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Dr. Thomas Lee Hand, MD

Accepting New Patients

(10 Ratings)

Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, School of Medicine (2014)

Professional interests include: rotator cuff tear, spinal fracture, pelvic pain, and more.

4502 Medical Drive
San Antonio, TX 78229

(210) 358-4000

Dr. Thomas Lee Hand, MD is an orthopedist in San Antonio, TX specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, School of Medicine in 2014 and has 12 years of experience. Dr. Thomas Lee Hand, MD is affiliated with UT Health San Antonio, University Health, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO and ACUTE CARE SURGERY OF SOUTH DAKOTA PC.

Office Locations

UT Health San Antonio

1200 Brooklyn Avenue Suite 130
San Antonio, TX 78212

(210) 450-9300

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University Health

4502 Medical Drive
San Antonio, TX 78229

(210) 358-4000

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7703 Floyd Curl Drive Mc7774
San Antonio, TX 78229

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8300 Floyd Curl Drive 3rd Floor
San Antonio, TX 78229

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Some issues Dr. Thomas Lee Hand, MD can help you with:

Spinal Cord Injury

Spinal cord injury medicine is a branch of medicine that treats damage to the spinal cord from an injury or a nontraumatic myelopathy, which is any disorder that affects the spinal area. The spinal cord is a section of nerve tissue protected by the vertebrae (spinal bones). Trauma to the spinal cord, typically caused by compression or bent vertebrae, prevents the body and brain from communicating. This can result in pain, loss of sensation, and impaired physical function and movement. Acute spinal cord injuries (SCIs) are a leading cause of permanent disability. Spinal cord injuries may develop from accidents or myelopathies, disorders that provoke spinal compression. Traumatic incidents such as falls, sports injuries, vehicle accidents, and bullet or stab wounds can cause an acute spinal cord injury.

Spinal cord injury medicine seeks to stabilize the spine and to alleviate the symptoms of spine damage. Practitioners of spinal cord injury medicine are called spinal cord injury specialists. Spinal cord injury medicine is an interdisciplinary field, meaning physicians of various specialties may be trained to treat spinal cord injuries.

Damage to the spinal cord may initially be diagnosed through X-ray, MRI, or CT scans. Patients can also undergo spinal exams to evaluate their sensory ability and strength. Injuries to the spinal cord can be complete (no feeling or sensation) or incomplete (some feeling or sensation remains). Conditions spinal cord injury medicine specialists may treat include:

Paralysis, such as paraplegia (loss of function in the legs), or quadriplegia (loss of function from the neck down)
Spine fracture or trauma, which can lead to impairment and/or significant pain
Spinal infections
Myelopathies, such as herniated disks, spinal tumors, and rheumatoid arthritis
Inflammatory diseases such as ankylosing spondylosis, and degenerative conditions like Lou Gehrig's disease (ALS)

Treatment for spinal cord injuries often involves surgery, either directly after an injury occurs or at a later date. Surgery for spine injuries is intended to ease spinal compression and stabilize the spine. Surgical procedures can involve shifting vertebrae, removing bone, or altering spinal placement with implantable devices. Patients with significant spinal trauma may require urgent surgical intervention.

Surgical treatments can be complemented by rehabilitative physical therapy to improve mobility. Spinal cord injury specialists also treat complications arising from a spinal injury, such as respiratory or bladder conditions. Some patients with spinal cord injuries may require lifelong treatment. Spinal cord injury specialists aim to help these patients successfully adjust and lead an improved quality of life. An emerging treatment for spinal cord injuries is neural prosthetics, which replicate patients' lost nerve function. Neural prostheses may be used as artificial body parts or assistive devices that patients may cognitively control. Other assistive devices include wheelchairs and scooters.

Spinal cord injury specialists may collaborate with physical therapists, radiologists, neurologists, urologists, and orthopedists.

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Thomas Lee Hand, MD in 2023

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

Top 25%

By Volume:

femur fracture surgery

fracture surgery

hip fracture surgery

In 2013, Dr. Thomas Lee Hand, MD performed more femur (thigh bone) fracture surgery, fracture surgery, and hip fracture surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Texas.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Lee Hand, MD treated as an orthopedist in San Antonio, TX during 2020 were fracture surgery and lower extremity surgery.

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

fracture surgery	16
lower extremity surgery	16

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Lee Hand, MD.

**Gender**
Male	15
Female	24

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	13
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

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

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	49
Chronic Kidney Disease	67
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	49
Dementia	36
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Lee Hand, MD treated as an orthopedist in San Antonio, TX during 2021 were fracture surgery, lower extremity surgery, hospital care and inpatient care.

