Darren Thomas Thornton, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Fort Lauderdale, FL
Darren Thomas Thornton, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and NPI 1972828663, issued on Apr 6, 2010. Check the license (Florida ME117480, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Darren Thomas Thornton
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- ME117480 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 700 SE 3RD Ave Ste 301, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
- Phone
- (954) 767-0887
- Enumerated
- Apr 6, 2010
- Record last updated
- Mar 25, 2026
- Medicaid ID
- 103502600 FL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20131004000259); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Wayne State University School Of Medicine, 2010
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Darren Thomas Thornton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME117480Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
80% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
707 Medicare Part D claims for 163 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Lisinopril43 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium40 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium31 claims
- Gabapentin29 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate28 claims
- Metformin Hcl28 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: $409.80
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Gilead Sciences, Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Aids Healthcare FoundationWilton Manors, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Darren Thomas Thornton among 9,399 family medicine physician records in Florida
Darren Thomas Thornton, MD is one of 9,399 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Florida. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 61% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 61% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2004 among the 5,504 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
69 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Fort Lauderdale
They are 69 of the 5,150 NPPES records with a practice address in Fort Lauderdale, and 9,399 family medicine physician records in Florida.
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Common questions
What is Darren Thomas Thornton, MD's NPI number?
Darren Thomas Thornton, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972828663, issued on Apr 6, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Darren Thomas Thornton, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 700 SE 3RD Ave Ste 301, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 33316. Phone: (954) 767-0887. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Darren Thomas Thornton, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME117480, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Darren Thomas Thornton, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Darren Thomas Thornton, MD had 707 Medicare Part D claims for 163 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.