William Mims Adams, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Ferriday, LA
William Mims Adams, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Ferriday, Louisiana, and NPI 1578141131, issued on Apr 1, 2021. Check the license (Louisiana 342840, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William Mims Adams
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 342840 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6569 Highway 84, Ferriday, LA 71334
- Phone
- (318) 757-6559
- Enumerated
- Apr 1, 2021
- Record last updated
- Dec 22, 2025
- Fax
- (318) 757-7014
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240926001495); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 6569 Highway 84
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify William Mims Adams in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 342840Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
74% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
932 Medicare Part D claims for 121 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 11 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium66 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate42 claims
- Losartan Potassium36 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium35 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium34 claims
- Lisinopril33 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: $2,359.36
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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 2 group practices
- Concordia Parish Hospital Service District Number OneFerriday, LA
- Madison Parish Hospital Service DistrictTallulah, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William Mims Adams among 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana
William Mims Adams, MD is one of 1,728 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 91% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 91% of these records are older, 6% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2006 among the 1,201 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 61% 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 Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
4 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Ferriday
They are 4 of the 142 NPPES records with a practice address in Ferriday, and 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana.
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- Newell Gauthier, M.D.Cottonport, LA 713271932146131
- David Barnard, MDJena, LA 713421396821443
- Riaz Chaudhry, MDJena, LA 713421306882568
- John Johnson, MDJena, LA 713421619234945
Common questions
What is William Mims Adams, MD's NPI number?
William Mims Adams, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578141131, issued on Apr 1, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Mims Adams, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6569 Highway 84, Ferriday, LA, 71334. Phone: (318) 757-6559. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Mims Adams, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 342840, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does William Mims Adams, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William Mims Adams, MD had 932 Medicare Part D claims for 121 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.