Rivers Woodward, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Lake Lure, NC
Rivers Woodward, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Lake Lure, North Carolina, and NPI 1245762830, issued on Apr 1, 2017. Check the license (North Carolina 2018-02015, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rivers Woodward
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 2018-02015 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 146 Nesbitt Rdg, Lake Lure, NC 28746
- Phone
- (828) 625-4400
- Enumerated
- Apr 1, 2017
- Record last updated
- Mar 3, 2023
- Fax
- (828) 625-4455
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200925001771); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School Of Medicine, 2017
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 146 Nesbitt Rdg
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Daniel Lovette, PAPhysician Assistant1619665825
- Corrie Sias, LCMHCMental Health Counselor1003176967
- Jennifer Vanlandingham, LCSW, LCASClinical Social Worker1841611159
Verify Rivers Woodward in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2018-02015Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
85% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
6,541 Medicare Part D claims for 529 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 254 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium373 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium243 claims
- Lisinopril237 claims
- Gabapentin169 claims
- Omeprazole163 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate152 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
- Blue Ridge Community Health Services, Inc.Lake Lure, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Rivers Woodward among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina
Rivers Woodward, 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 2017, is newer than 80% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 80% of these records are older, 18% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2006 among the 3,104 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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).
2 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Lake Lure
They are 2 of the 15 NPPES records with a practice address in Lake Lure, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Rivers Woodward, MD's NPI number?
Rivers Woodward, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245762830, issued on Apr 1, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rivers Woodward, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 146 Nesbitt Rdg, Lake Lure, NC, 28746. Phone: (828) 625-4400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rivers Woodward, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2018-02015, 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 Rivers Woodward, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rivers Woodward, MD had 6,541 Medicare Part D claims for 529 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.