Dr. Kevin M. Thornton, MD

Dr. Thornton practices at Grand Itasca Clinic & Hospital in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, part of Fairview Health Services.

Dr. Thornton's NPI, 1245281468, was assigned on May 12, 2006. Dr. Thornton graduated from University of Manitoba in 1991. Dr. Thornton's Minnesota license number on file is 46502.

Dr. Thornton's primary practice is Grand Itasca Clinic & Hospital, at 1601 Golf Course Road, Grand Rapids, MN 55744 in Itasca County. The practice phone is (218) 326-3401.

Dr. Thornton's primary practice is Grand Itasca Clinic & Hospital in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, part of Fairview Health Services. Dr. Thornton is also affiliated with North Memorial Health - Robbinsdale Hospital. The medical group on file is Grand Itasca Clinic & Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. Thornton to 1 more hospital and 4 medical groups, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Thornton practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Emergency medicine is Dr. Thornton's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207P00000X. Dr. Thornton is board certified in family medicine by the American Board of Family Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Thornton's licenses on file in 3 states: Minnesota, Texas and Wisconsin.

CMS data shows 200 Medicare services from Dr. Thornton across 3 procedure codes in 2024, for 202 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $20,394 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 202 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Thornton in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 72 patients. 72% of them have high blood pressure, and 69% have high cholesterol. 23% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.34, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Thornton's median patient age at 72, with 47% women.

In 2024, Dr. Thornton wrote 369 Medicare Part D claims for 228 patients. 94% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 187 of them, across 7 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $2,271 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 240 claims across 12 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 97 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 Open Payments shows 2 general payments to Dr. Thornton from 2 drug and device companies from 2023 to 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Abiomed paid the most, $83.

Dr. Thornton graduated from University of Manitoba in 1991.

Dr. Thornton is in network with 17 carriers, including United Healthcare, Aetna and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.