NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Tanner Tod Thornton, PA-C

Physician Assistant · Chandler, AZ

Tanner Tod Thornton, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Chandler, Arizona, and NPI 1972121036, issued on Jul 6, 2020. Check the license (Arizona 8056, as entered in NPPES) with the Arizona board that licenses this profession; 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
1972121036
Name
Tanner Tod Thornton
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
8056 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
725 S Dobson RD Ste 100, Chandler, AZ 85224
Phone
(602) 795-8700
Enumerated
Jul 6, 2020
Record last updated
Oct 16, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(602) 795-8701
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20201021001067); accepts Medicare assignment
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 725 S Dobson RD Ste 100

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

  1. Donald Bernard, D.C., F.I.A.C.AChiropractor1821039082
  2. Catherine Chudzinski, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1225681935
  3. Sherri Dille, PA-CPhysician Assistant1073841466
  4. Brooklyn Hilderbrand, FNP-CPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1326990011
  5. Lorie Matthews, MSN,ARNP, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1194238345
  6. Jessica Moran, FNP-CBFamily Nurse Practitioner1245056167

Verify Tanner Tod Thornton in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arizona board licenses this profession
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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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5.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average physician assistant in 2024

4,561 Medicare Part D claims for 512 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 2,361 claims were for opioids.

  1. Tanner Thornton4,561
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen578 claims
  2. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen494 claims
  3. Gabapentin458 claims
  4. Oxycodone Hcl402 claims
  5. Tizanidine Hcl265 claims
  6. Morphine Sulfate Er191 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: $1,909.38

119 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Tanner Thornton$1,909.38
  2. Specialty average$841.65

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. Arizona Spine And Pain Specialists LLCGlendale, AZ

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

Tanner Tod Thornton among 3,666 physician assistant records in Arizona

Tanner Tod Thornton, PA-C is one of 3,666 physician assistant records with a practice address in Arizona. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 59% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 59% of these records are older, 36% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated2020 · median 2018 among the 2,207 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 35% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

148 physician assistant records list a practice address in Chandler

They are 148 of the 5,497 NPPES records with a practice address in Chandler, and 3,666 physician assistant records in Arizona.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Joan Altman, PACChandler, AZ 852241134239080
  2. Molly Cerniglia, PAChandler, AZ 852241679578991
  3. Jennifer Dechant, P.A.Chandler, AZ 852241578500179
  4. Sylvia Dory, PAChandler, AZ 852241053346650
  5. Jonathan Giali, P.A.Chandler, AZ 852241114972122
  6. Tina Horton, PA-CChandler, AZ 852241467456418
  7. George Hutson, PACChandler, AZ 852241558456756
  8. James Jarvise, P.A.-C.Chandler, AZ 852241316940356

Common questions

What is Tanner Tod Thornton, PA-C's NPI number?

Tanner Tod Thornton, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972121036, issued on Jul 6, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Tanner Tod Thornton, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 725 S Dobson RD Ste 100, Chandler, AZ, 85224. Phone: (602) 795-8700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Tanner Tod Thornton, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists Arizona license number 8056, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Tanner Tod Thornton, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Tanner Tod Thornton, PA-C had 4,561 Medicare Part D claims for 512 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Tanner Tod Thornton, PA-C'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.