NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James Fallon Thornton, MD

Plastic Surgery Physician · Dallas, TX

James Fallon Thornton, MD is a plastic surgery physician with a practice address in Dallas, Texas, and NPI 1457381949, issued on Jul 3, 2006. Check the license (Texas H8461, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1457381949
Name
James Fallon Thornton
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Plastic Surgery Physician 208200000X
License number
H8461 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1801 Inwood Road, Dallas, TX 75390
Phone
(214) 645-2353
Enumerated
Jul 3, 2006
Record last updated
Nov 28, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(214) 645-2354
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100215000251); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas, 1989
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1801 Inwood Road

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Ruth Boe, M.DInternal Medicine Physician1215241724
  2. Madison Borgman, PA-CPhysician Assistant1285342303
  3. Alexandra Callan, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1922398312
  4. Nicholas Haddock, M.D.Plastic Surgery Physician1164674651
  5. Paul Kim, DPMFoot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist1013971027
  6. Daniel Koehler, M.D.Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician1619235744

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average plastic surgery physician in 2024

209 Medicare Part D claims for 134 beneficiaries, against an average of 93 among the 3,527 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 130 claims were for opioids.

  1. James Thornton209
  2. Specialty average93

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen68 claims
  2. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen41 claims
  3. Mupirocin30 claims
  4. Tramadol Hcl19 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): 74.6 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score56.1
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%59.2
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $13,463.79

17 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Integra LifeSciences Corporation. The 3,683 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,316.31 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. James Thornton$13,464
  2. Specialty average$5,316

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

  1. University OF Texas Southwestern Medical Center AT DallasDallas, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Plastic Surgery Physician providers in Texas

There are 374 plastic surgery physician records in Texas.

Other plastic surgery physician records in Texas

  1. Michael Ablavsky, MDSan Antonio, TX1225476005
  2. Todd Adam, M.D.Webster, TX1326153842
  3. David Adelman, M.D. PH.D.Houston, TX1457541500
  4. Joseph Agris, M.D. DDS F.A.C.SHouston, TX1851384226
  5. Ahmad Ahmadi, MDSugar Land, TX1184620924
  6. Zeynep Akdeniz Dogan, M.DHouston, TX1104311901
  7. Steven Albright, M.D.Baytown, TX1013154590
  8. Enrique Almaguer, M.D.San Antonio, TX1043310105
  9. Danielle Andry, M.D.Galveston, TX1215295621
  10. Jeff Angobaldo, M.D.Plano, TX1134304579

Common questions

What is James Fallon Thornton, MD's NPI number?

James Fallon Thornton, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457381949, issued on Jul 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James Fallon Thornton, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1801 Inwood Road, Dallas, TX, 75390. Phone: (214) 645-2353. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James Fallon Thornton, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number H8461, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does James Fallon Thornton, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, James Fallon Thornton, MD had 209 Medicare Part D claims for 134 beneficiaries; the average among plastic surgery physician prescribers was 93. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is James Fallon Thornton, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 74.6 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.