NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Robert Dean Thurston

Internal Medicine Physician · East Liverpool, OH

Robert Dean Thurston is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in East Liverpool, Ohio, and NPI 1437507951, issued on May 25, 2016. Check the license on the State Medical Board of Ohio; 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
1437507951
Name
Robert Dean Thurston
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
S3759 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
425 W 5TH St, East Liverpool, OH 43920
Phone
(330) 385-7200
Enumerated
May 25, 2016
Record last updated
Nov 20, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20191203001915); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Arizona College Of Osteopathic Medicine Mid Western University, 2016
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 425 W 5TH St

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

  1. Laana Abdulla, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1265011449
  2. Prince Adomako, MDInternal Medicine Physician1073179305
  3. Brenda AkersPhysical Therapy Assistant1548049620
  4. Rondel Armour-Jones, DPMStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1578350955
  5. Rayan Aryana, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1083466759
  6. Grace Evangeline Baratam, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1982457453

Verify Robert Dean Thurston in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of OhioCheck the board
  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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96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

123 Medicare Part D claims for 72 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 15 claims were for opioids.

  1. Robert Thurston123
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen15 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. North Texas Physician Services, PLLCSulphur Springs, TX

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

Robert Dean Thurston among 5,277 internal medicine physician records in Ohio

Robert Dean Thurston is one of 5,277 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Ohio. 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 2016, is newer than 73% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 73% of these records are older, 24% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2006 among the 3,414 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 58% 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 Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

24 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in East Liverpool

They are 24 of the 513 NPPES records with a practice address in East Liverpool, and 5,277 internal medicine physician records in Ohio.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kamlesh Aggarwal, MDE Liverpool, OH 439201861413627
  2. Clement Cahall, M.D.East Liverpool, OH 439201831172048
  3. Najeed Fazal, M.D.East Liverpool, OH 439201427069814
  4. Derek Harshaw, D.OEast Liverpool, OH 439201588010649
  5. Karl Hedderich, D.O.East Liverpool, OH 439201477964781
  6. Jean Holdren, DO PCEast Liverpool, OH 439201588675631
  7. Mumtaz Husain, MDEast Liverpool, OH 439201295751113
  8. Luke Joseph, D.O.East Liverpool, OH 439201760823587

Common questions

What is Robert Dean Thurston's NPI number?

Robert Dean Thurston's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437507951, issued on May 25, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Robert Dean Thurston located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 425 W 5TH St, East Liverpool, OH, 43920. Phone: (330) 385-7200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Robert Dean Thurston's license?

Search the State Medical Board of Ohio at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Robert Dean Thurston prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Robert Dean Thurston had 123 Medicare Part D claims for 72 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Robert Dean Thurston'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.