William Griffith Blackard, MD
Gastroenterology Physician · Lexington, NC
William Griffith Blackard, MD is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Lexington, North Carolina, and NPI 1336253236, issued on Aug 18, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 9700475, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William Griffith Blackard
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- 9700475 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 11 Medical Park Dr, Lexington, NC 27292
- Phone
- (336) 243-5971
- Enumerated
- Aug 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 24, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (336) 243-5976
- Medicaid ID
- 89-1045N NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080117000368); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Virginia Commonwealth University, School Of Medicine, 1990
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest gastroenterology physician records → All 681 in North Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 11 Medical Park Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Thomas Hughes, MDGastroenterology Physician1659310910
Verify William Griffith Blackard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 9700475Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
35 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Wake Forest University Health SciencesLexington, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William Griffith Blackard among 681 gastroenterology physician records in North Carolina
William Griffith Blackard, MD is one of 681 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 83% 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 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2002 among the 498 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 681 gastroenterology physician records in North Carolina.
All 681 in North Carolina → Every provider in Lexington → Gastroenterology Physician nationwide →
The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Thomas Hughes, MDLexington, NC 272921659310910
- Darren Wohl, M.D.Mebane, NC 273021649289836
- Melissa Rich, MDHillsborough, NC 272781417970674
- Christopher Benson, M.D.High Point, NC 272651154558294
- Rajesh Gupta, MDHigh Point, NC 272651750368239
- Radha Menon, M.D.High Point, NC 272651427218122
- Shabana Shahid, M.D.High Point, NC 272651871731836
- Muhammad AhmedReidsville, NC 273201245753524
Common questions
What is William Griffith Blackard, MD's NPI number?
William Griffith Blackard, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336253236, issued on Aug 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Griffith Blackard, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11 Medical Park Dr, Lexington, NC, 27292. Phone: (336) 243-5971. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Griffith Blackard, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 9700475, 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 Griffith Blackard, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William Griffith Blackard, MD had 35 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. 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.