Christine W. Thurston, D. O
Internal Medicine Physician · Mandeville, LA
Christine W. Thurston, D. O is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Mandeville, Louisiana, and NPI 1700173556, issued on Jun 30, 2011. Check the license (Louisiana 323614, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christine W. Thurston
- Credential
- D. O
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 323614 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 201 Saint Ann Dr Ste B, Mandeville, LA 70471
- Phone
- (985) 626-1717
- Enumerated
- Jun 30, 2011
- Record last updated
- Oct 7, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20201014000413); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 201 Saint Ann Dr Ste B
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Christine W. 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 323614Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
12% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
2,807 Medicare Part D claims for 314 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium222 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium171 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate144 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium117 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium105 claims
- Losartan Potassium97 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: $832.72
15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- St Tammany Parish Hospital Service District NO 1Mandeville, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christine W. Thurston among 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana
Christine W. Thurston, D. O 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 2011, is newer than 58% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 58% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2008 among the 1,216 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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).
Internal Medicine Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana.
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The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Edward Gaber, M.D.Mandeville, LA 704711962406298
- Ronald Kluchin, MDMandeville, LA 704711679565899
- Elizabeth Recupero, D.O.Mandeville, LA 704711396728606
- Caxton Opere, MDMandeville, LA 704701073614723
- Siddartha Bhandary, M.B.B.SSlidell, LA 704611447630041
Common questions
What is Christine W. Thurston, D. O's NPI number?
Christine W. Thurston, D. O's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700173556, issued on Jun 30, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christine W. Thurston, D. O located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 201 Saint Ann Dr Ste B, Mandeville, LA, 70471. Phone: (985) 626-1717. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christine W. Thurston, D. O's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 323614, 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 Christine W. Thurston, D. O prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christine W. Thurston, D. O had 2,807 Medicare Part D claims for 314 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.