Michael Don Thornton, D.M.D
General Practice Dentistry · Gainesville, GA
Michael Don Thornton, D.M.D is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in Gainesville, Georgia, and NPI 1548329600, issued on Dec 6, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 8456, as entered in NPPES) with the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Don Thornton
- Credential
- D.M.D
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
- License number
- 8456 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 689 Medical Park LN, Gainesville, GA 30501
- Phone
- (770) 534-4565
- Enumerated
- Dec 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (770) 532-2153
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael Don Thornton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Georgia board licenses this profession
Search for license 8456Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
30% more Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice dentistry in 2024
108 Medicare Part D claims for 64 beneficiaries, against an average of 83 among the 70,290 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin76 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.
Michael Don Thornton among 3,145 general practice dentistry records in Georgia
Michael Don Thornton, D.M.D is one of 3,145 general practice dentistry records with a practice address in Georgia. 67% 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 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 66% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 71% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1223G0001X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
45 general practice dentistry records list a practice address in Gainesville
They are 45 of the 2,998 NPPES records with a practice address in Gainesville, and 3,145 general practice dentistry records in Georgia.
All 3,145 in Georgia → Every provider in Gainesville → General Practice Dentistry nationwide →
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- Benjamin Hawkins, DMDGainesville, GA 305011710085618
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Common questions
What is Michael Don Thornton, D.M.D's NPI number?
Michael Don Thornton, D.M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548329600, issued on Dec 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Don Thornton, D.M.D located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 689 Medical Park LN, Gainesville, GA, 30501. Phone: (770) 534-4565. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Don Thornton, D.M.D's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 8456, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Michael Don Thornton, D.M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Don Thornton, D.M.D had 108 Medicare Part D claims for 64 beneficiaries; the average among general practice dentistry prescribers was 83. 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.