What is Heath Thornton's specialty?

Heath Thornton (NPI 1942284450) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Family Practice in Winston Salem, NC.

Where does Heath Thornton practice?

Heath Thornton practices in Winston Salem, NC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1942284450.

How much does Medicare pay Heath Thornton?

Heath Thornton (NPI 1942284450) received approximately $17K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 98 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1942284450

Heath ThorntonMD

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Family PracticeWinston Salem, NCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

115

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$8K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 2,740 Family Practice providers in NC — above median (cohort median 664).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

964

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$108K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

19.4%

Top prescribed drugs

Amlodipine Besylate104 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium69 claims

Lisinopril66 claims

Hydrochlorothiazide56 claims

Gabapentin56 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 Heath 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). 3 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
NORTH CAROLINA BAPTIST HOSPITAL	164	966
Bahram Kiani Diagnostic Radiology · Chapel Hill, NC	16	65
John Spangler Family Practice · Winston Salem, NC	12	49

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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