dr. Thomas Hunter Newsom, MD has received 1240 research payments totaling $971,835.

Ownership and Interest Payments

This table describes ownership payments received by Dr. Thomas Hunter Newsom, MD.

RxSight Inc	2021	$139,725.00	Physician Covered Recipient	Fully Vested Options
RxSight Inc	2020	$24,500.00	Physician Covered Recipient	Fully Vested Options

Biography

Dr. Thomas Newsom's specialty is ophthalmology (eye disease). Dr. Newsom is rated 4.0 stars (out of 5) by his patients. He studied medicine at the University of Florida College of Medicine.