Candice A. Thornton, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Greenville, SC
Candice A. Thornton, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Greenville, South Carolina, and NPI 1922235787, issued on Jun 18, 2009. Check the license (South Carolina 31842, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Candice A. Thornton
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 31842 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 11402 Anderson RD, Greenville, SC 29611
- Phone
- (864) 631-2799
- Enumerated
- Jun 18, 2009
- Record last updated
- Jun 8, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (864) 522-1215
- Medicaid ID
- 318427 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20241127003182); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston, 2009
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Candice A. Thornton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 31842Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
558 Medicare Part D claims for 177 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium61 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium38 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate33 claims
- Lisinopril29 claims
- Metformin Hcl21 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl19 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Pinnacle Urgent Care PLLCLexington, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Candice A. Thornton among 1,881 internal medicine physician records in South Carolina
Candice A. Thornton, M.D. is one of 1,881 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 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 2009, is newer than 49% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 49% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2006 among the 1,119 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
253 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Greenville
They are 253 of the 10,264 NPPES records with a practice address in Greenville, and 1,881 internal medicine physician records in South Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Candice A. Thornton, M.D.'s NPI number?
Candice A. Thornton, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922235787, issued on Jun 18, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Candice A. Thornton, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11402 Anderson RD, Greenville, SC, 29611. Phone: (864) 631-2799. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Candice A. Thornton, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 31842, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Candice A. Thornton, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Candice A. Thornton, M.D. had 558 Medicare Part D claims for 177 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.