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Dr. Thomas J. Birdas, MD

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(Thomas J. Birdas, MD - IU Health Cardiothoracic Surgery - Downtown)

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Specializes in: Thoracic Surgery and General Practice

545 Barnhill Drive Suite 215
Indianapolis, IN 46202

(317) 944-7728

Dr. Thomas J. Birdas, MD is a thoracic surgeon in Indianapolis, IN specializing in thoracic surgery and general practice. Dr. Thomas J. Birdas, MD is affiliated with U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and IU Health Cardiothoracic Surgery - Downtown - IU Health University Hospital Emerson Hall.

Office Locations

545 Barnhill Drive Suite 215
Indianapolis, IN 46202

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11645 N Illinois Street
Carmel, IN 46032

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1481 West 10th Street Richard L. Roudebush Vamc (583)
Indianapolis, IN 46202

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas J. Birdas, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	76

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas J. Birdas, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	121

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas J. Birdas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	61
Female	52

**Age**
From 65 to 74	62
From 75 to 84	25
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas J. Birdas, MD in 2013

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	47
Diabetes	34
Dementia	0
Cancer	55

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas J. Birdas, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	74

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas J. Birdas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	55
Female	41

**Age**
From 65 to 74	60
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas J. Birdas, MD in 2014

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	48
Diabetes	33
Dementia	0
Cancer	38

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas J. Birdas, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Indianapolis, IN during 2015 were thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, minimally invasive procedures, dissection and lymph node procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas J. Birdas, MD for Medicare patients.

dissection	24
doctor visit	117
excision	24
lobectomy	17
lymph node procedures	24
minimally invasive procedures	41
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	41

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas J. Birdas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	148
Female	136

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	148
From 75 to 84	72
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas J. Birdas, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	35
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	58
Diabetes	35
Dementia	8
Cancer	47

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas J. Birdas, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Indianapolis, IN during 2016 were thoracic (chest) surgery procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas J. Birdas, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	61
minimally invasive procedures	12
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	12

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas J. Birdas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	63
Female	39

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	86
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	59
From 75 to 84	22
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas J. Birdas, MD in 2016

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	40
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	38
Dementia	13
Cancer	33

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas J. Birdas, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Indianapolis, IN during 2017 were dissection, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, minimally invasive procedures and lymph node procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas J. Birdas, MD for Medicare patients.

dissection	11
doctor visit	79
excision	11
lymph node procedures	11
minimally invasive procedures	11
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	11

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas J. Birdas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	63
Female	38

**Age**
From 65 to 74	59
From 75 to 84	20
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas J. Birdas, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	51
Diabetes	39
Dementia	0
Cancer	50

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas J. Birdas, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Indianapolis, IN during 2018 were thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, minimally invasive procedures, dissection and lymph node procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas J. Birdas, MD for Medicare patients.

dissection	17
doctor visit	86
excision	17
lobectomy	12
lymph node procedures	17
minimally invasive procedures	29
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	29

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas J. Birdas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	42
Female	48

**Age**
From 65 to 74	50
From 75 to 84	19
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas J. Birdas, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	48
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	50
Diabetes	37
Dementia	0
Cancer	44

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas J. Birdas, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	65

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas J. Birdas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	40
Female	46

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	49
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas J. Birdas, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	48
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	48
Diabetes	31
Dementia	0
Cancer	50

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas J. Birdas, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Indianapolis, IN during 2020 were dissection, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, minimally invasive procedures and lymph node procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas J. Birdas, MD for Medicare patients.

dissection	11
doctor visit	35
excision	11
lymph node procedures	11
minimally invasive procedures	11
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	11

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas J. Birdas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	48
Female	36

**Age**
From 65 to 74	46
From 75 to 84	25
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas J. Birdas, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	43
Diabetes	35
Dementia	17
Cancer	45

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas J. Birdas, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Indianapolis, IN during 2021 were dissection, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, minimally invasive procedures and lymph node procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas J. Birdas, MD for Medicare patients.

dissection	12
doctor visit	45
excision	12
lymph node procedures	12
minimally invasive procedures	12
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	12

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas J. Birdas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	34
Female	37

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	39
From 75 to 84	17
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas J. Birdas, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	38
Dementia	0
Cancer	48

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas J. Birdas, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Indianapolis, IN during 2022 were dissection, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, minimally invasive procedures and lymph node procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas J. Birdas, MD for Medicare patients.

dissection	14
doctor visit	42
excision	14
lymph node procedures	14
minimally invasive procedures	14
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	14

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas J. Birdas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	34
Female	32

**Age**
From 65 to 74	35
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas J. Birdas, MD in 2022

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	42
Diabetes	33
Dementia	0
Cancer	50

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas J. Birdas, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	35

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas J. Birdas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	27
Female	35

**Age**
From 65 to 74	37
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas J. Birdas, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	29
Dementia	0
Cancer	55

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas J. Birdas, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Thomas J. Birdas, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Indianapolis, IN were minimally invasive procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, dissection and lobectomy.

dissection	14
doctor visit	69
excision	14
lobectomy	14
lymph node procedures	14
minimally invasive procedures	18
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	18

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas J. Birdas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	51
Female	45

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	39
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	16
85 and over	0
Less than 65	3
65 to 74	53

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas J. Birdas, MD From 2012 - 2023

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

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	2
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	42
Diabetes	31
Atrial Fibrillation	13
Cancer	42
Dementia	3

Education & Training

He has a state license in Pennsylvania.

