David C. Thornton, MD
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Pinehurst, NC
David C. Thornton, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Pinehurst, North Carolina, and NPI 1265472773, issued on Jun 7, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 2002-00815, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David C. Thornton
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- 2002-00815 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 205 Page RD, Pinehurst, NC 28374
- Phone
- (910) 295-5511
- Enumerated
- Jun 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 23, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (910) 235-3401
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040423000454); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Georgetown University School Of Medicine, 1992
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest pulmonary disease physician records → All 429 in North Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 205 Page RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Edward Anderson, D.O.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1700911328
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- Heather Blackburn, NP-CNurse Practitioner1023684040
- Tiffany Bonnecaze, M.D.Interventional Cardiology Physician1720491889
Verify David C. Thornton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2002-00815Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
26 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 54% of 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: $1,762.36
81 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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
- Pinehurst Medical Clinic IncPinehurst, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David C. Thornton among 429 pulmonary disease physician records in North Carolina
David C. Thornton, MD is one of 429 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 84% 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 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 78% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2001 among the 333 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 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 207RP1001X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 429 pulmonary disease physician records in North Carolina.
All 429 in North Carolina → Every provider in Pinehurst → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Adam Belanger, M.D.Pinehurst, NC 283741568621332
- Bradley IcardPinehurst, NC 283741720320898
- Scott Johnson, MDPinehurst, NC 283741598739179
- Michael Pritchett, D.O.Pinehurst, NC 283741023055761
- Scott Skibo, MDPinehurst, NC 283741063431849
- Ronnie Mantilla, M.D.Lumberton, NC 283581164785549
- Tereza Martinu, M.D.Lumberton, NC 283581295847416
- Somnath Naik, M.D.Lumberton, NC 283581790782290
Common questions
What is David C. Thornton, MD's NPI number?
David C. Thornton, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265472773, issued on Jun 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David C. Thornton, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 205 Page RD, Pinehurst, NC, 28374. Phone: (910) 295-5511. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David C. Thornton, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2002-00815, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does David C. Thornton, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David C. Thornton, MD had 26 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.