Thomas E. Alost, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · El Paso, TX
Thomas E. Alost, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in El Paso, Texas, and NPI 1508864182, issued on Jul 8, 2005. Check the license (Texas H5520, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thomas E. Alost
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- H5520 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4646 N Mesa St, El Paso, TX 79912
- Phone
- (915) 313-6300
- Enumerated
- Jul 8, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 2, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (915) 532-3069
- Medicaid ID
- 089672203 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100804001255); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 1984
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4646 N Mesa St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Kelly Barr, DPTPhysical Therapist1649787359
- Megan Bell, DPTPhysical Therapist1427880715
- Gabriela Martinez, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1851670285
- Ikechukwu Onyedika, M.D.Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1306008180
- Joshua RamirezPhysical Therapist1811816044
- Richard Westbrook, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1831165356
Verify Thomas E. Alost in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license H5520Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
1,578 Medicare Part D claims for 597 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 1,125 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Acetaminophen-Codeine597 claims
- Tramadol Hcl517 claims
- Ibuprofen169 claims
- Meloxicam63 claims
- Methylprednisolone62 claims
- Cephalexin41 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $717.71
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 3 group practices
- Bhs Physicians Network, IncEl Paso, TX
- EL Paso Physical Therapy Specialists LLCEl Paso, TX
- EL Paso Therapy Services, Inc.El Paso, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Thomas E. Alost among 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Texas
Thomas E. Alost, M.D. is one of 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 82% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 2003 among the 1,016 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Texas.
All 1,514 in Texas → Every provider in El Paso → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- William Arroyo, M.D.El Paso, TX 799121053608216
- James Bean, MDEl Paso, TX 799121124008446
- Alvaro Hernandez, M.D.El Paso, TX 799121013915503
- Cheryl Ledford, MDEl Paso, TX 799121548203292
- Eric Sides, MDEl Paso, TX 799121922088822
- Daniel Vande Lune, M.D.El Paso, TX 799121932160322
- Richard Westbrook, MDEl Paso, TX 799121831165356
- Erick Torres, M.D.El Paso, TX 799111932462678
Common questions
What is Thomas E. Alost, M.D.'s NPI number?
Thomas E. Alost, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508864182, issued on Jul 8, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thomas E. Alost, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4646 N Mesa St, El Paso, TX, 79912. Phone: (915) 313-6300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thomas E. Alost, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number H5520, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Thomas E. Alost, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thomas E. Alost, M.D. had 1,578 Medicare Part D claims for 597 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.