What is Brian Thornton's specialty?

Brian Thornton (NPI 1689625147) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Nephrology in Roseville, CA.

Where does Brian Thornton practice?

Brian Thornton practices in Roseville, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1689625147.

How much does Medicare pay Brian Thornton?

Brian Thornton (NPI 1689625147) received approximately $136K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 459 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1689625147

Brian Thornton

PRACTICEDEBORAH PLANTE MD PCSee all providers at this practice →

NephrologyRoseville, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

775

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,365

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$125K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 985 Nephrology providers in CA — above median (cohort median 1,482).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,986

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$99K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

6.9%

Top prescribed drugs

Calcitriol277 claims

Hydralazine Hcl239 claims

Amlodipine Besylate190 claims

Losartan Potassium171 claims

Carvedilol119 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

No data available for this provider in 2025.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Brian Thornton's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 35 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
SUTTER VALLEY HOSPITALS	146	652
Lana Gafter Nephrology · Roseville, CA	86	499
SPECTRA LABORATORIES INC	74	324
RAI CARE CENTERS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA I, LLC	38	227
Gregory Spin Nephrology · Roseville, CA	27	196
Dmitri Gelfand Vascular Surgery · Roseville, CA	25	157
Frederick Weiland Nuclear Medicine · Roseville, CA	25	55
Bijan Bijan Diagnostic Radiology · Sacramento, CA	23	70
NPI 1295787455	22	113
George Fehrenbacher Cardiology · Roseville, CA	21	103
Penny Vandestreek Nuclear Medicine · Roseville, CA	21	53
Sourabh Kharait Nephrology · New York, NY	21	142

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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