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

doctor visit	27
fracture surgery	53
hospital care	31
inpatient care	31
joint surgery	29
lower extremity surgery	53
open surgery	29
reconstructive surgery	29

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Lee Hand, MD.

**Gender**
Male	39
Female	77

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	67
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	33
From 75 to 84	34
85 and over	33
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Lee Hand, MD in 2021

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Thomas Lee Hand, MD treated during 2021 were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	58
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	30
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	49
Dementia	36
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Lee Hand, MD treated as an orthopedist in San Antonio, TX during 2022 were fracture surgery, lower extremity surgery, hospital care and inpatient care.

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

doctor visit	44
fracture surgery	38
hospital care	20
inpatient care	20
joint surgery	11
lower extremity surgery	38
open surgery	11
reconstructive surgery	11

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Lee Hand, MD.

**Gender**
Male	37
Female	89

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	82
Black	0
Hispanic	32
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	45
From 75 to 84	36
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Lee Hand, MD in 2022

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Thomas Lee Hand, MD treated during 2022 were high cholesterol, hypertension, osteoperosis and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	47
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	40
Dementia	26
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Lee Hand, MD treated as an orthopedist in San Antonio, TX during 2023 were fracture surgery, lower extremity surgery, hospital care and inpatient care.

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

doctor visit	45
fracture surgery	40
hospital care	39
inpatient care	39
joint surgery	19
lower extremity surgery	40
open surgery	19
reconstructive surgery	19

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Lee Hand, MD.

**Gender**
Male	42
Female	92

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	87
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	42
From 75 to 84	39
85 and over	39
Less than 65	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Lee Hand, MD in 2023

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Thomas Lee Hand, MD treated during 2023 were high cholesterol, hypertension, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	35
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	54
Dementia	33
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2020 - 2023

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Thomas Lee Hand, MD treated as an orthopedist in San Antonio, TX were fracture surgery, lower extremity surgery, hospital care and inpatient care.

doctor visit	38
fracture surgery	36
hospital care	30
inpatient care	30
joint surgery	19
lower extremity surgery	36
open surgery	19
reconstructive surgery	19

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2020 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Lee Hand, MD.

**Gender**
Male	33
Female	70

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	65
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	8
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	30
85 and over	18
Less than 65	7
65 to 74	30

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Lee Hand, MD From 2020 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Thomas Lee Hand, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	28
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	48
Atrial Fibrillation	18
Dementia	32
Cancer	11

Education & Training

Dr. Thomas Lee Hand, MD graduated from University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, School of Medicine in 2014. He completed residency at University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and has a state license in Texas.

Medical School: University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, School of Medicine (2014)

Residency: University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and Affiliated Hospitals (2019)

Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Licensed In: Texas

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Thomas Lee Hand, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UT Health San Antonio

University Health

THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO

ACUTE CARE SURGERY OF SOUTH DAKOTA PC

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 Lee Hand, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: MultiPlan, Prime Health, Magellan Health Services, United Healthcare PPO, United Healthcare POS, United Healthcare HMO, United Healthcare EPO, Humana HMO, Galaxy Health Network, TRICARE, Community Care Network (CCN), Aetna EPO, Trustmark , Aetna PPO, Aetna HMO, Coventry HMO, WellCare Medicare Advantage, BlueCross BlueShield of Texas, Medicare Advantage, TriWest, Three Rivers Provider Network PPO, Coventry PPO, Coventry Workers' Compensation, HealthSpring, United Healthcare, Medicaid, Humana, Cigna, Molina Healthcare, First Health, WellPoint, HealthSmart, Humana PPO, Superior Health Plan, Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), OptumHealth - Transplant ONLY, Zelis - Commercial, Group and Pension Administrators - GPA, CHAMPVA - Governmental, Curative - Commercial, Administrative Concepts - Commercial, Scott & White Health Plan - HMO, Ancira Enterprises, Point Comfort Underwriters (PCU) - Refugee Medical Assistance, Entrust - TPA, Aetna - Transplant ONLY, Tokio Marine - Transplant, 6 Degrees - Transplant, SANA Benefits - Commercial, Aetna - Commercial/Exchange (IFP), Aetna - MC Advantage, Oscar - Commercial Exchange, Velocity National Provider Network - Commercial PPO, Medicare (Traditional) - Medicare, Scott & White Health Plan - PPO, HMA LLC - Commercial, EBSO - TPA, University of Incarnate Word (Gilsbar) - Direct Employer, Independent Medical Systems (IMS) - PPO, Universal Benefits Consortium - Brokerage Firm (School Districts), Gilsbar - Commercial, Injury Management Organization - Workers Compensation, 90 Degree Benefits - Commercial, Allied Benefit Systems, Imagine 360 - Commercial, Interlink - Transplant, Point Comfort Underwriters (PCU) - Unaccompanied Children, Velocity National Provider Network - Wrap Network, Allegiance - Universal Benefits Consortium, Imperial Health - Commercial/Exchange, WebTPA - Commercial, Insurance Accepted, Aetna - Smart Care EPO, Veterans Administration - Governmental, Provider Network of America (PNOA) - Commercial, Century Healthcare - Commercial, Ancira Enterprises - Direct Employer, Benefit Administrative Systems and LifeTrac - Transplant.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Thomas Lee Hand, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

