Active NPI 1235562083 Individual Practitioner Female Practitioner

Michelle Calpe Thomas , PA-C

Physician Assistant • Tucson, AZ

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Michelle Thomas, PA-C is a registered healthcare professional specializing in Physician Assistant in Tucson, AZ. Practice services are available at 1555 E RIVER RD under active NPI credentials.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include hyaluronan or derivative, durolane, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg, injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg, hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

1555 E River Rd

Tucson, AZ 857185831

Telephone 5206612787

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 University Orthopedic Specialists, Pllc Facility NPI 1710065867

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Physician Assistant in Tucson, AZ

Active Practitioner

Practitioner Clinical Experience

Active

City Avg: 10.1 Yrs

State Avg: 12.5 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

292 Specialists

Practicing in Tucson, AZ (3711 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

10.6% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

67.1% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J7318 Hyaluronan or derivative, durolane, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg	1,080	15	$16.78	$6.59
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	704	100	$5.52	$0.98
J7325 Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg	576	11	$34.05	$8.92
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	171	120	$181.23	$59.12
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	148	135	$312.96	$105.44
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	144	117	$222.61	$74.83
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views	133	98	$109.95	$38.50
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	84	75	$99.11	$33.36
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	70	64	$113.49	$38.73
72170 X-ray of pelvis, 1-2 views	48	48	$75.71	$22.78
77073 Imaging for bone length assessment	29	28	$111.62	$37.08
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	18	18	$427.67	$137.08
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	16	16	$85.19	$28.07

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J7325 Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg	1,776	25	$38.00	$9.34
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	538	84	$22.00	$1.05
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	141	108	$197.68	$59.46
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views	128	102	$111.00	$38.23
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	85	76	$204.00	$74.39
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	53	51	$301.00	$103.76
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	39	39	$116.00	$38.73
72170 X-ray of pelvis, 1-2 views	35	34	$90.00	$23.17
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	26	26	$100.00	$33.43
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	25	25	$302.00	$92.61
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	22	22	$123.00	$46.58
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	15	15	$461.00	$137.40
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	11	11	$210.00	$59.54

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	709	97	$22.00	$1.15
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views	216	173	$111.00	$38.48
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	150	108	$206.72	$61.81
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	111	102	$204.00	$75.33
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	78	70	$116.00	$39.05
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	53	49	$301.00	$106.37
72170 X-ray of pelvis, 1-2 views	46	46	$90.00	$22.67
77073 Imaging for bone length assessment	44	43	$101.00	$37.63
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	41	41	$302.00	$93.07
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	36	36	$461.00	$138.50
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	30	29	$2109.00	$170.96
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	12	11	$123.00	$46.93
27130 Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis	12	12	$1974.00	$170.85

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J7325 Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg	2,352	34	$38.00	$10.67
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	692	97	$22.00	$1.26
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views	181	138	$111.00	$38.25
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	179	128	$200.30	$60.86
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	97	93	$204.00	$77.08
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	60	55	$116.00	$37.99
72170 X-ray of pelvis, 1-2 views	49	49	$90.00	$23.27
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	42	40	$301.00	$109.12
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	28	28	$302.00	$94.67
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	25	24	$2109.00	$175.58
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	23	23	$461.00	$141.99
77073 Imaging for bone length assessment	15	15	$101.00	$37.95
73522 X-ray of both hips, 3-4 views	12	12	$137.00	$44.83
27130 Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis	12	12	$1974.00	$175.81
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	11	11	$100.00	$33.84

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J7325 Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg	576	11	$38.00	$10.91
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	316	52	$22.00	$1.43
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	71	60	$204.72	$60.01
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views	66	50	$111.00	$36.92
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	61	60	$204.00	$63.52
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	42	42	$301.00	$92.20
72170 X-ray of pelvis, 1-2 views	39	39	$90.00	$23.90
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	30	25	$100.00	$32.71
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	25	19	$88.00	$27.87
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	20	20	$302.00	$91.51
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	19	18	$116.00	$37.91
77077 X-ray of joints, multiple	17	17	$104.00	$38.22
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	12	12	$447.67	$139.60

