Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol
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Blakely Nelson Thornton
NPI1225271513PAC ID4981917028
- Medicare services, 2024
- 2,488
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 567
- Part D claims, 2024
- 1,403
- Publications
- 2
- Hospital affiliations
- 5
- Practice address
- 1633 Marvel St, Coushatta, LA 71019
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
CHRISTUS Coushatta Rural Health Center - HOPD
Critical Access Hospital · Coushatta, Louisiana
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Blakely Nelson Thornton is an otolaryngologist in Coushatta, Louisiana
Blakely Thornton practices at CHRISTUS Coushatta Rural Health Center - HOPD in Coushatta, Louisiana.
Blakely Thornton's NPI, 1225271513, was assigned on April 15, 2009. Blakely Thornton graduated from LSU School of Medicine in Shreveport in 2009. Blakely Thornton holds Louisiana license 207985.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1225271513NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 4981917028
- NPI enumeration date
- April 15, 2009
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 43
- Medical school graduation
- 2009
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Blakely Nelson Thornton practices at CHRISTUS Coushatta Rural Health Center - HOPD in Coushatta, Louisiana
Blakely Thornton's primary practice is CHRISTUS Coushatta Rural Health Center - HOPD, at 1633 Marvel St, Coushatta, LA 71019.
- CHRISTUS Coushatta Rural Health Center - HOPD1633 Marvel St, Coushatta, LA 71019
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Blakely Nelson Thornton is affiliated with 10 sites of care and 4 medical groups
Blakely Thornton's primary practice is CHRISTUS Coushatta Rural Health Center - HOPD in Coushatta, Louisiana. Blakely Thornton is also affiliated with CHRISTUS Coushatta Health Care Center. The medical group on file is CHRISTUS Coushatta Health Care Center. Dmand AI also links Blakely Thornton to 3 more hospitals, 3 group practices and clinics, 3 medical groups, 1 rural health clinic and 1 ambulatory surgery center, each named with a free account. Blakely Thornton's employer is on file too: a hospital.
CHRISTUS Coushatta Rural Health Center - HOPDPrimary
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Blakely Nelson Thornton's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Blakely Thornton practices, 10 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| CHRISTUS Coushatta Rural Health Center - HOPD | Available with a free account |
| +9 more sites and 3 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Blakely Nelson Thornton is one of 193 otolaryngologists in Louisiana
Otolaryngology is Blakely Thornton's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207Y00000X. Blakely Thornton is licensed in Louisiana.
Specialties and state licenses
- Otolaryngology, LouisianaPrimary
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists acute sinusitis, chronic nasal allergies, chronic sinusitis, ear eustachian tube disorders, ear infection, endoscopic sinus surgery, hearing loss and impairment and larynx and vocal cord disease among the conditions Blakely Thornton treats.
Otolaryngologists near Blakely Thornton
Counts of otolaryngologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Blakely Nelson Thornton billed Medicare for 2,488 services in 2024
CMS data shows 2,488 Medicare services from Blakely Thornton across 13 procedure codes in 2024, for 567 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $98,110 for them. Every service was in an office.
Medicare services, 20242,488
Medicare patients567
Paid by Medicare$98,110
Procedure codes13
Blakely Thornton's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 1,0852024: 1,25616%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 6662024: 99049%
- Surgery
- 2023: 1472024: 21144%
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 282024: 3111%
Blakely Thornton compared with the Louisiana median for otolaryngologists, 2024
- Blakely Thornton
- Louisiana median
- Medicare services
- 2,488vs 5384.6 times
- Medicare patients
- 567vs 2222.6 times
- Part D claims
- 1,331vs 2335.7 times
Medians across 205 otolaryngologists in Louisiana with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Blakely 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
Blakely Nelson Thornton treated 567 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75
CMS counts 567 Medicare patients who saw Blakely Thornton in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 270 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 4% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.02, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Blakely Thornton's median patient age at 53, with 55% women.
Medicare patients, 2024567
Average age75
Average risk score1.02
Also on Medicaid4%
Blakely Thornton's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Blakely Thornton's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women33359%
- Men23441%
Chronic conditions among Blakely Thornton's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis58%
- Ischemic heart disease29%
- Anxiety25%
- Diabetes25%
- Chronic kidney disease22%
- Mood disorders22%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Blakely Thornton's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 53
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women55%
- Men43%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Blakely Nelson Thornton wrote 1,403 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Blakely Thornton wrote 1,403 Medicare Part D claims for 433 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,331 of them, across 19 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $19,769 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 954 claims across 14 drugs.
