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Dr. Thomas Thane West, MD

(Thomas T. West, MD)

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Specializes in: Anesthesiology and General Practice

University of Texas Medical Branch (1992)

1000 Ochsner Boulevard
Covington, LA 70433

(985) 875-2828

Dr. Thomas Thane West, MD is an anesthesiologist in Covington, LA specializing in anesthesiology and general practice. He graduated from University of Texas Medical Branch in 1992 and has 34 years of experience. Dr. Thomas Thane West, MD is affiliated with Slidell Memorial Hospital, Ochsner Health and Ochsner Medical Center - Northshore.

Office Locations

1000 Ochsner Boulevard
Covington, LA 70433

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Thomas Thane West, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Affordability:

femoral nerve block

peripheral nerve block

In 2023, Dr. Thomas Thane West, MD had a list price for femoral nerve block, and peripheral nerve block that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within Louisiana. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Thane West, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Covington, LA during 2012 were hospital care and inpatient care.

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

hospital care	25
inpatient care	25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Thane West, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Covington, LA during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

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

hospital care	21
inpatient care	21

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Thane West, MD.

**Gender**
Male	78
Female	92

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	149
Black	21
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	76
From 75 to 84	48
85 and over	11
Less than 65	35

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	39
Dementia	0
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Thane West, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Covington, LA during 2014 were nerve block, hospital care and inpatient care.

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

hospital care	19
inpatient care	19
nerve block	30

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Thane West, MD.

**Gender**
Male	95
Female	161

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	223
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	97
From 75 to 84	60
85 and over	14
Less than 65	85

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	47
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Thane West, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Covington, LA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care and nerve block.

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

hospital care	40
inpatient care	40
nerve block	19

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Thane West, MD.

**Gender**
Male	296
Female	400

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	616
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	346
From 75 to 84	152
85 and over	42
Less than 65	156

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	41
Dementia	6
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Thane West, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Covington, LA during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and catheterization.

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

cardiac procedures	13
catheterization	13
hospital care	29
inpatient care	29
minimally invasive procedures	13
nerve block	12

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Thane West, MD.

**Gender**
Male	130
Female	157

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	241
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	122
From 75 to 84	67
85 and over	17
Less than 65	81

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	38
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Thane West, MD.

**Gender**
Male	95
Female	122

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	186
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	97
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	68

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	36
Dementia	5
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Thane West, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Covington, LA during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.

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

hospital care	25
inpatient care	25

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Thane West, MD.

**Gender**
Male	101
Female	196

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	241
Black	45
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	126
From 75 to 84	56
85 and over	11
Less than 65	104

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	38
Dementia	5
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Thane West, MD.

**Gender**
Male	151
Female	236

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	326
Black	42
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	201
From 75 to 84	85
85 and over	14
Less than 65	87

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	39
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Thane West, MD.

**Gender**
Male	128
Female	208

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	281
Black	42
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	190
From 75 to 84	74
85 and over	19
Less than 65	53

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	35
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Thane West, MD.

**Gender**
Male	192
Female	179

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	312
Black	36
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	198
From 75 to 84	100
85 and over	25
Less than 65	48

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	34
Dementia	9
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Thane West, MD.

**Gender**
Male	117
Female	164

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	224
Black	40
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	162
From 75 to 84	66
85 and over	16
Less than 65	37

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	36
Dementia	4
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Thomas Thane West, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Covington, LA were hospital care, inpatient care, nerve block and minimally invasive procedures.

cardiac procedures	13
catheterization	13
hospital care	26
inpatient care	26
minimally invasive procedures	13
nerve block	20

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Thane West, MD.

**Gender**
Male	125
Female	174

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	20
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	254
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	64
85 and over	15
Less than 65	68
65 to 74	146

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

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Thomas Thane West, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	34
Atrial Fibrillation	13
Dementia	5
Cancer	10

Education & Training

Dr. Thomas Thane West, MD graduated from University of Texas Medical Branch in 1992. He completed residency at University of Texas Medical Branch. He is certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology - Anesthesiology American Board of Anesthesiology and has a state license in Louisiana.

Medical School: University of Texas Medical Branch (1992)

Residency: University of Texas Medical Branch (1996)

Board Certification: American Board of Anesthesiology - Anesthesiology American Board of Anesthesiology

Licensed In: Louisiana

Affiliations & Hospitals

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

Slidell Memorial Hospital

Ochsner Health

Ochsner Medical Center - Northshore

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Avanos Medical	$152 ON-Q* PUMP AND ACCESSORIES $132	ON-Q PUMP AND ACCESSORIES $20
Halyard Health, Inc.	$122 SURGICAL PAIN REGIONAL ANESTHESIA $122
Cadence Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$93 OFIRMEV $93
Hospira, Inc.	$30 PRECEDEX $30
Mallinckrodt Enterprises LLC	$29 OFIRMEV $29
Other	$41 OFIRMEV $25	Orilissa $16

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$433
Consulting Fee	$34

Biography

Dr. Thomas West's medical specialty is general practice and anesthesiology. He is affiliated with Slidell Memorial Hospital and Ochsner Medical Center. Dr. West studied medicine at the University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine. He trained at a hospital affiliated with the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston for his residency.