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Dr. Thomas H. Blee, MD

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Specializes in: General Surgery

Creighton University School of Medicine (1996)

Professional interests include: trauma

640 Jackson Street
Saint Paul, MN 55101

(952) 967-7977

Dr. Thomas H. Blee, MD is a general surgeon in Saint Paul, MN specializing in general surgery. He graduated from Creighton University School of Medicine in 1996 and has 30 years of experience.

Office Locations

640 Jackson Street
Saint Paul, MN 55101

(952) 967-7977

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701 Fairview Boulevard
Red Wing, MN 55066

(651) 267-5000

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In The News

“She had both," said Thomas Blee, the trauma and acute care surgeon who treated Rowan at Regions Hospital in St. Paul.”—"Struck by a semi, she needed a miracle and a helmet. She had both", Twin Cities Pioneer Press, October 2018

“"As caregivers, we help patients heal," said Dr. Thomas Blee, a trauma surgeon who helped start the effort.”—"Rosario: Gangs might be less organized these days, but they're no less dangerous", Twin Cities Pioneer Press, May 2016

“Jack Hamond, 12, speaks with Regions Hospital Doctors Joel Barbato, left, and Tom Blee, two of the six surgeons and countless others who helped save his life in October 2015.”—"Stillwater rescue crew honored for saving boy impaled on fence", Twin Cities Pioneer Press, May 2016

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Thomas H. Blee, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

In 2023, Dr. Thomas H. Blee, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Minnesota.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

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

doctor visit	76

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas H. Blee, MD treated as a general surgeon in Saint Paul, MN during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

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

doctor visit	18
hospital care	127
inpatient care	127

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas H. Blee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	56
Female	74

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	106
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	31
From 75 to 84	25
85 and over	31
Less than 65	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas H. Blee, MD in 2013

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	25
Dementia	13
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas H. Blee, MD treated as a general surgeon in Saint Paul, MN during 2014 were hospital care and inpatient care.

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

hospital care	161
inpatient care	161

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas H. Blee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	94
Female	81

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	140
Black	19
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	45
From 75 to 84	36
85 and over	37
Less than 65	57

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas H. Blee, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	34
Dementia	25
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas H. Blee, MD treated as a general surgeon in Saint Paul, MN during 2015 were hospital care and inpatient care.

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

hospital care	171
inpatient care	171

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas H. Blee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	192
Female	186

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	318
Black	28
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	104
From 75 to 84	78
85 and over	86
Less than 65	110

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas H. Blee, MD in 2015

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	48
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	30
Dementia	26
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas H. Blee, MD treated as a general surgeon in Saint Paul, MN during 2016 were hospital care and inpatient care.

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

hospital care	121
inpatient care	121

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas H. Blee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	84
Female	71

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	136
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	41
From 75 to 84	29
85 and over	31
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas H. Blee, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	34
Dementia	23
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas H. Blee, MD treated as a general surgeon in Saint Paul, MN during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.

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

hospital care	188
inpatient care	188

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas H. Blee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	103
Female	104

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	176
Black	17
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	51
From 75 to 84	43
85 and over	49
Less than 65	64

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

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	50
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	34
Dementia	26
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas H. Blee, MD treated as a general surgeon in Saint Paul, MN during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.

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

hospital care	192
inpatient care	192

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas H. Blee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	98
Female	118

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	161
Black	32
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	58
From 75 to 84	40
85 and over	41
Less than 65	77

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	50
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	36
Dementia	28
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas H. Blee, MD treated as a general surgeon in Saint Paul, MN during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

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

hospital care	281
inpatient care	243
outpatient care	38

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas H. Blee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	158
Female	132

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	237
Black	27
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	92
From 75 to 84	83
85 and over	52
Less than 65	63

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	47
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	32
Dementia	24
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas H. Blee, MD treated as a general surgeon in Saint Paul, MN during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

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

hospital care	303
inpatient care	282
outpatient care	21

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas H. Blee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	132
Female	129

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	217
Black	22
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	74
From 75 to 84	78
85 and over	45
Less than 65	64

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	48
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	34
Dementia	31
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas H. Blee, MD treated as a general surgeon in Saint Paul, MN during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

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

hospital care	227
inpatient care	227

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas H. Blee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	112
Female	104

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	183
Black	15
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	68
From 75 to 84	51
85 and over	48
Less than 65	49

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

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	34
Dementia	31
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas H. Blee, MD treated as a general surgeon in Saint Paul, MN during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

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

hospital care	152
inpatient care	152

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas H. Blee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	81
Female	85

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	140
Black	11
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	46
From 75 to 84	40
85 and over	35
Less than 65	45

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	30
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	25
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	30
Dementia	21
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Thomas H. Blee, MD treated as a general surgeon in Saint Paul, MN were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

doctor visit	47
hospital care	192
inpatient care	186
outpatient care	29

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas H. Blee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	100
Female	98

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	15
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	164
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	45
85 and over	41
Less than 65	56
65 to 74	55

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas H. Blee, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Thomas H. Blee, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and depression.

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	13
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	29
Atrial Fibrillation	22
Dementia	22
Cancer	11

Education & Training

Dr. Thomas H. Blee, MD graduated from Creighton University School of Medicine in 1996. He completed residency at Gundersen Lutheran. He is certified by the American Board of Surgery and has a state license in Minnesota.

Medical School: Creighton University School of Medicine (1996)

Residency: Gundersen Lutheran (2001)

Board Certification: American Board of Surgery

Licensed In: Minnesota

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Biography

Dr. Thomas Blee's area of specialization is general surgery. Dr. Blee's clinical interests include surgical procedures and trauma. He obtained his medical school training at Creighton University School of Medicine and performed his residency at Gundersen Lutheran.