Dr. Brian Caldwell Thurston, MD

Dr. Thurston practices at Spartanburg Medical Center in Spartanburg, South Carolina, part of Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System.

Dr. Thurston's NPI, 1497918296, was assigned on July 2, 2008. Dr. Thurston holds South Carolina license 31160.

Dr. Thurston's primary practice is Spartanburg Medical Center, at 101 E Wood St, Spartanburg, SC 29303 in Spartanburg County. The practice phone is (864) 560-6554.

Dr. Thurston's primary practice is Spartanburg Medical Center in Spartanburg, South Carolina, part of Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System. Dr. Thurston is also affiliated with Pelham Medical Center. The medical group on file is Medical Group of the Carolinas - Family Medicine - Converse Heights. Dmand AI also links Dr. Thurston to 3 more hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic, 1 home health agency and 1 medical group, each named with a free account. Dr. Thurston's employer is on file too: a hospital.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Thurston practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Surgery is Dr. Thurston's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Thurston's licenses on file in 2 states: South Carolina and Texas.

CMS data shows 372 Medicare services from Dr. Thurston across 7 procedure codes in 2024, for 254 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $38,461 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 254 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Thurston in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 93 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 19% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.05, 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. Thurston's median patient age at 71, with 53% women.

Dr. Thurston accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Colonoscopy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 11 papers to Dr. Thurston, published from 2020 to 2025. 2021 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Wounds and Injuries, Trauma Centers and Analgesics, Opioid. Dr. Thurston has published most often in Am Surg. Dr. Thurston's most frequent co-authors are Kristine A K Lombardozzi, MD, Ramin Artang, MD and Joel Matthias Biester, MD.

Dmand AI links Dr. Thurston to 2 clinical trials. Conditions studied include Thrombosis and Embolism and Thrombosis.

CMS Open Payments shows 80 general payments to Dr. Thurston from 21 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 50% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $2,312.