Dr. Sarah E. Thornton, MD

Dr. Thornton practices at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Dr. Thornton's NPI, 1316393994, was assigned on May 12, 2016. Dr. Thornton graduated from Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in 2016. Dr. Thornton holds Pennsylvania license MD470397.

Dr. Thornton's primary practice is Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, at 111 S 11th St, Philadelphia, PA 19107 in Philadelphia County. The practice phone is (215) 955-4038.

Dr. Thornton's primary practice is Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Thornton is also affiliated with Wills Eye Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. Thornton to 1 more medical group, named with a free account.

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

Ophthalmology is Dr. Thornton's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Thornton is licensed in Pennsylvania.

CMS data shows 1,378 Medicare services from Dr. Thornton across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 333 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $111,469 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 333 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Thornton in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 147 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 13% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.32, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Thornton's median patient age at 60, with 64% women.

In 2024, Dr. Thornton wrote 341 Medicare Part D claims for 126 patients. 95% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 279 of them, across 6 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $8,758 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 218 claims across 5 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 87 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 lists Dr. Thornton as offering telehealth.

Dmand AI links 6 papers to Dr. Thornton, published from 2015 to 2025. Dr. Thornton has published most often in Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep. Dr. Thornton's most frequent co-authors are Murtaza Khuzema Adam, MD, Jurij Roman Bilyk, MD and Allen C. Ho, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 64 general payments to Dr. Thornton from 17 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 59% of the total. Horizon Pharma plc paid the most, $1,871.

Dr. Thornton graduated from Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in 2016.