Dr. Byron Thornton M.D.
About this NPIWhat this record shows.
NPI 1215179346 is registered to Dr. Byron Thornton M.D., a Internal Medicine practising at 5325 Faraon St in Saint Joseph, Missouri. Internal Medicine physicians (internists) specialise in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases in adults, often coordinating care across multiple subspecialties. Dr. Byron Thornton M.D. has been enumerated in the National Provider Identifier (NPI) registry since 2009.
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Medicaid
Source: NPPES public registry.
Insurance & acceptsHow to confirm coverage.
The National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) registry does not include commercial insurance network data, so we cannot show which plans Dr. Byron Thornton M.D. accepts. To confirm in-network status with your specific health plan, contact Dr. Byron Thornton M.D. directly at (816) 271-6406.
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Yes. NPI 1215179346 is registered as Active in the CMS NPPES public registry and passes the Luhn check-digit validation that all 10-digit NPIs use.
Internal Medicine physicians (internists) specialise in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases in adults, often coordinating care across multiple subspecialties.
The CMS NPPES Public Registry at npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov is the authoritative source. FindMyNPI mirrors this dataset and refreshes monthly. For real-time verification, you can also call the provider's office at (816) 271-6406.
An individual healthcare provider has a single Type-1 NPI for life. Organisations can hold separate Type-2 NPIs per location, specialty, or sub-entity. Dr. Byron Thornton M.D. is a Type-1 individual NPI.