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Dr. Thomas Patterson, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Infectious Disease

University of Texas Medical School at Houston

Professional interests include: tuberculosis (TB), osteomyelitis, pneumonia, and more.

8311 Ewing Halsell Drive
San Antonio, TX 78229

(210) 562-8000

Dr. Thomas Patterson, MD is an adult infectious disease specialist in San Antonio, TX specializing in adult infectious disease. He graduated from University of Texas Medical School at Houston. Dr. Thomas Patterson, MD is affiliated with UT Health San Antonio and University Health.

Office Locations

University Health

4502 Medical Drive
San Antonio, TX 78229

(210) 358-4000

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8300 Floyd Curl Drive Floor 3
San Antonio, TX 78229

(210) 450-9800

(210) 450-6018

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UT Health San Antonio

8311 Ewing Halsell Drive
San Antonio, TX 78229

(210) 562-8000

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8435 Wurzbach Road
San Antonio, TX 78229

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“Dr. Thomas Patterson, chief of infectious diseases at UT Health San Antonio, said his hospital faced shortages of remdesivir during a surge of Covid-19 in August.”—"September 8 coronavirus news", CNN, September 2020

“(CNN) - During the coronavirus surge in Texas this summer, Dr. Thomas Patterson said he only had enough of the anti-viral drug remdesivir for about a third of his patients, and was forced to pick...”—"COVID-19 drug rationed in the US is plentiful in developing countries", 7 News Boston, September 2020

“During the coronavirus surge in Texas this summer, Dr. Thomas Patterson said he only had enough of the anti-viral drug remdesivir for about a third of his patients, and was forced to pick and...”—"Covid-19 drug rationed in the US is plentiful in developing countries", CNN, September 2020

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Patterson, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in San Antonio, TX during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

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

hospital care	12
inpatient care	12

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Patterson, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in San Antonio, TX during 2014 were hospital care and inpatient care.

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

hospital care	74
inpatient care	74

2014 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	21
Female	15

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	23

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	67
Chronic Kidney Disease	69
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	61
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Patterson, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in San Antonio, TX during 2015 were hospital care and inpatient care.

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

hospital care	131
inpatient care	131

2015 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	52
Female	44

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	52

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	56
Chronic Kidney Disease	71
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	67
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Patterson, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in San Antonio, TX during 2016 were hospital care and inpatient care.

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

hospital care	49
inpatient care	49

2016 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	33
Female	17

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	30

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	70
Asthma	26
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	42
Dementia	26
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Patterson, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in San Antonio, TX during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.

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

hospital care	52
inpatient care	52

2017 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	30
Female	20

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	23

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	50
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	68
Dementia	26
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Patterson, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in San Antonio, TX during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.

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

doctor visit	15
hospital care	55
inpatient care	55

2018 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	40
Female	33

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	40
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	26
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	32

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	52
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	60
Dementia	25
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Patterson, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in San Antonio, TX during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

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

hospital care	43
inpatient care	43

2019 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	33
Female	26

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	30
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	28

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	71
Dementia	20
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Patterson, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in San Antonio, TX during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

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

hospital care	121
inpatient care	121

2020 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	60
Female	41

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	55
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	30
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	47

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	67
Dementia	31
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Patterson, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in San Antonio, TX during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

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

hospital care	52
inpatient care	52

2021 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	30
Female	29

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	30
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	17

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	66
Dementia	25
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Patterson, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in San Antonio, TX during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

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

hospital care	27
inpatient care	27

2022 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	17
Female	14

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	12
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	52
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	61
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2022

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Thomas Patterson, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in San Antonio, TX were hospital care and inpatient care.

doctor visit	15
hospital care	61
inpatient care	61

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2022

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

**Gender**
Male	31
Female	23

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	1
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	29
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	25
65 to 74	9

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Patterson, MD From 2013 - 2022

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	70
Asthma	3
Osteoporosis	0
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	56
Atrial Fibrillation	3
Dementia	15
Cancer	0

Education & Training

Dr. Thomas Patterson, MD graduated from University of Texas Medical School at Houston. He completed residency at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine/Infectious Disease American Board of Internal Medicine and has a state license in Texas.

Medical School: University of Texas Medical School at Houston

Residency: Vanderbilt University Medical Center (1986)

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine/Infectious Disease American Board of Internal Medicine

