Charles Neal Thornton, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Texarkana, TX
Charles Neal Thornton, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Texarkana, Texas, and NPI 1245237171, issued on Jul 7, 2005. Check the license (Texas G7728, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Charles Neal Thornton
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- G7728 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5402 Summerhill RD, Texarkana, TX 75503
- Phone
- (903) 614-3937
- Enumerated
- Jul 7, 2005
- Record last updated
- Dec 2, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (903) 614-3525
- Medicaid ID
- 109971001 AR
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20061010000726); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Arkansas College Of Medicine, 1981
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5402 Summerhill RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Charles Neal Thornton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license G7728Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
55% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
2,348 Medicare Part D claims for 606 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 37% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost807 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate223 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate201 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol167 claims
- Timolol Maleate157 claims
- Tobramycin151 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: $211.63
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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 one group practice
- Collom And Carney Clinic AssociationTexarkana, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Charles Neal Thornton among 1,514 ophthalmology physician records in Texas
Charles Neal Thornton, M.D. is one of 1,514 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 78% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1981 · median 2003 among the 1,052 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,514 ophthalmology physician records in Texas.
All 1,514 in Texas → Every provider in Texarkana → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Lewis Cook, MDTexarkana, TX 755031033117593
- Eugene Ellison, MDTexarkana, TX 755031356341754
- Wanda Northam, MDTexarkana, TX 755031780684183
- Joshua Wiggins, M.D.Texarkana, TX 755031770740896
- Mark Graves, M.D.Paris, TX 754601174560577
- Richard Grossnickle, MDParis, TX 754601003800079
- David Linn, M.D.Paris, TX 754601265473532
- Lawrence Love, M.D.Paris, TX 754601336185404
Common questions
What is Charles Neal Thornton, M.D.'s NPI number?
Charles Neal Thornton, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245237171, issued on Jul 7, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Charles Neal Thornton, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5402 Summerhill RD, Texarkana, TX, 75503. Phone: (903) 614-3937. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Charles Neal Thornton, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number G7728, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Charles Neal Thornton, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Charles Neal Thornton, M.D. had 2,348 Medicare Part D claims for 606 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.