William Edward Anthony, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Gastonia, NC
William Edward Anthony, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Gastonia, North Carolina, and NPI 1336105220, issued on Apr 21, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 35254, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William Edward Anthony
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 35254 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 311 W 3RD Ave, Gastonia, NC 28052
- Phone
- (704) 865-7096
- Enumerated
- Apr 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 13, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (704) 853-3735
- Medicaid ID
- 8911584 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050412000909); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Brody School Of Medicine At East Carolina University, 1990
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 311 W 3RD Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Mark Efird, PAPhysician Assistant1609832591
Verify William Edward Anthony in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 35254Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
14,494 Medicare Part D claims for 646 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 611 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium594 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium514 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate500 claims
- Alprazolam346 claims
- Furosemide312 claims
- Omeprazole308 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: $1,997.86
123 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer 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
- Anthony Medical Clinic PAGastonia, NC
- Comprehab, IncGastonia, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William Edward Anthony among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina
William Edward Anthony, MD is one of 4,953 family medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 79% 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2006 among the 3,104 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 50% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
53 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Gastonia
They are 53 of the 2,833 NPPES records with a practice address in Gastonia, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is William Edward Anthony, MD's NPI number?
William Edward Anthony, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336105220, issued on Apr 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Edward Anthony, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 311 W 3RD Ave, Gastonia, NC, 28052. Phone: (704) 865-7096. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Edward Anthony, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 35254, 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 Edward Anthony, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William Edward Anthony, MD had 14,494 Medicare Part D claims for 646 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.