Frank A. Thorngren, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Hettinger, ND
Frank A. Thorngren, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Hettinger, North Dakota, and NPI 1386738730, issued on Oct 2, 2006. Check the license (North Dakota 8697, as entered in NPPES) on the North Dakota Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Frank A. Thorngren
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 8697 ND
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1000 Highway 12, Hettinger, ND 58639
- Phone
- (701) 567-4561
- Enumerated
- Oct 2, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid IDs
- 11578 ND
0553669 IA
45034068812 NE
5611200 SD - Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Frank A. Thorngren in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Dakota Board of Medicine
Search for license 8697Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
48 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% 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.
Frank A. Thorngren among 596 family medicine physician records in North Dakota
Frank A. Thorngren, MD is one of 596 family medicine physician records with a practice address in North Dakota. 66% 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 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 51% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 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 North Dakota 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 Hettinger
They are 8 of the 59 NPPES records with a practice address in Hettinger, and 596 family medicine physician records in North Dakota.
All 596 in North Dakota → Every provider in Hettinger → Family Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Grossman, MDHettinger, ND 586391295821932
- Thomas Jacobsen, MDHettinger, ND 586391053405662
- John Joyce, MDHettinger, ND 586391144315441
- Terrance Mack, MDHettinger, ND 586391457445892
- Joseph Mattson, MDHettinger, ND 586391427142017
- Catherine Shirek, MDHettinger, ND 586391013003755
- Stacie Wellman, M.D.Hettinger, ND 586391669793410
- Tyrone Langager, M.D.Glen Ullin, ND 586311992822464
Common questions
What is Frank A. Thorngren, MD's NPI number?
Frank A. Thorngren, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386738730, issued on Oct 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Frank A. Thorngren, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1000 Highway 12, Hettinger, ND, 58639. Phone: (701) 567-4561. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Frank A. Thorngren, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Dakota license number 8697, as entered by the provider. Search the North Dakota Board of Medicine at https://www.ndbom.org/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Frank A. Thorngren, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Frank A. Thorngren, MD had 48 Medicare Part D claims; 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.