2026 NPPES data Neuro-ophthalmology Physician NPI 1316393994 M.D.
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SARAH THORNTON, M.D.

Neuro-ophthalmology Physician in PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania. CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System profile including specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare prescribing data when reported.

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Prescribing volume
272
Medicare Part D claims · 89 beneficiaries · Neuro-ophthalmology Physician avg: 419
Generic prescribing
94%
generic claims · 6% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
88.3352/100
▲ 5 pts above national avg 83.1 · [object Object]
Industry payments
$383.93
12 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)

What the federal data shows

SARAH THORNTON, M.D. reported a CMS MIPS final score of 88.3352/100 — above the 83.1 national average — and filed 272 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.

88.3352/100
MIPS score · +5 vs avg
272
Part D claims, 2023
94%
generic prescribing
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) — no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

SARAH THORNTON, M.D.'s MIPS score vs every scored U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023 — the federal quality measure

88 Top 44% higher than 56% of 477,587 scored providers

0–10: 8,684 scored providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 20–30: 3,069 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 30–40: 2,746 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 40–50: 2,928 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,882 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 60–70: 13,906 scored providers (3%). Below this entry. 70–80: 118,074 scored providers (25%). Below this entry. 80–90: 129,887 scored providers (27%). This entry sits in this band. 90–100: 189,403 scored providers (40%). Above this entry. This provider 0 100 every MIPS-scored clinician, bucketed by value

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Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Board certification likely (heuristic — not verified)

SARAH THORNTON, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation — signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about SARAH THORNTON, M.D.?

High performer (top quartile)

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 05/12/2016

NPI 1316393994

Primary specialty

Neuro-ophthalmology Physician

Rare

128 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

272 35% vs specialty avg

2023 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 419

MIPS final score

88.3352/100 5.235200000000006% pts

Above neutral band

vs 83.1 national avg

Specialty distribution in Pennsylvania

How Neuro-ophthalmology Physician compares to other specialties among Pennsylvania providers

Pennsylvania providers

Neuro-ophthalmology Physician share within Pennsylvania

1. Neuro-ophthalmology Physician42%2. Internal medicine21%3. Family medicine17%4. Surgical12%5. Pediatric8%
Neuro-ophthalmology Physician share within Pennsylvania

Medicare quality performance — MIPS

SARAH THORNTON, M.D.'s 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Neuro-ophthalmology Physician national average

High performer (top quartile)
MIPS Final Score
88.3352/100
vs 83.1 national avg · 2023 performance year

MIPS final score (Neuro-ophthalmology Physician) — 88.3352/100 vs national avg 83.1

0%100%National avg83%88.3%
MIPS final score (Neuro-ophthalmology Physician) — 88.3352/100 vs national avg 83.1

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

SARAH THORNTON, M.D. appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Neuro-ophthalmology Physician provider holding M.D. credentials at 840 WALNUT ST STE 930, PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19107, with a listed phone of (215) 928-3130. NPI 1316393994 was issued on 05/12/2016. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what THORNTON most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.

Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 272 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 89 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $14K in drug spend, split 6% brand-name and 94% generic by claim count. These figures capture only Medicare Part D — commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 88.3352/100 for the 2023 performance year (Quality 91.6742, Cost 69.443), compared with the national average of 83.1.

Neuro-ophthalmology Physician is a narrow specialty nationwide, with 128 enrolled providers across 34 states and an average of 419 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist — always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.

Practice Address

840 WALNUT ST STE 930
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19107

Provider Details

NPI 1316393994
Specialty Neuro-ophthalmology Physician
Credentials M.D.
Gender Female
NPI Issued 05/12/2016

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

88.3352
Final Score
Avg: 83.1
91.6742
Quality
69.443
Cost
100
Promoting Interoperability

Reporting: Group practice

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where SARAH THORNTON, M.D. bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" — a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

WILLS EYE OPHTHALMOLOGY CLINIC, INC
PHILADELPHIA, PA

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

Industry payments received (2024) — CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for SARAH THORNTON, M.D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$384

Largest payer

Amgen Inc.

Most common payment type

Food and Beverage

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias — they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

License & disciplinary context — Pennsylvania PA-BOM 2023 annual report

Aggregate state board data only — NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~45K Pennsylvania medical licensees in 2023 — they are NOT specific to SARAH THORNTON, M.D.. To verify SARAH THORNTON, M.D.'s current license status, search the PA-BOM public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.

133
Total board actions, Pennsylvania 2023
Across 129 cases
2.96
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Pennsylvania statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
48 cases

PA-BOM publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Pennsylvania disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.

Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Generic-heavy

SARAH THORNTON, M.D. — brand share 6.0%
Specialty average (est.)

6% brand-name claims vs 94% generic, on 272 2023 Medicare Part D claims.

The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.

272
Total Claims
$14K
Total Drug Cost
89
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
534
Total Day Supply
15,362
Brand vs Generic
6% brand / 94% generic
Brand Drug Cost
$687
Generic Drug Cost
$13K

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
71.3 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.14
Gender Split
61% female / 39% male

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What SARAH THORNTON, M.D. prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2023
Drug Claims
Prednisone
100
Latanoprost
56
Pyridostigmine Bromide
27
Famotidine
20
Acetazolamide Er
Acetazolamide
15

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

Neuro-ophthalmology Physician Overview

How SARAH THORNTON, M.D. fits within the Neuro-ophthalmology Physician landscape nationally.

128
Neuro-ophthalmology Physician Providers in US
34
States with Neuro-ophthalmology Physician
419
Avg Claims per Provider

SARAH THORNTON, M.D.'s 272 claims are below the specialty average of 419.

Nearby Neuro-ophthalmology Physician Providers in Pennsylvania

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Pennsylvania, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as THORNTON.

Compare Neuro-ophthalmology Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is SARAH THORNTON, M.D.'s specialty?
SARAH THORNTON, M.D. specializes in Neuro-ophthalmology Physician and practices in PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania. Credentials: M.D..
How much does SARAH THORNTON, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2023, SARAH THORNTON, M.D. wrote 272 Medicare Part D claims totaling $14K in drug costs for 89 beneficiaries.
What is SARAH THORNTON, M.D.'s Medicare quality score?
SARAH THORNTON, M.D. has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 88.3352/100 (Quality: 91.6742, Cost: 69.443). The national average MIPS Final Score is 83.1. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is SARAH THORNTON, M.D. located?
SARAH THORNTON, M.D. is located at 840 WALNUT ST STE 930, PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19107. Phone: (215) 928-3130.
What is SARAH THORNTON, M.D.'s NPI number?
SARAH THORNTON, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316393994, issued on 05/12/2016.
Does SARAH THORNTON, M.D. prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs?
SARAH THORNTON, M.D.'s prescribing is 6% brand-name and 94% generic drugs by claim count, with $687 in brand drug costs.
How many Neuro-ophthalmology Physician providers are there in the US?
There are 128 Neuro-ophthalmology Physician providers across 34 states in the US. The average Neuro-ophthalmology Physician provider writes 419 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does SARAH THORNTON, M.D. prescribe most often?
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, SARAH THORNTON, M.D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Prednisone, Latanoprost, Pyridostigmine Bromide. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does SARAH THORNTON, M.D. accept Medicare?
SARAH THORNTON, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 272 Part D claims and 89 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify SARAH THORNTON, M.D.'s credentials?
SARAH THORNTON, M.D.'s NPI is 1316393994 with credentials M.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) — 2023 performance year.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

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