Donald A. Dewhurst, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Franklin, NC
Donald A. Dewhurst, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Franklin, North Carolina, and NPI 1578566592, issued on May 23, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 20121, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Donald A. Dewhurst
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 20121 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1830 Lakeside Dr, Franklin, NC 28734
- Phone
- (828) 349-2081
- Enumerated
- May 23, 2005
- Record last updated
- Aug 9, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (828) 524-6154
- Medicaid ID
- 8928403 NC
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Donald A. Dewhurst in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 20121Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
80% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
712 Medicare Part D claims for 70 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.
Most prescribed
- Rosuvastatin Calcium35 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium32 claims
- Omeprazole25 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate22 claims
- Gabapentin18 claims
- Phenobarbital18 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.
Donald A. Dewhurst among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina
Donald A. Dewhurst, MD is one of 4,953 family medicine 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, 88% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
- Record last updated2016 · 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 207Q00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
16 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Franklin
They are 16 of the 349 NPPES records with a practice address in Franklin, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Donald A. Dewhurst, MD's NPI number?
Donald A. Dewhurst, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578566592, issued on May 23, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Donald A. Dewhurst, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1830 Lakeside Dr, Franklin, NC, 28734. Phone: (828) 349-2081. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Donald A. Dewhurst, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 20121, 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 Donald A. Dewhurst, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Donald A. Dewhurst, MD had 712 Medicare Part D claims for 70 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.