Vernon Williams, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Abilene, TX
Vernon Williams, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Abilene, Texas, and NPI 1003897091, issued on Nov 8, 2005. Check the license (Texas L3189, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vernon Williams
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- L3189 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1100 N 19TH St, Abilene, TX 79601
- Phone
- (325) 676-8555
- Enumerated
- Nov 8, 2005
- Record last updated
- Nov 9, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 149854501 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101019000334); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Kentucky College Of Medicine, 1988
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Vernon Williams in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license L3189Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
78% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
33 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 28 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tramadol Hcl17 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $49.13
3 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.
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
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center LubbockLubbock, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vernon Williams among 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas
Vernon Williams, M.D. is one of 2,192 surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 90% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2004 among the 1,350 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 49% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Texas
There are 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas.
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- Branden Kret, M.D.Abilene, TX 796011942689625
- Rhett Lohman, D.O.Abilene, TX 796011942469283
- Jack Needham, M.D.Abilene, TX 796011770782369
- Leigh Taliaferro, MDAbilene, TX 796011316044829
- Gary Walker, M.D.Abilene, TX 796011174597975
Common questions
What is Vernon Williams, M.D.'s NPI number?
Vernon Williams, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003897091, issued on Nov 8, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vernon Williams, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1100 N 19TH St, Abilene, TX, 79601. Phone: (325) 676-8555. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vernon Williams, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number L3189, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Vernon Williams, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vernon Williams, M.D. had 33 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Vernon Williams, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.