William S. Abernathy, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Durham, NC
William S. Abernathy, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Durham, North Carolina, and NPI 1679532196, issued on Mar 22, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 24044, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William S. Abernathy
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- 24044 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3717 Lochnora Parkway, Durham, NC 27705
- Phone
- (919) 489-0720
- Enumerated
- Mar 22, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 2, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 8910033 NC
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify William S. Abernathy in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 24044Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
100% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
11 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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: $220.63
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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.
William S. Abernathy among 841 cardiovascular disease physician records in North Carolina
William S. Abernathy, MD is one of 841 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 83% 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 17% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 72% of these records are
- Record last updated2016 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 841 cardiovascular disease physician records in North Carolina.
All 841 in North Carolina → Every provider in Durham → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Califf, M.D.Durham, NC 277051619051331
- Benjamin Conway, MDDurham, NC 277051801926183
- Elizabeth Henke, MDDurham, NC 277051275594772
- John Jones, DODurham, NC 277051295795201
- Girish Kalra, M.D.Durham, NC 277051316124415
- Michael Komada, MDDurham, NC 277051093775009
- Mitchell Krucoff, M.D.Durham, NC 277051740364801
- Robin Mathews, M.D.Durham, NC 277051225269921
Common questions
What is William S. Abernathy, MD's NPI number?
William S. Abernathy, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679532196, issued on Mar 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William S. Abernathy, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3717 Lochnora Parkway, Durham, NC, 27705. Phone: (919) 489-0720. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William S. Abernathy, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 24044, 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 William S. Abernathy, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William S. Abernathy, MD had 11 Medicare Part D claims; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.