Karla Thornton
Infectious Disease Physician · Albuquerque, NM
Karla Thornton is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and NPI 1982611935, issued on Aug 2, 2006. Check the license (New Mexico 93-410, as entered in NPPES) on the New Mexico Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karla Thornton
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License number
- 93-410 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2211 Lomas Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87106
- Phone
- (505) 272-2111
- Enumerated
- Aug 2, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 29, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070823000577); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Karla Thornton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Mexico Medical Board
Search for license 93-410Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
26 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 100% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Epclusa11 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): 85.2 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: $217.94
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Gilead Sciences, Inc. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 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
- Unm Medical Group IncAlbuquerque, NM
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karla Thornton among 47 infectious disease physician records in New Mexico
Karla Thornton is one of 47 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in New Mexico. 64% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 64% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 47% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 1996 among the 22 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in New Mexico
There are 47 infectious disease physician records in New Mexico.
All 47 in New Mexico → Every provider in Albuquerque → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sarah AllenAlbuquerque, NM 871061720193287
- Leonor Echevarria, M.D.Albuquerque, NM 871061669408092
- Scott NorvilleAlbuquerque, NM 871061437181724
- Natalie Salas, MBBCHAlbuquerque, NM 871061285964833
- Nestor Sosa, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871061568927812
- Thomas Byrd, M.D.Albuquerque, NM 871081659462513
- Wendy Gerstein, M.D.Albuquerque, NM 871081730147653
- Valeria Ilieva, M.D.Albuquerque, NM 871081184962680
Common questions
What is Karla Thornton's NPI number?
Karla Thornton's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982611935, issued on Aug 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karla Thornton located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2211 Lomas Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87106. Phone: (505) 272-2111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karla Thornton's license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number 93-410, as entered by the provider. Search the New Mexico Medical Board at https://www.nmmb.state.nm.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Karla Thornton prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karla Thornton had 26 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Karla Thornton's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.2 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.