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Mr. Joseph Harold Thornton, PA-C

Individual provider Physician Assistant · NPI 1184793556

Mr. Joseph Harold Thornton, PA-C is a Physician Assistant in Princeton, New Jersey. Qualified in 1981, 45 years ago. Practices with Summit Medical Group PA, a 1,205-clinician group and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in New Jersey.

Years since qualifying
45
Licensed in
NJ
In the registry since
2006
What do these letters mean?
PA-C — Physician Assistant, Certified
A physician assistant who holds current national certification.

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Practice location Partly verified

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Princeton University Health McCosh Health Ctr
Princeton, NJ 08544-0001 Not confirmed with CMS for 18 years — call before visiting
Phone: (609) 258-3141
Fax: (609) 258-1355
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Specialties & licences

Physician Assistant (primary) Taxonomy 363A00000X · Licence 25MP00000400 (NJ)

Record details

NPI number1184793556
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials PA-C
Sole proprietorYes
NPI enumeratedNovember 7, 2006
Last updated in NPPESJune 17, 2008

Medicare enrollment

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

Medicare specialtyPHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
Medical schoolOTHER
Graduated 1981 (45 years in practice)
Group practice Summit Medical Group Pa — 1205 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
Practice locations2 on file with Medicare

Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

  • Atlantic Visiting Nurse Home health agency · Morristown, NJ

Colleagues at Summit Medical Group PA

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 1205 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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