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Dr. John Tu Thien, MD

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(John T. Thien, MD)

(295 Ratings)

Specializes in: Internal Medicine (Adult Medicine), General Pediatrics and General Practice

LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans (1989)

8050 W Judge Perez Drive
Chalmette, LA 70043

(504) 304-2800

Dr. John Tu Thien, MD is an internist in Chalmette, LA specializing in internal medicine (adult medicine), general pediatrics and general practice. He graduated from LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans in 1989 and has 37 years of experience. Dr. John Tu Thien, MD is affiliated with Ochsner Health.

Office Locations

8050 W Judge Perez Drive
Chalmette, LA 70043

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Tu Thien, MD treated as an internist in Chalmette, LA during 2012 were lab tests, blood draw, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Tu Thien, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	13
blood draw	146
diabetes management	27
doctor visit	247
hospital care	132
inpatient care	132
lab tests	514
preventive care	91
thoracic (chest) imaging	91
thyroid function tests	75
X-rays	104

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Tu Thien, MD treated as an internist in Chalmette, LA during 2013 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Tu Thien, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	27
blood draw	272
doctor visit	1350
hospital care	585
inpatient care	558
lab tests	1214
musculoskeletal imaging	15
outpatient care	27
preventive care	301
spinal procedures	28
thoracic (chest) imaging	119
thyroid function tests	260
vaccines	77
X-rays	189

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Tu Thien, MD.

**Gender**
Male	179
Female	276

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	258
Black	129
Hispanic	40
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	154
From 75 to 84	88
85 and over	35
Less than 65	178

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Tu Thien, MD in 2013

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	39
Dementia	10
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Tu Thien, MD treated as an internist in Chalmette, LA during 2014 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Tu Thien, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	37
blood draw	292
doctor visit	1360
hospital care	834
inpatient care	709
lab tests	1194
musculoskeletal imaging	17
outpatient care	125
preventive care	272
spinal procedures	55
thoracic (chest) imaging	132
thyroid function tests	229
vaccines	50
X-rays	241

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Tu Thien, MD.

**Gender**
Male	217
Female	312

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	297
Black	142
Hispanic	46
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	180
From 75 to 84	99
85 and over	52
Less than 65	198

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Tu Thien, MD in 2014

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	38
Dementia	11
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Tu Thien, MD treated as an internist in Chalmette, LA during 2015 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Tu Thien, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	39
blood draw	336
diabetes management	94
doctor visit	1391
hospital care	790
inpatient care	756
lab tests	1526
musculoskeletal imaging	21
outpatient care	34
preventive care	448
spinal procedures	52
thoracic (chest) imaging	187
thyroid function tests	295
vaccines	94
X-rays	299

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Tu Thien, MD.

**Gender**
Male	442
Female	610

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	600
Black	270
Hispanic	94
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	370
From 75 to 84	210
85 and over	96
Less than 65	376

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Tu Thien, MD in 2015

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	39
Dementia	11
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Tu Thien, MD treated as an internist in Chalmette, LA during 2016 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Tu Thien, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	43
blood draw	344
diabetes management	126
doctor visit	1220
hospital care	477
inpatient care	445
lab tests	1467
musculoskeletal imaging	21
outpatient care	32
preventive care	442
spinal procedures	34
thoracic (chest) imaging	154
thyroid function tests	251
vaccines	75
X-rays	252

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Tu Thien, MD.

**Gender**
Male	209
Female	289

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	290
Black	120
Hispanic	45
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	198
From 75 to 84	97
85 and over	53
Less than 65	150

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Tu Thien, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	39
Dementia	11
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Tu Thien, MD treated as an internist in Chalmette, LA during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Tu Thien, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	16
blood draw	126
diabetes management	11
doctor visit	935
hospital care	351
inpatient care	281
lab tests	99
outpatient care	70
preventive care	16
thoracic (chest) imaging	39
vaccines	16
X-rays	55

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Tu Thien, MD.

**Gender**
Male	180
Female	232

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	240
Black	105
Hispanic	32
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	164
From 75 to 84	86
85 and over	37
Less than 65	125

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Tu Thien, MD in 2017

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	34
Dementia	13
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Tu Thien, MD treated as an internist in Chalmette, LA during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Tu Thien, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	874
hospital care	68
inpatient care	68

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Tu Thien, MD.

