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Dr. Thomas Chow, MD

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Specializes in: Neurosurgery

703 E Marshall Avenue Suite 3004
Longview, TX 75601

(903) 238-8110

Dr. Thomas Chow, MD is a neurosurgeon in Longview, TX specializing in neurosurgery.

Office Locations

703 E Marshall Avenue Suite 3004
Longview, TX 75601

(903) 238-8110

(903) 238-8190

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Chow, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Longview, TX during 2013 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and hospital care.

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

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	30
decompression surgery	93
doctor visit	433
hospital care	90
inpatient care	90
neck surgery	38
nerve procedures	93
open surgery	12
spinal procedures	111
upper extremity surgery	12

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Chow, MD.

**Gender**
Male	163
Female	197

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	318
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	153
From 75 to 84	126
85 and over	40
Less than 65	41

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

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Thomas Chow, MD treated during 2013 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	33
Dementia	16
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Chow, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Longview, TX during 2014 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and hospital care.

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

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	25
decompression surgery	83
doctor visit	404
hospital care	57
inpatient care	57
neck surgery	50
nerve procedures	83
spinal procedures	108

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Chow, MD.

**Gender**
Male	146
Female	172

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	282
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	134
From 75 to 84	114
85 and over	29
Less than 65	41

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

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Thomas Chow, MD treated during 2014 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	34
Dementia	17
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Chow, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Longview, TX during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

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

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	11
decompression surgery	52
doctor visit	405
hospital care	72
inpatient care	72
neck surgery	22
nerve procedures	52
spinal procedures	63

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Chow, MD.

**Gender**
Male	270
Female	328

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	526
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	262
From 75 to 84	224
85 and over	54
Less than 65	58

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

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Thomas Chow, MD treated during 2015 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	40
Dementia	15
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Chow, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Longview, TX during 2016 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and neck surgery.

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

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	46
decompression surgery	93
doctor visit	455
hospital care	45
inpatient care	45
neck surgery	48
nerve procedures	93
revision surgery	13
spinal procedures	163

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Chow, MD.

**Gender**
Male	121
Female	169

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	264
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	143
From 75 to 84	95
85 and over	27
Less than 65	25

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

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Thomas Chow, MD treated during 2016 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	35
Dementia	12
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Chow, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Longview, TX during 2017 were spinal procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and nerve procedures.

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

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	13
decompression surgery	50
doctor visit	384
hospital care	58
inpatient care	58
neck surgery	26
nerve procedures	50
spinal procedures	63

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Chow, MD.

**Gender**
Male	122
Female	149

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	243
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	143
From 75 to 84	88
85 and over	22
Less than 65	18

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

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Thomas Chow, MD treated during 2017 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	35
Dementia	16
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Chow, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Longview, TX during 2018 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and neck surgery.

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

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	34
decompression surgery	73
doctor visit	367
hospital care	38
inpatient care	38
neck surgery	41
nerve procedures	73
spinal procedures	123

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Chow, MD.

**Gender**
Male	128
Female	149

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	247
Black	19
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	142
From 75 to 84	93
85 and over	20
Less than 65	22

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

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Thomas Chow, MD treated during 2018 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	36
Dementia	17
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Chow, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Longview, TX during 2019 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and neck surgery.

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

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	30
decompression surgery	58
doctor visit	330
neck surgery	30
nerve procedures	58
spinal procedures	87

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Chow, MD.

**Gender**
Male	106
Female	135

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	214
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	128
From 75 to 84	87
85 and over	15
Less than 65	11

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

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Thomas Chow, MD treated during 2019 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	39
Dementia	15
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Chow, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Longview, TX during 2020 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

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

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	38
decompression surgery	64
doctor visit	231
neck surgery	33
nerve procedures	64
revision surgery	12
spinal procedures	114

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Chow, MD.

**Gender**
Male	66
Female	87

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	140
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	91
From 75 to 84	45
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

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

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Thomas Chow, MD treated during 2020 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	33
Dementia	10
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2020

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Thomas Chow, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Longview, TX were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and hospital care.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	28
decompression surgery	70
doctor visit	376
hospital care	60
inpatient care	60
neck surgery	36
nerve procedures	70
open surgery	12
revision surgery	12
spinal procedures	104
upper extremity surgery	12

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2020

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Chow, MD.

**Gender**
Female	173
Male	140

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	2
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	279
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	25
75 to 84	109
Less than 65	27
65 to 74	149

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Chow, MD From 2013 - 2020

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	35
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Cancer	14
Dementia	14

Education & Training

He has a state license in Texas.

Licensed In: Texas

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Thomas Chow, MD has an average of 1.0 out of 5 stars based on 1 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Thomas Chow, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Longview, TX.

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Overall Rating: 1.0 2016-10-10

My neurologist referred me to Dr Chow for surgery on my neck. He called today, and I can get an appt. in 3 months. Are you kidding me. I'm in severe pain, and have never heard anything so ridiculous in my life. 3 months!

General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
DePuy Orthopaedics Inc.	$22,534 Spine $22,322	MIS $128	Interbody $84
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$5,473 Spine $2,771	Orthopaedics $1,705	Ortho-Knee $288	MIS $266	COUGAR $200	Other $243
Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc.	$1,641 $1,641
Medical Device Business Services, Inc.	$1,550 SYNAPSE $1,550
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$1,543 Spinal Cord Neurostimulation - Neuro $1,409	OSTEOCOOL RF ABLATION $91	AQUAMANTYS $28	PlasmaBlade $14
Other	$4,096 MIS $1,223	iFuse Implant $562	M6-C Artificial Cervical Disc $288	Spine $259	ARTEMIS $162	Other $1,602

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$21,255
Travel and Lodging	$11,180
Food and Beverage	$4,299
Gift	$83
Entertainment	$19

Biography

Dr. Thomas Chow, who practices in Longview, TX, is a medical specialist in neurosurgery. Dr. Chow has obtained a license to practice in Texas.

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2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

2013 Medicare Patient Data

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

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2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

2014 Medicare Patient Data

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

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2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

2015 Medicare Patient Data

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

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2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

2016 Medicare Patient Data

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

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2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

2017 Medicare Patient Data

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

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

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

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

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

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

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

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2020

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2020

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Chow, MD From 2013 - 2020

Education & Training

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General Payments

Biography

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