Carla Taylor Thurston, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Morgan City, LA
Carla Taylor Thurston, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Morgan City, Louisiana, and NPI 1083874929, issued on Jun 13, 2008. Check the license (Louisiana 204579, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Carla Taylor Thurston
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 204579 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1015 8TH St, Morgan City, LA 70380
- Phone
- (985) 745-6733
- Enumerated
- Jun 13, 2008
- Record last updated
- Oct 1, 2025
- Fax
- (985) 745-6734
- Medicaid ID
- 1112763 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110810000380); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest internal medicine physician records → All 1,749 in Louisiana → Look up another NPI →
Verify Carla Taylor Thurston in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 204579Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
8,892 Medicare Part D claims for 528 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 76 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium399 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate311 claims
- Metformin Hcl296 claims
- Gabapentin292 claims
- Glipizide Er282 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium274 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $53.17
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
Carla Taylor Thurston among 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana
Carla Taylor Thurston, MD is one of 1,749 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 50% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 50% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2008 among the 1,216 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 56% 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 Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
7 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Morgan City
They are 7 of the 222 NPPES records with a practice address in Morgan City, and 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana.
All 1,749 in Louisiana → Every provider in Morgan City → Internal Medicine Physician nationwide →
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- Eric Melancon, M.D.Morgan City, LA 703801609955137
- Francis Metz, M.D.Morgan City, LA 703801447257001
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- John King, MDRaceland, LA 703941285674119
Common questions
What is Carla Taylor Thurston, MD's NPI number?
Carla Taylor Thurston, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083874929, issued on Jun 13, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Carla Taylor Thurston, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1015 8TH St, Morgan City, LA, 70380. Phone: (985) 745-6733. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Carla Taylor Thurston, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 204579, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Carla Taylor Thurston, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Carla Taylor Thurston, MD had 8,892 Medicare Part D claims for 528 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.