William James Elder, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Healdsburg, CA
William James Elder, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Healdsburg, California, and NPI 1407218407, issued on Mar 28, 2016. Check the license (California 1171152, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William James Elder
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 1171152 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 717 Center St, Healdsburg, CA 95448
- Phone
- (707) 433-7258
- Enumerated
- Mar 28, 2016
- Record last updated
- Oct 9, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (707) 433-8807
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20191114001452); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Wright State University Boonshoft School Of Medicine, 2016
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify William James Elder in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 1171152Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
38% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,198 Medicare Part D claims for 256 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium266 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium100 claims
- Lisinopril89 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate83 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide82 claims
- Losartan Potassium68 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
- Sutter Bay Medical FoundationSanta Rosa, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William James Elder among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
William James Elder, M.D. is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 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 2016, is newer than 76% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 76% of these records are older, 21% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 58% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
27 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Healdsburg
They are 27 of the 226 NPPES records with a practice address in Healdsburg, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is William James Elder, M.D.'s NPI number?
William James Elder, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407218407, issued on Mar 28, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William James Elder, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 717 Center St, Healdsburg, CA, 95448. Phone: (707) 433-7258. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William James Elder, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 1171152, as entered by the provider. 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 James Elder, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William James Elder, M.D. had 2,198 Medicare Part D claims for 256 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.