Michele L. Thurston, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Warsaw, IN
Michele L. Thurston, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Warsaw, Indiana, and NPI 1477564789, issued on Aug 11, 2006. Check the license (Indiana 01061461A, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michele L. Thurston
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 01061461A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1355 Mariners Dr, Warsaw, IN 46582
- Phone
- (574) 267-6778
- Enumerated
- Aug 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 17, 2022
- Fax
- (574) 267-3134
- Medicaid IDs
- 200956680 IN
200825560 IN - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051212000221); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Indiana University School Of Medicine, 2004
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1355 Mariners Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Kayla CottrillNurse Practitioner1073992327
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Verify Michele L. Thurston in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Licensing Board of Indiana
Search for license 01061461ACheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
358 Medicare Part D claims for 238 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone55 claims
- Azithromycin38 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa28 claims
- Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro21 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass19 claims
- Cephalexin16 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): 81.2 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Parkview Health System IncHuntington, IN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michele L. Thurston among 3,506 family medicine physician records in Indiana
Michele L. Thurston, MD is one of 3,506 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Indiana. 81% 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 19% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 19% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2005 among the 2,196 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
21 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Warsaw
They are 21 of the 607 NPPES records with a practice address in Warsaw, and 3,506 family medicine physician records in Indiana.
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Common questions
What is Michele L. Thurston, MD's NPI number?
Michele L. Thurston, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477564789, issued on Aug 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michele L. Thurston, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1355 Mariners Dr, Warsaw, IN, 46582. Phone: (574) 267-6778. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michele L. Thurston, MD's license?
NPPES lists Indiana license number 01061461A, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana at https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/physicians-home/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michele L. Thurston, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michele L. Thurston, MD had 358 Medicare Part D claims for 238 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michele L. Thurston, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.2 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.