William L. Thornson, PA-C
Medical Physician Assistant · New Bedford, MA
William L. Thornson, PA-C is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in New Bedford, Massachusetts, and NPI 1750369278, issued on Jan 4, 2006. Check the license (Massachusetts 288572, as entered in NPPES) with the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William L. Thornson
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
- License number
- 288572 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 890 Brock Ave, New Bedford, MA 02744
- Phone
- (508) 984-5671
- Enumerated
- Jan 4, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 12, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify William L. Thornson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Massachusetts board licenses this profession
Search for license 288572Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
43% more Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024
1,645 Medicare Part D claims for 243 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 170 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Lorazepam93 claims
- Clonazepam75 claims
- Eliquis72 claims
- Warfarin Sodium67 claims
- Tramadol Hcl63 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium51 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 12.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $167.45
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Revance Therapeutics, Inc. The 16,165 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,055.00 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.
William L. Thornson among 886 medical physician assistant records in Massachusetts
William L. Thornson, PA-C is one of 886 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 78% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
- Record last updated2008 · 53% 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 Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts
There are 886 medical physician assistant records in Massachusetts.
All 886 in Massachusetts → Every provider in New Bedford → Medical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Makenna CamaraNorth Dartmouth, MA 027471275155590
- Qiu Ci Li, PA-CNorth Dartmouth, MA 027471396092698
- Gurleen Mankoo, PADartmouth, MA 027471083021000
- Robert Marcolini, P.A.-C.Dartmouth, MA 027471659358380
- Jessica Neidel, PA-CNorth Dartmouth, MA 027471275377707
- Amanda Orszulak, PADartmouth, MA 027471215249248
- Anna Pepler, PA-CDartmouth, MA 027471598911422
- Angelique Smith, PA-CDartmouth, MA 027471124578745
Common questions
What is William L. Thornson, PA-C's NPI number?
William L. Thornson, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1750369278, issued on Jan 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William L. Thornson, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 890 Brock Ave, New Bedford, MA, 02744. Phone: (508) 984-5671. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William L. Thornson, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 288572, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does William L. Thornson, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William L. Thornson, PA-C had 1,645 Medicare Part D claims for 243 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is William L. Thornson, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 12.9 of 100. 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.