Monte Alton Thames, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Baton Rouge, LA
Monte Alton Thames, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and NPI 1619160819, issued on Aug 21, 2007. Check the license (Louisiana MD.202214, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Monte Alton Thames
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- MD.202214 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5285 Airline Hwy, Baton Rouge, LA 70805
- Phone
- (225) 358-3940
- Enumerated
- Aug 21, 2007
- Record last updated
- Mar 13, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 1500500 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090304000546); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Monte Alton Thames in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD.202214Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
57% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
98 Medicare Part D claims for 73 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 25 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen19 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): 78.7 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: $18.64
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 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
- Red Stick Emergency Group LLCBaton Rouge, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Monte Alton Thames among 1,000 emergency medicine physician records in Louisiana
Monte Alton Thames, M.D. is one of 1,000 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 87% 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 41% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 41% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2010 among the 653 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
175 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Baton Rouge
They are 175 of the 12,526 NPPES records with a practice address in Baton Rouge, and 1,000 emergency medicine physician records in Louisiana.
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Common questions
What is Monte Alton Thames, M.D.'s NPI number?
Monte Alton Thames, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619160819, issued on Aug 21, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Monte Alton Thames, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5285 Airline Hwy, Baton Rouge, LA, 70805. Phone: (225) 358-3940. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Monte Alton Thames, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number MD.202214, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Monte Alton Thames, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Monte Alton Thames, M.D. had 98 Medicare Part D claims for 73 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Monte Alton Thames, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 78.7 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.