Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of August 10, 2026.
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Dr. Karen Elaine Thornton, MD

Individual provider Family Medicine Physician · NPI 1073629069

Dr. Karen Elaine Thornton, MD is registered under Family Practice in New York, New York. Graduated from Temple University School of Medicine in 1989, 37 years ago. Practices with Rite Medical Care PC, a 9-clinician group, accepts Medicare assignment and offers telehealth. Licensed in New York.

Years since qualifying
37
Trained at
Temple University School of Medicine
Licensed in
NY
In the registry since
2006
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

344 W 51st St
New York, NY 10019-6402
Phone: (212) 734-6621
Fax: (888) 738-3073
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Specialties & licences

Family Medicine Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207Q00000X · Licence 193626 (NY)

Record details

NPI number1073629069
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderFemale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorYes
NPI enumeratedAugust 22, 2006
Last updated in NPPESMay 24, 2023
Certification dateMay 24, 2023

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyFAMILY PRACTICE
Medical schoolTEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduated 1989 (37 years in practice)
Group practice Rite Medical Care Pc — 9 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
TelehealthOffers telehealth services
Practice locations6 on file with Medicare

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Removal of tissue 1–10 times

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients1,214
Services billed 5,883 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age72

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Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

Drug and device makers are required by federal law (the Physician Payments Sunshine Act) to report what they pay or give to clinicians, and CMS publishes the reports as Open Payments. This is the 2025 program year. A report is a record of a payment, not an allegation of anything, and many are small items such as meals. Only general payments are listed here; research payments and ownership or investment interests are reported separately by CMS and are not shown.

Food and Beverage $1,541 71 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

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Colleagues at Rite Medical Care PC

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice.

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