Active NPI 1831161637 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Thomas J Purgason , MD

Internal Medicine • Arlington, TX

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Thomas Purgason, MD is a certified Internal Medicine practicing in Arlington, TX. With approximately 47 years of clinical experience since graduating from University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston in 1979, Dr. Purgason delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 3600 MATLOCK ROAD.

Dr. Purgason accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include chronic care management services, first, established patient outpatient office visit, complex chronic care management services for two or more chronic conditions, first. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

3600 Matlock Road
#100

Arlington, TX 760153679

Telephone 8174658855

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Thomas J. Purgason, M.d., P.a. Facility NPI 1467640870

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston

Graduation Year

1979

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Internal Medicine in Arlington, TX

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

47 Yrs +20.7 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 26.3 Yrs

State Avg: 26.2 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

104 Specialists

Practicing in Arlington, TX (9538 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

15.4% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

1.7% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Purgason (47 Years) 47 Yrs

Arlington Specialty Average (26.3 Years) 26.3 Yrs

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
99490 Chronic care management services, first 20 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month	2,523	333	$61.93	$60.97
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	532	324	$178.94	$176.31
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	435	278	$127.77	$125.33
99487 Complex chronic care management services for two or more chronic conditions, first 60 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month	387	148	$132.63	$130.19
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	272	272	$129.64	$127.05
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	242	155	$90.57	$88.94
90658 Influenza vaccine, trivalent, 0.5 ml dosage	63	63	$21.86	$21.42
G0181 Physician or allowed practitioner supervision of a patient receiving medicare-covered services provided by a participating home health agency (patient not present) requiring complex and multidisciplinary care modalities involving regular physician or allow	61	25	$103.66	$102.03
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	58	58	$31.14	$30.52
99496 Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity	43	35	$276.94	$272.60
G0180 Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and	27	26	$52.89	$52.11
87811 Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (covid-19)	24	22	$41.36	$40.53
G0179 Physician re-certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians to affirm the initial imp	23	18	$41.68	$41.04
G0438 Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit	17	17	$164.10	$160.82
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	13	13	$218.17	$214.95
87804 Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for influenza virus	13	13	$16.55	$16.22

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99490 Chronic care management services, first 20 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month	3,241	332	$60.84	$59.94
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	550	343	$174.64	$172.18
99487 Complex chronic care management services for two or more chronic conditions, first 60 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month	358	36	$129.34	$127.36
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	289	216	$125.63	$122.95
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	273	273	$126.49	$123.94
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	271	165	$88.46	$86.88
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	72	70	$30.89	$30.27
90688 Vaccine for influenza for administration into muscle, 0.5 ml dosage	71	69	$20.87	$20.45
G0181 Physician or allowed practitioner supervision of a patient receiving medicare-covered services provided by a participating home health agency (patient not present) requiring complex and multidisciplinary care modalities involving regular physician or allow	54	25	$101.39	$99.84
G0104 Colorectal cancer screening; flexible sigmoidoscopy	50	50	$0.01	$0.01
G0121 Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual not meeting criteria for high risk	36	36	$0.01	$0.01
99496 Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity	31	27	$270.20	$265.88
G0180 Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and	27	24	$51.11	$50.31
G0179 Physician re-certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians to affirm the initial imp	22	15	$40.39	$39.75
97597 Removal of tissue from wound, 20.0 sq cm or less	22	11	$99.00	$97.42
G0438 Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit	18	18	$161.50	$158.27
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	13	13	$213.84	$210.65

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99490 Chronic care management services, first 20 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month	3,779	384	$63.31	$62.63
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	607	363	$181.11	$179.04
99487 Complex chronic care management services for two or more chronic conditions, first 60 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month	375	45	$133.18	$131.78
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	308	308	$131.54	$129.19
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	293	187	$90.95	$89.97
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	270	211	$128.66	$127.45
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	166	25	$70.36	$69.64
90686 Vaccine for influenza for administration into muscle, 0.5 ml dosage	116	115	$21.52	$21.09
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	111	110	$29.86	$29.26
G0181 Physician or allowed practitioner supervision of a patient receiving medicare-covered services provided by a participating home health agency (patient not present) requiring complex and multidisciplinary care modalities involving regular physician or allow	65	33	$104.89	$103.92
99496 Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity	39	30	$279.25	$276.44
G0179 Physician re-certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians to affirm the initial imp	34	19	$41.02	$40.69
G0180 Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and	32	26	$53.01	$52.52
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	26	21	$133.06	$131.91
99239 Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes	21	18	$104.16	$103.17
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	13	13	$220.62	$219.67

