Dr. Lucas William Thornblade, MD, MPH

Dr. Thornblade practices at Alameda Health System - Highland Hospital in Oakland, California, part of Alameda County.

Dr. Thornblade's NPI, 1285990283, was assigned on April 4, 2012. Dr. Thornblade graduated from Boston University School of Medicine in 2012. Dr. Thornblade holds California license A161336.

Dr. Thornblade's primary practice is Alameda Health System - Highland Hospital, at 1411 East 31st Street, Oakland, CA 94602 in Alameda County. The practice phone is (510) 437-4800.

Dr. Thornblade's primary practice is Alameda Health System - Highland Hospital in Oakland, California, part of Alameda County. Dr. Thornblade is also affiliated with Alameda Hospital. The medical group on file is UCSF Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Thornblade to 3 more medical groups, 1 community health center and 1 other site, each named with a free account. Dr. Thornblade's employer is on file too: a hospital.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Thornblade practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Surgical oncology is Dr. Thornblade's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2086X0206X. Dr. Thornblade is licensed in California.

CMS data shows 51 Medicare services from Dr. Thornblade across 2 procedure codes in 2024, for 82 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $4,674 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 82 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Thornblade in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 40 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 65% have high cholesterol. 85% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.02, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Thornblade's median patient age at 61, with 43% women.

In 2021, Dr. Thornblade wrote 27 Medicare Part D claims. They cover 1 drug, with $150 in total drug cost. In 2020, CMS named 17 claims across 1 drug.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 95 out of 100 for Dr. Thornblade for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Thornblade accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Hernia repair - groin (open): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 29 papers to Dr. Thornblade, published from 2016 to 2024. 2017 was the busiest year, with 6. The most frequent topics are Liver Neoplasms, Colorectal Neoplasms and Hepatectomy. Dr. Thornblade has published most often in J Gastrointest Surg. Dr. Thornblade's most frequent co-authors are David Reed Flum, Yuman Fong, MD and Laleh Golkar Melstrom, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 13 general payments to Dr. Thornblade from 3 drug and device companies from 2023 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 59% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $2,284.

Dr. Thornblade graduated from Boston University School of Medicine in 2012.