William Crankshaw, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Lexington, KY
William Crankshaw, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Lexington, Kentucky, and NPI 1225411259, issued on Jul 8, 2015. Check the license (Kentucky R3744, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William Crankshaw
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- R3744 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- University OF Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536
- Phone
- (859) 323-0000
- Enumerated
- Jul 8, 2015
- Record last updated
- Jun 24, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180911003600); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Louisville School Of Medicine, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify William Crankshaw in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license R3744Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
20% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
271 Medicare Part D claims for 220 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 50 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ondansetron Odt34 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen33 claims
- Cephalexin26 claims
- Clonidine Hcl20 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen13 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 86.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Emergi-TrustFranklin, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William Crankshaw among 903 emergency medicine physician records in Kentucky
William Crankshaw, M.D. is one of 903 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 71% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 71% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2011 among the 557 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
211 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Lexington
They are 211 of the 14,031 NPPES records with a practice address in Lexington, and 903 emergency medicine physician records in Kentucky.
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Common questions
What is William Crankshaw, M.D.'s NPI number?
William Crankshaw, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225411259, issued on Jul 8, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Crankshaw, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at University OF Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 40536. Phone: (859) 323-0000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Crankshaw, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number R3744, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does William Crankshaw, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William Crankshaw, M.D. had 271 Medicare Part D claims for 220 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is William Crankshaw, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 86.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.