MultiPlan

Prime Health

Magellan Health Services

United Healthcare PPO

United Healthcare POS

United Healthcare HMO

United Healthcare EPO

Humana HMO

Galaxy Health Network

TRICARE

Community Care Network (CCN)

Aetna EPO

Trustmark

Aetna PPO

Aetna HMO

Coventry HMO

WellCare Medicare Advantage

BlueCross BlueShield of Texas

Medicare Advantage

TriWest

Three Rivers Provider Network PPO

Coventry PPO

Coventry Workers' Compensation

HealthSpring

United Healthcare

Medicaid

Humana

Cigna

Molina Healthcare

First Health

WellPoint

HealthSmart

Humana PPO

Superior Health Plan

Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)

OptumHealth - Transplant ONLY

Zelis - Commercial

Group and Pension Administrators - GPA

CHAMPVA - Governmental

Curative - Commercial

Administrative Concepts - Commercial

Scott & White Health Plan - HMO

Ancira Enterprises

Point Comfort Underwriters (PCU) - Refugee Medical Assistance

Entrust - TPA

Aetna - Transplant ONLY

Tokio Marine - Transplant

6 Degrees - Transplant

SANA Benefits - Commercial

Aetna - Commercial/Exchange (IFP)

Aetna - MC Advantage

Oscar - Commercial Exchange

Velocity National Provider Network - Commercial PPO

Medicare (Traditional) - Medicare

Scott & White Health Plan - PPO

HMA LLC - Commercial

EBSO - TPA

University of Incarnate Word (Gilsbar) - Direct Employer

Independent Medical Systems (IMS) - PPO

Universal Benefits Consortium - Brokerage Firm (School Districts)

Gilsbar - Commercial

Injury Management Organization - Workers Compensation

90 Degree Benefits - Commercial

Allied Benefit Systems

Imagine 360 - Commercial

Interlink - Transplant

Point Comfort Underwriters (PCU) - Unaccompanied Children

Velocity National Provider Network - Wrap Network

Allegiance - Universal Benefits Consortium

Imperial Health - Commercial/Exchange

WebTPA - Commercial

Insurance Accepted

Aetna - Smart Care EPO

Veterans Administration - Governmental

Provider Network of America (PNOA) - Commercial

Century Healthcare - Commercial

Ancira Enterprises - Direct Employer

Benefit Administrative Systems

LifeTrac - Transplant

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Thomas Lee Hand, MD has a high overall rating with an average of 4.2 out of 5 stars based on 10 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Thomas Lee Hand, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in San Antonio, TX.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
New Standard Device, LLC dba Metalogix	$32,548 $32,548
Stryker Corporation	$6,473 PRO $1,445	None $1,318	T2 ALPHA $965	T2 $726	Ex-Fix $312	Other $1,708
Arthrex, Inc.	$5,000 $5,000
KCI USA, Inc.	$3,188 PROMOGRAN PRISMA $3,188
Smith+Nephew, Inc.	$2,142 TRIGEN Meta-Nail $464	EVOS $445	TRIGEN InterTAN $433	TSF Ally $209	EVOS SMALL $143	Other $448
Other	$7,638 CellerateRx $927	Acutrak Headless Compression Screw System $921	NA $715	Avenir $410	Unifi Technology $397	Other $4,267

**Types of Payments**
Royalty or License	$32,548
Food and Beverage	$10,836
Grant	$5,250
Travel and Lodging	$5,167
Consulting Fee	$3,188

Biography

Dr. Thomas Hand is a San Antonio, TX physician who specializes in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. Patients rated him highly, giving him an average of 4.0 stars (out of 5). His areas of expertise include frozen shoulder, arm fracture, and femur (thigh bone) fracture. Dr. Hand is professionally affiliated with UT Health San Antonio and the University Health. Dr. Hand can accept Trustmark, Aetna EPO, and Blue California, as well as other insurance carriers. According to UT Health San Antonio, he is currently accepting new patients at his office in San Antonio, TX. He obtained his medical school training at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, School of Medicine and performed his residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. He has received the following distinction: Texas Rising Stars. Dr. Hand speaks Spanish.