John Lorenzo Thurston, M.D.
Anesthesiology Physician · Phoenix, AZ
John Lorenzo Thurston, M.D. is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Phoenix, Arizona, and NPI 1588959076, issued on Jun 13, 2011. Check the license (Arizona 56982, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Lorenzo Thurston
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
- License numbers
- 56982 AZ
ME0139999 FL
A148344 CA
MD-52878 IA
036151782 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 645 E Missouri Ave Ste 300, Phoenix, AZ 85012
- Phone
- (602) 262-8900
- Enumerated
- Jun 13, 2011
- Record last updated
- Aug 15, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240820000187); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Johns Hopkins University School Of Medicine, 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify John Lorenzo Thurston in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 56982Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.3 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).
Bills Medicare through 3 group practices
- Cep America - Anesthesia PCDes Moines, IA
- Clinical Colleagues IncRock Island, IL
- Emergenchealth PLLCKingwood, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John Lorenzo Thurston among 1,473 anesthesiology physician records in Arizona
John Lorenzo Thurston, M.D. is one of 1,473 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 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 2011, is newer than 72% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 72% of these records are older, 26% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2003 among the 984 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
602 anesthesiology physician records list a practice address in Phoenix
They are 602 of the 31,399 NPPES records with a practice address in Phoenix, and 1,473 anesthesiology physician records in Arizona.
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Common questions
What is John Lorenzo Thurston, M.D.'s NPI number?
John Lorenzo Thurston, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588959076, issued on Jun 13, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Lorenzo Thurston, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 645 E Missouri Ave Ste 300, Phoenix, AZ, 85012. Phone: (602) 262-8900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Lorenzo Thurston, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 56982, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
What is John Lorenzo Thurston, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.3 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.