Phyllis Sage Atwell, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Durham, NC
Phyllis Sage Atwell, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Durham, North Carolina, and NPI 1548270325, issued on Aug 8, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 28609, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Phyllis Sage Atwell
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 28609 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2425 Wrightwood Ave, Durham, NC 27705
- Phone
- (919) 903-2653
- Enumerated
- Aug 8, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- Fax
- (919) 289-5515
- Medicaid ID
- 891217K NC
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Phyllis Sage Atwell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 28609Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
22% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
782 Medicare Part D claims for 33 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Trazodone Hcl83 claims
- Invega Sustenna70 claims
- Abilify Maintena47 claims
- Mirtazapine43 claims
- Clozapine37 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate37 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: $23.09
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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.
Phyllis Sage Atwell among 1,725 psychiatry physician records in North Carolina
Phyllis Sage Atwell, M.D. is one of 1,725 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 69% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 43% of these records are
- Record last updated2026 · 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 2084P0800X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
209 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Durham
They are 209 of the 13,451 NPPES records with a practice address in Durham, and 1,725 psychiatry physician records in North Carolina.
All 1,725 in North Carolina → Every provider in Durham → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
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Common questions
What is Phyllis Sage Atwell, M.D.'s NPI number?
Phyllis Sage Atwell, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548270325, issued on Aug 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Phyllis Sage Atwell, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2425 Wrightwood Ave, Durham, NC, 27705. Phone: (919) 903-2653. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Phyllis Sage Atwell, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 28609, 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 Phyllis Sage Atwell, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Phyllis Sage Atwell, M.D. had 782 Medicare Part D claims for 33 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.