Lauren Thornton, FNP
Family Nurse Practitioner · Blackshear, GA
Lauren Thornton, FNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Blackshear, Georgia, and NPI 1306498548, issued on Jul 9, 2019. Check the license (Georgia RN170290, as entered in NPPES) with the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lauren Thornton
- Credential
- FNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- RN170290 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 120 E Carter Ave, Blackshear, GA 31516
- Phone
- (912) 449-4426
- Enumerated
- Jul 9, 2019
- Record last updated
- Jul 9, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (912) 449-1059
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20191007001696); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 120 E Carter Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Lauren Thornton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Georgia board licenses this profession
Search for license RN170290Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
77% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
298 Medicare Part D claims for 175 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone49 claims
- Azithromycin32 claims
- Cephalexin19 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate18 claims
- Cefdinir16 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass15 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $29.81
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 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
- Acs Primary Care Physicians - Southeast PCWaycross, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
7 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Blackshear
They are 7 of the 54 NPPES records with a practice address in Blackshear, and 8,635 family nurse practitioner records in Georgia.
All 7 in Blackshear → All 8,635 in Georgia → Every provider in Blackshear →
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Common questions
What is Lauren Thornton, FNP's NPI number?
Lauren Thornton, FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306498548, issued on Jul 9, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lauren Thornton, FNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 120 E Carter Ave, Blackshear, GA, 31516. Phone: (912) 449-4426. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lauren Thornton, FNP's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number RN170290, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Lauren Thornton, FNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lauren Thornton, FNP had 298 Medicare Part D claims for 175 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.