Lee Kinsey Thornton, M.D.
Specialist · Meridian, MS
Lee Kinsey Thornton, M.D. is a specialist with a practice address in Meridian, Mississippi, and NPI 1043318280, issued on Sep 20, 2006. Check the license (Mississippi 15860, as entered in NPPES) with the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lee Kinsey Thornton
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- 15860 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5002 Highway 39 N Bldg C, Meridian, MS 39301
- Phone
- (601) 693-7742
- Enumerated
- Sep 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 12, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (601) 693-7758
- Medicaid ID
- 00120287 MS
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081006000623); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tulane University School Of Medicine, 1990
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5002 Highway 39 N Bldg C
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Melissa Rogers, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1134424385
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Verify Lee Kinsey Thornton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Mississippi board licenses this profession
Search for license 15860Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
65% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
488 Medicare Part D claims for 243 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims. 190 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Acetaminophen-Codeine93 claims
- Tramadol Hcl79 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate57 claims
- Mupirocin57 claims
- Promethazine Hcl28 claims
- Ondansetron Odt20 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): 84.5 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: $11,991.71
15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was ConvaTec Inc. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 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
- Meridian Plastic Surgery PAMeridian, MS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lee Kinsey Thornton among 220 specialist records in Mississippi
Lee Kinsey Thornton, M.D. is one of 220 specialist records with a practice address in Mississippi. 36% 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 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 36% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 27% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 1991 among the 60 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 89% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Specialist providers in Mississippi
There are 220 specialist records in Mississippi.
All 220 in Mississippi → Every provider in Meridian → Specialist nationwide →
The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Berg, M.D.Meridian, MS 393011114901063
- Donald Davis, M.D.Meridian, MS 393011306819297
- Woody Davis, M.D.Meridian, MS 393011154423804
- Mark Elliott, MDMeridian, MS 393011184724718
- Benjamin Box, M.D.Meridian, MS 393051952504623
- Lekeycha Barnes, PTByram, MS 392721356723324
- Ashley Bullock, OTByram, MS 392721215354998
- Stephanie Campbell, OTByram, MS 392721891105755
Common questions
What is Lee Kinsey Thornton, M.D.'s NPI number?
Lee Kinsey Thornton, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043318280, issued on Sep 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lee Kinsey Thornton, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5002 Highway 39 N Bldg C, Meridian, MS, 39301. Phone: (601) 693-7742. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lee Kinsey Thornton, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number 15860, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Lee Kinsey Thornton, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lee Kinsey Thornton, M.D. had 488 Medicare Part D claims for 243 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Lee Kinsey Thornton, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.5 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.