John Stephen Thurber, M.D.
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Birmingham, AL
John Stephen Thurber, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1699737155, issued on Apr 3, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 24029, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Stephen Thurber
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- 24029 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3056 Healthy Way Ste 100, Birmingham, AL 35243
- Phone
- (205) 930-2925
- Enumerated
- Apr 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 13, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20141105002721); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tulane University School Of Medicine, 1994
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3056 Healthy Way Ste 100
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify John Stephen Thurber in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 24029Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3% more Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
104 Medicare Part D claims for 74 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 64 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen53 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): 81.8 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,666.16
19 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abiomed. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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
- Stv Cardiothoracic Surgeons LLCBirmingham, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John Stephen Thurber among 75 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Alabama
John Stephen Thurber, M.D. is one of 75 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 87% 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 20% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 20% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 1996 among the 59 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 41% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Alabama
There are 75 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Alabama.
All 75 in Alabama → Every provider in Birmingham → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Harlan, MDBirmingham, AL 352431639118169
- Trent Howard, DOVestavia, AL 352431851686091
- Stanley Lochridge, MDBirmingham, AL 352431396791604
- John Casterline, MDBirmingham, AL 352421245279751
- Barry Fields, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352441700048998
- Charles Hunt, M.D.Hoover, AL 352441699784538
- Christopher Jones, M.D.Hoover, AL 352441417967688
- Joseph Martinez, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352421326305491
Common questions
What is John Stephen Thurber, M.D.'s NPI number?
John Stephen Thurber, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699737155, issued on Apr 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Stephen Thurber, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3056 Healthy Way Ste 100, Birmingham, AL, 35243. Phone: (205) 930-2925. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Stephen Thurber, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 24029, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does John Stephen Thurber, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Stephen Thurber, M.D. had 104 Medicare Part D claims for 74 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is John Stephen Thurber, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.8 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.