David A. Ghaphery, MD
Surgery Physician · Wheeling, WV
David A. Ghaphery, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Wheeling, West Virginia, and NPI 1023179249, issued on Dec 12, 2006. Check the license (West Virginia 16048, as entered in NPPES) on the West Virginia Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David A. Ghaphery
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 16048 WV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 601 National Road, Wheeling, WV 26003
- Phone
- (304) 232-3520
- Enumerated
- Dec 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 26, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (304) 232-8391
- Medicaid IDs
- 0945937 OH
0125502000 WV - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110519000252); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- West Virginia University School Of Medicine, 1988
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify David A. Ghaphery in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWest Virginia Board of Medicine
Search for license 16048Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
138 Medicare Part D claims for 87 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 79 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen77 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $123.86
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
David A. Ghaphery among 205 surgery physician records in West Virginia
David A. Ghaphery, MD is one of 205 surgery physician records with a practice address in West Virginia. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2001 among the 134 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a West Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in West Virginia
There are 205 surgery physician records in West Virginia.
All 205 in West Virginia → Every provider in Wheeling → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Joseph Colella, MDWheeling, WV 260031760482269
- Robert Cross, MDWheeling, WV 260031134279268
- Gregory Saracco, MDWheeling, WV 260031902956048
- Sean Scanlon, MDWheeling, WV 260031972062800
- Carlos Valladares, D.O.Wheeling, WV 260031770696817
- Hany Tadros, MDGlen Dale, WV 260381841345451
- Romeo Tan, MDMoundsville, WV 260411053307520
- Livio Romani, M.D.Hinton, WV 259511144211814
Common questions
What is David A. Ghaphery, MD's NPI number?
David A. Ghaphery, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023179249, issued on Dec 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David A. Ghaphery, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 601 National Road, Wheeling, WV, 26003. Phone: (304) 232-3520. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David A. Ghaphery, MD's license?
NPPES lists West Virginia license number 16048, as entered by the provider. Search the West Virginia Board of Medicine at https://wvbom.wv.gov/public/search/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does David A. Ghaphery, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David A. Ghaphery, MD had 138 Medicare Part D claims for 87 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.