NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Lee Thurston, MD

Hospitalist Physician · Prescott, AZ

Lee Thurston, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Prescott, Arizona, and NPI 1811956436, issued on Mar 22, 2006. Check the license (Arizona 20175, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1811956436
Name
Lee Thurston
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
20175 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1003 Willow Creek Road, Prescott, AZ 86301
Phone
(928) 771-5487
Enumerated
Mar 22, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 6, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(928) 771-5471
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20031120000186); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School, 1987
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 1003 Willow Creek Road

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

  1. Kamala Boast, D.O.Internal Medicine Physician1639219520
  2. Kyle Carter, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1104800861
  3. Syamala Darira, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1780784710
  4. William Gallimore, D.O.Hospitalist Physician1376721316

Verify Lee Thurston in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
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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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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Naz Hospitalists IncPrescott, AZ

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

Lee Thurston among 775 hospitalist physician records in Arizona

Lee Thurston, MD is one of 775 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 88% 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 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 79% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • Graduated1987 · median 2011 among the 618 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 43% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospitalist Physician providers in Arizona

There are 775 hospitalist physician records in Arizona.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Zeeshan Babar, M.D.Prescott, AZ 863011164884375
  2. Albert Caccavale, DOPrescott, AZ 863011780670513
  3. Robyn Chase, DOPrescott, AZ 863011093911760
  4. William Gallimore, D.O.Prescott, AZ 863011376721316
  5. David Merrill, D.O.Prescott, AZ 863011306266796
  6. Timothy Missey, D.O.Prescott, AZ 863011144548785
  7. Larry Owens, M.D.Prescott, AZ 863011124069380
  8. Trent Peterson, DOPrescott, AZ 863011689163180

Common questions

What is Lee Thurston, MD's NPI number?

Lee Thurston, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811956436, issued on Mar 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Lee Thurston, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1003 Willow Creek Road, Prescott, AZ, 86301. Phone: (928) 771-5487. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Lee Thurston, MD's license?

NPPES lists Arizona license number 20175, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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.