William J. Thornton, APN
Family Nurse Practitioner · Vonore, TN
William J. Thornton, APN is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Vonore, Tennessee, and NPI 1619123676, issued on Aug 11, 2008. Check the license (Tennessee APN0000013751, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William J. Thornton
- Credential
- APN
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License numbers
- APN0000013751 TN
RN0000129628 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1206 Highway 411, Vonore, TN 37885
- Phone
- (423) 884-7271
- Enumerated
- Aug 11, 2008
- Record last updated
- Apr 29, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100512000104); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify William J. Thornton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license APN0000013751Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
9,795 Medicare Part D claims for 591 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims. 13 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium411 claims
- Lisinopril377 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium371 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa335 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate313 claims
- Omeprazole240 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $36.43
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Chota Community Health ServicesVonore, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William J. Thornton among 9,060 family nurse practitioner records in Tennessee
William J. Thornton, APN is one of 9,060 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Tennessee. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 14% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 14% of these records are older, 83% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2017 among the 5,523 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
7 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Vonore
They are 7 of the 47 NPPES records with a practice address in Vonore, and 9,060 family nurse practitioner records in Tennessee.
All 9,060 in Tennessee → Every provider in Vonore → Family Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Joshua Carmack, APNVonore, TN 378851013613942
- Charles Cyrus, FNPVonore, TN 378851841614815
- Daniele Graves, FNP-CVonore, TN 378851912568171
- Erin Lay, APRNVonore, TN 378851851835524
- Katy TilleyVonore, TN 378851457712424
- Tabitha Walker, FNP-BCVonore, TN 378851053763060
- Gregory Casalenuovo, PHD, FNPWartburg, TN 378871164977674
- Addie Freytag, FNPWartburg, TN 378871013052463
Common questions
What is William J. Thornton, APN's NPI number?
William J. Thornton, APN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619123676, issued on Aug 11, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William J. Thornton, APN located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1206 Highway 411, Vonore, TN, 37885. Phone: (423) 884-7271. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William J. Thornton, APN's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number APN0000013751, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does William J. Thornton, APN prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William J. Thornton, APN had 9,795 Medicare Part D claims for 591 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.