NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

William Troy Elkington, M.D.

Psychiatry Physician · Dothan, AL

William Troy Elkington, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Dothan, Alabama, and NPI 1790129252, issued on Apr 26, 2013. Check the license (Alabama 36187, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1790129252
Name
William Troy Elkington
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
36187 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1108 Ross Clark Cir, Dothan, AL 36301
Phone
(334) 793-8111
Enumerated
Apr 26, 2013
Record last updated
Apr 2, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250429001322); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
West Virginia University School Of Medicine, 2013
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1108 Ross Clark Cir

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Randall Adams, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1932479631
  2. Anika Ajaykumar Agarwal, MDInternal Medicine Physician1073961298
  3. Joseph Al-Kirwi, DO, MSStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1326891482
  4. Sherry Albertson, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1679252753
  5. Samuel Armstrong, D.O.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1902291321
  6. Fadi Bader, MDInternal Medicine Physician1326677105

Verify William Troy Elkington in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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60% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

396 Medicare Part D claims for 40 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. William Elkington396
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Buspirone Hcl34 claims
  2. Gabapentin31 claims
  3. Trazodone Hcl27 claims
  4. Aripiprazole24 claims
  5. Lamotrigine22 claims
  6. Duloxetine Hcl21 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $37.25

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Corium, LLC. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. William Elkington$37.25
  2. Specialty average$4,954.93

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Wiregrass Behavioral Group LLCDothan, AL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

William Troy Elkington among 517 psychiatry physician records in Alabama

William Troy Elkington, M.D. is one of 517 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 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 2013, is newer than 73% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 73% of these records are older, 26% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 46% of these records are
  • Graduated2013 · median 2004 among the 237 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 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 2084P0800X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatry Physician providers in Alabama

There are 517 psychiatry physician records in Alabama.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Shabana JaffriDothan, AL 363011831262542
  2. Tadeus Kowalski, M.D.Dothan, AL 363011235336199
  3. Fernando Lopez, M.D.Dothan, AL 363011659391951
  4. Mark Pichler, D.O.Dothan, AL 363011982652954
  5. Sam West, M.D.Dothan, AL 363011366403255
  6. Madeline Ferrell, M.D., PH.D.Dothan, AL 363031417020322
  7. Dinesh Karumanchi, MDDothan, AL 363031629160890
  8. Stephanie Parrish, MDDothan, AL 363031124325121

Common questions

What is William Troy Elkington, M.D.'s NPI number?

William Troy Elkington, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790129252, issued on Apr 26, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is William Troy Elkington, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1108 Ross Clark Cir, Dothan, AL, 36301. Phone: (334) 793-8111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify William Troy Elkington, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number 36187, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does William Troy Elkington, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, William Troy Elkington, M.D. had 396 Medicare Part D claims for 40 beneficiaries; 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.