William Hugh Burns, MD
Surgery Physician · Morgantown, WV
William Hugh Burns, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Morgantown, West Virginia, and NPI 1780661819, issued on Dec 29, 2005. Check the license (West Virginia 18963, as entered in NPPES) on the West Virginia Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William Hugh Burns
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 18963 WV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 600 Suncrest Town Centre Dr Ste 310, Morgantown, WV 26505
- Phone
- (304) 598-2200
- Enumerated
- Dec 29, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jan 13, 2026
- Fax
- (304) 599-2674
- Medicaid ID
- 126752000 WV
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100506000611); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- West Virginia University School Of Medicine, 1992
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 600 Suncrest Town Centre Dr Ste 310
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Amanda Evans, RNFARegistered Nurse First Assistant1770118663
- Teresa Harkins, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1821682766
- Rochelle Heathcock, APRN FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1285264390
Verify William Hugh Burns in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWest Virginia Board of Medicine
Search for license 18963Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgery physician in 2024
307 Medicare Part D claims for 274 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 46% of claims. 59 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf84 claims
- Clenpiq82 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl59 claims
- Sutab19 claims
- Omeprazole17 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 90.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $139.30
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Monongalia County General Hospital CompanyMorgantown, WV
- Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital CompanyWeston, WV
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William Hugh Burns among 205 surgery physician records in West Virginia
William Hugh Burns, MD is one of 205 surgery physician records with a practice address in West Virginia. 77% 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 · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2001 among the 134 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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 208600000X and a West Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in West Virginia
There are 205 surgery physician records in West Virginia.
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The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Charles Heiskell, MDMorgantown, WV 265051154308286
- David Hofius, D.O.Morgantown, WV 265051013903285
- Mark Johnson, M.D.Morgantown, WV 265051649353855
- Ferdinand Martinez, M.D.Morgantown, WV 265051194911107
- George Record, MDMorgantown, WV 265051710966098
- Kristen Statler, M.D.Morgantown, WV 265051972894301
- Todd Tallman, MDMorgantown, WV 265051538146667
Common questions
What is William Hugh Burns, MD's NPI number?
William Hugh Burns, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780661819, issued on Dec 29, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Hugh Burns, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 600 Suncrest Town Centre Dr Ste 310, Morgantown, WV, 26505. Phone: (304) 598-2200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Hugh Burns, MD's license?
NPPES lists West Virginia license number 18963, as entered by the provider. Search the West Virginia Board of Medicine at https://wvbom.wv.gov/public/search/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does William Hugh Burns, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William Hugh Burns, MD had 307 Medicare Part D claims for 274 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is William Hugh Burns, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.1 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.