NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sanford William Hawkins-Rivers, M.D.

Surgery Physician · Dunn, NC

Sanford William Hawkins-Rivers, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Dunn, North Carolina, and NPI 1194749648, issued on Jul 27, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 200501926, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1194749648
Name
Sanford William Hawkins-Rivers
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
200501926 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
803 Tilghman Dr, Dunn, NC 28334
Phone
(910) 892-1550
Enumerated
Jul 27, 2006
Record last updated
Sep 25, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(910) 892-1992
Medicaid ID
5903407 NC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060307000024); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Michigan State University College Of Human Medicine, 1999
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 803 Tilghman Dr

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

  1. Vidette Cooper, MDInternal Medicine Physician1568420107
  2. Sharon Saunders, FNPNurse Practitioner1508905480

Verify Sanford William Hawkins-Rivers 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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50% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

221 Medicare Part D claims for 105 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 86 claims were for opioids.

  1. Sanford Hawkins-Rivers221
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Cephalexin65 claims
  2. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen42 claims
  3. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen38 claims
  4. Clindamycin Hcl16 claims
  5. Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim15 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: $100.46

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Sanford Hawkins-Rivers$100.46
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Cape Fear Valley Health Medical Group LLCLillington, NC

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

Sanford William Hawkins-Rivers among 1,170 surgery physician records in North Carolina

Sanford William Hawkins-Rivers, M.D. is one of 1,170 surgery physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 77% 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 15% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 52% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated1999 · median 2004 among the 773 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2013 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in North Carolina

There are 1,170 surgery physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Rachel Hall, DODunn, NC 283341639699176
  2. William Beutel, M.D.Elizabethtown, NC 283371073559654
  3. Barry Williamson, MDElizabethtown, NC 283371538119482
  4. Andres Fleury-Guzman, MDClinton, NC 283281881867992
  5. John McPhail, M.D.Clinton, NC 283281730142563
  6. Mariana Mendible, MDClinton, NC 283281609049709
  7. Michael Valenti, M.D.Clinton, NC 283281275596017
  8. Harold Martin, MDHamlet, NC 283451144230087

Common questions

What is Sanford William Hawkins-Rivers, M.D.'s NPI number?

Sanford William Hawkins-Rivers, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194749648, issued on Jul 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sanford William Hawkins-Rivers, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 803 Tilghman Dr, Dunn, NC, 28334. Phone: (910) 892-1550. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sanford William Hawkins-Rivers, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 200501926, 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 Sanford William Hawkins-Rivers, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sanford William Hawkins-Rivers, M.D. had 221 Medicare Part D claims for 105 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.