William Milnor Downing, D.D.S.
General Practice Dentistry · Nags Head, NC
William Milnor Downing, D.D.S. is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in Nags Head, North Carolina, and NPI 1366654071, issued on May 4, 2007. Check the license (North Carolina 7972, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William Milnor Downing
- Credential
- D.D.S.
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
- License number
- 7972 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2917 South Croatan Hwy, Nags Head, NC 27959
- Phone
- (252) 441-0437
- Enumerated
- May 4, 2007
- Record last updated
- Aug 20, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify William Milnor Downing in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 7972Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
22% more Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice dentistry in 2024
101 Medicare Part D claims for 71 beneficiaries, against an average of 83 among the 70,290 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin56 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.
William Milnor Downing among 3,856 general practice dentistry records in North Carolina
William Milnor Downing, D.D.S. is one of 3,856 general practice dentistry records with a practice address in North Carolina. 66% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 35% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 35% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2012 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1223G0001X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2 general practice dentistry records list a practice address in Nags Head
They are 2 of the 146 NPPES records with a practice address in Nags Head, and 3,856 general practice dentistry records in North Carolina.
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The 8 general practice dentistry records with the nearest ZIP codes
- James Woodson, D.D.S.Nags Head, NC 279591871512772
- Shelby Ferebee, DDSMoyock, NC 279581487448452
- Richard Gray, DDSMoyock, NC 279581396235982
- Chester Conner, DDSPlymouth, NC 279621619907227
- Melinda Meyer, DMDPlymouth, NC 279621386533545
- Terry Thompson, DDSPlymouth, NC 279621306917471
- Charles Drescher, D.D.S.Point Harbor, NC 279641902922297
- Philip Bald, D.M.DKitty Hawk, NC 279491801973524
Common questions
What is William Milnor Downing, D.D.S.'s NPI number?
William Milnor Downing, D.D.S.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366654071, issued on May 4, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Milnor Downing, D.D.S. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2917 South Croatan Hwy, Nags Head, NC, 27959. Phone: (252) 441-0437. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Milnor Downing, D.D.S.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 7972, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does William Milnor Downing, D.D.S. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William Milnor Downing, D.D.S. had 101 Medicare Part D claims for 71 beneficiaries; the average among general practice dentistry prescribers was 83. 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.