Cynthia Kay Thornton, APRN
Family Nurse Practitioner · Ringgold, GA
Cynthia Kay Thornton, APRN is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Ringgold, Georgia, and NPI 1992894166, issued on Oct 12, 2006. Check the license (Georgia R117550, as entered in NPPES) with the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cynthia Kay Thornton
- Credential
- APRN
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- R117550 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6553 Highway 41, Ringgold, GA 30736
- Phone
- (706) 937-2777
- Enumerated
- Oct 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (706) 937-3012
- Medicaid ID
- 00897828A GA
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 6553 Highway 41
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Cynthia Kay Thornton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Georgia board licenses this profession
Search for license R117550Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
3,437 Medicare Part D claims for 233 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 29 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium140 claims
- Prednisone125 claims
- Potassium Chloride117 claims
- Gemfibrozil113 claims
- Furosemide108 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium100 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: $16.04
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 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.
Cynthia Kay Thornton among 8,635 family nurse practitioner records in Georgia
Cynthia Kay Thornton, APRN is one of 8,635 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Georgia. 74% 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 1% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 1% of these records are older, 93% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 53% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 41% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
35 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Ringgold
They are 35 of the 389 NPPES records with a practice address in Ringgold, and 8,635 family nurse practitioner records in Georgia.
All 8,635 in Georgia → Every provider in Ringgold → Family Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sherri Brooks, NP-CRinggold, GA 307361952640229
- Jennifer Gibbs, MSN, FNP-BCRinggold, GA 307361902238769
- Patricia Gibson, FNP-BCRinggold, GA 307361619299088
- Stephanie Johnson, NPRinggold, GA 307361952798019
- Anna Jones, PMHNP-BC, FNP-CRinggold, GA 307361649332008
- Michelle Meyers, FNPRinggold, GA 307361790049245
- Sherry Ray, APNRinggold, GA 307361548341175
- Karen Rose, FNPRinggold, GA 307361073917902
Common questions
What is Cynthia Kay Thornton, APRN's NPI number?
Cynthia Kay Thornton, APRN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992894166, issued on Oct 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cynthia Kay Thornton, APRN located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6553 Highway 41, Ringgold, GA, 30736. Phone: (706) 937-2777. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cynthia Kay Thornton, APRN's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number R117550, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Cynthia Kay Thornton, APRN prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cynthia Kay Thornton, APRN had 3,437 Medicare Part D claims for 233 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.