NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Dorothy N. Charles, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Ferguson, MO

Dorothy N. Charles, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Ferguson, Missouri, and NPI 1194288779, issued on Apr 10, 2019. Check the license (Missouri 2025032016, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; 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
1194288779
Name
Dorothy N. Charles
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License numbers
2025032016 MO
036161491 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3396 Pershall RD, Ferguson, MO 63135
Phone
(314) 814-8700
Enumerated
Apr 10, 2019
Record last updated
Sep 29, 2025
Fax
(314) 814-8589
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220826003052); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Perelman School Of Med At The University Of Pennsylvania, 2019
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 3396 Pershall RD

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

  1. Aubrianna Brinkley, DCChiropractor1497513113
  2. Sasha Dorestin, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1235068461
  3. Ukasha Habib, MBBSStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1003756933
  4. Hali Ledet, CNMAdvanced Practice Midwife1063105781

Verify Dorothy N. Charles in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
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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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77% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

801 Medicare Part D claims for 63 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 38 claims were for opioids.

  1. Dorothy Charles801
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium44 claims
  2. Carvedilol40 claims
  3. Gabapentin39 claims
  4. Trazodone Hcl28 claims
  5. Spironolactone22 claims
  6. Venlafaxine Hcl Er22 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: $162.36

9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ironshore Pharmaceuticals 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.

  1. Dorothy Charles$162.36
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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. Affinia HealthcareSaint Louis, MO
  2. Southern Illinois Health Care Foundation IncEast Alton, IL

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

Dorothy N. Charles among 2,991 family medicine physician records in Missouri

Dorothy N. Charles, MD is one of 2,991 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 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 2019, is newer than 82% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 82% of these records are older, 16% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated2019 · median 2006 among the 1,778 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 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 207Q00000X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

2 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Ferguson

They are 2 of the 88 NPPES records with a practice address in Ferguson, and 2,991 family medicine physician records in Missouri.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Bonnie Dunlap, MEDICAL DOCTORSaint Louis, MO 631351699367383
  2. Elizabeth Liu, DOFerguson, MO 631351275078552
  3. Tiffany Adams-Holmes, MDSaint Louis, MO 631361780038893
  4. Reynal Caldwell, DOSaint Louis, MO 631361972528750
  5. Tamer Dabous, M.D.Saint Louis, MO 631361356506711
  6. Troy Dowers, M.D.Saint Louis, MO 631361841497716
  7. Akinrinola Fatoki, M.D.Saint Louis, MO 631361346354693
  8. Mary Hastings, MDSaint Louis, MO 631341932365665

Common questions

What is Dorothy N. Charles, MD's NPI number?

Dorothy N. Charles, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194288779, issued on Apr 10, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Dorothy N. Charles, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3396 Pershall RD, Ferguson, MO, 63135. Phone: (314) 814-8700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Dorothy N. Charles, MD's license?

NPPES lists Missouri license number 2025032016, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Dorothy N. Charles, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Dorothy N. Charles, MD had 801 Medicare Part D claims for 63 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.