Licensed In: Pennsylvania

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Thomas J. Birdas, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

IU Health Cardiothoracic Surgery - Downtown - IU Health University Hospital Emerson Hall

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. Thomas J. Birdas, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Indiana University Health Workers Compensation, Encore, Community Health Alliance, Lutheran Preferred/Three Rivers Preferred, Parkview Signature Care PPO (Excludes Allen County), Zing Health Medicare Advantage C-SNP, Deaconess OneCare, Cigna Marketplace, Anthem Hoosier Healthwise, Encore Elite, Indiana University Workers Compensation, Managed Health Services Hoosier Healthwise, Anthem Hoosier Care Connect, Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana (PHP) (Allen County), Managed Health Services Healthy Indiana Plan, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, Zing Health Medicare Advantage POS, Coventry/First Health, MultiPlan/PHCS, CareSource Hoosier Healthwise, SIHO, Anthem Indiana PathWays for Aging, CareSource, Encore Combined, Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, VA Community Care Network, Encore Workers Compensation, UnitedHealthcare Marketplace, UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage HMO, Managed Health Services Hoosier Care Connect, Managed Health Services (MHS), Humana Medicare Advantage PFFS, UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage PPO, CareSource Healthy Indiana Plan, UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage D-SNP, Point Comfort Unaccompanied Children Program, NaphCare, Managed Health Services Marketplace, Aetna Medicare Advantage, Humana Medicare Advantage HMO, Sagamore Health Network, Humana Healthy Horizons Indiana PathWays for Aging, UnitedHealthcare Hoosier Care Connect, Humana, Managed Health Services Medicare Advantage (Allwell), Community Health Network Employee Plan, Zing Health Medicare Advantage D-SNP, Humana Medicare Advantage PPO, Anthem Healthy Indiana Plan, Suburban Health Organization (SHO), Zing Health Medicare Advantage HMO, UnitedHealthcare Community Plan Indiana PathWays for Aging, Provider Partners Health Plan (PPHP) I-SNP, Anthem Medicare Advantage HMO, Anthem, Cigna, Select Health, American Health Plan of Indiana/Majestic Care Management I-SNP, Zing Health Medicare Advantage PPO, Anthem Medicare Advantage PPO, Zing Health and Anthem Pathway Essentials Network.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Thomas J. Birdas, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Indiana University Health Workers Compensation

Encore

Community Health Alliance

Lutheran Preferred/Three Rivers Preferred

Parkview Signature Care PPO (Excludes Allen County)

Zing Health Medicare Advantage C-SNP

Deaconess OneCare

Cigna Marketplace

Anthem Hoosier Healthwise

Encore Elite

Indiana University Workers Compensation

Managed Health Services Hoosier Healthwise

Anthem Hoosier Care Connect

Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana (PHP) (Allen County)

Managed Health Services Healthy Indiana Plan

Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield

Zing Health Medicare Advantage POS

Coventry/First Health

MultiPlan/PHCS

CareSource Hoosier Healthwise

SIHO

Anthem Indiana PathWays for Aging

CareSource

Encore Combined

Aetna

UnitedHealthcare

VA Community Care Network

Encore Workers Compensation

UnitedHealthcare Marketplace

UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage HMO

Managed Health Services Hoosier Care Connect

Managed Health Services (MHS)

Humana Medicare Advantage PFFS

UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage PPO

CareSource Healthy Indiana Plan

UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage D-SNP

Point Comfort Unaccompanied Children Program

NaphCare

Managed Health Services Marketplace

Aetna Medicare Advantage

Humana Medicare Advantage HMO

Sagamore Health Network

Humana Healthy Horizons Indiana PathWays for Aging

UnitedHealthcare Hoosier Care Connect

Humana

Managed Health Services Medicare Advantage (Allwell)

Community Health Network Employee Plan

Zing Health Medicare Advantage D-SNP

Humana Medicare Advantage PPO

Anthem Healthy Indiana Plan

Suburban Health Organization (SHO)

Zing Health Medicare Advantage HMO

UnitedHealthcare Community Plan Indiana PathWays for Aging

Provider Partners Health Plan (PPHP) I-SNP

Anthem Medicare Advantage HMO

Anthem

Cigna

Select Health

American Health Plan of Indiana/Majestic Care Management I-SNP

Zing Health Medicare Advantage PPO

Anthem Medicare Advantage PPO

Zing Health

Anthem Pathway Essentials Network

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$1,628 $1,628
Ethicon US, LLC	$1,043 HARMONIC Product Family $238	Energy: Harmonic $217	Biosurgicals $158	DERMABOND Portfolio $136	STRATAFIX $82	Other $211
CareFusion Corporation	$464 Procedural Solutions $464
LIFECELL CORPORATION	$464 AlloDerm $247	STRATTICE $217
Baxter Healthcare	$462 No Related Product $142	BioSurgery - TISSEEL $122	BioSurgery - FLOSEAL $114	FLOSEAL $66	COSEAL $18
Other	$3,210 Signia $397	Da Vinci Surgical System $340	SURGICAL $272	STERNALOCK BLU SYSTEM $206	PINPOINT $193	Other $1,803

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$5,648
Consulting Fee	$1,500
Education	$66
Travel and Lodging	$58

Biography

Dr. Thomas Birdas works as a general practice and thoracic surgery. He can take several insurance carriers, including Anthem, Blue California, and Coventry. He speaks Greek. Dr. Birdas is affiliated with U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. According to Yext, Dr. Birdas is currently accepting new patients at his office in Indianapolis, IN.