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J7325 Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg	1,152	21	$38.00	$11.43
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	388	70	$22.00	$1.60
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	116	86	$88.00	$26.45
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	100	87	$194.94	$56.23
77077 X-ray of joints, multiple	93	89	$104.00	$31.97
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	87	81	$201.93	$62.16
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	81	65	$100.00	$31.19
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	56	55	$301.00	$91.64
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	38	33	$116.00	$35.96
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	35	33	$2109.00	$185.46
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	31	31	$302.00	$91.06
72170 X-ray of pelvis, 1-2 views	31	31	$90.00	$27.62
27130 Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis	18	17	$1974.00	$185.53

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J7325 Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg	1,488	23	$38.00	$11.90
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	436	85	$22.00	$1.80
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	204	127	$87.75	$25.70
77077 X-ray of joints, multiple	154	151	$105.64	$30.66
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	127	109	$188.50	$53.50
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	116	107	$198.28	$60.33
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	90	71	$100.24	$29.40
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	79	77	$292.16	$89.90
72170 X-ray of pelvis, 1-2 views	39	39	$89.23	$26.38
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	37	37	$298.43	$89.96
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	37	36	$115.51	$34.34
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	35	34	$2109.00	$183.26
77073 Imaging for bone length assessment	22	22	$101.27	$29.92
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	22	22	$455.55	$137.27
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	20	18	$117.00	$36.61
73521 X-ray of both hips, 2 views	17	17	$107.06	$29.91
27486 Revision of component of total knee joint prosthesis	13	13	$1928.00	$190.19
73501 X-ray of hip with pelvis, 1 view	12	12	$84.67	$24.95

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J7325 Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg	1,872	32	$31.25	$12.40
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	348	87	$21.72	$1.83
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	170	150	$164.66	$61.26
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	153	118	$189.13	$51.18
77077 X-ray of joints, multiple	142	133	$123.45	$31.10
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	135	108	$77.16	$25.76
73565 X-ray of both knees while standing	91	87	$77.53	$29.92
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	75	69	$136.37	$34.72
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	68	60	$101.00	$29.89
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	51	49	$269.47	$88.30
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	34	34	$259.41	$89.21
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	28	28	$2021.25	$184.00
27130 Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis	27	27	$1884.67	$184.09
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	21	20	$108.00	$36.53
72170 X-ray of pelvis, 1-2 views	17	17	$72.65	$26.68
73521 X-ray of both hips, 2 views	15	15	$119.20	$31.13

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Physician Assistant Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363A00000X

State License AZ 6449

A physician assistant is a person who has successfully completed an accredited education program for physician assistant, is licensed by the state and is practicing within the scope of that license. Physician assistants are formally trained to perform many of the routine, time-consuming tasks a physician can do. In some states, they may prescribe medications. They take medical histories, perform physical exams, order lab tests and x-rays, and give inoculations. Most states require that they work under the supervision of a physician.

Acupuncturist

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 171100000X

State License AZ 0538

An acupuncturist is a person who performs ancient therapy for alleviation of pain, anesthesia and treatment of some diseases. Acupuncturists use long, fine needles inserted into specific points in order to treat painful conditions or produce anesthesia.

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

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Physician Assistant (Certified)

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Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)

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Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

6 Historical Events

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NPI Profile Active September 15, 2016

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location September 15, 2016

Registered at 1555 E RIVER RD, TUCSON, AZ 857185831 (Tel: 5206612787)

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Updated Business Mailing Address September 15, 2016

Registered at 1555 E RIVER RD, TUCSON, AZ 857185831 (Tel: 5203219850)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated September 15, 2016

Recorded as MICHELLE THOMAS, PA-C

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) September 15, 2016

Acupuncturist (License #0538 in AZ)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration August 15, 2013

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1235562083

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: August 15, 2013

Last Update: September 15, 2016

Sole Proprietor: No

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Mailing Address

1555 E River Rd

Tucson, AZ 857185831

Phone: 5203219850

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