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99490 Chronic care management services, first 20 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month	3,258	396	$40.78	$40.78
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	683	385	$180.78	$180.78
99487 Complex chronic care management services for two or more chronic conditions, first 60 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month	378	60	$91.25	$91.25
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	342	342	$132.22	$132.22
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	325	220	$129.53	$129.53
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	256	163	$91.37	$91.37
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	111	22	$70.97	$70.95
90756 Vaccine for influenza for injection into muscle	91	91	$28.11	$28.11
G0181 Physician or allowed practitioner supervision of a patient receiving medicare-covered services provided by a participating home health agency (patient not present) requiring complex and multidisciplinary care modalities involving regular physician or allow	87	35	$105.89	$105.41
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	85	84	$16.97	$16.97
99496 Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity	49	37	$278.61	$278.61
G0179 Physician re-certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians to affirm the initial imp	44	25	$41.05	$41.01
G0180 Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and	37	26	$52.86	$52.81
99239 Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes	24	19	$103.14	$103.03
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	16	16	$220.87	$220.87

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99490 Chronic care management services, first 20 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month	2,912	409	$41.66	$41.47
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	834	415	$146.44	$145.94
99487 Complex chronic care management services for two or more chronic conditions, first 60 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month	468	131	$91.53	$91.05
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	354	353	$116.30	$115.72
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	307	189	$75.13	$74.78
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	305	198	$109.14	$108.66
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	169	31	$72.83	$72.54
G0181 Physician or allowed practitioner supervision of a patient receiving medicare-covered services provided by a participating home health agency (patient not present) requiring complex and multidisciplinary care modalities involving regular physician or allow	114	40	$108.89	$106.62
90688 Vaccine for influenza for administration into muscle, 0.5 ml dosage	74	73	$19.17	$19.17
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	72	71	$16.74	$16.74
99496 Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity	57	49	$245.33	$244.13
99239 Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes	43	35	$107.87	$107.49
G0180 Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and	43	36	$54.00	$53.30
G0179 Physician re-certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians to affirm the initial imp	36	21	$41.97	$40.84
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	28	11	$104.96	$104.90
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	22	18	$203.49	$202.60
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	17	17	$208.00	$207.52
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	13	11	$138.18	$137.50
G0438 Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit	11	11	$172.20	$170.49

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99490 Chronic care management services, first 20 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month	3,151	415	$41.76	$41.09
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	874	429	$146.00	$143.95
99487 Complex chronic care management services for two or more chronic conditions, first 60 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month	785	263	$92.09	$90.52
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	379	218	$74.40	$73.36
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	369	251	$109.01	$107.49
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	340	340	$116.63	$114.30
90674 Influenza vaccine, quadrivalent derived from cell cultures, preservative and antibiotic free	103	103	$25.99	$25.47
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	101	101	$16.74	$16.41
G0181 Physician or allowed practitioner supervision of a patient receiving medicare-covered services provided by a participating home health agency (patient not present) requiring complex and multidisciplinary care modalities involving regular physician or allow	98	34	$108.89	$106.64
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	87	21	$73.04	$71.87
99489 Complex chronic care management services for two or more chronic conditions, each additional 60 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month	58	46	$46.03	$45.22
99496 Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity	55	45	$232.27	$228.69
G0179 Physician re-certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians to affirm the initial imp	39	21	$41.97	$40.64
G0180 Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and	29	25	$54.03	$52.53
99239 Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes	26	20	$107.72	$106.00
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	14	14	$206.88	$203.78

