Jessica Ann Thornton, OD
Optometrist · Anchorage, AK
Jessica Ann Thornton, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Anchorage, Alaska, and NPI 1962983155, issued on Aug 24, 2018. Check the license (Alaska 167293, as entered in NPPES) with the Alaska board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jessica Ann Thornton
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 167293 AK
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1345 W 9TH Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501
- Phone
- (907) 272-2557
- Enumerated
- Aug 24, 2018
- Record last updated
- Jun 16, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20201118001301); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pacific University - College Of Optometry, 2018
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1345 W 9TH Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Jessica Ann Thornton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alaska board licenses this profession
Search for license 167293Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
10% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
250 Medicare Part D claims for 100 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 67% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost51 claims
- Lumigan45 claims
- Restasis25 claims
- Timolol Maleate24 claims
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone19 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth12 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): 0 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: $235.49
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 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 3 group practices
- Alaska Eye Care Centers ApcAnchorage, AK
- Eye Guys LLCWasilla, AK
- Wolf Eye Center, Inc.Wasilla, AK
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Jessica Ann Thornton among 198 optometrist records in Alaska
Jessica Ann Thornton, OD is one of 198 optometrist records with a practice address in Alaska. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 82% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 82% of these records are older, 16% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2008 among the 126 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 68% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Alaska practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Alaska
There are 198 optometrist records in Alaska.
All 198 in Alaska → Every provider in Anchorage → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Dennis Albert, ODAnchorage, AK 995011851411961
- Paul Barney, ODAnchorage, AK 995011841245685
- Kaleb Clemons, ODAnchorage, AK 995011376393488
- Joshua Cook, O.D.Anchorage, AK 995011992035653
- Tessa Delaney, O.D.Anchorage, AK 995011518495191
- James Falconer, O.D.Anchorage, AK 995011427068170
- William Faulkner, O.DAnchorage, AK 995011861527079
- Ian Ford, O.D.Anchorage, AK 995011235321118
Common questions
What is Jessica Ann Thornton, OD's NPI number?
Jessica Ann Thornton, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962983155, issued on Aug 24, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jessica Ann Thornton, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1345 W 9TH Ave, Anchorage, AK, 99501. Phone: (907) 272-2557. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jessica Ann Thornton, OD's license?
NPPES lists Alaska license number 167293, as entered by the provider. Search the Alaska board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Jessica Ann Thornton, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jessica Ann Thornton, OD had 250 Medicare Part D claims for 100 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Jessica Ann Thornton, OD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 0 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.