Derek Thackston, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Richmond, VA
Derek Thackston, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Richmond, Virginia, and NPI 1588153670, issued on May 4, 2018. Check the license (Virginia 010127257, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Derek Thackston
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 010127257 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1602 Skipwith RD, Richmond, VA 23229
- Phone
- (804) 289-4500
- Enumerated
- May 4, 2018
- Record last updated
- Aug 11, 2023
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Derek Thackston in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
Search for license 010127257Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
558 Medicare Part D claims for 329 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 62 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ondansetron Odt62 claims
- Ibuprofen51 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl50 claims
- Methocarbamol34 claims
- Prednisone32 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa22 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 89.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Derek Thackston among 1,715 emergency medicine physician records in Virginia
Derek Thackston, MD is one of 1,715 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 79% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 79% of these records are older, 19% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 56% of these records are
- Record last updated2023 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
257 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Richmond
They are 257 of the 14,083 NPPES records with a practice address in Richmond, and 1,715 emergency medicine physician records in Virginia.
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Common questions
What is Derek Thackston, MD's NPI number?
Derek Thackston, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588153670, issued on May 4, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Derek Thackston, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1602 Skipwith RD, Richmond, VA, 23229. Phone: (804) 289-4500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Derek Thackston, MD's license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 010127257, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Derek Thackston, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Derek Thackston, MD had 558 Medicare Part D claims for 329 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Derek Thackston, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 89.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.