Dwight James Willett, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Spruce Pine, NC
Dwight James Willett, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Spruce Pine, North Carolina, and NPI 1598994956, issued on Jul 7, 2009. Check the license (North Carolina 2013-01826, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Dwight James Willett
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 2013-01826 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 11728 S 226 Hwy, Spruce Pine, NC 28777
- Phone
- (828) 766-7778
- Enumerated
- Jul 7, 2009
- Record last updated
- Jul 6, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20131028001734); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- East Tennessee State University Quillen College Of Medicine, 2009
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 11728 S 226 Hwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Cindy Aldridge, FNPNurse Practitioner1265422661
- Janice Beckett, MS, ATC, LATAthletic Trainer1336551118
- Lyndsay Edwards, PAPhysician Assistant1396212981
- Michelle LongNurse Practitioner1033573506
- Mkayla Nelson, LCSWAClinical Social Worker1578216222
- Tonya Phillips, MA,RD,LDNRegistered Dietitian1013382720
Verify Dwight James Willett in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2013-01826Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
58% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
5,586 Medicare Part D claims for 280 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. 131 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Lisinopril213 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium203 claims
- Buprenorphine-Naloxone195 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate181 claims
- Omeprazole168 claims
- Gabapentin161 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Mountain Community Health Partnership IncorporatedBurnsville, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Dwight James Willett among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina
Dwight James Willett, M.D. 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 2009, is newer than 61% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 61% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2006 among the 3,104 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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).
9 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Spruce Pine
They are 9 of the 132 NPPES records with a practice address in Spruce Pine, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Nicole Allen, DO, FAAFPSpruce Pine, NC 287771932550381
- Dorothy Bobbe, MDSpruce Pine, NC 287771629086368
- Brie Folkner, MDSpruce Pine, NC 287771326272824
- Stephen Hayes, MDSpruce Pine, NC 287771689171886
- Steven Hill, MDSpruce Pine, NC 287771609860055
- Albert Kuhne, MDSpruce Pine, NC 287771063448637
- Susan Snider, M.D.Spruce Pine, NC 287771801870753
- M. Merikaton Stella, M.D.Spruce Pine, NC 287771538141866
Common questions
What is Dwight James Willett, M.D.'s NPI number?
Dwight James Willett, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598994956, issued on Jul 7, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Dwight James Willett, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11728 S 226 Hwy, Spruce Pine, NC, 28777. Phone: (828) 766-7778. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Dwight James Willett, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2013-01826, 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 Dwight James Willett, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Dwight James Willett, M.D. had 5,586 Medicare Part D claims for 280 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.