Dr. Joseph B. Thurman, MD

Dr. Thurman practices at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center in Knoxville, Tennessee, part of Covenant Health.

Dr. Thurman's NPI, 1669734323, was assigned on June 8, 2012. Dr. Thurman holds Tennessee license 55507.

Dr. Thurman's primary practice is Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, at 1901 W Clinch Ave, Knoxville, TN 37916 in Knox County. The practice phone is (865) 541-1101.

Dr. Thurman's primary practice is Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center in Knoxville, Tennessee, part of Covenant Health. The medical group on file is Premier Surgical Associates. Dmand AI also links Dr. Thurman to 1 more hospital and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

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

Surgery is Dr. Thurman's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Thurman is licensed in Tennessee.

CMS data shows 195 Medicare services from Dr. Thurman across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 149 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $28,665 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 149 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Thurman in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 63 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 14% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.82, 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. Thurman's median patient age at 58, with 54% women.

In 2024, Dr. Thurman wrote 168 Medicare Part D claims for 89 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 141 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $692 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 54 claims across 2 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 83 out of 100 for Dr. Thurman for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Thurman accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Hernia repair - groin (open): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Thurman in 2013. 2013 was the busiest year, with 2. Dr. Thurman's most frequent co-author is Jeffrey S. Bender, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 25 general payments to Dr. Thurman from 15 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Medtronic, Inc. paid the most, $65.