Derek Edwin Williams, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Richardson, TX
Derek Edwin Williams, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Richardson, Texas, and NPI 1336349448, issued on Jul 18, 2007. Check the license (Texas P0321, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Derek Edwin Williams
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License numbers
- P0321 TX
ME124590 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2821 E. President George Bush Turnpike, Richardson, TX 75082
- Phone
- (214) 943-2200
- Enumerated
- Jul 18, 2007
- Record last updated
- Mar 20, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (214) 943-2201
- Medicaid ID
- 015147600 FL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170307000393); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Washington University School Of Medicine, 2007
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Derek Edwin Williams in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license P0321Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
41% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
60 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clopidogrel14 claims
- Gabapentin14 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: $3,903.66
27 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Atricure, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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
- MedhealthRichardson, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Derek Edwin Williams among 484 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Texas
Derek Edwin Williams, MD is one of 484 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Texas. 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 2007, is newer than 55% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 55% of these records are older, 35% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 1996 among the 309 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Texas
There are 484 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Texas.
All 484 in Texas → Every provider in Richardson → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mitchell Magee, M.D.Richardson, TX 750821467440016
- Vicky Chappell, M.D.Sherman, TX 750901366547390
- Gregory Matter, MDSherman, TX 750901962466953
- Robert Wilcott, MDSherman, TX 750901073559209
- Eric Chang-Tung, M. D.Plano, TX 750931891748588
- John Dimaio, MDPlano, TX 750931124082904
- James Edgerton, M.D.Plano, TX 750931386632909
- Gary Jett, M.D.Plano, TX 750931184690810
Common questions
What is Derek Edwin Williams, MD's NPI number?
Derek Edwin Williams, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336349448, issued on Jul 18, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Derek Edwin Williams, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2821 E. President George Bush Turnpike, Richardson, TX, 75082. Phone: (214) 943-2200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Derek Edwin Williams, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number P0321, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Derek Edwin Williams, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Derek Edwin Williams, MD had 60 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. 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.