**Gender**
Male	131
Female	191

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	179
Black	90
Hispanic	0
Asian	26
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	129
From 75 to 84	60
85 and over	35
Less than 65	98

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Tu Thien, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	37
Dementia	11
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Tu Thien, MD treated as an internist in Chalmette, LA during 2019 were chronic care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Tu Thien, MD for Medicare patients.

chronic care	54
doctor visit	794

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Tu Thien, MD.

**Gender**
Male	129
Female	171

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	150
Black	84
Hispanic	33
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	121
From 75 to 84	69
85 and over	23
Less than 65	87

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Tu Thien, MD in 2019

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	37
Dementia	7
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Tu Thien, MD treated as an internist in Chalmette, LA during 2020 were chronic care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Tu Thien, MD for Medicare patients.

chronic care	165
doctor visit	554

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Tu Thien, MD.

**Gender**
Male	113
Female	167

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	149
Black	78
Hispanic	0
Asian	28
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	126
From 75 to 84	61
85 and over	21
Less than 65	72

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Tu Thien, MD in 2020

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	34
Dementia	9
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Tu Thien, MD treated as an internist in Chalmette, LA during 2021 were chronic care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Tu Thien, MD for Medicare patients.

chronic care	275
doctor visit	499

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Tu Thien, MD.

**Gender**
Male	95
Female	132

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	114
Black	60
Hispanic	0
Asian	28
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	93
From 75 to 84	50
85 and over	21
Less than 65	63

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Tu Thien, MD in 2021

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	36
Dementia	11
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Tu Thien, MD treated as an internist in Chalmette, LA during 2022 were chronic care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Tu Thien, MD for Medicare patients.

chronic care	163
doctor visit	493

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Tu Thien, MD.

**Gender**
Male	102
Female	122

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	120
Black	60
Hispanic	0
Asian	21
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	89
From 75 to 84	53
85 and over	22
Less than 65	60

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Tu Thien, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	35
Dementia	5
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Tu Thien, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. John Tu Thien, MD treated as an internist in Chalmette, LA were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and preventive care.

abdominal imaging	29
blood draw	252
chronic care	164
diabetes management	64
doctor visit	883
hospital care	462
inpatient care	421
lab tests	1002
musculoskeletal imaging	18
outpatient care	57
preventive care	261
spinal procedures	42
thoracic (chest) imaging	120
thyroid function tests	222
vaccines	62
X-rays	190

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Tu Thien, MD.

**Gender**
Male	163
Female	227

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	103
Asian / Pacific Islander	9
Non-Hispanic White	217
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	26
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	79
85 and over	35
Less than 65	127
65 to 74	147

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Tu Thien, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	33
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Dementia	9
Cancer	6

Education & Training

Dr. John Tu Thien, MD graduated from LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans in 1989. He completed residency at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans/ LSU School of Medicine in New Orleans. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine and has a state license in Louisiana.

Medical School: LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans (1989)

Residency: LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans/ LSU School of Medicine in New Orleans (1993)

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine

Licensed In: Louisiana

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. John Tu Thien, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Ochsner Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. John Tu Thien, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.83 out of 5 stars based on 295 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. John Tu Thien, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Chalmette, LA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Novo Nordisk Inc	$999 Victoza $557	Saxenda $124	Tresiba $122	Levemir $62	NovoLog $37	Other $97
Pfizer Inc.	$894 LYRICA $271	ELIQUIS $243	PREVNAR - 13 $117	CHANTIX $113	VIAGRA $44	Other $106
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$841 SYMBICORT $317	FARXIGA $174	BYDUREON $84	MOVANTIK $76	CRESTOR $39	Other $150
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$620 ANORO $105	TANZEUM $79	BREO $63	ARNUITY $16	LEVITRA $15	Other $341
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC	$610 PRALUENT $245	TOUJEO $197	LANTUS $86	AFREZZA $82
Other	$4,475 INVOKANA $290	V-GO $265	XARELTO $260	ELIQUIS $211	Myrbetriq $192	Other $3,257

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$8,216
Education	$207
Gift	$17

Biography

Dr. John Thien is a specialist in general practice and general pediatrics. He studied medicine at Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans. He trained at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans for his residency. Patients gave Dr. Thien an average rating of 5.0 stars (out of 5). In addition to English, he speaks Vietnamese. Dr. Thien is professionally affiliated with Ochsner Medical Center. According to Yext, he is currently accepting new patients at his office in Chalmette, LA.