What is Thomas Thornton's specialty?

Thomas Thornton (NPI 1720304389) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is General Surgery in Alpena, MI.

Where does Thomas Thornton practice?

Thomas Thornton practices in Alpena, MI, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1720304389.

How much does Medicare pay Thomas Thornton?

Thomas Thornton (NPI 1720304389) received approximately $77K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 298 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1720304389

Thomas ThorntonM.D.

PRACTICEALPENA SURGICAL ASSOCIATES, P.L.L.C.See all providers at this practice →

General SurgeryAlpena, MII

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

390

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

423

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$43K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 741 General Surgery providers in MI — top quintile (cohort median 205).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$223

Distinct drugs

Brand share

0.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Oxycodone Hcl66 claims

Pantoprazole Sodium15 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Thomas 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). 5 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
WEEKS, JAMES	22	58
ALCONA CITIZENS FOR HEALTH, INC.	22	49
Vicki Kottong Anesthesiology · Alpena, MI	20	40
HARBER, KIMBERLY	19	40
QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED MI	11	29

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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