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Dr. Thomas R. Porter, MD

(160 Ratings)

Specializes in: Adult Cardiology

Professional interests include: heart valve problems, rheumatic mitral regurgitation

17405 Burke Street
Omaha, NE 68118

(402) 559-8888

Dr. Thomas R. Porter, MD is a cardiologist in Omaha, NE specializing in adult cardiology. Dr. Thomas R. Porter, MD is affiliated with Nebraska Medicine.

Office Locations

Nebraska Medicine

17405 Burke Street
Omaha, NE 68118

(402) 559-8888

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4400 Emile Street
Omaha, NE 68105

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Emile @ 42nd Street
Omaha, NE 68198

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas R. Porter, MD treated as a cardiologist in Omaha, NE during 2012 were cardiac procedures, stress testing, ultrasound (sonogram) and hospital care.

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

blood draw	22
cardiac procedures	401
doctor visit	438
hospital care	140
inpatient care	140
lab tests	97
minimally invasive procedures	23
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	11
stress testing	264
ultrasound (sonogram)	259

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas R. Porter, MD treated as a cardiologist in Omaha, NE during 2013 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and hospital care.

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

cardiac procedures	406
doctor visit	481
hospital care	194
inpatient care	194
lab tests	145
minimally invasive procedures	29
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	13
stress testing	225
ultrasound (sonogram)	280

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas R. Porter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	312
Female	295

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	533
Black	44
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	217
From 75 to 84	183
85 and over	77
Less than 65	130

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	39
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	36
Dementia	8
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas R. Porter, MD treated as a cardiologist in Omaha, NE during 2014 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and hospital care.

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

cardiac procedures	563
doctor visit	421
hospital care	184
inpatient care	184
lab tests	83
minimally invasive procedures	29
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	19
stress testing	277
ultrasound (sonogram)	406

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas R. Porter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	345
Female	318

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	570
Black	63
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	241
From 75 to 84	169
85 and over	84
Less than 65	169

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	41
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas R. Porter, MD treated as a cardiologist in Omaha, NE during 2015 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and hospital care.

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

cardiac procedures	597
doctor visit	477
hospital care	166
inpatient care	166
lab tests	78
minimally invasive procedures	36
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	11
stress testing	242
ultrasound (sonogram)	466

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas R. Porter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	782
Female	676

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1292
Black	86
Hispanic	36
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	584
From 75 to 84	450
85 and over	158
Less than 65	266

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	37
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas R. Porter, MD treated as a cardiologist in Omaha, NE during 2016 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and hospital care.

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

cardiac procedures	641
doctor visit	544
hospital care	174
inpatient care	174
lab tests	148
minimally invasive procedures	44
stress testing	262
ultrasound (sonogram)	512

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas R. Porter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	421
Female	352

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	669
Black	60
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	327
From 75 to 84	241
85 and over	92
Less than 65	113

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	28
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	40
Dementia	13
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas R. Porter, MD treated as a cardiologist in Omaha, NE during 2017 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

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

cardiac procedures	643
doctor visit	474
hospital care	279
inpatient care	279
lab tests	60
minimally invasive procedures	16
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	26
nuclear scan	12
stress testing	267
ultrasound (sonogram)	472

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas R. Porter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	434
Female	362

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	692
Black	64
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	333
From 75 to 84	226
85 and over	115
Less than 65	122

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	34
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	40
Dementia	13
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas R. Porter, MD treated as a cardiologist in Omaha, NE during 2018 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and hospital care.

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

cardiac procedures	766
doctor visit	494
hospital care	285
inpatient care	285
minimally invasive procedures	40
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	14
nuclear scan	22
stress testing	305
ultrasound (sonogram)	586

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas R. Porter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	498
Female	425

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	811
Black	63
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	389
From 75 to 84	291
85 and over	118
Less than 65	125

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	38
Dementia	15
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas R. Porter, MD treated as a cardiologist in Omaha, NE during 2019 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and hospital care.

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

cardiac procedures	862
doctor visit	408
hospital care	268
inpatient care	268
minimally invasive procedures	53
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	17
nuclear scan	26
stress testing	358
ultrasound (sonogram)	654

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas R. Porter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	534
Female	432

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	850
Black	67
Hispanic	22
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	429
From 75 to 84	303
85 and over	109
Less than 65	125

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	39
Dementia	14
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas R. Porter, MD treated as a cardiologist in Omaha, NE during 2020 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

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

cardiac procedures	578
doctor visit	313
hospital care	380
inpatient care	380
minimally invasive procedures	22
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	11
stress testing	163
ultrasound (sonogram)	528

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas R. Porter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	471
Female	398

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	768
Black	54
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	386
From 75 to 84	274
85 and over	104
Less than 65	105

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	71
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	39
Dementia	15
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas R. Porter, MD treated as a cardiologist in Omaha, NE during 2021 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

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

cardiac procedures	566
doctor visit	376
hospital care	422
inpatient care	422
minimally invasive procedures	25
nuclear scan	17
stress testing	137
ultrasound (sonogram)	549

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas R. Porter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	476
Female	443

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	823
Black	45
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	25
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	408
From 75 to 84	299
85 and over	101
Less than 65	111

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	69
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	34
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	38
Dementia	15
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas R. Porter, MD treated as a cardiologist in Omaha, NE during 2022 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

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

cardiac procedures	630
doctor visit	323
hospital care	166
inpatient care	166
minimally invasive procedures	36
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	22
nuclear scan	18
stress testing	141
ultrasound (sonogram)	590

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas R. Porter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	466
Female	430

