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Dr. Robert L. Thomas, MD

(10 Ratings)

Specializes in: Sports Medicine and Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

1060 Plaza Drive Suite 110
Highlands Ranch, CO 80129

(303) 233-1223

Dr. Robert L. Thomas, MD is a sports medicine doctor in Highlands Ranch, CO specializing in sports medicine and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Dr. Robert L. Thomas, MD is affiliated with CommonSpirit Health - Mountain Region.

Office Locations

CommonSpirit Health - Mountain Region

1060 Plaza Drive Suite 110
Highlands Ranch, CO 80129

(303) 233-1223

(303) 233-8755

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640 Plaza Drive Suite 130
Highlands Ranch, CO 80129

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660 Golden Ridge Road Suite 250
Golden, CO 80401

(303) 233-1223

(303) 233-8755

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Robert L. Thomas, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

joint reconstruction

reconstructive surgery

By Affordability:

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Colorado, Dr. Robert L. Thomas, MD performed more joint reconstruction, and reconstructive surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for ankle MRI, hip MRI, joint MRI, knee MRI, and lower extremity MRI 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:

ankle MRI

hip MRI

knee MRI

lower extremity surgery

By Affordability:

MRI

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Colorado, Dr. Robert L. Thomas, MD performed more ankle MRI, hip MRI, knee MRI, and lower extremity surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of them and he also had a list price for MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) 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:

joint imaging

total hip replacement

total knee replacement

By Affordability:

joint X-ray

knee X-ray

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Colorado, Dr. Robert L. Thomas, MD performed more joint imaging, total hip replacement, and total knee replacement procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for joint X-ray, and knee X-ray 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. Robert L. Thomas, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Highlands Ranch, CO during 2012 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert L. Thomas, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	181
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	11
doctor visit	487
hip imaging	67
hospital care	83
injections	181
inpatient care	83
joint surgery	42
lower extremity surgery	42
musculoskeletal imaging	219
pelvic imaging	46
reconstructive surgery	42
spinal procedures	21
X-rays	286

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert L. Thomas, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Highlands Ranch, CO during 2013 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert L. Thomas, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	165
doctor visit	458
fracture surgery	14
hip imaging	86
hospital care	78
injections	165
inpatient care	78
joint surgery	65
lower extremity surgery	79
musculoskeletal imaging	306
pelvic imaging	14
reconstructive surgery	65
spinal procedures	16
X-rays	336

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Thomas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	129
Female	293

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	395
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	159
From 75 to 84	141
85 and over	86
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Thomas, MD in 2013

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	24
Dementia	17
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert L. Thomas, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Highlands Ranch, CO during 2014 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, hip imaging and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert L. Thomas, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	139
computer assisted surgery (CAS)	16
doctor visit	468
hip imaging	143
hospital care	47
injections	139
inpatient care	47
joint surgery	62
lower extremity surgery	62
musculoskeletal imaging	385
pelvic imaging	29
reconstructive surgery	62
spinal procedures	23
X-rays	456

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Thomas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	147
Female	286

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	408
Black	0
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	172
From 75 to 84	130
85 and over	97
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Thomas, MD in 2014

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	23
Dementia	15
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert L. Thomas, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Highlands Ranch, CO during 2015 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert L. Thomas, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	223
doctor visit	546
fracture surgery	11
hip imaging	107
hospital care	48
injections	223
inpatient care	48
joint surgery	95
lower extremity surgery	106
musculoskeletal imaging	295
pelvic imaging	95
reconstructive surgery	95
X-rays	390

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Thomas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	316
Female	662

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	910
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	26
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	438
From 75 to 84	278
85 and over	204
Less than 65	58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Thomas, MD in 2015

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	21
Dementia	15
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert L. Thomas, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Highlands Ranch, CO during 2016 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert L. Thomas, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	232
doctor visit	663
fracture surgery	11
hip imaging	21
hospital care	32
injections	232
inpatient care	32
joint surgery	107
lower extremity surgery	118
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	21
musculoskeletal imaging	266
reconstructive surgery	107
spinal procedures	25
X-rays	270

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Thomas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	195
Female	376

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	532
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	279
From 75 to 84	167
85 and over	96
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Thomas, MD in 2016

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	22
Dementia	12
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert L. Thomas, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Highlands Ranch, CO during 2017 were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert L. Thomas, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	207
doctor visit	642
hip imaging	40
hospital care	38
injections	207
inpatient care	38
joint surgery	119
lower extremity surgery	119
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	40
musculoskeletal imaging	179
reconstructive surgery	119
spinal procedures	18
X-rays	157

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Thomas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	188
Female	379

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	530
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	293
From 75 to 84	175
85 and over	72
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Thomas, MD in 2017

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	22
Dementia	13
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert L. Thomas, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Highlands Ranch, CO during 2018 were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and reconstructive surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert L. Thomas, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	177
doctor visit	650
hip imaging	32
hospital care	15
injections	177
inpatient care	15
joint surgery	128
lower extremity surgery	128
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	49
musculoskeletal imaging	139
reconstructive surgery	128
spinal procedures	28
X-rays	118

