NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Leah Thornton, M.D.

Anesthesiology Physician · Newark, OH

Leah Thornton, M.D. is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Newark, Ohio, and NPI 1518302066, issued on May 9, 2013. Check the license (Ohio 35131550, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1518302066
Name
Leah Thornton
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
License numbers
35131550 OH
3513155 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1320 West Main Street, Newark, OH 43055
Phone
(220) 564-4218
Enumerated
May 9, 2013
Record last updated
Mar 24, 2023
Fax
(220) 564-4217
Medicaid ID
0228879 OH
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170712002961); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Ohio State University College Of Medicine, 2013
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1320 West Main Street

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Abhay Anand, M.D.Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician1083634927
  2. Deforest Brown, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1033484548
  3. Valerie Collins, MDAnesthesiology Physician1467627406
  4. Aruna Gowda, M.D.Hematology & Oncology Physician1407070576
  5. Laraine Kemery, APRN-CNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1952605297
  6. Mindy Labac, MDPediatrics Physician1790951820

Verify Leah Thornton in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 79.4 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score71.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%57.9
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Licking Memorial Health ProfessionalsNewark, OH

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Leah Thornton among 2,068 anesthesiology physician records in Ohio

Leah Thornton, M.D. is one of 2,068 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in Ohio. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 72% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 72% of these records are older, 26% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated2013 · median 2005 among the 1,382 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

21 anesthesiology physician records list a practice address in Newark

They are 21 of the 1,642 NPPES records with a practice address in Newark, and 2,068 anesthesiology physician records in Ohio.

The 8 anesthesiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Valerie Collins, MDNewark, OH 430551467627406
  2. Robert Cooke, M.D.Newark, OH 430551053391375
  3. Maria Defante, M.D.Newark, OH 430551811106289
  4. Paul Del Valle, M.D.Newark, OH 430551003027202
  5. Rr Evans, MDNewark, OH 430551205835261
  6. Ann Govier, MDNewark, OH 430551063411015
  7. Rami Hanna, M.D.Newark, OH 430551821028242
  8. Hsein Hsu, MDNewark, OH 430551942209903

Common questions

What is Leah Thornton, M.D.'s NPI number?

Leah Thornton, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518302066, issued on May 9, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Leah Thornton, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1320 West Main Street, Newark, OH, 43055. Phone: (220) 564-4218. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Leah Thornton, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Ohio license number 35131550, as entered by the provider. Search the State Medical Board of Ohio at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is Leah Thornton, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.4 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.