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Dr. Thomas Robert Vajen, MD

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Specializes in: Hospital Medicine (Hospitalist), Addiction Medicine, Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine

45 Plateau Street
Bryson City, NC 28713

(828) 488-2155

Dr. Thomas Robert Vajen, MD is a hospitalist in Bryson City, NC specializing in hospital medicine (hospitalist), addiction medicine, family medicine and emergency medicine.

Office Locations

45 Plateau Street
Bryson City, NC 28713

(828) 488-2155

(828) 488-4039

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221 E Main Street
Lancaster, OH 43130

(740) 654-7077

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68 Hospital Road
Sylva, NC 28779

(828) 586-7000

(828) 586-7467

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In The News

“Dr. Thomas Vajen, emergency department manager at Fort Hamilton Hospital, said the virus remains active for seven to 10 days.”—"Zika different than Ebola", Journal-News, July 2020

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Thomas Robert Vajen, MD in 2023

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head/brain CT scan

In 2023, Dr. Thomas Robert Vajen, MD performed more head/brain CT scan procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within North Carolina.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Robert Vajen, MD treated as a hospitalist in Bryson City, NC during 2012 were emergency care and medication management.

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

emergency care	740
medication management	30

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Robert Vajen, MD treated as a hospitalist in Bryson City, NC during 2013 were emergency care.

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

emergency care	542

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Robert Vajen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	221
Female	286

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	472
Black	21
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	100
From 75 to 84	97
85 and over	97
Less than 65	213

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Robert Vajen, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	50
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	42
Dementia	24
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Robert Vajen, MD treated as a hospitalist in Bryson City, NC during 2014 were emergency care.

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

emergency care	472

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Robert Vajen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	192
Female	264

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	421
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	100
From 75 to 84	101
85 and over	75
Less than 65	180

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Robert Vajen, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	52
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	43
Dementia	22
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Robert Vajen, MD treated as a hospitalist in Bryson City, NC during 2015 were emergency care.

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

emergency care	451

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Robert Vajen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	394
Female	476

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	814
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	200
From 75 to 84	188
85 and over	166
Less than 65	316

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Robert Vajen, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	48
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	28
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	45
Dementia	23
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Robert Vajen, MD treated as a hospitalist in Bryson City, NC during 2016 were emergency care.

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

emergency care	297

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Robert Vajen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	138
Female	164

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	278
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	65
From 75 to 84	77
85 and over	54
Less than 65	106

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Robert Vajen, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	47
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	46
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	42
Diabetes	44
Dementia	23
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Robert Vajen, MD treated as a hospitalist in Bryson City, NC during 2017 were emergency care.

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

emergency care	723

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Robert Vajen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	337
Female	359

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	680
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	219
From 75 to 84	174
85 and over	89
Less than 65	214

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	43
Diabetes	49
Dementia	19
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Robert Vajen, MD treated as a hospitalist in Bryson City, NC during 2018 were emergency care.

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

emergency care	699

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Robert Vajen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	319
Female	363

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	667
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	209
From 75 to 84	173
85 and over	97
Less than 65	203

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	58
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	46
Diabetes	51
Dementia	22
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Robert Vajen, MD treated as a hospitalist in Bryson City, NC during 2019 were emergency care, nursing home care, hospital care and inpatient care.

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

emergency care	264
hospital care	17
inpatient care	17
nursing home care	18

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Robert Vajen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	145
Female	169

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	262
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	107
From 75 to 84	82
85 and over	47
Less than 65	78

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	42
Dementia	21
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Robert Vajen, MD treated as a hospitalist in Bryson City, NC during 2020 were emergency care, CT scan, brain imaging (neuroimaging) and nursing home care.

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

brain imaging (neuroimaging)	13
CT scan	13
emergency care	274
nursing home care	11

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Robert Vajen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	126
Female	181

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	175
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	117
From 75 to 84	86
85 and over	41
Less than 65	63

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	46
Dementia	21
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Robert Vajen, MD treated as a hospitalist in Bryson City, NC during 2021 were emergency care, CT scan and brain imaging (neuroimaging).

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

brain imaging (neuroimaging)	13
CT scan	13
emergency care	190

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Robert Vajen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	88
Female	128

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	108
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	96

**Age**
From 65 to 74	79
From 75 to 84	61
85 and over	19
Less than 65	57

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	49
Dementia	21
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Robert Vajen, MD treated as a hospitalist in Bryson City, NC during 2022 were emergency care, CT scan and brain imaging (neuroimaging).

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

brain imaging (neuroimaging)	15
CT scan	15
emergency care	236

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Robert Vajen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	96
Female	128

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	85
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	124

**Age**
From 65 to 74	80
From 75 to 84	71
85 and over	29
Less than 65	44

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	51
Dementia	15
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Thomas Robert Vajen, MD treated as a hospitalist in Bryson City, NC were emergency care, hospital care, inpatient care and nursing home care.

brain imaging (neuroimaging)	13
CT scan	13
emergency care	444
hospital care	17
inpatient care	17
nursing home care	14

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Robert Vajen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	186
Female	228

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	1
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	360
Native American / Alaskan Native	20
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	100
85 and over	64
Less than 65	134
65 to 74	116

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

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Thomas Robert Vajen, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	16
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	42
Atrial Fibrillation	16
Dementia	19
Cancer	9

Education & Training

He has a state license in North Carolina.

Licensed In: North Carolina

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Pfizer Inc.	$38 ELIQUIS $38
Stryker Corporation	$12 ENTELLUS - MINIFESS SURGICAL INSTRUMENT SETS $12
Mylan Specialty L.P.	$12 EpiPen $12

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$61

Biography

Dr. Thomas Vajen practices family medicine, emergency medicine, and hospital medicine (hospitalist). His areas of expertise include the following: urgent care and emergency care. Dr. Vajen studied medicine at Ohio State University College of Medicine.

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

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

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

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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

Education & Training

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Biography

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