Carol Thornton, AGACNP-BC
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner · Houston, TX
Carol Thornton, AGACNP-BC is an acute care nurse practitioner with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1891247201, issued on Nov 1, 2016. Check the license (Texas AP132484, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Carol Thornton
- Credential
- AGACNP-BC
- Primary taxonomy
- Acute Care Nurse Practitioner 363LA2100X
- License number
- AP132484 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6560 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77030
- Phone
- (713) 790-4615
- Enumerated
- Nov 1, 2016
- Record last updated
- Nov 1, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (713) 790-5878
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190513002390); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Carol Thornton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license AP132484Check 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 acute care nurse practitioner in 2024
106 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries, against an average of 594 among the 13,133 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 25% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Dextrose In Water20 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: $250.19
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 10,984 providers of this specialty with any payment received $647.94 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
- Houston Methodist Specialty PhysiciansHouston, TX
- Tmh Physician Associates PLLCSugar Land, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Carol Thornton among 3,239 acute care nurse practitioner records in Texas
Carol Thornton, AGACNP-BC is one of 3,239 acute care nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Texas. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 26% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 26% of these records are older, 71% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2019 among the 2,120 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 34% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LA2100X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
712 acute care nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Houston
They are 712 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 3,239 acute care nurse practitioner records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Carol Thornton, AGACNP-BC's NPI number?
Carol Thornton, AGACNP-BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891247201, issued on Nov 1, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Carol Thornton, AGACNP-BC located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6560 Fannin St, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 790-4615. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Carol Thornton, AGACNP-BC's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number AP132484, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Carol Thornton, AGACNP-BC prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Carol Thornton, AGACNP-BC had 106 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries; the average among acute care nurse practitioner prescribers was 594. 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.