Stephen Thurston, P.A.-C
Medical Physician Assistant · Escondido, CA
Stephen Thurston, P.A.-C is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Escondido, California, and NPI 1841616968, issued on Mar 13, 2014. Check the license (California 51431, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Stephen Thurston
- Credential
- P.A.-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
- License number
- 51431 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2185 Citracado Pkwy, Escondido, CA 92029
- Phone
- (442) 281-5000
- Enumerated
- Mar 13, 2014
- Record last updated
- Mar 13, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140513000735); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Stephen Thurston in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 51431Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Scripps HealthLa Jolla, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Stephen Thurston among 3,376 medical physician assistant records in California
Stephen Thurston, P.A.-C is one of 3,376 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in California. 69% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 58% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 58% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 40% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2012 among the 1,347 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AM0700X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Medical Physician Assistant providers in California
There are 3,376 medical physician assistant records in California.
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The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Elizabeth Hartman, PAEscondido, CA 920291033536594
- William Rice, PA-CEscondido, CA 920291205822210
- Laura Albergo, PA-CFallbrook, CA 920281811483258
- Donna BaldwinEscondido, CA 920271649692369
- Johanna Morofski, PAEscondido, CA 920261679874051
- Sharon Robinson, P.A.Escondido, CA 920261700868791
- Robert Allen, PA-CEscondido, CA 920251871914309
- Emily Alvo, PA-CEscondido, CA 920251376276782
Common questions
What is Stephen Thurston, P.A.-C's NPI number?
Stephen Thurston, P.A.-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841616968, issued on Mar 13, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Stephen Thurston, P.A.-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2185 Citracado Pkwy, Escondido, CA, 92029. Phone: (442) 281-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Stephen Thurston, P.A.-C's license?
NPPES lists California license number 51431, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
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.