Licensed In: Texas

Affiliations & Hospitals

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

UT Health San Antonio

University Health

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 Patterson, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: MultiPlan, Prime Health, United Healthcare HMO, United Healthcare EPO, Blue Choice, Galaxy Health Network, Coventry, Blue California, Trustmark , WellCare Medicare Advantage, BlueCross BlueShield of Texas, AARP, Medicare Advantage, TriWest, HealthSpring, United Healthcare, Three Rivers, Medicaid, Humana, Cigna, Molina Healthcare, First Health, WellPoint, Employers Health Network, HealthSmart, Superior Health Plan, Independent Medical Systems - Commercial (PPO), Administrative Concepts - Third Party Administrator, Kempton Group Administrators - Third Party Administrator, CHAMPVA - Governmental, Zelis - Third Party Administrator, Century Healthcare - Third Party Administrator, El Paso Health - CHIP, Key Benefits Administrators - Third Party Administrator, OptumHealth - Transplant Network, 6 Degrees - Transplant, Oscar - Commercial Exchange, Imperial Health - Commercial (Exchange), Provider Network of America - Commercial (All Products), Entrust - Third Party Administrator, SANA Benefits - Commercial (All Products), HMA LLC - Third Party Administrator, Aetna Health - Commercial (HMO, Managed Choice POS, Meritain, Open Choice PPO), Allied Benefit Systems - Third Party Administrator, Velocity National Provider Network - Commercial (Multiple Payers), Universal Benefits Consortium (Allegiance) - Direct Contract with TPA/Broker for select ISDs, Private Healthcare Systems - Commercial (All Products), Aetna Health - Commercial (QPOS, SAISD, Select), Injury Management Organization - Workers Compensation, Benefit Administrative Systems - Third Party Administrator, Tokio Marine - Transplant Network, Group and Pension Administrators - Third Party Administrator, EBSO Benefits - Third Party Administrator, Aetna Health - Commercial (Choice POS II, Elect Choice EPO, Exchange (Silver/Gold HMO)), Allegiance - Universal Benefits Consortium, Interlink - Transplant Network, Independent Medical Systems - Workers Compensation, Lucent Health - Third Party Administrator, Imagine 360 - Third Party Administrator, Curative - Commercial (All Products), Aetna Health - Transplant ONLY, Insurance Accepted, Veterans Administration - Governmental, Velocity National Provider Network - Commercial (PPO), Ancira Enterprises - Direct Employer, WebTPA - Third Party Administrator, International Benefits Administrators - Third Party Administrator, Gilsbar - Third Party Administrator, University of Incarnate Word - Direct Contact with Employer, Scott & White Health Plan - Commercial (Exchange, HMO, PPO), LifeTrac - Transplant Network, 90 Degree Benefits - Third Party Administrator, Point Comfort Underwriters - Refugee Medical Assistance (Adults, Children) and Aetna Better Health - CHIP/CHIP Perinate Newborn.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

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

MultiPlan

Prime Health

United Healthcare HMO

United Healthcare EPO

Blue Choice

Galaxy Health Network

Coventry

Blue California

Trustmark

WellCare Medicare Advantage

BlueCross BlueShield of Texas

AARP

Medicare Advantage

TriWest

HealthSpring

United Healthcare

Three Rivers

Medicaid

Humana

Cigna

Molina Healthcare

First Health

WellPoint

Employers Health Network

HealthSmart

Superior Health Plan

Independent Medical Systems - Commercial (PPO)

Administrative Concepts - Third Party Administrator

Kempton Group Administrators - Third Party Administrator

CHAMPVA - Governmental

Zelis - Third Party Administrator

Century Healthcare - Third Party Administrator

El Paso Health - CHIP

Key Benefits Administrators - Third Party Administrator

OptumHealth - Transplant Network

6 Degrees - Transplant

Oscar - Commercial Exchange

Imperial Health - Commercial (Exchange)

Provider Network of America - Commercial (All Products)

Entrust - Third Party Administrator

SANA Benefits - Commercial (All Products)

HMA LLC - Third Party Administrator

Aetna Health - Commercial (HMO, Managed Choice POS, Meritain, Open Choice PPO)

Allied Benefit Systems - Third Party Administrator

Velocity National Provider Network - Commercial (Multiple Payers)

Universal Benefits Consortium (Allegiance) - Direct Contract with TPA/Broker for select ISDs

Private Healthcare Systems - Commercial (All Products)

Aetna Health - Commercial (QPOS, SAISD, Select)

Injury Management Organization - Workers Compensation

Benefit Administrative Systems - Third Party Administrator

Tokio Marine - Transplant Network

Group and Pension Administrators - Third Party Administrator

EBSO Benefits - Third Party Administrator

Aetna Health - Commercial (Choice POS II, Elect Choice EPO, Exchange (Silver/Gold HMO))

Allegiance - Universal Benefits Consortium

Interlink - Transplant Network

Independent Medical Systems - Workers Compensation

Lucent Health - Third Party Administrator

Imagine 360 - Third Party Administrator

Curative - Commercial (All Products)

Aetna Health - Transplant ONLY

Insurance Accepted

Veterans Administration - Governmental

Velocity National Provider Network - Commercial (PPO)

Ancira Enterprises - Direct Employer

WebTPA - Third Party Administrator

International Benefits Administrators - Third Party Administrator

Gilsbar - Third Party Administrator

University of Incarnate Word - Direct Contact with Employer

Scott & White Health Plan - Commercial (Exchange, HMO, PPO)

LifeTrac - Transplant Network

90 Degree Benefits - Third Party Administrator

Point Comfort Underwriters - Refugee Medical Assistance (Adults, Children)

Aetna Better Health - CHIP/CHIP Perinate Newborn

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Gilead Sciences Inc	$36,641 AmBisome $14,989	$21,652
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation	$12,311 NOXAFIL $1,500	$10,811
SCYNEXIS, Inc.	$7,525 $7,525
Gilead Sciences, Inc.	$5,460 AmBisome $2,182	$3,278
Mayne Pharma Inc.	$5,294 TOLSURA $2,537	TOLSURA - 60 CAPSULE $2,500	DORYX $257
Other	$8,359 ERAXIS $4,320	Cresemba $3,976	$63

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$34,247
Consulting Fee	$25,429
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$8,220
Honoraria	$6,355
Food and Beverage	$874
Other	$464

Research Payments

Dr. Thomas Patterson, MD has received 6 research payments totaling $35,679.

Biography

Dr. Thomas Patterson is a specialist in adult infectious disease. He works in San Antonio, TX. His clinical interests include parasitic infection, fungal infection, and recurrent infections. He seems to honor Trustmark, Blue California, Coventry, and more. Dr. Patterson is a graduate of the University of Texas Medical School at Houston and a graduate of Vanderbilt University Medical Center's residency program. He has received the distinction of Texas Super Doctors. He speaks Spanish. Dr. Patterson's hospital/clinic affiliations include UT Health San Antonio and the University Health. He has an open panel in San Antonio, TX according to UT Health San Antonio.