NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician NPI 1700051208 M.D.
Verify on CMS → Chad Thorson, M.D.
Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician in Kansas City, Missouri.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 411 in Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
Federal data, no proprietary rating.
We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
MIPS score
81.3/100
▼ 2 pts below national avg 83.5 · Above neutral
Industry payments
$2.4K
10 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
What the federal data shows
Chad Thorson, M.D. reported a CMS MIPS final score of 81.3/100 - below the 83.5 national average.
- 81.3/100
- MIPS score · -2 vs avg
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
- ≥32nd
- pct among measured MIPS (lower-bound band)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Chad Thorson, M.D.
Federal records show an active NPI with a CMS quality score on file — objective federal reporting, not patient reviews.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1700051208), first enumerated 04/25/2008.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Not in federal data
Medicare Part D participation
No 2023 Medicare Part D prescribing volume appears in the CMS public file for this NPI (may reflect specialty, new enrollment, or non-prescribing role).
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
CMS quality reporting (MIPS)
Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 81.3/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program
- Reported
Board certification signal
Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$2.4K in reported industry payments (10 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- Not in federal data
Individual sanction lookup
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Source: State medical board / FSMB
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CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1700051208 · Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-MID · TAX-TRACE · MIPS-INLINE · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-FINISH
- NPI-10 1700051208
- ENUM-MID 2008
- TAX-TRACE 411
- MIPS-INLINE 81.3/100
- BOOK-THIN 21 in Missouri
- PHOTO-FINISH Zubin Panthaki, MD · ±0.0
MIPS final-score neighbourhood
Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity
- Purnell Traverso…
Purnell Traverso, M.D.
81.1 MIPS pts
- Amir Behnam, MD …
Amir Behnam, MD
81.2 MIPS pts
- Thorson · this p…
Thorson · this provider
81.3 MIPS pts
- Zubin Panthaki, …
Zubin Panthaki, MD
81.3 MIPS pts
- Ze-Hui Han, M.D.…
Ze-Hui Han, M.D.
81.6 MIPS pts
What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).
Chad Thorson, M.D.'s MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.
81 ≥ 32nd percentile 32% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands
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Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Chad Thorson, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Chad Thorson, M.D.?
Near national averagePrimary specialty
Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician
MIPS final score
81.3/100 2.2 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in Missouri
How Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician compares to other specialties among Missouri providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Chad Thorson, M.D.'s 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 81.3/100
- vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1700051208 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician |
| Credentials | M.D. |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 04/25/2008 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
81.3101
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
78.455
Quality
50.5984
Cost
100
Promoting Interoperability
Reporting: Group practice
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Chad Thorson, M.D. bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
University OF Miami
Miami, FL
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Chad Thorson, M.D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$2.4K
Largest payer
Highridge Medical LLC
Most common payment type
Travel and Lodging
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
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Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician Overview
How Chad Thorson, M.D. fits within the Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician landscape nationally.
411
Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician Providers in US
45
States with Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician
179
Avg Claims per Provider
Nationwide Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Thorson, both outside Missouri so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar MIPS final score
Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (81.3 here).
Same NPPES enumeration year (2008)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician Providers in Missouri
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Missouri, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Thorson.
One of 21 Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician providers enrolled in Missouri, 5 are shown here.
Dr. Venkata Bodavula
MD
Saint Peters, MO
Dr. Martin Boyer
MD
Saint Louis, MO
Dr. David Brogan
MD
Saint Louis, MO
Dr. Donald Buck
MD
Saint Louis, MO
Dr. Ryan Calfee
MD
Saint Louis, MO
Compare Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Chad Thorson, M.D.'s specialty? ▼
Chad Thorson, M.D. specializes in Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician and practices in Kansas City, Missouri. Credentials: M.D..
What is Chad Thorson, M.D.'s Medicare quality score? ▼
Chad Thorson, M.D. has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 81.3/100 (Quality: 78.5, Cost: 50.6). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Chad Thorson, M.D. located? ▼
Chad Thorson, M.D. is located at 2401 GILLHAM RD, Kansas City, MO, 64108. Phone: (816) 234-3000.
What is Chad Thorson, M.D.'s NPI number? ▼
Chad Thorson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700051208, issued on 04/25/2008.
How many Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 411 Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician providers across 45 states in the US. The average Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician provider writes 179 Medicare Part D claims per year.
Does Chad Thorson, M.D. accept Medicare? ▼
Chad Thorson, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Chad Thorson, M.D.'s credentials? ▼
Chad Thorson, M.D.'s NPI is 1700051208 with credentials M.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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