Alice Chaffin Thornton, MD
Infectious Disease Physician · Lexington, KY
Alice Chaffin Thornton, MD is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Lexington, Kentucky, and NPI 1063524841, issued on Aug 31, 2006. Check the license (Kentucky 34421, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alice Chaffin Thornton
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License number
- 34421 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 740 S Limestone, Lexington, KY 40536
- Phone
- (859) 323-5544
- Enumerated
- Aug 31, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 12, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (859) 257-9286
- Medicaid ID
- 64344211 KY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100922001050); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Jc Edwards School Of Medicine, Marshall University, 1992
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Alice Chaffin Thornton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 34421Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average infectious disease physician in 2024
1,605 Medicare Part D claims for 88 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 68% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Biktarvy385 claims
- Tivicay157 claims
- Pifeltro128 claims
- Genvoya110 claims
- Descovy73 claims
- Darunavir69 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Kentucky Medical Services Foundation, IncLexington, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Alice Chaffin Thornton among 111 infectious disease physician records in Kentucky
Alice Chaffin Thornton, MD is one of 111 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2004 among the 81 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in Kentucky
There are 111 infectious disease physician records in Kentucky.
All 111 in Kentucky → Every provider in Lexington → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Omar Ahmad, MDLexington, KY 405361558481333
- Martin Evans, M.D.Lexington, KY 405361770678435
- Saritha Gomadam, D.OLexington, KY 405361770883522
- Richard Greenberg, MDLexington, KY 405361386756179
- Ardis HovenLexington, KY 405361841201019
- Mitu Karki Maskey, MBBSLexington, KY 405361023272861
- Nicole Leedy, MDLexington, KY 405361588827182
- Malkanthie McCormick, MDLexington, KY 405361750303657
Common questions
What is Alice Chaffin Thornton, MD's NPI number?
Alice Chaffin Thornton, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1063524841, issued on Aug 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alice Chaffin Thornton, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 740 S Limestone, Lexington, KY, 40536. Phone: (859) 323-5544. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alice Chaffin Thornton, MD's license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 34421, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Alice Chaffin Thornton, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alice Chaffin Thornton, MD had 1,605 Medicare Part D claims for 88 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Alice Chaffin Thornton, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.