NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

William S. Burkes, M.D.

Sleep Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Beaumont, TX

William S. Burkes, M.D. is a sleep medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Beaumont, Texas, and NPI 1609879378, issued on May 24, 2005. Check the license (Texas F6491, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1609879378
Name
William S. Burkes
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Sleep Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RS0012X
License number
F6491 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
85 IH10 N, Suite 202, Beaumont, TX 77707
Phone
(409) 835-0995
Enumerated
May 24, 2005
Record last updated
Nov 19, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(409) 835-3700
Medicaid ID
135412806 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040227000165); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas, 1980
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 85 IH10 N, Suite 202

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  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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22% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average sleep medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024

458 Medicare Part D claims for 92 beneficiaries, against an average of 585 among the 852 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. William Burkes458
  2. Specialty average585

Most prescribed

  1. Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine48 claims
  2. Eszopiclone40 claims
  3. Zolpidem Tartrate39 claims
  4. Alprazolam32 claims
  5. Gabapentin26 claims
  6. Temazepam22 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: $450.07

18 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Avadel Cns Pharmaceuticals, LLC. The 664 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,724.37 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. William Burkes$450.07
  2. Specialty average$3,724.37

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

Bills Medicare through 3 group practices

  1. Baptist Physician NetworkBeaumont, TX
  2. Etx Medical Group, PLLCBeaumont, TX
  3. Texas Sleep Clinic - BT, PLLCBeaumont, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

William S. Burkes among 56 sleep medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Texas

William S. Burkes, M.D. is one of 56 sleep medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in Texas. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 86% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated1980 · median 2000 among the 38 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 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 207RS0012X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Sleep Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in Texas

There are 56 sleep medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Texas.

All 56 in Texas → Every provider in Beaumont → Sleep Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician nationwide →

The 8 sleep medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Rizwana Sultana, M.D.Galveston, TX 775551699093260
  2. Kathleen Wilson, MDKerrville, TX 780281003884933
  3. Harneet Singh, MDTomball, TX 773751972963866
  4. Werdah Hunain, M.D.Huntsville, TX 773401205442399
  5. Victor Lam, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782121316054547
  6. James Andry, MDSan Antonio, TX 782291316010986
  7. Eleanor Avery, MDSan Antonio, TX 782291235169574
  8. Avie Grunspan, MDSan Antonio, TX 782311881695542

Common questions

What is William S. Burkes, M.D.'s NPI number?

William S. Burkes, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609879378, issued on May 24, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is William S. Burkes, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 85 IH10 N, Suite 202, Beaumont, TX, 77707. Phone: (409) 835-0995. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify William S. Burkes, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number F6491, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does William S. Burkes, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, William S. Burkes, M.D. had 458 Medicare Part D claims for 92 beneficiaries; the average among sleep medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 585. 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.