Dr. Thomas Ryan Falter , MD
Anesthesiology • Spokane, WA
101 W 8th Ave
Spokane, WA 992042307
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NPI assigned on January 29, 2008; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 80 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:
- 36620 — Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin: 33 service units.
- 76937 — Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access: 32 service units.
- 00731 — Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope: 15 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.
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Fewer Medicare Part B services than 70% of clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Spokane, WA (2024, 72 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 111. Middle half: 72 to 192.
Close to the middle for Medicare Part B services among clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Washington (2024, 775 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 60. Middle half: 28 to 117.
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 114 in 2020 to 80 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
101 W 8th Ave
Spokane, WA 992042307
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 Health And Service- Washington. 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
Loma Linda University School Of Medicine
2005
What Public CMS Data Show
Anesthesiology: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
137 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 $2,973 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 $2,391 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.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
No Open Payments records are listed for this clinician for 2019–2025.
Years since graduation
21 years (graduated 2005)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2005 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
2008
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?”
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Falter 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. Falter 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 Spokane and Washington
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 70% of clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Spokane, WA (2024, 72 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 111. Middle half: 72 to 192.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Washington (2024, 775 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 60. Middle half: 28 to 117.
Medicare-allowed amount
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 90% of clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Spokane, WA (2024, 72 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $10,707. Middle half: $6,418 to $17,806.
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 75% of clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Washington (2024, 775 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $8,152. Middle half: $3,492 to $15,520.
Paid by Medicare
A lower Medicare payment amount than 85% of clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Spokane, WA (2024, 72 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $8,571. Middle half: $5,189 to $14,210.
A lower Medicare payment amount than 75% of clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Washington (2024, 775 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $6,478. Middle half: $2,755 to $12,449.
134 active clinicians are listed under Anesthesiology with a practice address in Spokane, WA (1,701 in Washington).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Spokane
0% of these 134 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
58.2% of these 134 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
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 30% from 114 in 2020 to 80 in 2024.
- 2020: 114
- 2021: 80
- 2022: 74
- 2023: 123
- 2024: 80
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 46% from $5,486 in 2020 to $2,973 in 2024.
- 2020: $5,486
- 2021: $3,236
- 2022: $3,541
- 2023: $12,134
- 2024: $2,973
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 45% from $4,350 in 2020 to $2,391 in 2024.
- 2020: $4,350
- 2021: $2,551
- 2022: $2,837
- 2023: $9,713
- 2024: $2,391
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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36620
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin
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33 | 33 | $119.03 | $44.12 |
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76937
Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access
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32 | 25 | $105.09 | $13.91 |
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00731
Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope
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15 | 15 | $346.93 | $71.45 |
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.
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207L00000X
An anesthesiologist is trained to provide pain relief and maintenance, or restoration, of a stable condition during and immediately following an operation or an obstetric or diagnostic procedure. The anesthesiologist assesses the risk of the patient undergoing surgery and optimizes the patient's condition prior to, during and after surgery. In addition to these management responsibilities, the anesthesiologist provides medical management and consultation in pain management and critical care medicine. Anesthesiologists diagnose and treat acute, long-standing and cancer pain problems; diagnose and treat patients with critical illnesses or severe injuries; direct resuscitation in the care of patients with cardiac or respiratory emergencies, including the need for artificial ventilation; and supervise post-anesthesia recovery.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207L00000X
An anesthesiologist is trained to provide pain relief and maintenance, or restoration, of a stable condition during and immediately following an operation or an obstetric or diagnostic procedure. The anesthesiologist assesses the risk of the patient undergoing surgery and optimizes the patient's condition prior to, during and after surgery. In addition to these management responsibilities, the anesthesiologist provides medical management and consultation in pain management and critical care medicine. Anesthesiologists diagnose and treat acute, long-standing and cancer pain problems; diagnose and treat patients with critical illnesses or severe injuries; direct resuscitation in the care of patients with cardiac or respiratory emergencies, including the need for artificial ventilation; and supervise post-anesthesia recovery.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - ANESTHESIOLOGY
I20101018000867
WA
9335332717
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 Health And Service- Washington
101 W 8th Ave, Spokane, WA 992042307
Phone: 5094743131
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Anesthesiologist Assistant
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated January 29, 2008.
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 Anesthesiology Specialists in Spokane
- Dr. Laureli Erick, MD
- Stephanie Jones
- Dr. Don Konovsky, MD
- Dr. Cornelius Peterson, MD
- Dr. Patrick Miller, MD
- Dr. Mitchell Minana, MD
Mailing Address
Po Box 94645
Seattle, WA 981246945
Phone: 5094742072