NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Charles A. Thornton, MD

Vascular Neurology Physician · Rochester, NY

Charles A. Thornton, MD is a vascular neurology physician with a practice address in Rochester, New York, and NPI 1659480226, issued on Aug 29, 2006. Check the license (New York 178502, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1659480226
Name
Charles A. Thornton
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Vascular Neurology Physician 2084V0102X
License number
178502 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
601 Elmwood Ave, Rochester, NY 14642
Phone
(585) 275-2542
Enumerated
Aug 29, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 3, 2023
Fax
(585) 273-1255
Medicaid ID
01172834 NY
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 601 Elmwood Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

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  2. Syed Faiz Abbas, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1316557853
  3. Asim Abbasi, MDPediatric Emergency Medicine (Pediatrics) Physician1336155456
  4. Cameron Abbey-Mott, PHARMDSolid Organ Transplant Pharmacist1124953625
  5. Jessica Abbott, PHARMD, RPHPharmacist1548120272
  6. Maisa Abdalla, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1669645222

Verify Charles A. Thornton in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 95.7 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score84.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%68.3
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $8,151.00

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was consulting fee; the largest payer was Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. The 461 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,770.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Charles Thornton$8,151.00
  2. Specialty average$3,770.65

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Charles A. Thornton among 96 vascular neurology physician records in New York

Charles A. Thornton, MD is one of 96 vascular neurology physician records with a practice address in New York. 93% 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 2% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 83% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 93% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 83% of these records are
  • Record last updated2023 · 33% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084V0102X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Vascular Neurology Physician providers in New York

There are 96 vascular neurology physician records in New York.

The 8 vascular neurology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Curtis Benesch, MDRochester, NY 146421124062211
  2. Emma Ciafaloni, MDRochester, NY 146421578590436
  3. Steven Goldman, M.D. PHDRochester, NY 146421427157130
  4. Todd Holmquist, MDRochester, NY 146421932111697
  5. Gary Paige, MDRochester, NY 146421790882249
  6. Giovanni Schifitto, MDRochester, NY 146421730297516
  7. Michael Stanton, MDRochester, NY 146421598874158
  8. Alrabi Tawil, M.D.Rochester, NY 146421588761092

Common questions

What is Charles A. Thornton, MD's NPI number?

Charles A. Thornton, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659480226, issued on Aug 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Charles A. Thornton, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 601 Elmwood Ave, Rochester, NY, 14642. Phone: (585) 275-2542. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Charles A. Thornton, MD's license?

NPPES lists New York license number 178502, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is Charles A. Thornton, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.7 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.