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99490 Chronic care management services, first 20 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month	2,995	464	$42.36	$41.73
99487 Complex chronic care management services for two or more chronic conditions, first 60 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month	833	352	$93.59	$92.13
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	685	415	$145.84	$143.86
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	392	265	$108.59	$106.68
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	353	200	$73.25	$72.28
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	342	342	$116.35	$114.03
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	134	39	$73.86	$72.15
90756 Vaccine for influenza for injection into muscle	84	84	$22.79	$22.33
99496 Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity	83	68	$233.72	$230.19
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	79	79	$25.62	$20.22
G0181 Physician or allowed practitioner supervision of a patient receiving medicare-covered services provided by a participating home health agency (patient not present) requiring complex and multidisciplinary care modalities involving regular physician or allow	74	35	$108.89	$107.26
99489 Complex chronic care management services for two or more chronic conditions, each additional 60 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month	64	51	$46.61	$45.86
G0179 Physician re-certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians to affirm the initial imp	37	19	$41.97	$41.35
G0180 Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and	29	25	$54.03	$53.18
G0438 Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit	29	29	$172.20	$163.87
99239 Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes	28	24	$108.67	$106.93
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	26	24	$137.53	$135.48

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99490 Chronic care management services, first 20 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month	3,973	511	$42.18	$41.55
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	714	450	$146.27	$143.14
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	466	326	$108.58	$106.28
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	385	227	$73.79	$72.22
G0438 Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit	220	220	$172.20	$168.11
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	201	52	$73.10	$71.40
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	199	199	$116.63	$113.77
99487 Complex chronic care management services for two or more chronic conditions, first 60 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month	134	108	$92.87	$91.38
99496 Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity	115	91	$235.19	$228.35
G0181 Physician or allowed practitioner supervision of a patient receiving medicare-covered services provided by a participating home health agency (patient not present) requiring complex and multidisciplinary care modalities involving regular physician or allow	81	39	$108.37	$106.67
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	77	77	$25.62	$25.11
90674 Influenza vaccine, quadrivalent derived from cell cultures, preservative and antibiotic free	76	76	$22.93	$22.47
99239 Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes	42	32	$108.68	$106.42
G0179 Physician re-certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians to affirm the initial imp	35	22	$41.51	$40.92
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	32	29	$138.37	$135.10
G0180 Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and	25	24	$53.96	$53.10
99495 Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity	15	15	$166.75	$161.40
99497 Advance care planning, first 30 minutes	14	12	$82.22	$80.90

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Internal Medicine Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207R00000X

State License TX F4394

A physician who provides long-term, comprehensive care in the office and the hospital, managing both common and complex illness of adolescents, adults and the elderly. Internists are trained in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, infections and diseases affecting the heart, blood, kidneys, joints and digestive, respiratory and vascular systems. They are also trained in the essentials of primary care internal medicine, which incorporates an understanding of disease prevention, wellness, substance abuse, mental health and effective treatment of common problems of the eyes, ears, skin, nervous system and reproductive organs.

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

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

2 Associated Practitioners

Mary Huynh , AGNP-C

Nurse Practitioner

NPI 1124583679

Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner (Certified)

Chelsea Allen , RN, FNP-C

Nurse Practitioner - Family

NPI 1336595867

Registered Nurse, Family Nurse Practitioner (Certified)

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 December 14, 2007

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location December 14, 2007

Registered at 3600 MATLOCK ROAD, #100, ARLINGTON, TX 760153679 (Tel: 8174658855)

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Updated Business Mailing Address December 14, 2007

Registered at 3600 MATLOCK ROAD, #100, ARLINGTON, TX 760153679 (Tel: 8174658855)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated December 14, 2007

Recorded as THOMAS PURGASON, MD

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) December 14, 2007

Internal Medicine (License #F4394 in TX)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration February 06, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1831161637

Entity Type:

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

Enumeration Date: February 06, 2006

Last Update: December 14, 2007

Sole Proprietor: Yes

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

3600 Matlock Road, #100

Arlington, TX 760153679

Phone: 8174658855

Public Domain Record This profile contains public domain information published by CMS and NPPES under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

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