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Dr. Thomas Buddensick, MD

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Specializes in: General Surgery and General Practice

University of Maryland School of Medicine

1855 E Southern Avenue
Tempe, AZ 85282

(480) 829-6100

Dr. Thomas Buddensick, MD is a general surgeon in Tempe, AZ specializing in general surgery and general practice. He graduated from University of Maryland School of Medicine. Dr. Thomas Buddensick, MD is affiliated with Dignity Health.

Office Locations

Dignity Health

1855 E Southern Avenue
Tempe, AZ 85282

(480) 829-6100

(480) 446-7602

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Buddensick, MD treated as a general surgeon in Tempe, AZ during 2017 were weight management, minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures and mental health therapy.

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

abdominal imaging	11
diagnostic procedures	21
doctor visit	108
gastrointestinal procedures	45
hospital care	19
inpatient care	19
mental health therapy	39
minimally invasive procedures	45
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	21
ultrasound (sonogram)	11
weight management	50

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Buddensick, MD.

**Gender**
Male	40
Female	51

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	68
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	55
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	23

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	55
Dementia	0
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Buddensick, MD treated as a general surgeon in Tempe, AZ during 2018 were weight management, mental health therapy, minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

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

diagnostic procedures	34
doctor visit	187
gastrointestinal procedures	72
mental health therapy	103
minimally invasive procedures	72
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	34
weight management	122

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Buddensick, MD.

**Gender**
Male	41
Female	68

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	83
Black	0
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

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

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	50
Dementia	0
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Buddensick, MD treated as a general surgeon in Tempe, AZ during 2019 were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and diagnostic procedures.

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

diagnostic procedures	23
doctor visit	118
gastrointestinal procedures	51
minimally invasive procedures	51
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	23
weight management	16

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Buddensick, MD.

**Gender**
Male	28
Female	58

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	68
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	51
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	23

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	45
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Buddensick, MD treated as a general surgeon in Tempe, AZ during 2020 were removal of lesion (e.g. growth), minimally invasive procedures, diagnostic procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

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

diagnostic procedures	13
doctor visit	45
gastrointestinal procedures	13
minimally invasive procedures	13
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	13

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Buddensick, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	37
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	34
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

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

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	49
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Buddensick, MD treated as a general surgeon in Tempe, AZ during 2021 were removal of lesion (e.g. growth), minimally invasive procedures, diagnostic procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

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

diagnostic procedures	14
doctor visit	49
gastrointestinal procedures	14
minimally invasive procedures	14
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	14

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Buddensick, MD.

**Age**
From 65 to 74	32
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	35
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Buddensick, MD treated as a general surgeon in Tempe, AZ during 2022 were removal of lesion (e.g. growth), minimally invasive procedures, diagnostic procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

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

diagnostic procedures	16
doctor visit	60
gastrointestinal procedures	16
minimally invasive procedures	16
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	16

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Buddensick, MD.

**Gender**
Male	15
Female	26

**Age**
From 65 to 74	28
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	41
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Buddensick, MD treated as a general surgeon in Tempe, AZ during 2023 were removal of lesion (e.g. growth), minimally invasive procedures, diagnostic procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

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

diagnostic procedures	15
doctor visit	48
gastrointestinal procedures	15
minimally invasive procedures	15
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	15

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Buddensick, MD.

**Gender**
Male	19
Female	25

**Age**
From 65 to 74	30
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Buddensick, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	48
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

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

doctor visit	12

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Buddensick, MD.

**Age**
From 65 to 74	12
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Buddensick, MD in 2024

Hypertension	48
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2017 - 2024

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Thomas Buddensick, MD treated as a general surgeon in Tempe, AZ were mental health therapy, weight management, minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

abdominal imaging	11
diagnostic procedures	19
doctor visit	78
gastrointestinal procedures	32
hospital care	19
inpatient care	19
mental health therapy	71
minimally invasive procedures	32
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	19
ultrasound (sonogram)	11
weight management	62

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2017 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Buddensick, MD.

**Gender**
Female	28
Male	17

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	32
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	1
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	0
75 to 84	0
Less than 65	5
65 to 74	38

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Buddensick, MD From 2017 - 2024

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Thomas Buddensick, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and depression.

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	0
Heart Failure	6
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	40
Atrial Fibrillation	3
Dementia	0
Cancer	2

Education & Training

Dr. Thomas Buddensick, MD graduated from University of Maryland School of Medicine. He completed residency at Saint Agnes Hospital, Baltimore. He is certified by the Board Certification: Surgery General Surgery and has a state license in Arizona.

Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine

Residency: Saint Agnes Hospital, Baltimore

Board Certification: Board Certification: Surgery General Surgery

Licensed In: Arizona

Affiliations & Hospitals

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

Dignity Health

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$2,945 Da Vinci Surgical System $2,945
Covidien Sales LLC	$2,013 Sonicision $914	Access $529	Endo Stapling $382	LigaSure $97	Vessel Sealing $91
Covidien LP	$287 iDrive Ultra $125	Endo GIA $58	$103
Ethicon US, LLC	$281 Echelon; Endopath $127	Megadyne $72	STRATAFIX $35	Mega Soft $26	Enseal X1 $20
ReShape Lifesciences Inc.	$235 $235
Other	$202 LapBand $165	TITAN SGS STANDARD GASTRIC STAPLER $26	WatchPATONE $12

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$4,482
Food and Beverage	$1,481

Biography

Dr. Thomas Buddensick, who practices in Tempe, AZ, is a medical specialist in general surgery. Dr. Buddensick is affiliated with Dignity Health. His practice in Tempe, AZ is open to new patients as reported by Dignity Health. He studied medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. For his professional training, Dr. Buddensick completed a residency program at Saint Agnes Hospital, Baltimore.