David James Thornton, MD - Medicare Internal Medicine in West Roxbury, MA

David James Thornton, MD is a medicare enrolled "Internal Medicine - Infectious Disease" physician in West Roxbury, Massachusetts. His current practice location is 1400 Vfw Pkwy, West Roxbury, Massachusetts. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (617) 203-5062.

David James Thornton is licensed to practice in Massachusetts (license number 160708) and he also participates in the medicare program. He does not accept medicare assignments directly but he may accept medicare through third-party (refer to Reassignment section below) and may also prescribe medicare part D drugs. His NPI Number is 1003912510.

Contact Information

David James Thornton, MD
1400 Vfw Pkwy,
West Roxbury, MA 02132-4927
(617) 203-5062
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Physician's Profile

Full NameDavid James Thornton
GenderMale
SpecialityInternal Medicine - Infectious Disease
Location1400 Vfw Pkwy, West Roxbury, Massachusetts
Accepts Medicare AssignmentsMedicare enrolled and may accept medicare through third-party reassignment. May prescribe medicare part D drugs.
  NPI Data:
  • NPI Number: 1003912510
  • Provider Enumeration Date: 09/15/2006
  • Last Update Date: 06/05/2015
  Medicare PECOS Information:
  • PECOS PAC ID: 6507005022
  • Enrollment ID: I20130613000390

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for David James Thornton such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1003912510NPI-NPPES
0135551MedicaidMA

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
207R00000XInternal Medicine 160708 (Massachusetts)Secondary
207RI0200XInternal Medicine - Infectious Disease 160708 (Massachusetts)Primary

Medicare Part D Prescriber Enrollment

Any physician or other eligible professional who prescribes Part D drugs must either enroll in the Medicare program or opt out in order to prescribe drugs to their patients with Part D prescription drug benefit plans. David James Thornton is enrolled with medicare and thus, if eligible, can prescribe medicare part D drugs to patients with medicare part D benefits.

Mailing Address and Practice Location

Mailing AddressPractice Location Address
David James Thornton, MD
1400 Vfw Pkwy,
West Roxbury, MA 02132-4927

Ph: (617) 203-5062
David James Thornton, MD
1400 Vfw Pkwy,
West Roxbury, MA 02132-4927

Ph: (617) 203-5062

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