William Burns, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Pacifica, CA
William Burns, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Pacifica, California, and NPI 1568502243, issued on Feb 8, 2007. Check the license on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William Burns
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- Practice location
- 450 Dondee St Ste 9A, Pacifica, CA 94044
- Phone
- (650) 743-0556
- Enumerated
- Feb 8, 2007
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify William Burns in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of CaliforniaCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
62% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
387 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,010 among the 32,287 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 23% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Quetiapine Fumarate21 claims
- Bupropion Xl17 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl17 claims
- Sertraline Hcl17 claims
- Zolpidem Tartrate17 claims
- Metformin Hcl Er16 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: $17.85
1 payment, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Iti, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.). The 12,691 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,902.45 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.
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Common questions
What is William Burns, M.D.'s NPI number?
William Burns, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568502243, issued on Feb 8, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Burns, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 450 Dondee St Ste 9A, Pacifica, CA, 94044. Phone: (650) 743-0556. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Burns, M.D.'s license?
Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does William Burns, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William Burns, M.D. had 387 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,010. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.