Laurel Ashlin Thurston, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Fort Polk, LA
Laurel Ashlin Thurston, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Fort Polk, Louisiana, and NPI 1497915193, issued on Jun 16, 2008. Check the license (Louisiana MD203518, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Laurel Ashlin Thurston
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License numbers
- MD203518 LA
0101243843 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1585 3RD St, Fort Polk, LA 71459
- Phone
- (337) 531-3368
- Enumerated
- Jun 16, 2008
- Record last updated
- Mar 20, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 2101307 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180828001044); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Eastern Virginia Medical School, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1585 3RD St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Adrianne AllenFamily Nurse Practitioner1578978466
- Todd Anderson, DSC EMPAPhysician Assistant1326198698
- Bradley Antonides, M.S.Clinical Psychologist1235561093
- Carmen Arvelo, LCSWSocial Worker1366006579
- Charles Austin, PHARMDPharmacist1225410962
Verify Laurel Ashlin Thurston in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD203518Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
9% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
205 Medicare Part D claims for 152 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin21 claims
- Prednisone16 claims
- Methylprednisolone12 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): 89.3 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: $19.20
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 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
- Bayview Physician Services PCChesapeake, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Laurel Ashlin Thurston among 1,000 emergency medicine physician records in Louisiana
Laurel Ashlin Thurston, MD is one of 1,000 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 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 2008, is newer than 51% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 51% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2010 among the 653 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
11 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Fort Polk
They are 11 of the 245 NPPES records with a practice address in Fort Polk, and 1,000 emergency medicine physician records in Louisiana.
All 1,000 in Louisiana → Every provider in Fort Polk → Emergency Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Victor Camacho, M.D.Fort Polk, LA 714591366430555
- Christine Carroll, DOFort Johnson, LA 714591245423326
- Grigory CharnyFort Johnson, LA 714591619298189
- Stephen Cox, MDFort Polk, LA 714591124042213
- Ellen Jones, M.D.Fort Polk, LA 714591952663403
- Debra Jones, MDFort Polk, LA 714591487329140
- Celeste Lujan, MDFort Polk, LA 714591063519189
- Denzel Massey, MDFort Polk, LA 714591710442777
Common questions
What is Laurel Ashlin Thurston, MD's NPI number?
Laurel Ashlin Thurston, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497915193, issued on Jun 16, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Laurel Ashlin Thurston, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1585 3RD St, Fort Polk, LA, 71459. Phone: (337) 531-3368. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Laurel Ashlin Thurston, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number MD203518, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Laurel Ashlin Thurston, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Laurel Ashlin Thurston, MD had 205 Medicare Part D claims for 152 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Laurel Ashlin Thurston, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 89.3 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.