Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

William Anderson, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Laguna Beach, CA

William Anderson, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Laguna Beach, California, and NPI 1811093982, issued on Sep 16, 2006. Check the license on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1811093982
Name
William Anderson
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
Practice location
364 Ocean Avenue, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Phone
(949) 494-3740
Enumerated
Sep 16, 2006
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of CaliforniaCheck the board
  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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Statewide context: the Medical Board of California reported 374 disciplinary actions in FY 2022-23. California discipline data →

76% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

85 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries, against an average of 355 among the 49,029 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. William Anderson85
  2. Specialty average355

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: $179.53

4 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 12,165 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,340.71 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. William Anderson$179.53
  2. Specialty average$1,340.71

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

12 emergency medicine physician records list a Laguna Beach practice address

They are 12 of the 505 NPPES records with a Laguna Beach practice address, and 7,133 emergency medicine physician records in California.

Other emergency medicine physician records in California

  1. Cooper Aakhus, MDStanford, CA1194351007
  2. Pyra Aarden, MDMartinez, CA1417058199
  3. Neal Aaron, D.O.Encinitas, CA1114283520
  4. Eric AaserudeWalnut Creek, CA1811491194
  5. Nader Abas, MDBarstow, CA1346288305
  6. Michael Abbo, MDNovato, CA1205819042
  7. Daniel Abbott, MDFullerton, CA1518907864
  8. Paul-Andre Abboud, M.D.Oakland, CA1710065503
  9. Mostafa Abdel-Hamid, MDStanford, CA1457918740
  10. Ashraf Abdel-KerimChino, CA1396961538

Common questions

What is William Anderson, MD's NPI number?

William Anderson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811093982, issued on Sep 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is William Anderson, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 364 Ocean Avenue, Laguna Beach, CA, 92651. Phone: (949) 494-3740. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify William Anderson, MD's license?

Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does William Anderson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, William Anderson, MD had 85 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 355. 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.