Amy J. Thorsen, MD
Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician · Minneapolis, MN
Amy J. Thorsen, MD is a colon & rectal surgery physician with a practice address in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and NPI 1215945944, issued on Aug 5, 2006. Check the license (Minnesota 44850, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Amy J. Thorsen
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician 208C00000X
- License number
- 44850 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2800 Chicago Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55407
- Phone
- (651) 225-7855
- Enumerated
- Aug 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 26, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (651) 225-7878
- Medicaid ID
- 320789700 MN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100330000128); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New York University Medical College - Nlg, 1995
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2800 Chicago Ave S
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Charles Finne, MDColon & Rectal Surgery Physician1548215767
- Janice Mullins, RNRegistered Nurse1386969657
Verify Amy J. Thorsen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
Search for license 44850Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
40% more Medicare Part D claims than the average colon & rectal surgery physician in 2024
268 Medicare Part D claims for 160 beneficiaries, against an average of 192 among the 1,836 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 24 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gavilyte-G58 claims
- Metronidazole42 claims
- Neomycin Sulfate37 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl34 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl22 claims
- Peg-3350 And Electrolytes20 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,639.79
18 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 1,524 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,468.16 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Fairview Express CareMinneapolis, MN
- University OF Minnesota Health Clinics And Surgery Center IncMinneapolis, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Amy J. Thorsen among 92 colon & rectal surgery physician records in Minnesota
Amy J. Thorsen, MD is one of 92 colon & rectal surgery physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 68% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 63% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 68% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2008 among the 54 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208C00000X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician providers in Minnesota
There are 92 colon & rectal surgery physician records in Minnesota.
All 92 in Minnesota → Every provider in Minneapolis → Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 colon & rectal surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Pamela Burgess, M.D.Minneapolis, MN 554071558593061
- Charles Finne, MDMinneapolis, MN 554071548215767
- Ayoolamide GazalMinneapolis, MN 554071174142707
- Bradford Sklow, MDMinneapolis, MN 554071518057140
- Sharon Dykes, MDMinneapolis, MN 554041265487284
- Katherine Watson, MDMinneapolis, MN 554131356703276
- George Belzer, MDSt Louis Park, MN 554161972580330
- Alice Lee, MDMinneapolis, MN 554171700097748
Common questions
What is Amy J. Thorsen, MD's NPI number?
Amy J. Thorsen, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215945944, issued on Aug 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Amy J. Thorsen, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2800 Chicago Ave S, Minneapolis, MN, 55407. Phone: (651) 225-7855. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Amy J. Thorsen, MD's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 44850, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice at https://mn.gov/boards/medical-practice/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Amy J. Thorsen, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Amy J. Thorsen, MD had 268 Medicare Part D claims for 160 beneficiaries; the average among colon & rectal surgery physician prescribers was 192. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Amy J. Thorsen, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.