Lisha R. Thornton

  • Birmingham, AL
  • Internist
NPI1396781456PAC ID0840294286
Medicare services, 2024
1,041
Medicare patients, 2024
250
Part D claims, 2024
8,391
Hospital affiliations
2
Industry payments
$53
Practice address
619 19th S St, Birmingham, AL 35211
Practice phone
Call (205) 731-9770
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Mobile number
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Primary practice

University of Alabama Birmingham Hospital

Birmingham, Alabama

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Lisha R. Thornton is an internist in Birmingham, Alabama

Lisha Thornton practices at University of Alabama Birmingham Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama.

Lisha Thornton's NPI, 1396781456, was assigned on June 20, 2006. Lisha Thornton graduated from University of Mississippi School of Medicine in 1993. Lisha Thornton holds Alabama license 27385.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
0840294286
NPI enumeration date
June 20, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(205) 731-9770
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
59
Medical school graduation
1993

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Lisha R. Thornton practices at University of Alabama Birmingham Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama

Lisha Thornton's primary practice is University of Alabama Birmingham Hospital, at 619 19th S St, Birmingham, AL 35211 in Jefferson County. The practice phone is (205) 731-9770.

  • University of Alabama Birmingham Hospital
    619 19th S St, Birmingham, AL 35211 · Jefferson CountyPhone(205) 731-9770

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Lisha R. Thornton is affiliated with 6 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Lisha Thornton's primary practice is University of Alabama Birmingham Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama. Lisha Thornton is also affiliated with UAB Hospital. The medical group on file is UAB Medicine. Dmand AI also links Lisha Thornton to 1 more hospital, 2 home health agencies, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Lisha R. Thornton's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Lisha Thornton practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
University of Alabama Birmingham HospitalAvailable with a free account
+5 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Lisha R. Thornton is one of 1,685 internists in Alabama

Internal medicine is Lisha Thornton's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Lisha Thornton is licensed in Alabama.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Internal medicine, AlabamaPrimaryLicense 27385 · taxonomy 207R00000X

Internists near Lisha Thornton

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Lisha R. Thornton billed Medicare for 1,041 services in 2024

CMS data shows 1,041 Medicare services from Lisha Thornton across 10 procedure codes in 2024, for 250 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $67,273 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 20241,041
Medicare patients250
Paid by Medicare$67,273
Procedure codes10

Lisha Thornton's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Other services
2023: 1932024: 458137%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 4612024: 4571%
Tests and treatments
2023: 282024: 126350%

Lisha Thornton compared with the Alabama median for internists, 2024

  • Lisha Thornton
  • Alabama median
Medicare services
1,041vs 66457% above
Medicare patients
250vs 20323% above
Part D claims
7,666vs 50015.3 times

Medians across 1,610 internists in Alabama with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Lisha Thornton's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Lisha R. Thornton treated 250 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73

CMS counts 250 Medicare patients who saw Lisha Thornton in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 110 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 74% have high blood pressure. 5% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 0.87, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Lisha Thornton's median patient age at 62, with 71% women.

Medicare patients, 2024250
Average age73
Average risk score0.87
Also on Medicaid5%

Lisha Thornton's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Lisha Thornton's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women17570%
  • Men7530%

Chronic conditions among Lisha Thornton's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High cholesterol75%
  2. High blood pressure74%
  3. Arthritis53%
  4. Diabetes32%
  5. Chronic kidney disease29%
  6. Anxiety27%
  7. Osteoporosis26%
  8. Ischemic heart disease16%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Lisha Thornton's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 62

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women71%
  • Men28%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Lisha R. Thornton wrote 8,391 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Lisha Thornton wrote 8,391 Medicare Part D claims for 592 patients. 87% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 7,666 of them, across 119 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $608,828 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 7,391 claims across 131 drugs.

Part D claims, 20248,391
Drugs named by CMS119
Total drug cost$608,828
Part D patients592

Lisha Thornton's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic7,338 claims87%
  • Brand-name1,020 claims12%
  • Other33 claims0%

Lisha Thornton's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Lisha Thornton's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids2%190 of 8,391 claims
  • Antibiotics1%95 of 8,391 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 7,3912024: 7,6664%

Drugs named by CMS: 119 in 2024, 131 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Lisha R. Thornton offers telehealth to Medicare patients

Lisha Thornton accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Lisha Thornton as offering telehealth.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Lisha R. Thornton received $53 in industry payments in 2016

CMS Open Payments shows 1 general payment to Lisha Thornton from 1 drug or device company in 2016. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Sanofi and Genzyme US Companies paid the most, $53.

Companies that paid Lisha Thornton the most, 2016 to 2016

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Lisha R. Thornton graduated from University of Mississippi School of Medicine

Lisha Thornton graduated from University of Mississippi School of Medicine in 1993.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity of Mississippi School of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Lisha R. Thornton's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Lisha R. Thornton's NPI number?

Lisha R. Thornton's NPI number is 1396781456. It was assigned on June 20, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What does Lisha R. Thornton specialize in?

Lisha R. Thornton is an internist in Birmingham, Alabama. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).

Where does Lisha R. Thornton practice?

Lisha Thornton practices at 619 19th S St, Birmingham, AL 35211. Lisha Thornton's primary practice is University of Alabama Birmingham Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama. Dmand AI also links Lisha Thornton to 1 hospital, 2 home health agencies, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.

What is Lisha R. Thornton's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Lisha Thornton is (205) 731-9770.

What is Lisha R. Thornton's medical license number?

Lisha Thornton holds Alabama license 27385.

Which hospitals is Lisha R. Thornton affiliated with?

Lisha Thornton is affiliated with UAB Hospital. Dmand AI links Lisha Thornton to 1 more hospital.

What medical group is Lisha R. Thornton part of?

Lisha Thornton is linked to UAB Medicine. Dmand AI links Lisha Thornton to 1 more medical group.

Does Lisha R. Thornton accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Lisha Thornton billed Medicare for 1,041 services in 2024, and Lisha Thornton accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Lisha R. Thornton offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Lisha Thornton as offering telehealth services.

How many Medicare patients does Lisha R. Thornton see?

CMS counts 250 Medicare patients who saw Lisha Thornton in 2024, with an average age of 73.

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What services does Lisha R. Thornton bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Lisha Thornton's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), medicare service (G2211) and medicare service (G0439).

Where did Lisha R. Thornton go to medical school?

Lisha Thornton graduated from University of Mississippi School of Medicine in 1993.

What drugs does Lisha R. Thornton prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Lisha Thornton's most prescribed drugs by claims were Atorvastatin Calcium, Amlodipine Besylate and Levothyroxine Sodium.

Has Lisha R. Thornton received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $53 in general payments to Lisha Thornton from 1 company from 2016 to 2016. The largest total came from Sanofi and Genzyme US Companies.

How long has Lisha R. Thornton been practicing?

Lisha Thornton graduated from medical school in 1993, 33 years ago.

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