David Michael Life, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Hurricane, WV
David Michael Life, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Hurricane, West Virginia, and NPI 1467416875, issued on Apr 13, 2006. Check the license (West Virginia 17526, as entered in NPPES) on the West Virginia Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David Michael Life
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 17526 WV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 147 Willow Tree Way, Hurricane, WV 25526
- Phone
- (304) 397-3002
- Enumerated
- Apr 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 22, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (304) 397-3007
- Medicaid ID
- 0054842-000 WV
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040804000090); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- West Virginia University School Of Medicine, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 147 Willow Tree Way
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Rachel Conrad, CS FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1043234156
Verify David Michael Life in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWest Virginia Board of Medicine
Search for license 17526Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
10,834 Medicare Part D claims for 621 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 334 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium454 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium396 claims
- Lisinopril370 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate369 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate330 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium308 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: $753.38
49 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- St. Mary's Medical Management, LLCHuntington, WV
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David Michael Life among 1,122 family medicine physician records in West Virginia
David Michael Life, MD is one of 1,122 family medicine physician records with a practice address in West Virginia. 80% 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, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2006 among the 702 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a West Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
19 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Hurricane
They are 19 of the 658 NPPES records with a practice address in Hurricane, and 1,122 family medicine physician records in West Virginia.
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Common questions
What is David Michael Life, MD's NPI number?
David Michael Life, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1467416875, issued on Apr 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David Michael Life, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 147 Willow Tree Way, Hurricane, WV, 25526. Phone: (304) 397-3002. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David Michael Life, MD's license?
NPPES lists West Virginia license number 17526, 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 Michael Life, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David Michael Life, MD had 10,834 Medicare Part D claims for 621 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.