Physician

Cara Thorne, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Cara Thorne, MD (NPI: 1679070684) practices orthopedic surgery in the Greeley, CO market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Weld, CO. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is ORTHOPAEDIC & SPINE CENTER OF THE ROCKIES PC (NPI: 1770579385; TIN: 840593455) and primary practice location at 80634-8165.

Thorne's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 54 traditional Medicare patients, billed 288 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $14,124 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 99203 (New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more). Part D data shows 41 prescription claims across 36 beneficiaries totaling $134 in drug costs, led by Oxycodone Hcl (Oxycodone Hcl). Open Payments data shows 12 records totaling $675. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported Medicare Part B carrier billing data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have fallen sharply in recent years, from $898 to $134. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners by Provider.0$7.1K$14K2024 Medicare payment: $14,124 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
2015N/RN/RN/R
2016N/RN/RN/R
2017N/RN/RN/R
2018N/RN/RN/R
2019N/RN/RN/R
2020N/RN/RN/R
2021N/RN/RN/R
2022N/RN/RN/R
2023N/RN/RN/R
202454288$14,124

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Part D Events Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Drug cost, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Drug_Cst. Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider.0$1.4K$2.8K2018 Drug cost: $898 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $1,371 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $1,551 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $2,801 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $1,568 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $96 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $134 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
2015N/RN/RN/R
2016N/RN/RN/R
2017N/RN/RN/R
20183755$898
20195283$1,371
20204667$1,551
20215083$2,801
20223150$1,568
20232227$96
20243641$134

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

No connected DME records

No connected DME records

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

CodeDescriptionPatientsClm LinesTotal Payment
99203New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more1212$89
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more3748$72
J1100Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg12136$0

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
Oxycodone HclOxycodone Hcl2891$50

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary in 2024

CategoryDefinitionRecordsTotal Reported AmountTop Related Entity
General PaymentsReported payment or transfer-of-value amount.12$675Skeletal Dynamics Inc
Research PaymentsReported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.0$0N/R
Ownership / Investment InterestsReported value of ownership or investment interests.0$0N/R

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Cara Thorne, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Cara Thorne, MD (NPI 1679070684), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Cara Thorne, MD have ACO affiliation data?

No ACO affiliation record is shown in the available Tedicare data for this profile.

What billing organization is linked to Cara Thorne, MD?

Cara Thorne, MD is linked to ORTHOPAEDIC & SPINE CENTER OF THE ROCKIES PC (billing NPI 1770579385) in the available physician profile data.

Does Cara Thorne, MD have Open Payments data?

Cara Thorne, MD has 12 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.