NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

John Howard Williams, MD

Hospitalist Physician · Durham, NC

John Howard Williams, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Durham, North Carolina, and NPI 1922108828, issued on Sep 22, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 28447, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; 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
1922108828
Name
John Howard Williams
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
28447 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1301 Fayetteville St, Durham, NC 27707
Phone
(919) 956-4000
Enumerated
Sep 22, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 31, 2023
Fax
(252) 224-3071
Medicaid ID
8987768 NC
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1301 Fayetteville St

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

  1. Veronica Acevedo, PA-CPhysician Assistant1033526405
  2. Anjana Acharya, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1902843824
  3. Elizabeth Aronin, AGPCNPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1235676628
  4. Laurie Astern, PA-CPhysician Assistant1285621383
  5. Paul Austin, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1467427823
  6. Rajeev Bais, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1063427532

Verify John Howard Williams in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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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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66% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

176 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. John Williams176
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium26 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate14 claims
  3. Amiodarone Hcl11 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.

John Howard Williams among 989 hospitalist physician records in North Carolina

John Howard Williams, MD is one of 989 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 4% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 76% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 85% of these records are
  • Record last updated2023 · 31% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospitalist Physician providers in North Carolina

There are 989 hospitalist physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Gilbert Acevedo, M.D.Durham, NC 277051619330255
  2. Aidan Berry-Nguyen, MDDurham, NC 277051992329197
  3. Rebecca Bystrom, M.D.Durham, NC 277051396277117
  4. Mary Charles, M.D.Durham, NC 277051679936736
  5. Ryan Duffy, MDDurham, NC 277051821550302
  6. Ruth Dyck, NPDurham, NC 277051689141731
  7. Alexandra Horne, M.D.Durham, NC 277051235661505
  8. Harrison MatthewsDurham, NC 277051417535006

Common questions

What is John Howard Williams, MD's NPI number?

John Howard Williams, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922108828, issued on Sep 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is John Howard Williams, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1301 Fayetteville St, Durham, NC, 27707. Phone: (919) 956-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify John Howard Williams, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 28447, 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 John Howard Williams, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, John Howard Williams, MD had 176 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.