George M. Thurber, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Ocean Springs, MS
George M. Thurber, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, and NPI 1194839779, issued on Aug 19, 2006. Check the license (Mississippi 12893, as entered in NPPES) on the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- George M. Thurber
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 12893 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3420 Bienville Blvd, Ocean Springs, MS 39564
- Phone
- (228) 875-3937
- Enumerated
- Aug 19, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (228) 875-3930
- Medicaid ID
- 00016823 MS
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110420000205); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Mississippi School Of Medicine, 1990
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3420 Bienville Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Kathryn Latch, ODOptometrist1205082138
Verify George M. Thurber in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 12893Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
34% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
2,035 Medicare Part D claims for 554 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 40% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost871 claims
- Timolol Maleate191 claims
- Acetazolamide174 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate163 claims
- Combigan64 claims
- Lumigan61 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $615.80
20 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Glaukos Corporation. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Center For Eye Care LtdOcean Springs, MS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
George M. Thurber among 165 ophthalmology physician records in Mississippi
George M. Thurber, M.D. is one of 165 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Mississippi. 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 2006, is newer than 19% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 19% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2001 among the 97 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Mississippi
There are 165 ophthalmology physician records in Mississippi.
All 165 in Mississippi → Every provider in Ocean Springs → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Benjamin Appelo, MDOcean Springs, MS 395641063909158
- Larry Ferdinand, M.D.Ocean Springs, MS 395641255599601
- Debra Laprad, M.D.Ocean Springs, MS 395641538354030
- Erin Petersen, MDOcean Springs, MS 395641508392366
- Erman Rawlings, MDOcean Springs, MS 395641386647436
- James Sutton, M.D.Ocean Springs, MS 395641336252774
- Roger Thomas, MDKeesler Afb, MS 395401447348958
- Gavin Davis, DOBiloxi, MS 395341568054435
Common questions
What is George M. Thurber, M.D.'s NPI number?
George M. Thurber, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194839779, issued on Aug 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is George M. Thurber, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3420 Bienville Blvd, Ocean Springs, MS, 39564. Phone: (228) 875-3937. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify George M. Thurber, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number 12893, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure at https://www.msbml.ms.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does George M. Thurber, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, George M. Thurber, M.D. had 2,035 Medicare Part D claims for 554 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is George M. Thurber, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.