John E. Thurston, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Worland, WY
John E. Thurston, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Worland, Wyoming, and NPI 1144296245, issued on Feb 27, 2006. Check the license (Wyoming 5442A, as entered in NPPES) on the Wyoming Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John E. Thurston
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- 5442A WY
5008190-1205 UT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 401 S 15TH St, Worland, WY 82401
- Phone
- (307) 347-2525
- Enumerated
- Feb 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 4, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (307) 347-3949
- Medicaid IDs
- 117571800 WY
109890001 WY
0031408 MT - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060616000025); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Kansas School Of Med (Kc/Wich/Sal), 1993
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 401 S 15TH St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Natasha VegaFamily Nurse Practitioner1437981370
Verify John E. Thurston in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWyoming Board of Medicine
Search for license 5442ACheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
11,439 Medicare Part D claims for 531 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 379 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium555 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium437 claims
- Losartan Potassium333 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate308 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate299 claims
- Gabapentin288 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): 8.5 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: $605.34
35 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Thurston Medical Clinic PCWorland, WY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John E. Thurston among 400 family medicine physician records in Wyoming
John E. Thurston, M.D. is one of 400 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Wyoming. 80% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2009 among the 229 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Wyoming practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
8 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Worland
They are 8 of the 203 NPPES records with a practice address in Worland, and 400 family medicine physician records in Wyoming.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Adam Colton, DOWorland, WY 824011174957062
- Mark Flinner, MDWorland, WY 824011942370879
- Whitney Hine, M.D.Worland, WY 824011497139943
- Craig Lauer, MDWorland, WY 824011124049333
- Diane Noton, MDWorland, WY 824011588656136
- Kristi Stclair, MDWorland, WY 824011154068609
- Benjamin Wilde, D.O.Worland, WY 824011295997013
- Kristi Bonnel-Phillips, PA-CBasin, WY 824101962523126
Common questions
What is John E. Thurston, M.D.'s NPI number?
John E. Thurston, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144296245, issued on Feb 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John E. Thurston, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 401 S 15TH St, Worland, WY, 82401. Phone: (307) 347-2525. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John E. Thurston, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Wyoming license number 5442A, as entered by the provider. Search the Wyoming Board of Medicine at https://wyomedboard.wyo.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does John E. Thurston, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John E. Thurston, M.D. had 11,439 Medicare Part D claims for 531 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is John E. Thurston, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 8.5 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.