Dr. John E. Thurston, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 10,694
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 556
- Part D claims, 2024
- 11,439
- MIPS score, 2024
- 24
- Hospital affiliations
- 3
- Practice address
- 401 S 15th St, Worland, WY 82401-3530
- Practice phone
- Call (307) 347-2525
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Thurston Medical Clinic
Primary care practice · Worland, Wyoming
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Dr. John E. Thurston is a family medicine physician in Worland, Wyoming
Dr. Thurston practices at Thurston Medical Clinic in Worland, Wyoming.
Dr. Thurston's NPI, 1144296245, was assigned on February 27, 2006. Dr. Thurston graduated from University of Kansas School of Med (KC/Wich/Sal) in 1993. Dr. Thurston holds Wyoming license 5442A.
- NPI
- 1144296245NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 6002827474
- NPI enumeration date
- February 27, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (307) 347-2525
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 59
- Medical school graduation
- 1993
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. John E. Thurston practices at Thurston Medical Clinic in Worland, Wyoming
Dr. Thurston's primary practice is Thurston Medical Clinic, at 401 S 15th St, Worland, WY 82401-3530. The practice phone is (307) 347-2525.
- Thurston Medical Clinic401 S 15th St, Worland, WY 82401-3530Phone(307) 347-2525
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. John E. Thurston is affiliated with 7 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Thurston's primary practice is Thurston Medical Clinic in Worland, Wyoming. Dr. Thurston is also affiliated with Washakie Medical Center. The medical group on file is Thurston Medical Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Thurston to 2 more hospitals, 1 home health agency, 1 hospice and 1 skilled nursing facility, each named with a free account.
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. John E. Thurston's practice
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.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Thurston Medical Clinic | Available with a free account |
| +6 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. John E. Thurston is one of 336 family medicine physicians in Wyoming
Family medicine is Dr. Thurston's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207Q00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Thurston's licenses on file in 2 states: Wyoming and Utah.
Specialties and state licenses
- Family medicine, WyomingPrimary
- Utah license
Family medicine physicians near Dr. Thurston
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. John E. Thurston billed Medicare for 10,694 services in 2024
CMS data shows 10,694 Medicare services from Dr. Thurston across 29 procedure codes in 2024, for 556 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $191,122 for them.
Dr. Thurston's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 2,6212024: 7,575189%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 2,0132024: 1,8558%
- Lab and pathology
- 2023: 5172024: 5072%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 3422024: 3216%
- Imaging
- 2023: 2062024: 1889%
- Surgery
- 2023: 2012024: 16418%
- Other services
- 2023: 1042024: 8419%
Where Dr. Thurston's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office10,63199%
- In a facility631%
Dr. Thurston compared with the Wyoming median for family medicine physicians, 2024
- Dr. Thurston
- Wyoming median
- Medicare services
- 10,694vs 29036.9 times
- Medicare patients
- 556vs 1523.7 times
- Part D claims
- 10,737vs 39227.4 times
Medians across 333 family medicine physicians in Wyoming with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Thurston'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
Dr. John E. Thurston treated 556 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75
CMS counts 556 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Thurston in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 259 patients. 60% of them have high blood pressure, and 39% have high cholesterol. 6% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 0.79, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Thurston's median patient age at 59, with 48% women.
Dr. Thurston's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Thurston's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women28351%
- Men27349%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Thurston's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure60%
- High cholesterol39%
- Arthritis32%
- Diabetes24%
- Ischemic heart disease17%
- Osteoporosis15%
- Atrial fibrillation12%
- Chronic kidney disease12%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Thurston's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 59
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women48%
- Men52%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. John E. Thurston wrote 11,439 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Thurston wrote 11,439 Medicare Part D claims for 531 patients. 87% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 10,737 of them, across 175 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $855,065 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 9,474 claims across 162 drugs.
Dr. Thurston's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic9,900 claims87%
- Brand-name1,475 claims13%
- Other64 claims1%
Dr. Thurston'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 Dr. Thurston's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids3%379 of 11,439 claims
- Antibiotics4%441 of 11,439 claims
- Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over1%131 of 11,439 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: 9,4742024: 10,73713%
Drugs named by CMS: 175 in 2024, 162 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
Dr. John E. Thurston scored 24 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 24 out of 100 for Dr. Thurston for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Thurston accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 47 procedures of removal of skin lesions by Dr. Thurston, more than 71% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Thurston's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 24of 100Final score
- 15of 100Quality
- 0of 100Improvement Activities
- 59of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Thurston ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Removal of skin lesions
- 71st percentile47 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Removal of nail tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Skin biopsy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. John E. Thurston received $6,609 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 418 general payments to Dr. Thurston from 31 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 98% of the total. AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP paid the most, $1,343.
General payments to Dr. Thurston by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Thurston by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$6,46398%
- Education$1462%
Companies that paid Dr. Thurston the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. John E. Thurston graduated from University of Kansas School of Med (KC/Wich/Sal)
Dr. Thurston graduated from University of Kansas School of Med (KC/Wich/Sal) in 1993.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. John E. Thurston'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)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. John E. Thurston's NPI number?
Dr. John E. Thurston's NPI number is 1144296245. It was assigned on February 27, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. John E. Thurston?
Dr. John E. Thurston is a family medicine physician in Worland, Wyoming. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Family Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207Q00000X).
Where does Dr. John E. Thurston practice?
Dr. Thurston practices at 401 S 15th St, Worland, WY 82401-3530. Dr. Thurston's primary practice is Thurston Medical Clinic in Worland, Wyoming. Dmand AI also links Dr. Thurston to 2 hospitals, 1 home health agency, 1 hospice and 1 skilled nursing facility.
What is Dr. John E. Thurston's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Thurston is (307) 347-2525.
What is Dr. John E. Thurston's medical license number?
Dr. Thurston holds Wyoming license 5442A, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. John E. Thurston been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Thurston in Wyoming and Utah.
Which hospitals is Dr. John E. Thurston affiliated with?
Dr. Thurston is affiliated with Washakie Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Thurston to 2 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. John E. Thurston part of?
Dr. Thurston is linked to Thurston Medical Clinic.
Does Dr. John E. Thurston accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Thurston billed Medicare for 10,694 services in 2024, and Dr. Thurston accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. John E. Thurston's MIPS score?
Dr. Thurston's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 24 out of 100, reported individually.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. John E. Thurston see?
CMS counts 556 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Thurston in 2024, with an average age of 75.
What services does Dr. John E. Thurston bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Thurston's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J1010), injected or infused drug (J0897) and office visit, established patient (99214).
Where did Dr. John E. Thurston go to medical school?
Dr. Thurston graduated from University of Kansas School of Med (KC/Wich/Sal) in 1993.
What drugs does Dr. John E. Thurston prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Thurston's most prescribed drugs by claims were Levothyroxine Sodium, Atorvastatin Calcium and Losartan Potassium.
Has Dr. John E. Thurston received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $6,609 in general payments to Dr. Thurston from 31 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP.
How long has Dr. John E. Thurston been practicing?
Dr. Thurston graduated from medical school in 1993, 33 years ago.
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