Dr. Thomas Joseph Rydz , MD
Surgery • Eureka, CA
2321 Harrison Ave
Eureka, CA 955013216
This profile restates public CMS/NPPES data; T-MedInfo gives no medical advice — consult a licensed professional, and call 911 for emergencies.
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NPI assigned on January 3, 2007; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 589 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- G0500 — Moderate sedation services provided by the same physician or other qualified health care professional performing a gastrointestinal endoscopic service that sedation supports, requiring the presence of an independent trained observer to assist in the monito: 71 service units.
- 45380 — Biopsy of large bowel using a flexible endoscope: 70 service units.
- 43239 — Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope: 60 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPT® only copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2024). CPT notice
See all 17 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 83 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Pantoprazole Sodium — 42 prescription fills, including refills.
- Oxycodone Hcl — 16 prescription fills, including refills.
- Peg 3350-Electrolyte (Sodium Chloride/Nahco3/Kcl/Peg) — 14 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 4 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Medicare Part B services than 85% of clinicians listed under Surgery in California (2024, 1,346 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 213. Middle half: 101 to 404.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 703 in 2020 to 589 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
2321 Harrison Ave
Eureka, CA 955013216
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Providence Medical Foundation. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
University Of California, Geffen School Of Medicine
1985
What Public CMS Data Show
Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
341 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $83,235 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $64,302 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
101 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$788 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2023
All general payments: $84.57 across 2 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $84.57 across 2 records.
Reporting-company totals
- Intuitive Surgical, Inc.: $65.10 across 1 record.
- Hollister Incorporated: $19.47 across 1 record.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2023 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
41 years (graduated 1985)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 1985 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2007
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
Telehealth (some services)
Recent Medicare claims show this clinician provided some services by telehealth, such as a video or phone visit.
You may be able to have some visits without going to the office. Ask which visits can be done by telehealth.
What this does not show: Telehealth (some services)
It does not mean all services are offered by telehealth, or that telehealth is covered by your plan.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Rydz has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Rydz as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Eureka and California
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 85% of clinicians listed under Surgery in California (2024, 1,346 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 213. Middle half: 101 to 404.
Too few clinicians listed under Surgery in Eureka have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 80% of clinicians listed under Surgery in California (2024, 1,346 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $32,453. Middle half: $13,159 to $66,109.
Too few clinicians listed under Surgery in Eureka have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 80% of clinicians listed under Surgery in California (2024, 1,346 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $24,935. Middle half: $10,148 to $50,637.
Too few clinicians listed under Surgery in Eureka have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 65% of clinicians listed under Surgery in California (2024, 1,327 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 54. Middle half: 26 to 105.
Too few clinicians listed under Surgery in Eureka have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
Part D drug cost
A higher Part D drug cost than 65% of clinicians listed under Surgery in California (2024, 1,327 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $346. Middle half: $126 to $1,126.
Too few clinicians listed under Surgery in Eureka have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
8 active clinicians are listed under Surgery with a practice address in Eureka, CA (3,120 in California).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services decreased 16% from 703 in 2020 to 589 in 2024.
- 2020: 703
- 2021: 637
- 2022: 543
- 2023: 526
- 2024: 589
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 13% from $95,563 in 2020 to $83,235 in 2024.
- 2020: $95,563
- 2021: $101,290
- 2022: $77,832
- 2023: $74,545
- 2024: $83,235
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 13% from $73,974 in 2020 to $64,302 in 2024.
- 2020: $73,974
- 2021: $77,651
- 2022: $60,347
- 2023: $57,609
- 2024: $64,302
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions increased 69% from 49 in 2020 to 83 in 2024.
- 2020: 49
- 2021: 60
- 2022: 63
- 2023: 62
- 2024: 83
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30-day fills
30-day fills increased 65% from 61 in 2020 to 101 in 2024.
- 2020: 61
- 2021: 68
- 2022: 75
- 2023: 81
- 2024: 101
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost went from $248 in 2020 to $788 in 2024.
