Lora Thomas, MD
Infectious Disease Physician · Nashville, TN
Lora Thomas, MD is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1215084108, issued on Jan 4, 2007. Check the license (Tennessee MD0000041841, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lora Thomas
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License number
- MD0000041841 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1161 21St Ave S, Nashville, TN 37232
- Phone
- (615) 322-2035
- Enumerated
- Jan 4, 2007
- Record last updated
- Mar 14, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220505001043); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lora Thomas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD0000041841Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
103 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of 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): 76.2 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: $62.86
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 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
- Mcv Associated PhysiciansRichmond, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lora Thomas among 194 infectious disease physician records in Tennessee
Lora Thomas, MD is one of 194 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 45% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 45% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2005 among the 145 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 32% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 194 infectious disease physician records in Tennessee.
All 194 in Tennessee → Every provider in Nashville → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Timothy Cover, MDNashville, TN 372321013016443
- John Dummer, MDNashville, TN 372321033218466
- David Gregory, MDNashville, TN 372321154356566
- David Haas, MDNashville, TN 372321134211543
- Allen Kaiser, MDNashville, TN 372321922190347
- Douglas Kernodle, MDNashville, TN 372321184722035
- Robert Latham, MDNashville, TN 372321386672335
- Catherine McGowan, MDNashville, TN 372321205819695
Common questions
What is Lora Thomas, MD's NPI number?
Lora Thomas, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215084108, issued on Jan 4, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lora Thomas, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1161 21St Ave S, Nashville, TN, 37232. Phone: (615) 322-2035. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lora Thomas, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number MD0000041841, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Lora Thomas, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lora Thomas, MD had 103 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Lora Thomas, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.2 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.