William Edelson, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Raleigh, NC
William Edelson, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Raleigh, North Carolina, and NPI 1255955902, issued on May 28, 2020. Check the license on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William Edelson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- LL84160 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5530 Munford RD Ste 119, Raleigh, NC 27612
- Phone
- (919) 782-9554
- Enumerated
- May 28, 2020
- Record last updated
- Jul 3, 2025
- Fax
- (919) 782-9130
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240815000144); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of South Carolina School Of Medicine, 2020
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify William Edelson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical BoardCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
11 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- University OF North Carolina AT Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William Edelson among 1,725 psychiatry physician records in North Carolina
William Edelson, MD is one of 1,725 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 69% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 89% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 89% of these records are older, 8% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2006 among the 744 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
158 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Raleigh
They are 158 of the 16,309 NPPES records with a practice address in Raleigh, and 1,725 psychiatry physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is William Edelson, MD's NPI number?
William Edelson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255955902, issued on May 28, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Edelson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5530 Munford RD Ste 119, Raleigh, NC, 27612. Phone: (919) 782-9554. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Edelson, MD's license?
Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does William Edelson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William Edelson, MD had 11 Medicare Part D claims; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.