NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

William Varn Fowler, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Marion, NC

William Varn Fowler, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Marion, North Carolina, and NPI 1679564744, issued on Oct 28, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 23844, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; 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
1679564744
Name
William Varn Fowler
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
23844 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2293 Sugar Hill RD Ste D, Marion, NC 28752
Phone
(828) 652-8727
Enumerated
Oct 28, 2005
Record last updated
Feb 23, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(828) 652-8793
Medicaid ID
1679564744 NC
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2293 Sugar Hill RD Ste D

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

  1. Pamela Bartels, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1962492306
  2. Angela Bryan, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1083696595
  3. Rebekah Elliott, PA-CPhysician Assistant1730662610
  4. Amy Ende, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1730179193
  5. Emily HeienFamily Nurse Practitioner1801592738
  6. Kedron Hendley, FNPNurse Practitioner1679884449

Verify William Varn Fowler in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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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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42% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

5,030 Medicare Part D claims for 441 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 48 claims were for opioids.

  1. William Fowler5,030
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium325 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate261 claims
  3. Omeprazole231 claims
  4. Lisinopril224 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium184 claims
  6. Simvastatin172 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 Varn Fowler among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina

William Varn Fowler, M.D. is one of 4,953 family medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 88% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
  • Record last updated2018 · 50% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

11 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Marion

They are 11 of the 314 NPPES records with a practice address in Marion, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Pamela Bartels, M.D.Marion, NC 287521962492306
  2. Angela Bryan, M.D.Marion, NC 287521083696595
  3. Vicente Denuna, M.D.Marion, NC 287521083646996
  4. George Ellis, M.D.Marion, NC 287521699799841
  5. Zhihua He, MDMarion, NC 287521144668997
  6. Benjamin Heyen, M.D.Marion, NC 287521649621038
  7. Adam Kinninger, D.O.Marion, NC 287521235387820
  8. Courtney Mull, MDMarion, NC 287521427187004

Common questions

What is William Varn Fowler, M.D.'s NPI number?

William Varn Fowler, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679564744, issued on Oct 28, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is William Varn Fowler, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2293 Sugar Hill RD Ste D, Marion, NC, 28752. Phone: (828) 652-8727. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify William Varn Fowler, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 23844, as entered by the provider. 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 Varn Fowler, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, William Varn Fowler, M.D. had 5,030 Medicare Part D claims for 441 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.