Part D claims, 20241,403
Drugs named by CMS19
Total drug cost$19,769
Part D patients433
Blakely Thornton's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic1,383 claims99%
- Brand-name20 claims1%
Blakely 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 Blakely Thornton's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids1%21 of 1,403 claims
- Antibiotics15%212 of 1,403 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: 9542024: 1,33140%
Drugs named by CMS: 19 in 2024, 14 in 2023.
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
How Blakely Nelson Thornton takes part in Medicare
Blakely Thornton accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Blakely Nelson Thornton has 2 publications on record
Dmand AI links 2 papers to Blakely Thornton, published from 2014 to 2015. Blakely Thornton's most frequent co-authors are Jerome W. Thompson, MD and Joshua Wood.
Papers2
Years published2014 to 2015
Blakely Thornton's most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Blakely Thornton
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Blakely Nelson Thornton received $3,062 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 109 general payments to Blakely Thornton from 18 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 96% of the total. Intersect ENT, Inc. paid the most, $720.
General payments to Blakely Thornton by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Blakely Thornton by kind, 2016 to 2025
$3.1Kin total
- Food and beverage$2,93596%
- Education$1023%
- Travel and lodging$251%
Companies that paid Blakely Thornton the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Blakely Nelson Thornton graduated from LSU School of Medicine in Shreveport
Blakely Thornton graduated from LSU School of Medicine in Shreveport in 2009.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Blakely Nelson Thornton accepts plans from 18 insurance carriers
Blakely Thornton is in network with 18 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Elevance
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- United Healthcare
- HCSC
- Aspirus Health Plan
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- Humana
- +10 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Blakely Thornton accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO11
- Medicare9
- HMO7
- POS6
- EPO4
- Medicaid1
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Blakely Nelson Thornton's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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 percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Blakely Nelson Thornton's NPI number?
Blakely Nelson Thornton's NPI number is 1225271513. It was assigned on April 15, 2009, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What does Blakely Nelson Thornton specialize in?
Blakely Nelson Thornton is an otolaryngologist in Coushatta, Louisiana. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Otolaryngology Physician (taxonomy code 207Y00000X).
Where does Blakely Nelson Thornton practice?
Blakely Thornton practices at 1633 Marvel St, Coushatta, LA 71019. Blakely Thornton's primary practice is CHRISTUS Coushatta Rural Health Center - HOPD in Coushatta, Louisiana. Dmand AI also links Blakely Thornton to 3 hospitals, 3 group practices and clinics, 3 medical groups, 1 rural health clinic and 1 ambulatory surgery center.
What is Blakely Nelson Thornton's medical license number?
Blakely Thornton holds Louisiana license 207985.
Which hospitals is Blakely Nelson Thornton affiliated with?
Blakely Thornton is affiliated with CHRISTUS Coushatta Health Care Center. Dmand AI links Blakely Thornton to 4 more hospitals.
What medical group is Blakely Nelson Thornton part of?
Blakely Thornton is linked to CHRISTUS Coushatta Health Care Center. Dmand AI links Blakely Thornton to 3 more medical groups.
Does Blakely Nelson Thornton accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Blakely Thornton billed Medicare for 2,488 services in 2024, and Blakely Thornton accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Blakely Nelson Thornton see?
CMS counts 567 Medicare patients who saw Blakely Thornton in 2024, with an average age of 75.
What services does Blakely Nelson Thornton bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Blakely Thornton's most billed Medicare services were allergy test or treatment (95165), office visit, established patient (99213) and allergy test or treatment (95115).
Where did Blakely Nelson Thornton go to medical school?
Blakely Thornton graduated from LSU School of Medicine in Shreveport in 2009.
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What drugs does Blakely Nelson Thornton prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Blakely Thornton's most prescribed drugs by claims were Azelastine HCl, Fluticasone Propionate and Omeprazole.
Has Blakely Nelson Thornton received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $3,062 in general payments to Blakely Thornton from 18 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Intersect ENT, Inc.
How long has Blakely Nelson Thornton been practicing?
Blakely Thornton graduated from medical school in 2009, 17 years ago.
Does Blakely Nelson Thornton do research?
Dmand AI links 2 publications to Blakely Thornton, published from 2014 to 2015.
Who does Blakely Nelson Thornton publish with?
Blakely Thornton's most frequent co-authors are Jerome W. Thompson, MD (1 shared paper) and Joshua Wood (1 shared paper).
What insurance does Blakely Nelson Thornton accept?
Blakely Thornton is in network with 18 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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