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Debra L. Thornton, DPM

(17 Ratings)

Specializes in: Foot & Ankle Surgery and Podiatry (Foot & Ankle Medicine)

Kent State University College of Podiatric Medicine (1986)

Professional interests include: fractures (broken bones), toe problems, foot arthritis, and more.

18901 Lakeshore Boulevard
Euclid, OH 44119

(216) 767-4242

Debra L. Thornton, DPM is a podiatrist in East Cleveland, OH specializing in foot & ankle surgery and podiatry (foot & ankle medicine). She graduated from Kent State University College of Podiatric Medicine in 1986 and has 38 years of experience. Debra L. Thornton, DPM is affiliated with Euclid Hospital, Cleveland Clinic and Stephanie Tubbs Jones Health Center.

Office Locations

Address:

13944 Euclid Avenue Mail Code A41
East Cleveland, OH 44112

Address:

1597 Oak Tree Drive
Brunswick, OH 44212

Address:

18901 Lakeshore Boulevard
Euclid, OH 44119

Address:

23823 Lorain Road Suite 280
North Olmsted, OH 44070

Some issues Debra L. Thornton, DPM can help you with:

Musculoskeletal Problems

The musculoskeletal system refers collectively to the bones, joints, ligaments, muscles, and nerves. It is what gives the body structure and movement. Because this system encompasses so much of the body, musculoskeletal problems are extremely varied and can happen almost anywhere. There are musculoskeletal problems that affect only the joints, those that affect the bones, those that affect tendons and ligaments, and those that can happen in any area of the body but cause pain and numbness.

Joint problems include bursitis and arthritis. Bursitis is the inflammation of a fluid-filled sac cushion on the outside of a joint, causing symptoms including pain and swelling. Arthritis is the inflammation and damage of a joint due to wear and tear or disease. There are several treatments for arthritis, but if the damage progresses far enough, joint replacement may be necessary. In joint replacement, a metal or plastic implant is surgically placed within the joint to make movement easier.

Bone problems include scoliosis, fractures, and osteoporosis. Scoliosis is a curvature of the spine, making the normally straight spine look like a 'C' or 'S.' It is treated with braces or surgery. Osteoporosis is a disease that causes bones to weaken and break easily. It's most common in women, especially older women. Fully half of all women over 65 have osteoporosis. Fractures are any break in the bone. They can be a simple crack or a severe and complicated shatter. Osteoporosis causes fractures in people who have it, but other causes are trauma (such as a fall) or overuse.

Tendon and ligament problems most often result from injury or overuse. Two good examples are ligament tears and tendonitis. The most common ligament tear is the ACL tear in the knee. This ligament supports and stabilizes the knee and is most often torn during sports activities. Tendonitis happens when a tendon, which connects muscles and bones together, becomes irritated and inflamed. This happens most often in older patients who push their bodies too far, leading to pain and swelling. Treatment for both tendon and ligament problems usually includes rest, ice, and supporting the area to let it heal.

Pain and numbness problems can be caused by overuse, disease, an injury, or a compressed nerve. Lower back pain and carpal tunnel syndrome are two of the most common conditions patients encounter. Lower back pain may be caused by sore muscles that have been overworked, or an injury to the disks separating the vertebrae in the spine. Lower back pain usually goes away on its own within a few days, but it may require medical treatment depending on the cause. Carpal tunnel syndrome occurs when the nerve at the base of the palm becomes trapped or pinched. Symptoms include tingling, pain, numbness, or weakness in the hand. Treatment involves rest and sometimes steroid injections.

Because the musculoskeletal system involves so much of the body, problems here can be incredibly varied in their type and severity. Some musculoskeletal problems will go away on their own or only require rest, while others may require medication, physical therapy, or even surgery.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	1839
doctor visit	569
musculoskeletal imaging	45
nail procedures	1446
plastic surgery procedures	183
reconstructive surgery	183
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	478
skin procedures	478
tissue transfer	183
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	183
X-rays	45

**Gender**
Male	269
Female	470

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	454
Black	260
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	185
From 75 to 84	211
85 and over	150
Less than 65	193

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	55
Dementia	14
Cancer	6

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	1807
doctor visit	565
injections	14
musculoskeletal imaging	41
nail procedures	1414
plastic surgery procedures	161
reconstructive surgery	161
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	469
skin procedures	469
tissue transfer	161
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	161
X-rays	41

**Gender**
Male	270
Female	499

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	449
Black	301
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	192
From 75 to 84	206
85 and over	172
Less than 65	199

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	56
Dementia	16
Cancer	8

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	1663
doctor visit	527
injections	17
musculoskeletal imaging	31
nail procedures	1377
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	436
skin procedures	436
X-rays	31

**Gender**
Male	534
Female	926

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	888
Black	548
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	376
From 75 to 84	384
85 and over	344
Less than 65	356

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	54
Dementia	16
Cancer	9

abscess drainage	14
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	1693
doctor visit	352
incision and drainage	14
injections	45
minor procedures	14
musculoskeletal imaging	32
nail avulsion	11
nail procedures	1389
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	382
skin procedures	382
skin surgery	14
X-rays	32

