Derek Ayers, D.O.
Psychiatry Physician · Winston Salem, NC
Derek Ayers, D.O. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Winston Salem, North Carolina, and NPI 1912340324, issued on Apr 16, 2013. Check the license (North Carolina 2015-00185, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Derek Ayers
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 2015-00185 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Medical Ceneter Blvd, Winston Salem, NC 27157
- Phone
- (336) 716-3601
- Enumerated
- Apr 16, 2013
- Record last updated
- Oct 28, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170626000129); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Derek Ayers in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2015-00185Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
16 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Novant Health Medical Group, LLCWinston Salem, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Derek Ayers among 1,725 psychiatry physician records in North Carolina
Derek Ayers, D.O. is one of 1,725 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 69% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 72% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 72% of these records are older, 26% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2006 among the 744 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 1,725 psychiatry physician records in North Carolina.
All 1,725 in North Carolina → Every provider in Winston Salem → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Katherine Atala, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571548365299
- Margaret Cinderella, M.D.Winston Salem, NC 271571124551650
- Poonam Deshmukh, M.DWinston Salem, NC 271571396165056
- Heather Douglas, M.D.Winston Salem, NC 271571558708339
- Stephen Kramer, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571154305100
- Eugene Mindel, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571033195102
- Josephine Mokonogho, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571275791451
- Julia Peay, MD, JDWinston Salem, NC 271571386105195
Common questions
What is Derek Ayers, D.O.'s NPI number?
Derek Ayers, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912340324, issued on Apr 16, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Derek Ayers, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Medical Ceneter Blvd, Winston Salem, NC, 27157. Phone: (336) 716-3601. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Derek Ayers, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2015-00185, 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 Derek Ayers, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Derek Ayers, D.O. had 16 Medicare Part D claims; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.