- 2020: $248
- 2021: $432
- 2022: $402
- 2023: $511
- 2024: $788
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $605.55 in 2019 to $84.57 in 2023.
- 2019: $605.55
- 2023: $84.57
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2023), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2023 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2023): fewer than 11 records totaling $84.57.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Da Vinci Surgical System | General | $65.10 |
| Hollister Incorporated |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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New Image | General | $19.47 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2023, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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G0500
Moderate sedation services provided by the same physician or other qualified health care professional performing a gastrointestinal endoscopic service that sedation supports, requiring the presence of an independent trained observer to assist in the monito
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71 | 70 | $17.00 | $5.29 |
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45380
Biopsy of large bowel using a flexible endoscope
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70 | 68 | $640.00 | $162.25 |
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43239
Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope
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60 | 57 | $445.00 | $74.22 |
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99204
New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more
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53 | 53 | $563.00 | $168.80 |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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49 | 41 | $311.00 | $91.42 |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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37 | 33 | $437.00 | $130.25 |
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G0121
Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual not meeting criteria for high risk
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37 | 37 | $589.00 | $170.03 |
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45385
Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare
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35 | 33 | $807.00 | $228.35 |
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99203
New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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32 | 32 | $379.00 | $113.41 |
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36561
Insertion of central venous tube with port (5 years or older)
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23 | 23 | $1045.00 | $312.41 |
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77001
Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion or removal of central vein access device
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22 | 22 | $368.00 | $17.28 |
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G0105
Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual at high risk
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21 | 21 | $588.00 | $173.94 |
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43235
Diagnostic exam of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope
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20 | 17 | $395.00 | $77.89 |
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45378
Diagnostic exam of large bowel using a flexible endoscope
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17 | 16 | $588.00 | $168.37 |
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49650
Repair of groin hernia using an endoscope
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17 | 17 | $1596.22 | $460.21 |
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49505
Repair of groin hernia (5 years or older)
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13 | 13 | $1760.68 | $517.91 |
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99212
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more
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12 | 12 | $197.00 | $58.01 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Pantoprazole Sodium | Pantoprazole Sodium | 42 | 1,788 | $331.22 | 38 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | Oxycodone Hcl | 16 | 51 | $38.73 | 15 |
| Peg 3350-Electrolyte | Sodium Chloride/Nahco3/Kcl/Peg | 14 | 14 | $389.90 | 13 |
| Naproxen | Naproxen | 11 | 165 | $28.36 | 11 |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2021-11-10NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X
A general surgeon has expertise related to the diagnosis - preoperative, operative and postoperative management - and management of complications of surgical conditions in the following areas: alimentary tract; abdomen; breast, skin and soft tissue; endocrine system; head and neck surgery; pediatric surgery; surgical critical care; surgical oncology; trauma and burns; and vascular surgery. General surgeons increasingly provide care through the use of minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques. Many general surgeons also possess expertise in transplantation surgery, plastic surgery and cardiothoracic surgery.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - GENERAL SURGERY
I20080614000067
CA
9032280375
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Providence Medical Foundation
200 W Ctr St Promenade, Anaheim, CA 928053960
Providence Medical Foundation
1165 Montgomery Dr, Santa Rosa, CA 954054801
Phone: 7075463210
Providence Medical Foundation
2710 Dolbeer St, Eureka, CA 955014736
Phone: 7072672060
Providence Medical Foundation
3300 Renner Dr, Fortuna, CA 955403120
Phone: 7077253361
Providence Medical Foundation
2752 Harrison Ave, Eureka, CA 955014738
Providence Medical Foundation
500 Doyle Park Dr, Santa Rosa, CA 954054559
Providence Medical Foundation
2700 Dolbeer St, Eureka, CA 955014736
Phone: 7074458121
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated January 03, 2007.
No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to August 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Surgery Specialists in Eureka
Healthcare providers in EurekaMailing Address
2321 Harrison Ave
Eureka, CA 955013216
Phone: 7074453660