NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Marsha Thigpen, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Port Arthur, TX

Marsha Thigpen, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Port Arthur, Texas, and NPI 1518047000, issued on Oct 17, 2006. Check the license (Texas H1224, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1518047000
Name
Marsha Thigpen
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
H1224 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2548 Memorial Blvd, Port Arthur, TX 77640
Phone
(409) 983-1161
Enumerated
Oct 17, 2006
Record last updated
Aug 4, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(409) 983-2046
Medicaid ID
1372864-07 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100128000790); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Temple University School Of Medicine, 1983
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 2548 Memorial Blvd

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

  1. Haya Alani, DDSDentist1679458590
  2. Yoshande AlexanderSocial Worker1548089089
  3. Shahnaz Ali, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1851479117
  4. April Allen, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1376131623
  5. Maia AntoineFamily Nurse Practitioner1326496258
  6. Cynthia Arceneaux, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1861989949

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas 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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2% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

3,234 Medicare Part D claims for 358 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 261 claims were for opioids.

  1. Marsha Thigpen3,234
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate132 claims
  2. Gabapentin129 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium128 claims
  4. Tramadol Hcl119 claims
  5. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen118 claims
  6. Alprazolam111 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $188.65

5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Gilead Sciences, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Marsha Thigpen$188.65
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

  1. Gulf Coast Health Center IncPort Arthur, TX

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

Marsha Thigpen among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas

Marsha Thigpen, M.D. is one of 9,175 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 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 2006, is newer than 9% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated1983 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2011 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

8 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Port Arthur

They are 8 of the 462 NPPES records with a practice address in Port Arthur, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Shahnaz Ali, M.D.Port Arthur, TX 776401851479117
  2. James Shepherd, M.D.Port Arthur, TX 776401700067915
  3. Oscar Enriquez, MDPort Arthur, TX 776421487737219
  4. Anthony Gambrah Sampaney, MD. FACPPort Arthur, TX 776421891787115
  5. Samreen Khuwaja, M.DPort Arthur, TX 776421033640909
  6. Luis MedinaPort Arthur, TX 776421164418752
  7. Prasada Nalluri, M.D.Port Arthur, TX 776421982600227
  8. Marian Chen-Hah, MDOrange, TX 776301407963317

Common questions

What is Marsha Thigpen, M.D.'s NPI number?

Marsha Thigpen, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518047000, issued on Oct 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Marsha Thigpen, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2548 Memorial Blvd, Port Arthur, TX, 77640. Phone: (409) 983-1161. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Marsha Thigpen, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number H1224, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Marsha Thigpen, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Marsha Thigpen, M.D. had 3,234 Medicare Part D claims for 358 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.