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Thomas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	196
Female	374

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	536
Black	0
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	290
From 75 to 84	184
85 and over	72
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Thomas, MD in 2018

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	23
Dementia	12
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert L. Thomas, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Highlands Ranch, CO during 2019 were reconstructive surgery, joint surgery, lower extremity surgery and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert L. Thomas, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	147
doctor visit	627
hip imaging	39
hospital care	15
injections	147
inpatient care	15
joint surgery	161
lower extremity surgery	161
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	56
musculoskeletal imaging	154
reconstructive surgery	161
spinal procedures	36
X-rays	134

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Thomas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	192
Female	354

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	512
Black	0
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	275
From 75 to 84	185
85 and over	64
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Thomas, MD in 2019

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	22
Dementia	9
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert L. Thomas, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Highlands Ranch, CO during 2020 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert L. Thomas, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	146
doctor visit	524
hip imaging	32
injections	146
joint surgery	128
lower extremity surgery	128
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	32
musculoskeletal imaging	166
reconstructive surgery	128
spinal procedures	16
X-rays	150

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Thomas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	176
Female	267

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	412
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	246
From 75 to 84	139
85 and over	45
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Thomas, MD in 2020

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	20
Dementia	11
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert L. Thomas, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Highlands Ranch, CO during 2021 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, reconstructive surgery and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert L. Thomas, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	133
computer assisted surgery (CAS)	27
doctor visit	680
hip imaging	50
injections	133
joint surgery	136
lower extremity surgery	136
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	66
musculoskeletal imaging	217
reconstructive surgery	136
spinal procedures	46
X-rays	197

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Thomas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	198
Female	322

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	482
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	288
From 75 to 84	164
85 and over	53
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Thomas, MD in 2021

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	19
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert L. Thomas, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Highlands Ranch, CO during 2022 were reconstructive surgery, joint surgery, lower extremity surgery and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert L. Thomas, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	128
doctor visit	653
hip imaging	38
injections	128
joint surgery	133
lower extremity surgery	133
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	49
musculoskeletal imaging	125
reconstructive surgery	133
spinal procedures	37
X-rays	113

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Thomas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	184
Female	308

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	445
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	31
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	249
From 75 to 84	184
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Thomas, MD in 2022

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	17
Dementia	5
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert L. Thomas, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Highlands Ranch, CO during 2023 were musculoskeletal imaging, reconstructive surgery, joint surgery and lower extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert L. Thomas, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	116
doctor visit	625
hip imaging	55
injections	116
joint surgery	120
lower extremity surgery	120
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	55
musculoskeletal imaging	139
reconstructive surgery	120
spinal procedures	21
X-rays	105

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Thomas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	176
Female	261

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	399
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	211
From 75 to 84	181
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Thomas, MD in 2023

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	17
Dementia	0
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert L. Thomas, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Robert L. Thomas, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Highlands Ranch, CO were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

aspiration	166
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	11
computer assisted surgery (CAS)	21
doctor visit	585
fracture surgery	12
hip imaging	59
hospital care	44
injections	166
inpatient care	44
joint surgery	108
lower extremity surgery	111
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	46
musculoskeletal imaging	215
pelvic imaging	46
reconstructive surgery	108
spinal procedures	26
X-rays	226

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Thomas, MD.

**Gender**
Female	323
Male	174

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	463
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	3
Other	10

**Age**
75 to 84	160
85 and over	65
Less than 65	21
65 to 74	241

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

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

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	13
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	19
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

Education & Training

Dr. Robert L. Thomas, MD graduated from University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. He completed residency at Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (ABOS) Orthopedic Surgery and has a state license in Colorado.

Medical School: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

Residency: Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (ABOS) Orthopedic Surgery

Licensed In: Colorado

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Robert L. Thomas, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

CommonSpirit Health - Mountain Region

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Robert L. Thomas, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.7 out of 5 stars based on 10 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Robert L. Thomas, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Highlands Ranch, CO.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Stryker Corporation	$6,318 Mako $2,823	KNEES $1,404	TRIATHLON $1,149	MAKOplasty $321	New Product Development $262	Other $358
DePuy Orthopaedics Inc.	$102 Ortho-Knee $102
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$100 HIPS $39	Comprehensive Fracture Shoulder $17	Persona $16	Acetabular $16	Taperloc $12
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$38 Ortho-Knee $20	Early Intervention $19
Medical Device Business Services, Inc.	$24 Velys $24
Other	$62 Strensiq $16	ON-Q* PUMP AND ACCESSORIES $13	META TAN $12	Knee $11	IlluminOss Photodynamic Bone Stabilization System $8	Other $2

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$4,086
Food and Beverage	$2,557
Education	$2

Biography

Dr. Robert Thomas' specialties are orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and sports medicine. He practices in Golden, CO and Highlands Ranch, CO. He is affiliated with CommonSpirit Health - Mountain Region. Before performing his residency at a hospital affiliated with Medical College of Wisconsin, Dr. Thomas attended the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine for medical school.