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	802
Black	33
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	30
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	398
From 75 to 84	316
85 and over	102
Less than 65	80

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	46
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	36
Dementia	10
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Thomas R. Porter, MD treated as a cardiologist in Omaha, NE were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

blood draw	22
cardiac procedures	604
doctor visit	431
hospital care	241
inpatient care	241
lab tests	101
minimally invasive procedures	32
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	16
nuclear scan	19
stress testing	240
ultrasound (sonogram)	482

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas R. Porter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	430
Female	375

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	52
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	710
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	13
Other	11

**Age**
75 to 84	250
85 and over	96
Less than 65	122
65 to 74	337

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas R. Porter, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	34
Atrial Fibrillation	31
Dementia	11
Cancer	12

Education & Training

He completed residency at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Board Certification: Cardiovascular Disease and has a state license in Nebraska.

Residency: Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Affiliated Hospitals (1988)

Board Certification: Board Certification: Cardiovascular Disease

Licensed In: Nebraska

Affiliations & Hospitals

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

Nebraska Medicine

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.

Insurance Accepted by Affiliated Medical Group or Hospital:

UnitedHealthcare: Optum VA Community Care Network (CCN)

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska: BSCSNE Student Blue

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska: BCBSNE Network Blue

Medicare Advantage: Molina Iowa Medicare Advantage (Beginning Jan. 1, 2026)

Medicaid Iowa: Wellpoint Iowa

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska: BSCSNE BlueCard PPO

Midlands Choice: Commercial plans

Aetna Healthcare: Aetna High Performance Network (Nebraska Health Network)

Aetna Healthcare: Aetna (Broad Network)

UnitedHealthcare: Medica

Medicaid Nebraska: Nebraska Medicaid

Medicare Advantage: Medica Advantage Solution

Medicare Advantage: HumanaChoice (PPO) Medicare Advantage

Medicaid Nebraska: Molina Nebraska DSNP

Medicare Advantage: BCBSNE Medicare Advantage Choice (HMO-POS)

Nebraska Furniture Mart Employee Plan Tier 1

Medicaid Iowa: Molina Iowa Medicaid

Aetna Healthcare: First Health (except "First Health Professionals Only")

Medicaid Nebraska: Every Woman Matters

Medicaid Nebraska: UnitedHealthcare Community Plan Nebraska

Humana: Humana One PPO

Medicare Advantage: UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage

Medica: Medica Commercial

Tricare West: Tricare West for Life

UnitedHealthcare: United Medical Resources

Medicare Advantage: Medica Prime Solution Total Cost Medicare Advantage

Medicare Advantage: Aetna Medicare Premium Advantra (PPO)

Medicare Advantage: WellCare by Nebraska Total Care Medicare Advantage

Ambetter: Ambetter

Medicaid Kansas: Sunflower Health

UnitedHealthcare: UnitedHealthcare

Medicaid Iowa: Iowa Medicaid

MultiPlan: MultiPlan (Does not include PHCS)

Century Health Solutions: Century Health Solutions

UnitedHealthcare: NexusACO

UnitedHealthcare: Golden Rule

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska: BSCSNE BlueCard HMO (only with suitcase logo)

Medicare: Medicare Part A & B

Medica: Medica Insure

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska: BCBSNE Federal Plan

Tricare West: Tricare West Prime

Medicare Advantage: Aetna Medicare Premier Advantra (PPO)

Medicare Advantage: BCBSNE Medicare Advantage Core (HMO)

Aetna Healthcare: Aetna Signature Administrators

Medicaid Kansas: AmeriGroup Kansas

Wellmark of Iowa: Wellmark Blue HMO

UnitedHealthcare: Oxford Health

Medicaid Kansas: UnitedHealthcare Community Plan Kansas

Tricare West: Tricare West Active Duty

Medicaid Iowa: Iowa Total Care

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska: BSCSNE Select Blue

Medicare Advantage: WellCare Iowa Medicare Advantage

Midwest Network Alliance

Medicaid Iowa: Iowa Care for Yourself

Medica: Medica Elevate

Medicare Advantage: Humana Gold (HMO) Medicare Advantage

Medicaid Nebraska: Molina Nebraska Medicaid

University of Nebraska Employee Plan Enhanced Tier

Medicare Advantage: Aetna Medicare Elite Advantra (PPO)

Humana: Humana Choice Care

Medicaid Nebraska: Nebraska Total Care

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Thomas R. Porter, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 160 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Thomas R. Porter, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Omaha, NE.

4.9

Overall Rating

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Lantheus Medical Imaging, Inc.	$27,584 Definity $27,584
BRACCO DIAGNOSTICS INC.	$9,436 ISOVUE $9,436
GE Healthcare	$4,200 OPTISON $3,000	$1,200
Esaote North America, Inc.	$805 Ultrasound $805
Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$107 PYLARIFY $107
Other	$124 SC2000 $55	CoreValve Evolut $40	Impella $16	Lexiscan $13

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$14,700
Food and Beverage	$10,505
Consulting Fee	$8,750
Travel and Lodging	$8,301

Research Payments

Dr. Thomas R. Porter, MD has received 8 research payments totaling $232,902.

Biography

Dr. Thomas Porter is a specialist in adult cardiology. In Dr. Porter's practice, he is particularly interested in rheumatic mitral regurgitation. Patients gave him an average rating of 5.0 stars (out of 5). Before completing his residency at a hospital affiliated with Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), Dr. Porter attended medical school at the University of Nebraska College of Medicine. He is affiliated with Nebraska Medicine.