NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Richard Justin Thoms, M.D.

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Niantic, CT

Richard Justin Thoms, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Niantic, Connecticut, and NPI 1194987883, issued on Jun 25, 2008. Check the license (Connecticut 047870, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1194987883
Name
Richard Justin Thoms
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
047870 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
11 Industrial Park RD, Niantic, CT 06357
Phone
(860) 889-7345
Enumerated
Jun 25, 2008
Record last updated
Apr 28, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090925000279); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Js Weill Medical College, Cornell University, 2003
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 11 Industrial Park RD

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

  1. Agnes Dardas, MD, MSCOrthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician1326572918
  2. Ashley JamesAthletic Trainer1003372103
  3. Steven Wei, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1225067895

Verify Richard Justin Thoms 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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23% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

424 Medicare Part D claims for 231 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims. 36 claims were for opioids.

  1. Richard Thoms424
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Amoxicillin117 claims
  2. Meloxicam49 claims
  3. Methylprednisolone38 claims
  4. Celecoxib36 claims
  5. Baclofen23 claims
  6. Clindamycin Hcl22 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $2,036.86

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was consulting fee; the largest payer was Medacta USA, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Richard Thoms$2,037
  2. Specialty average$23,023

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

  1. Norwich Orthopedic Group PCNorth Franklin, CT

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

5 orthopaedic surgery physician records list a practice address in Niantic

They are 5 of the 119 NPPES records with a practice address in Niantic, and 348 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Connecticut.

Other orthopaedic surgery physician records in Connecticut

  1. Kenneth Alleyne, MDSouth Windsor, CT1316991136
  2. Mark Altman, M.D.Hamden, CT1689652711
  3. Kelms Amoo-Achampong, MDFairfield, CT1215461736
  4. Kenoma Anighoro, M.D.Branford, CT1881088177
  5. Christopher Antonacci, MD, MPHFarmington, CT1073192662
  6. Abiola Atanda, M.DDanbury, CT1477814671
  7. John Awad, MDFairfield, CT1447280052
  8. John Axline, M.D.Fairfield, CT1972650281
  9. Alfredo Axtmayer, MDWallingford, CT1598747602
  10. Sarah Ballatori, MDNew Haven, CT1366002438

Common questions

What is Richard Justin Thoms, M.D.'s NPI number?

Richard Justin Thoms, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194987883, issued on Jun 25, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Richard Justin Thoms, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11 Industrial Park RD, Niantic, CT, 06357. Phone: (860) 889-7345. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Richard Justin Thoms, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Connecticut license number 047870, 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 Richard Justin Thoms, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Richard Justin Thoms, M.D. had 424 Medicare Part D claims for 231 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Richard Justin Thoms, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.