Nicholas P. Thornton, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Powell, TN
Nicholas P. Thornton, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Powell, Tennessee, and NPI 1831130731, issued on Jun 10, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 37029, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicholas P. Thornton
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 37029 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 201 E Emory RD, Powell, TN 37849
- Phone
- (865) 938-3627
- Enumerated
- Jun 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 27, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 3889692 TN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040628000522); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- East Tennessee State University Quillen College Of Medicine, 2001
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 201 E Emory RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Nicholas P. Thornton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 37029Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
72% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
6,095 Medicare Part D claims for 325 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 129 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium332 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate268 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium265 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium249 claims
- Omeprazole180 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl172 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: $1,377.98
79 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Summit Medical Group, PLLCPowell, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nicholas P. Thornton among 2,674 family medicine physician records in Tennessee
Nicholas P. Thornton, MD is one of 2,674 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 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 17% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2004 among the 1,685 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 54% 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 Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
13 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Powell
They are 13 of the 467 NPPES records with a practice address in Powell, and 2,674 family medicine physician records in Tennessee.
All 2,674 in Tennessee → Every provider in Powell → Family Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ronald Barton, MDPowell, TN 378491083658405
- Andrew Bejarano, DOPowell, TN 378491346207164
- Kathy Chism, MDPowell, TN 378491710929484
- Rhea Dean, MDPowell, TN 378491528002946
- Robert Fehr, MDPowell, TN 378491083659221
- Brad Flaming, MDPowell, TN 378491265474936
- Courtney Halista, M.D.Powell, TN 378491417337965
- Mark Johnson, MDPowell, TN 378491679571715
Common questions
What is Nicholas P. Thornton, MD's NPI number?
Nicholas P. Thornton, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831130731, issued on Jun 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicholas P. Thornton, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 201 E Emory RD, Powell, TN, 37849. Phone: (865) 938-3627. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicholas P. Thornton, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 37029, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nicholas P. Thornton, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicholas P. Thornton, MD had 6,095 Medicare Part D claims for 325 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.