NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ronald L. Waycaster, M.D.

Psychiatry Physician · Chapel Hill, NC

Ronald L. Waycaster, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and NPI 1447293568, issued on Jun 14, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 9700416, 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
1447293568
Name
Ronald L. Waycaster
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
9700416 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
101 Manning Dr, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Phone
(919) 966-1315
Enumerated
Jun 14, 2006
Record last updated
Jun 13, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
891270G NC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160906000705); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Mississippi School Of Medicine, 1993
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 101 Manning Dr

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

  1. Jihad Abdelgadir Imam Mohamed Ahmed, MDNeurological Surgery Physician1942706320
  2. Abimbola Abiola, M.DStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1831880780
  3. Elise Abken, MDPsychiatry Physician1558884221
  4. Amy Abramowitz, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1871983676
  5. Sudeep Acharya, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1144719402
  6. Stephen Acosta, MDAnesthesiology Physician1255741757

Verify Ronald L. Waycaster 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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2.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024

2,034 Medicare Part D claims for 62 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 14 claims were for opioids.

  1. Ronald Waycaster2,034
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Olanzapine167 claims
  2. Benztropine Mesylate102 claims
  3. Clozapine102 claims
  4. Trazodone Hcl91 claims
  5. Lorazepam83 claims
  6. Quetiapine Fumarate77 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

  1. University OF North Carolina AT Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC

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

Ronald L. Waycaster among 1,725 psychiatry physician records in North Carolina

Ronald L. Waycaster, 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 fileYes · 43% of these records are
  • Graduated1993 · median 2006 among the 744 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 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).

226 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Chapel Hill

They are 226 of the 7,608 NPPES records with a practice address in Chapel Hill, and 1,725 psychiatry physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sandra Freeman, M.D.Chapel Hill, NC 275141245250901
  2. Donna Frick, M.D.Chapel Hill, NC 275141275508327
  3. Phillip Fullwood, M.D.Chapel Hill, NC 275141710909288
  4. David Hawkins, MDChapel Hill, NC 275141871512327
  5. Bruce Hughes, MDChapel Hill, NC 275141487660304
  6. David Johnson, M.D.Chapel Hill, NC 275141396758678
  7. Kathleen Lapp, MDChapel Hill, NC 275141356439244
  8. Mary Lunsford, MDChapel Hill, NC 275141669491080

Common questions

What is Ronald L. Waycaster, M.D.'s NPI number?

Ronald L. Waycaster, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447293568, issued on Jun 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ronald L. Waycaster, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 101 Manning Dr, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514. Phone: (919) 966-1315. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ronald L. Waycaster, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 9700416, 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 Ronald L. Waycaster, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ronald L. Waycaster, M.D. had 2,034 Medicare Part D claims for 62 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.