NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

David Harding Priest, M.D.

Infectious Disease Physician · Winston Salem, NC

David Harding Priest, M.D. is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Winston Salem, North Carolina, and NPI 1538145800, issued on Dec 19, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 200001256, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1538145800
Name
David Harding Priest
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
License number
200001256 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1381 Westgate Center Dr, Winston Salem, NC 27103
Phone
(336) 718-0440
Enumerated
Dec 19, 2005
Record last updated
Apr 26, 2023
Fax
(336) 718-0441
Medicaid IDs
5900483 NC
1538145800 VA
N01258 SC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050426000022); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Wake Forest University School Of Medicine, 1999
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1381 Westgate Center Dr

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Brynlee Anderson, PAPhysician Assistant1154913010
  2. Ashley Chaplin, M.D.Infectious Disease Physician1801021225
  3. Edwin Chee, MDInternal Medicine Physician1881674968
  4. Vahini Chundi, MDInfectious Disease Physician1336637255
  5. Sharyn Conrad, DNP, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1730180928
  6. Timothy Darnell, DOInfectious Disease Physician1467678979

Verify David Harding Priest in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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68% more Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024

1,156 Medicare Part D claims for 130 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 44% of claims.

  1. David Priest1,156
  2. Specialty average689

Most prescribed

  1. Juluca120 claims
  2. Cephalexin103 claims
  3. Odefsey103 claims
  4. Azithromycin70 claims
  5. Genvoya68 claims
  6. Biktarvy55 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: $13.20

1 payment: education; the largest payer was Shionogi Inc. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. David Priest$13.20
  2. Specialty average$4,362.19

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Forsyth Memorial Hospital IncWinston Salem, NC
  2. Novant Health Medical Group, LLCSalisbury, NC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

David Harding Priest among 287 infectious disease physician records in North Carolina

David Harding Priest, M.D. is one of 287 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 92% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • Graduated1999 · median 2002 among the 204 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Infectious Disease Physician providers in North Carolina

There are 287 infectious disease physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ashley Chaplin, M.D.Winston Salem, NC 271031801021225
  2. Vahini Chundi, MDWinston Salem, NC 271031336637255
  3. Timothy Darnell, DOWinston Salem, NC 271031467678979
  4. James Lederer, M.D.Winston Salem, NC 271031942364955
  5. Arthur Link, MDWinston Salem, NC 271031265408389
  6. Michael Meadors, MDWinston Salem, NC 271031881660363
  7. Michael Morgan, M.D.Winston Salem, NC 271031003982695
  8. Adwait Silwal, M.D.Winston Salem, NC 271031114181419

Common questions

What is David Harding Priest, M.D.'s NPI number?

David Harding Priest, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538145800, issued on Dec 19, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is David Harding Priest, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1381 Westgate Center Dr, Winston Salem, NC, 27103. Phone: (336) 718-0440. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify David Harding Priest, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 200001256, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does David Harding Priest, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, David Harding Priest, M.D. had 1,156 Medicare Part D claims for 130 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. 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.