NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Patrice Ann Thornton, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · New Fairfield, CT

Patrice Ann Thornton, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in New Fairfield, Connecticut, and NPI 1205824455, issued on Oct 12, 2005. Check the license (Connecticut 034751, as entered in NPPES) on the Connecticut Medical Examining Board; 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
1205824455
Name
Patrice Ann Thornton
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License numbers
034751 CT
175691 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
New Fairfield Family Practice, New Fairfield, CT 06812
Phone
(203) 746-6000
Enumerated
Oct 12, 2005
Record last updated
Jan 29, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(203) 746-0511
Medicaid ID
01256197 NY
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210621001001); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
New York Medical College, 1987
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 New Fairfield Family Practice

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

  1. Melissa Benedetto, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1558087072

Verify Patrice Ann Thornton in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersConnecticut Medical Examining Board
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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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24% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

3,933 Medicare Part D claims for 383 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 20 claims were for opioids.

  1. Patrice Thornton3,933
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate251 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium221 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium208 claims
  4. Lisinopril181 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium121 claims
  6. Omeprazole112 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Southwestern Vermont Medical Center, IncManchester Center, VT

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

Patrice Ann Thornton among 2,623 internal medicine physician records in Connecticut

Patrice Ann Thornton, MD is one of 2,623 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Connecticut. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 89% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated1987 · median 2004 among the 1,646 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Connecticut practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

6 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in New Fairfield

They are 6 of the 122 NPPES records with a practice address in New Fairfield, and 2,623 internal medicine physician records in Connecticut.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. William Biles, M.D.New Fairfield, CT 068121275557167
  2. Roger Karlin, MDNew Fairfield, CT 068121700894177
  3. Peter Rostenberg, MDNew Fairfield, CT 068121538272117
  4. Dorothy Williams, M.D.New Fairfield, CT 068121962439794
  5. Gary Yacono, M.D.New Fairfield, CT 068121740298322
  6. Michael Gerstenfeld, M.D.Danbury, CT 068111740311208
  7. Sadikshya Bhandari, MDDanbury, CT 068101942995931
  8. Tapasya Bhusal, M.DDanbury, CT 068101427747658

Common questions

What is Patrice Ann Thornton, MD's NPI number?

Patrice Ann Thornton, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205824455, issued on Oct 12, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Patrice Ann Thornton, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at New Fairfield Family Practice, New Fairfield, CT, 06812. Phone: (203) 746-6000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Patrice Ann Thornton, MD's license?

NPPES lists Connecticut license number 034751, as entered by the provider. Search the Connecticut Medical Examining Board at https://www.elicense.ct.gov/Lookup/LicenseLookup.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Patrice Ann Thornton, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Patrice Ann Thornton, MD had 3,933 Medicare Part D claims for 383 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.