Dr. Brian P. Thornton, MD

Dr. Thornton practices at Norton Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky, part of Norton Healthcare.

Dr. Thornton's NPI, 1053339473, was assigned on July 17, 2006. Dr. Thornton graduated from University of Louisville School of Medicine in 1999. Dr. Thornton holds Kentucky license 35875.

Dr. Thornton's primary practice is Norton Hospital, at 200 East Chestnut Street, Louisville, KY 40202 in Jefferson County. The practice phone is (502) 629-8000.

Dr. Thornton's primary practice is Norton Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky, part of Norton Healthcare. The medical group on file is Norton Community Medical Associates. Dmand AI also links Dr. Thornton to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Thornton practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Plastic and reconstructive surgery is Dr. Thornton's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2086S0122X. Dr. Thornton is board certified in plastic surgery by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. Dr. Thornton is licensed in Kentucky.

CMS data shows 39 Medicare services from Dr. Thornton across 2 procedure codes in 2024, all of them office visits, for 51 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $2,011 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 51 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Thornton in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 37 patients. 75% of them have cancer, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 0.80, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Thornton's median patient age at 57, with 100% women.

In 2024, Dr. Thornton wrote 44 Medicare Part D claims for 26 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 32 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $78 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 32 claims across 1 drug.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 81 out of 100 for Dr. Thornton for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Thornton accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 16 procedures of mastectomy by Dr. Thornton, more than 73% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 9 papers to Dr. Thornton, published from 2013 to 2025. 2022 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Breast Neoplasms, Mammaplasty and Anti-Bacterial Agents. Dr. Thornton has published most often in Ann Plast Surg. Dr. Thornton's most frequent co-authors are Rahim Shiraz Nazerali, MD, Lawrence Zhengyu Cai and Nima Khavanin.

CMS Open Payments shows 730 general payments to Dr. Thornton from 12 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 72% of the total. Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. paid the most, $506,891.

Dr. Thornton graduated from University of Louisville School of Medicine in 1999.