Thornton Sterling McKinney, M.D.
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician · Columbia, SC
Thornton Sterling McKinney, M.D. is a child & adolescent psychiatry physician with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1871579573, issued on Dec 15, 2005. Check the license (South Carolina 20686, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thornton Sterling McKinney
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician 2084P0804X
- License numbers
- 20686 SC
D0058432 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1919 Gadsden St, Columbia, SC 29201
- Phone
- (803) 779-5356
- Enumerated
- Dec 15, 2005
- Record last updated
- Dec 18, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (803) 779-2135
- Medicaid ID
- 206869 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20071024000228); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest child & adolescent psychiatry physician records → All 98 in South Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1919 Gadsden St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Shirley Furtick, LISW, AP-CPClinical Social Worker1073811535
- Donald Gidney, LISW-CP, LCSW, LCASClinical Social Worker1891082418
Verify Thornton Sterling McKinney in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 20686Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% more Medicare Part D claims than the average child & adolescent psychiatry physician in 2024
922 Medicare Part D claims for 43 beneficiaries, against an average of 504 among the 3,545 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clonazepam70 claims
- Alprazolam64 claims
- Bupropion Xl58 claims
- Trazodone Hcl49 claims
- Aripiprazole48 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl45 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.
Thornton Sterling McKinney among 98 child & adolescent psychiatry physician records in South Carolina
Thornton Sterling McKinney, M.D. is one of 98 child & adolescent psychiatry physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 96% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 49% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2003 among the 48 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0804X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician providers in South Carolina
There are 98 child & adolescent psychiatry physician records in South Carolina.
All 98 in South Carolina → Every provider in Columbia → Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 child & adolescent psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Isabella Adjinah, D.O.Columbia, SC 292011710242151
- Don Dubose, M.D.Columbia, SC 292011336313329
- Megan Howard, M.D.Columbia, SC 292011518003821
- Sehar Lalani, MDColumbia, SC 292011033799648
- Herbert Spencer, M.D.Columbia, SC 292011043308356
- Shalika Whig, M.D.Columbia, SC 292011174904346
- John Bragg, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031790746584
- Lisa Bryant, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031821065921
Common questions
What is Thornton Sterling McKinney, M.D.'s NPI number?
Thornton Sterling McKinney, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871579573, issued on Dec 15, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thornton Sterling McKinney, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1919 Gadsden St, Columbia, SC, 29201. Phone: (803) 779-5356. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thornton Sterling McKinney, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 20686, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Thornton Sterling McKinney, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thornton Sterling McKinney, M.D. had 922 Medicare Part D claims for 43 beneficiaries; the average among child & adolescent psychiatry physician prescribers was 504. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions 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.