James B. Thornton, M.D.
Neurology Physician · Louisville, KY
James B. Thornton, M.D. is a neurology physician with a practice address in Louisville, Kentucky, and NPI 1891113486, issued on Apr 1, 2014. Check the license (Kentucky 51600, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James B. Thornton
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License numbers
- 51600 KY
R3645 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3900 Kresge Way Ste 56, Louisville, KY 40207
- Phone
- (502) 895-7265
- Enumerated
- Apr 1, 2014
- Record last updated
- Dec 3, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 7100362240 KY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20161102001760); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Louisville School Of Medicine, 2014
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3900 Kresge Way Ste 56
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Valerie Goss, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1063939569
- Jayla Greene, APRNAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1912413824
- Stephanie Johnson, APRNNurse Practitioner1255647061
- Muntadher Khaleefah, MDNeurology Physician1659802544
- Samantha Pauline, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1962129809
- Laura Quesenberry, APRN, FNP, PMHNPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1528437266
Verify James B. Thornton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 51600Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
66% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024
468 Medicare Part D claims for 87 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Clopidogrel69 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium55 claims
- Gabapentin38 claims
- Eliquis30 claims
- Donepezil Hcl29 claims
- Memantine Hcl22 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): 95.5 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $600.20
27 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 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
- Baptist Health Medical Group IncLexington, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James B. Thornton among 225 neurology physician records in Kentucky
James B. Thornton, M.D. is one of 225 neurology physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 74% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 74% of these records are older, 24% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2006 among the 162 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurology Physician providers in Kentucky
There are 225 neurology physician records in Kentucky.
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The 8 neurology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mark Bazant, M.D.Louisville, KY 402071407018187
- Hal Corwin, MDLouisville, KY 402071124005319
- Geeta Ganesh, M.D.Louisville, KY 402071831358506
- Thomas Johnson, M.D.Louisville, KY 402071154396521
- James McKiernan, MDLouisville, KY 402071336126515
- Manjari Motaparthi, M.D.Louisville, KY 402071962483602
- Gregory Pittman, MDLouisville, KY 402071043297237
- Brian Plato, D.O.Louisville, KY 402071285821876
Common questions
What is James B. Thornton, M.D.'s NPI number?
James B. Thornton, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891113486, issued on Apr 1, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James B. Thornton, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3900 Kresge Way Ste 56, Louisville, KY, 40207. Phone: (502) 895-7265. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James B. Thornton, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 51600, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James B. Thornton, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James B. Thornton, M.D. had 468 Medicare Part D claims for 87 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James B. Thornton, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.5 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.