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Dr. Thomas J. Kern, MD

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(42 Ratings)

Specializes in: Sports Medicine and Internal Medicine (Adult Medicine)

University of Oklahoma College of Medicine

Professional interests include: sports health

1111 S SAINT LOUIS AVENUE
TULSA, OK 74120

(918) 619-4600

Dr. Thomas J. Kern, MD is a sports medicine doctor in TULSA, OK specializing in sports medicine and internal medicine (adult medicine). He graduated from University of Oklahoma College of Medicine. Dr. Thomas J. Kern, MD is affiliated with OU Health and OU Health Physicians Family Medicine Center Tulsa.

Office Locations

1111 S SAINT LOUIS AVENUE
TULSA, OK 74120

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Thomas J. Kern, MD in 2023

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

Top 25%

By Affordability:

joint X-ray

knee X-ray

X-rays

In 2012, Dr. Thomas J. Kern, MD had a list price for joint X-ray, knee X-ray, and X-rays that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Oklahoma. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas J. Kern, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in TULSA, OK during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, outpatient care and aspiration.

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

aspiration	31
doctor visit	155
hospital care	1120
injections	31
inpatient care	1041
musculoskeletal imaging	13
outpatient care	79
X-rays	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas J. Kern, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in TULSA, OK during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, outpatient care and aspiration.

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

aspiration	49
doctor visit	144
hospital care	946
injections	49
inpatient care	858
outpatient care	88

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas J. Kern, MD.

**Gender**
Male	162
Female	226

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	271
Black	55
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	154
From 75 to 84	95
85 and over	47
Less than 65	92

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas J. Kern, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	42
Diabetes	45
Dementia	21
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas J. Kern, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in TULSA, OK during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, aspiration and injections.

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

aspiration	73
doctor visit	222
hospital care	1097
injections	73
inpatient care	1029
outpatient care	68

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas J. Kern, MD.

**Gender**
Male	236
Female	321

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	373
Black	90
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	73

**Age**
From 65 to 74	188
From 75 to 84	119
85 and over	53
Less than 65	197

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas J. Kern, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	48
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	44
Dementia	18
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas J. Kern, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in TULSA, OK during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, aspiration and injections.

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

aspiration	101
doctor visit	400
hospital care	287
injections	101
inpatient care	241
musculoskeletal imaging	45
outpatient care	46
X-rays	45

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas J. Kern, MD.

**Gender**
Male	196
Female	326

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	306
Black	138
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	46

**Age**
From 65 to 74	168
From 75 to 84	56
85 and over	24
Less than 65	274

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas J. Kern, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	33
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	44
Dementia	8
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas J. Kern, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in TULSA, OK during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, aspiration and injections.

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

aspiration	172
doctor visit	628
hospital care	412
injections	172
inpatient care	318
musculoskeletal imaging	49
outpatient care	94
X-rays	49

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas J. Kern, MD.

**Gender**
Male	134
Female	175

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	172
Black	90
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	32

**Age**
From 65 to 74	89
From 75 to 84	38
85 and over	14
Less than 65	168

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas J. Kern, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	40
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	47
Dementia	10
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas J. Kern, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in TULSA, OK during 2017 were hospital care, injections, inpatient care and aspiration.

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

aspiration	142
doctor visit	721
hospital care	204
injections	171
inpatient care	159
musculoskeletal imaging	26
outpatient care	45
pain management	29
X-rays	26

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas J. Kern, MD.

**Gender**
Male	113
Female	155

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	149
Black	84
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	24

**Age**
From 65 to 74	86
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	138

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

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	39
Dementia	11
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas J. Kern, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in TULSA, OK during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, injections and aspiration.

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

aspiration	125
doctor visit	812
hospital care	299
injections	168
inpatient care	281
musculoskeletal imaging	40
outpatient care	18
pain management	43
X-rays	40

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas J. Kern, MD.

**Gender**
Male	124
Female	194

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	188
Black	88
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	27

**Age**
From 65 to 74	106
From 75 to 84	49
85 and over	15
Less than 65	148

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	46
Dementia	11
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas J. Kern, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in TULSA, OK during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, injections and aspiration.

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

aspiration	95
doctor visit	709
hospital care	333
injections	118
inpatient care	313
musculoskeletal imaging	50
outpatient care	20
pain management	23
X-rays	50

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas J. Kern, MD.

**Gender**
Male	114
Female	175

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	181
Black	63
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	31

**Age**
From 65 to 74	96
From 75 to 84	45
85 and over	11
Less than 65	137

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

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	42
Dementia	13
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas J. Kern, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in TULSA, OK during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, aspiration and injections.

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

aspiration	121
doctor visit	438
hospital care	161
injections	121
inpatient care	148
musculoskeletal imaging	58
outpatient care	13
X-rays	58

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas J. Kern, MD.

**Gender**
Male	76
Female	122

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	126
Black	38
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	19

**Age**
From 65 to 74	81
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	77

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

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	36
Dementia	11
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas J. Kern, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in TULSA, OK during 2021 were aspiration, injections, hospital care and inpatient care.

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

aspiration	123
doctor visit	424
hospital care	100
injections	123
inpatient care	100
musculoskeletal imaging	63
X-rays	63

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas J. Kern, MD.

**Gender**
Male	66
Female	114

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	124
Black	38
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	74
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	62

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

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	36
Dementia	13
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas J. Kern, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in TULSA, OK during 2022 were aspiration, injections, hospital care and inpatient care.

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

aspiration	104
doctor visit	327
hospital care	76
injections	104
inpatient care	76
musculoskeletal imaging	43
X-rays	43

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas J. Kern, MD.

**Gender**
Male	55
Female	78

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	94
Black	25
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	61
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	45

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	41
Dementia	8
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Thomas J. Kern, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in TULSA, OK were hospital care, inpatient care, injections and aspiration.

aspiration	103
doctor visit	452
hospital care	457
injections	111
inpatient care	414
musculoskeletal imaging	43
outpatient care	52
pain management	31
X-rays	43

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas J. Kern, MD.

**Gender**
Male	116
Female	171

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	64
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	180
Native American / Alaskan Native	22
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	36
85 and over	14
Less than 65	121
65 to 74	100

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

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Thomas J. Kern, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and depression.

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	16
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	38
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Dementia	11
Cancer	8

Education & Training

Dr. Thomas J. Kern, MD graduated from University of Oklahoma College of Medicine. He completed residency at University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine: Sports Medicine and has a state license in Oklahoma.

Medical School: University of Oklahoma College of Medicine

Residency: University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine: Sports Medicine

Licensed In: Oklahoma

Affiliations & Hospitals

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

OU Health

OU Health Physicians Family Medicine Center Tulsa

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Thomas J. Kern, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.87 out of 5 stars based on 42 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Thomas J. Kern, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in TULSA, OK.

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Reviews From Around The Web

Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-02-13

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Dr. Kern always listens to my problems and complaints, and try to come up with a solution for them.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2026-01-19

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Outstanding care and suggestions concerning continuing treatment

Overall Rating: 4.0 2026-03-16

Patient verified via Press Ganey

It was super good. I liked it and she liked it.

General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Pfizer Inc.	$65 ELIQUIS $65
Flexion Therapeutics, Inc.	$14 Zilretta $14
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC	$13 SYNVISC-ONE $13

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$92

Biography

Dr. Thomas Kern works as a sports medicine. His clinical interests include sports health. Dr. Kern is affiliated with OU Health. He attended the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine for medical school and subsequently trained at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center for residency. The average patient rating for Dr. Kern is 5.0 stars (out of 5). He has an open panel in Tulsa, OK according to OU Health.