William Ashford, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Athens, GA
William Ashford, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Athens, Georgia, and NPI 1588078109, issued on Jun 12, 2014. Check the license (Georgia 82658, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William Ashford
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 82658 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1061 Dowdy RD Ste 202, Athens, GA 30606
- Phone
- (706) 389-8941
- Enumerated
- Jun 12, 2014
- Record last updated
- May 7, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200630000639); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Georgetown University School Of Medicine, 2014
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1061 Dowdy RD Ste 202
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Kalen Ashford, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1003257163
- Ashley Best, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1871168997
- Jesse Sandlin, PA-C, ATCPhysician Assistant1306108196
Verify William Ashford in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 82658Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
1,121 Medicare Part D claims for 332 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 1% of claims. 303 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam251 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl142 claims
- Ondansetron Odt136 claims
- Tramadol Hcl132 claims
- Methylprednisolone113 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim64 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $496.37
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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 one group practice
- Arch Orthopedic And Spine, LLCAthens, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William Ashford among 753 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Georgia
William Ashford, MD is one of 753 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 78% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 78% of these records are older, 18% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2005 among the 500 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Georgia
There are 753 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Georgia.
All 753 in Georgia → Every provider in Athens → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Dorris, MDAthens, GA 306061104807429
- Logan Fields, MDAthens, GA 306061073774402
- Mason Florence, MDAthens, GA 306061720285398
- Christopher Gaunder, M.DAthens, GA 306061811133101
- Leon Hubrich, M.D.Athens, GA 306061427016351
- Randy Lavender, MDAthens, GA 306061841637378
- Ormonde Mahoney, MDAthens, GA 306061518948835
- Fayette McElhannon, M.D.Athens, GA 306061437107513
Common questions
What is William Ashford, MD's NPI number?
William Ashford, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588078109, issued on Jun 12, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Ashford, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1061 Dowdy RD Ste 202, Athens, GA, 30606. Phone: (706) 389-8941. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Ashford, MD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 82658, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does William Ashford, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William Ashford, MD had 1,121 Medicare Part D claims for 332 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is William Ashford, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.