William Adams, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Ferriday, LA
William 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 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
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 6569 Highway 84
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Katelynn BradleyCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1942063516
- Sophie Burris, DNP, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1629927215
- Kennedy Chapman, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1053928622
- Ruby Cooks, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1508647538
- Kara Hodge, RDN, LDNRegistered Dietitian1720866098
- Shanda Jackson, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1578846598
Verify William 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 3,519 among the 111,126 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, mostly travel and lodging; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc.. The 53,013 providers of this specialty with any payment received $861.30 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.
2 hospital and facility affiliations
- Concordia Parish Hospital Service District Number OneFerriday, LA
- Madison Parish Hospital Service DistrictTallulah, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
3 family medicine physician records list a Ferriday practice address
They are 3 of the 142 NPPES records with a Ferriday practice address, and 1,558 family medicine physician records in Louisiana.
All 3 in Ferriday → All 1,558 in Louisiana → Every provider in Ferriday →
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Common questions
What is William Adams, MD's NPI number?
William 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 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 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 Adams, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William Adams, MD had 932 Medicare Part D claims for 121 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,519. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.