William Leighton Anixter, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Asheville, NC
William Leighton Anixter, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1285781633, issued on Jan 5, 2007. Check the license (North Carolina 31426, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William Leighton Anixter
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 31426 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 34 N Ann St, Asheville, NC 28801
- Phone
- (828) 254-0205
- Enumerated
- Jan 5, 2007
- Record last updated
- Mar 17, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (828) 254-0184
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 34 N Ann St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify William Leighton Anixter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 31426Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
80% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
199 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Trazodone Hcl15 claims
- Clozapine14 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate14 claims
- Lamotrigine13 claims
- Olanzapine13 claims
- Divalproex Sodium Er12 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.
110 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Asheville
They are 110 of the 8,173 NPPES records with a practice address in Asheville, and 1,725 psychiatry physician records in North Carolina.
All 110 in Asheville → All 1,725 in North Carolina → Every provider in Asheville →
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Common questions
What is William Leighton Anixter, M.D.'s NPI number?
William Leighton Anixter, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285781633, issued on Jan 5, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Leighton Anixter, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 34 N Ann St, Asheville, NC, 28801. Phone: (828) 254-0205. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Leighton Anixter, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 31426, 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 Leighton Anixter, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William Leighton Anixter, M.D. had 199 Medicare Part D claims; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.