**Gender**
Male	253
Female	459

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	419
Black	279
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	190
From 75 to 84	218
85 and over	160
Less than 65	144

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	55
Dementia	17
Cancer	8

abscess drainage	12
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	1395
doctor visit	383
incision and drainage	12
minor procedures	12
musculoskeletal imaging	21
nail procedures	1158
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	344
skin procedures	344
skin surgery	12
X-rays	21

**Gender**
Male	232
Female	417

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	356
Black	277
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	205
From 75 to 84	190
85 and over	132
Less than 65	122

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	54
Dementia	17
Cancer	8

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	1212
doctor visit	357
injections	27
musculoskeletal imaging	16
nail avulsion	11
nail procedures	1042
plastic surgery procedures	107
reconstructive surgery	107
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	494
skin procedures	494
tissue transfer	107
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	107
X-rays	16

**Gender**
Male	203
Female	387

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	325
Black	251
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	181
From 75 to 84	165
85 and over	132
Less than 65	112

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	56
Dementia	18
Cancer	9

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	1046
doctor visit	329
injections	18
musculoskeletal imaging	22
nail procedures	895
plastic surgery procedures	136
reconstructive surgery	136
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	461
skin procedures	461
tissue transfer	136
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	136
X-rays	22

**Gender**
Male	171
Female	344

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	278
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	157
From 75 to 84	160
85 and over	134
Less than 65	64

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	55
Dementia	19
Cancer	12

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	871
doctor visit	247
nail procedures	746
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	373
skin procedures	373

**Gender**
Male	141
Female	303

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	273
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	136
From 75 to 84	129
85 and over	134
Less than 65	45

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	51
Dementia	23
Cancer	11

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	1404
doctor visit	383
musculoskeletal imaging	15
nail procedures	1375
plastic surgery procedures	110
reconstructive surgery	110
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	667
skin procedures	667
tissue transfer	110
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	110
X-rays	15

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Debra L. Thornton, DPM for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Debra L. Thornton, DPM treated as a podiatrist in East Cleveland, OH were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), nail procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and skin procedures.

abscess drainage	13
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	1436
doctor visit	415
incision and drainage	13
injections	24
minor procedures	13
musculoskeletal imaging	27
nail avulsion	11
nail procedures	1205
plastic surgery procedures	139
reconstructive surgery	139
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	456
skin procedures	456
skin surgery	13
tissue transfer	139
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	139
X-rays	27

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Debra L. Thornton, DPM.

**Gender**
Male	207
Female	380

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	191
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	344
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	166
85 and over	135
Less than 65	123
65 to 74	162

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Debra L. Thornton, DPM From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Debra L. Thornton, DPM treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	43
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Cancer	7
Dementia	14

Education & Training

Debra L. Thornton, DPM graduated from Kent State University College of Podiatric Medicine in 1986. She completed residency at Huron Hospital. She is certified by the Foot and Ankle Surgery - Foot Surgery and has a state license in Ohio.

Medical School: Kent State University College of Podiatric Medicine (1986)

Residency: Huron Hospital (1988)

Board Certification: Foot and Ankle Surgery - Foot Surgery

Licensed In: Ohio

Affiliations & Hospitals

Debra L. Thornton, DPM is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Euclid Hospital

Cleveland Clinic

Stephanie Tubbs Jones Health Center

Ratings & Reviews

Debra L. Thornton, DPM has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.94 out of 5 stars based on 17 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Debra L. Thornton, DPM from all over the web to help you find the right in East Cleveland, OH.

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Overall Rating: 5.0 2017-08-31

Very professional Doctor and very helpful and made my surgery all the better.
The staff was very friendly and comforting during the entire visit.  I'm glad that I was recommended from my coworker to come here.  I was very lucky to have met Dr. Thornton and I recommend her as being the finest of all doctors.

General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Debra L. Thornton, DPM. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Organogenesis Inc.	$938 PuraPly $423	Apligraf $413	Puraply Antimicrobial $102
Smith & Nephew, Inc.	$417 Wound Matrix $125	Oasis $122	Negative Pressure Wound Therapy $120	Regranex $20	VLP Mini-MOD $16	Other $15
Next Science LLC	$251 BlastX $251
Averitas Pharma Inc.	$137 QUTENZA $137
AbbVie Inc.	$125 DALVANCE $125
Other	$725 JUBLIA $154	NUZYRA $82	STRAVIX $65	QUTENZA $64	COLINK PLATING SYSTEM $43	Other $317

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,581
Education	$12

Biography

Dr. Debra Thornton practices foot & ankle surgery and podiatry (foot & ankle medicine) in North Olmsted, OH, East Cleveland, OH, and Brunswick, OH. Clinical interests for Dr. Thornton include pseudarthrosis (non-union), ankle sprain, and toe problems. She is affiliated with Euclid Hospital. For her professional training, Dr. Thornton completed a residency program at Huron Hospital. Patients gave her an average rating of 5.0 stars (out of 5).

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