Joseph Harold Thornton, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Princeton, NJ
Joseph Harold Thornton, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Princeton, New Jersey, and NPI 1184793556, issued on Nov 7, 2006. Check the license (New Jersey 25MP00000400, as entered in NPPES) with the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Harold Thornton
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 25MP00000400 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Princeton University Health, Princeton, NJ 08544
- Phone
- (609) 258-3141
- Enumerated
- Nov 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 17, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (609) 258-1355
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130228000468); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph Harold Thornton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Jersey board licenses this profession
Search for license 25MP00000400Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
46% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
448 Medicare Part D claims for 216 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium54 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate47 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium23 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide21 claims
- Lisinopril21 claims
- Metformin Hcl Er15 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Summit Medical Group PABerkeley Heights, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph Harold Thornton among 3,393 physician assistant records in New Jersey
Joseph Harold Thornton, PA-C is one of 3,393 physician assistant records with a practice address in New Jersey. 78% 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 under 1% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · under 1% of these records are older, 91% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1981 · median 2019 among the 2,168 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 35% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
61 physician assistant records list a practice address in Princeton
They are 61 of the 1,622 NPPES records with a practice address in Princeton, and 3,393 physician assistant records in New Jersey.
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The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Christina Alt, PA-CPrinceton, NJ 085441780819763
- Jordana HastingsPrinceton, NJ 085441649764739
- Peter Suttile, MS, PA-CPrinceton, NJ 085441730303579
- Arielle Soares, PA-CPrinceton, NJ 085421245880210
- Gabriela Susana, PA-CPrinceton, NJ 085421972351161
- Alexandra Cowell, PA-CPrinceton, NJ 085401285451260
- Natasha Crespo, PA-CPrinceton, NJ 085401184590721
- Danielle Davis, PA-CPrinceton, NJ 085401518787001
Common questions
What is Joseph Harold Thornton, PA-C's NPI number?
Joseph Harold Thornton, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184793556, issued on Nov 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Harold Thornton, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Princeton University Health, Princeton, NJ, 08544. Phone: (609) 258-3141. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Harold Thornton, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number 25MP00000400, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Joseph Harold Thornton, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Harold Thornton, PA-C had 448 Medicare Part D claims for 216 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.