2026 NPPES data Addiction Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician NPI 1982694972 MD
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LAURINE THORNTON, MD

Addiction Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician in TAUNTON, Massachusetts. CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System profile including specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare prescribing data when reported.

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Prescribing volume
302
Medicare Part D claims · 117 beneficiaries · Addiction Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician avg: 959
Generic prescribing
87%
generic claims · 13% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
100/100
▲ 17 pts above national avg 83.1 · [object Object]
Industry payments
$15.68
1 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
What the federal data reveals: LAURINE THORNTON, MD is a Addiction Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician ([object Object]) practicing in TAUNTON, Massachusetts with a Medicare Part D prescribing footprint of 302 claims across 117 beneficiaries — 13% brand-name prescribing . Their CMS MIPS Final Score of 100/100 (national average: 83.1) reflects performance across Quality, Cost, Interoperability, and Improvement Activities . Industry payments of $15.68 across 1 transactions are disclosed under CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act).

What stands out: LAURINE THORNTON, MD reported a CMS MIPS final score of 100 out of 100, above the 83.1 national average, and filed 302 Medicare Part D claims in 2023. Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records, with no proprietary rating applied.

Board certification likely (heuristic — not verified)

LAURINE THORNTON, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation — signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

LAURINE THORNTON, MD at a glance

High performer (top quartile)

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 10/21/2005

NPI 1982694972

Primary specialty

Addiction Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician

Rare

321 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

302 69% vs specialty avg

2023 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 959

MIPS final score

100/100 16.900000000000006% pts

Exceptional band

vs 83.1 national avg

Specialty distribution in Massachusetts

How Addiction Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician compares to other specialties among Massachusetts providers

Massachusetts providers

Addiction Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician share within Massachusetts

1. Addiction Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician42%2. Internal medicine21%3. Family medicine17%4. Surgical12%5. Pediatric8%
Addiction Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician share within Massachusetts

Medicare quality performance — MIPS

LAURINE THORNTON, MD's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Addiction Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician national average

High performer (top quartile)
MIPS Final Score
100/100
vs 83.1 national avg · 2023 performance year

MIPS final score (Addiction Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician) — 100/100 vs national avg 83.1

0%100%National avg83%99%
MIPS final score (Addiction Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician) — 100/100 vs national avg 83.1

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

LAURINE THORNTON, MD is a Addiction Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician provider practicing in TAUNTON, Massachusetts, according to the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES). Credentials: MD. NPI: 1982694972. This profile includes practice location, specialty classification, and organizational affiliations from the CMS provider registry. Provider information is self-reported to CMS and updated monthly.

LAURINE THORNTON, MD appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Addiction Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician provider holding MD credentials at 88 WASHINGTON ST, TAUNTON, MA, 02780, with a listed phone of (508) 828-7108. NPI 1982694972 was issued on 10/21/2005. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what THORNTON most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.

Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 302 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 117 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $29K in drug spend, split 13% brand-name and 87% generic by claim count. These figures capture only Medicare Part D — commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 100/100 for the 2023 performance year, compared with the national average of 83.1.

Addiction Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician is a narrow specialty nationwide, with 321 enrolled providers across 44 states and an average of 959 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist — always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.

Practice Address

88 WASHINGTON ST
TAUNTON, MA 02780

Provider Details

NPI 1982694972
Specialty Addiction Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician
Credentials MD
Gender Female
NPI Issued 10/21/2005

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

100
Final Score
Avg: 83.1
100
Promoting Interoperability

Reporting: Group practice

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where LAURINE THORNTON, MD bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" — a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

STURDY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC
ATTLEBORO, MA

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

Industry payments received (2024) — CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for LAURINE THORNTON, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$16

Largest payer

Genentech USA, Inc.

Most common payment type

Food and Beverage

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias — they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

License & disciplinary context — Massachusetts BORIM 2023 annual report

Aggregate state board data only — NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~38K Massachusetts medical licensees in 2023 — they are NOT specific to LAURINE THORNTON, MD. To verify LAURINE THORNTON, MD's current license status, search the BORIM public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.

80
Total board actions, Massachusetts 2023
Across 78 cases
2.11
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Massachusetts statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
29 cases

BORIM publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Massachusetts disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.

Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical

LAURINE THORNTON, MD — brand share 13.0%
Specialty average (est.)

13% brand-name claims vs 87% generic, on 302 2023 Medicare Part D claims.

The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.

302
Total Claims
$29K
Total Drug Cost
117
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
306
Total Day Supply
3,972
Brand vs Generic
13% brand / 87% generic
Brand Drug Cost
$12K
Generic Drug Cost
$17K
Antibiotic Claims
42

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
63.0 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.34
Gender Split
61% female / 39% male
Age Distribution
<65: 57, 65-74: 29, 75-84: N/A, 85+: N/A

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

Drug Claims
Buprenorphine-Naloxone
Buprenorphine Hcl/Naloxone Hcl
86
Ibuprofen
27
Doxycycline Monohydrate
22
Suboxone
Buprenorphine Hcl/Naloxone Hcl
21
Naltrexone Hcl
11
Prednisone
11

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

Addiction Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician Overview

How LAURINE THORNTON, MD fits within the Addiction Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician landscape nationally.

321
Addiction Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician Providers in US
44
States with Addiction Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician
959
Avg Claims per Provider

LAURINE THORNTON, MD's 302 claims are below the specialty average of 959.

Nearby Addiction Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician Providers in Massachusetts

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Massachusetts, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as THORNTON.

Compare Addiction Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is LAURINE THORNTON, MD's specialty?
LAURINE THORNTON, MD specializes in Addiction Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician and practices in TAUNTON, Massachusetts. Credentials: MD.
How much does LAURINE THORNTON, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2023, LAURINE THORNTON, MD wrote 302 Medicare Part D claims totaling $29K in drug costs for 117 beneficiaries.
What is LAURINE THORNTON, MD's Medicare quality score?
LAURINE THORNTON, MD has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 100/100. The national average MIPS Final Score is 83.1. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is LAURINE THORNTON, MD located?
LAURINE THORNTON, MD is located at 88 WASHINGTON ST, TAUNTON, MA, 02780. Phone: (508) 828-7108.
What is LAURINE THORNTON, MD's NPI number?
LAURINE THORNTON, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982694972, issued on 10/21/2005.
Does LAURINE THORNTON, MD prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs?
LAURINE THORNTON, MD's prescribing is 13% brand-name and 87% generic drugs by claim count, with $12K in brand drug costs.
How many Addiction Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician providers are there in the US?
There are 321 Addiction Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician providers across 44 states in the US. The average Addiction Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician provider writes 959 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does LAURINE THORNTON, MD prescribe most often?
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, LAURINE THORNTON, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Buprenorphine-Naloxone, Ibuprofen, Doxycycline Monohydrate. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does LAURINE THORNTON, MD accept Medicare?
LAURINE THORNTON, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 302 Part D claims and 117 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify LAURINE THORNTON, MD's credentials?
LAURINE THORNTON, MD's NPI is 1982694972 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) — 2023 performance year.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

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