William Benjamin Edwards, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Lubbock, TX
William Benjamin Edwards, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Lubbock, Texas, and NPI 1871564708, issued on Jan 30, 2006. Check the license (Texas L7364, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William Benjamin Edwards
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- L7364 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1802 E 50TH Street, Lubbock, TX 79404
- Phone
- (806) 771-1160
- Enumerated
- Jan 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 11, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (806) 771-1162
- Medicaid IDs
- 15778291 NM
166359304 TX
182156301 TX - Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify William Benjamin Edwards in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license L7364Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
377 Medicare Part D claims for 100 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Np Thyroid39 claims
- Armour Thyroid31 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium28 claims
- Lisinopril17 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate15 claims
- Synthroid13 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 Benjamin Edwards among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas
William Benjamin Edwards, M.D. is one of 11,119 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 64% of these records are
- Record last updated2013 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
170 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Lubbock
They are 170 of the 5,735 NPPES records with a practice address in Lubbock, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is William Benjamin Edwards, M.D.'s NPI number?
William Benjamin Edwards, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871564708, issued on Jan 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Benjamin Edwards, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1802 E 50TH Street, Lubbock, TX, 79404. Phone: (806) 771-1160. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Benjamin Edwards, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number L7364, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does William Benjamin Edwards, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William Benjamin Edwards, M.D. had 377 Medicare Part D claims for 100 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.