Rian Kenneth Thornton
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner · Weaverville, NC
Rian Kenneth Thornton is an acute care nurse practitioner with a practice address in Weaverville, North Carolina, and NPI 1255975389, issued on Nov 1, 2019. Check the license (North Carolina 5012630, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rian Kenneth Thornton
- Primary taxonomy
- Acute Care Nurse Practitioner 363LA2100X
- License number
- 5012630 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 179 N Buncombe School RD Ste 102, Weaverville, NC 28787
- Phone
- (828) 645-3100
- Enumerated
- Nov 1, 2019
- Record last updated
- Oct 3, 2023
- Fax
- (828) 658-3254
- Medicaid ID
- EIN NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200327002987); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 179 N Buncombe School RD Ste 102
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jaclyn Sutton, AGACNP, DNPNurse Practitioner1871108738
Verify Rian Kenneth Thornton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 5012630Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
10% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average acute care nurse practitioner in 2024
534 Medicare Part D claims for 119 beneficiaries, against an average of 594 among the 13,133 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 35% of claims. 13 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis58 claims
- Anastrozole52 claims
- Hydroxyurea44 claims
- Xarelto39 claims
- Revlimid36 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl19 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): 100 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: $1,496.17
35 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Biotech, Inc. The 10,984 providers of this specialty with any payment received $647.94 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 2 group practices
- East Jefferson Physicians Group LLCMetairie, LA
- Fletcher Hospital IncWeaverville, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Rian Kenneth Thornton among 500 acute care nurse practitioner records in North Carolina
Rian Kenneth Thornton is one of 500 acute care nurse practitioner records with a practice address in North Carolina. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 39% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 39% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2020 among the 385 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 33% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LA2100X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner providers in North Carolina
There are 500 acute care nurse practitioner records in North Carolina.
All 500 in North Carolina → Every provider in Weaverville → Acute Care Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 acute care nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Elizabeth Andrews, MSN, ARNP-BC, ACNP,GWaynesville, NC 287861538161542
- Lindsey Castagna, ACNPHendersonville, NC 287921639512767
- Lillian BairdSylva, NC 287791457981342
- Tiffany Councill, ACNP-BCSylva, NC 287791801031109
- Ricardo Perea, ANPSylva, NC 287791083058770
- Elizabeth Brown, NPAsheville, NC 288011255478327
- Ashley Rieger, AG-ACNPAsheville, NC 288011356776058
- Susan Walker, NPAsheville, NC 288011255574455
Common questions
What is Rian Kenneth Thornton's NPI number?
Rian Kenneth Thornton's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255975389, issued on Nov 1, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rian Kenneth Thornton located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 179 N Buncombe School RD Ste 102, Weaverville, NC, 28787. Phone: (828) 645-3100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rian Kenneth Thornton's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 5012630, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Rian Kenneth Thornton prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rian Kenneth Thornton had 534 Medicare Part D claims for 119 beneficiaries; the average among acute care nurse practitioner prescribers was 594. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Rian Kenneth Thornton's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.