Sarah E. Thornton, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Philadelphia, PA
Sarah E. Thornton, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1316393994, issued on May 12, 2016. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD470397, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sarah E. Thornton
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- MD470397 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 840 Walnut St Ste 930, Philadelphia, PA 19107
- Phone
- (215) 928-3130
- Enumerated
- May 12, 2016
- Record last updated
- Aug 3, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (215) 592-1923
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200609000343); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Jefferson Medical College Of Thomas Jefferson University, 2016
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 840 Walnut St Ste 930
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Sarah E. Thornton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD470397Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
78% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
341 Medicare Part D claims for 126 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone118 claims
- Pyridostigmine Bromide63 claims
- Famotidine33 claims
- Latanoprost33 claims
- Acetazolamide Er18 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol14 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): 88.3 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: $383.93
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Wills Eye Ophthalmology Clinic, IncPhiladelphia, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 1,088 ophthalmology physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 1,088 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Philadelphia →
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Common questions
What is Sarah E. Thornton, M.D.'s NPI number?
Sarah E. Thornton, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316393994, issued on May 12, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sarah E. Thornton, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 840 Walnut St Ste 930, Philadelphia, PA, 19107. Phone: (215) 928-3130. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sarah E. Thornton, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD470397, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Sarah E. Thornton, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sarah E. Thornton, M.D. had 341 Medicare Part D claims for 126 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Sarah E. Thornton, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88.3 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.