Francis Thornton West, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Gloucester, VA
Francis Thornton West, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Gloucester, Virginia, and NPI 1235226176, issued on Oct 10, 2006. Check the license (Virginia 0101242168, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Francis Thornton West
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 0101242168 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6506 Main Street, Gloucester, VA 23061
- Phone
- (804) 684-5043
- Enumerated
- Oct 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 6, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (804) 684-5392
- Medicaid ID
- 1235226176 VA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20071106000751); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Eastern Virginia Medical School, 2004
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Francis Thornton West in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
Search for license 0101242168Check 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 medicine physician in 2024
9,296 Medicare Part D claims for 478 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 243 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium533 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate398 claims
- Losartan Potassium277 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium276 claims
- Lisinopril263 claims
- Furosemide258 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 84.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Francis Thornton West among 4,137 family medicine physician records in Virginia
Francis Thornton West, MD is one of 4,137 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 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 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2004 among the 2,426 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 54% 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 Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
8 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Gloucester
They are 8 of the 312 NPPES records with a practice address in Gloucester, and 4,137 family medicine physician records in Virginia.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David Belvin, M.D.Gloucester, VA 230611093799082
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- Joseph Leming, MDGloucester, VA 230611326067877
- Wendell Poulsen, M.D.Gloucester, VA 230611457326811
- Sebastian Prokop, MDGloucester, VA 230611104559855
- Wayne Reynolds, D.O.Gloucester, VA 230611851366173
- Donald Tschan, MDGloucester, VA 230611962463240
- Helen Adams, MDGlen Allen, VA 230601982625463
Common questions
What is Francis Thornton West, MD's NPI number?
Francis Thornton West, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235226176, issued on Oct 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Francis Thornton West, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6506 Main Street, Gloucester, VA, 23061. Phone: (804) 684-5043. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Francis Thornton West, MD's license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0101242168, 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 Francis Thornton West, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Francis Thornton West, MD had 9,296 Medicare Part D claims for 478 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Francis Thornton West, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.2 of 100. 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.