NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melvin Delaine Thornbury, M.D.

Obstetrics Physician · Albertville, AL

Melvin Delaine Thornbury, M.D. is an obstetrics physician with a practice address in Albertville, Alabama, and NPI 1386683902, issued on Jun 6, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 14828, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; 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
1386683902
Name
Melvin Delaine Thornbury
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Obstetrics Physician 207VX0000X
License number
14828 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
431 N Carlisle St, Albertville, AL 35950
Phone
(256) 840-4520
Enumerated
Jun 6, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 27, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(256) 840-4527
Medicaid ID
51550422 AL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20111115000552); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 1988
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 431 N Carlisle St

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

  1. Allison Glassco, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1447701560
  2. Morgan Goss, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1386908713
  3. Tisha Griffin, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1619177516
  4. Linda Jeffreys, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1235670985

Verify Melvin Delaine Thornbury in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
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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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2.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average obstetrics physician in 2024

561 Medicare Part D claims for 139 beneficiaries, against an average of 218 among the 863 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 29% of claims.

  1. Melvin Thornbury561
  2. Specialty average218

Most prescribed

  1. Estradiol149 claims
  2. Myrbetriq86 claims
  3. Raloxifene Hcl36 claims
  4. Premarin29 claims
  5. Progesterone25 claims
  6. Zolpidem Tartrate22 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: $302.34

15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US Inc. The 679 providers of this specialty with any payment received $826.19 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Melvin Thornbury$302.34
  2. Specialty average$826.19

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. Melvin D Thornbury JR MD PCAlbertville, AL

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

Melvin Delaine Thornbury among 14 obstetrics physician records in Alabama

Melvin Delaine Thornbury, M.D. is one of 14 obstetrics physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 100% 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 7% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 57% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 100% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 100% of these records are
  • Graduated1988 · median 1997 among the 14 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2017 · 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 207VX0000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Obstetrics Physician providers in Alabama

There are 14 obstetrics physician records in Alabama.

The 8 obstetrics physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Eric Tallent, MDHuntsville, AL 358011801883715
  2. Valerie Waddell, M.D.Montgomery, AL 361171598973612
  3. Julie Sawyer, DOMadison, AL 357581043898216
  4. Lisa Christian, MDSheffield, AL 356601467405787
  5. Steven Snyder, MDSheffield, AL 356601285894618
  6. Kenneth Farmer, M.D.Dothan, AL 363011962458380
  7. Alison Hollis, DOFairhope, AL 365321215499876
  8. Felicia Beth Stella, M.D.Mobile, AL 366081689863938

Common questions

What is Melvin Delaine Thornbury, M.D.'s NPI number?

Melvin Delaine Thornbury, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386683902, issued on Jun 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melvin Delaine Thornbury, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 431 N Carlisle St, Albertville, AL, 35950. Phone: (256) 840-4520. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melvin Delaine Thornbury, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number 14828, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Melvin Delaine Thornbury, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Melvin Delaine Thornbury, M.D. had 561 Medicare Part D claims for 139 beneficiaries; the average among obstetrics physician prescribers was 218. 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.