NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

William Edward Hardwick

Hospitalist Physician · Opelika, AL

William Edward Hardwick is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Opelika, Alabama, and NPI 1881337921, issued on Apr 17, 2022. Check the license (Alabama DO.3437, 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
1881337921
Name
William Edward Hardwick
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
DO.3437 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2000 Pepperell Pkwy, Opelika, AL 36801
Phone
(334) 528-3035
Enumerated
Apr 17, 2022
Record last updated
Jan 26, 2025
Fax
(334) 528-1661
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250305001384); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Edward Via Col Of Osteo Medicine-Carolinas Campus, 2022
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 2000 Pepperell Pkwy

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

  1. Omsalama Abdallah, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1770422164
  2. Pratichha AdhikariStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1174463681
  3. Olawale Akinola, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1275334153
  4. Maariyha Al-BsoulStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1205639358
  5. Adam Aldaher, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1679416069
  6. Robin Allers, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1801833306

Verify William Edward Hardwick 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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76% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

127 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 26% of claims.

  1. William Hardwick127
  2. Specialty average521

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

  1. Oak Mountain Group Services, LLCBirmingham, AL

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

William Edward Hardwick among 348 hospitalist physician records in Alabama

William Edward Hardwick is one of 348 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 86% of them.

  • NPI issued2022 · 86% of these records are older, 6% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • Graduated2022 · median 2013 among the 275 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 24% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospitalist Physician providers in Alabama

There are 348 hospitalist physician records in Alabama.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Benjamin Compton, M.D.Opelika, AL 368011245415793
  2. Anna Patkowska, MDOpelika, AL 368011700068202
  3. Lena Anna Zouhary, M.D.Opelika, AL 368011861695959
  4. Azad Kabir, M.D.Phenix City, AL 368671285845933
  5. Kevin King, MDPhenix City, AL 368671104808294
  6. Sheriff Shittu, MDSelma, AL 367011093335945
  7. Puspa Bista, MDMobile, AL 366171215549225
  8. Christopher BuiMobile, AL 366171326788787

Common questions

What is William Edward Hardwick's NPI number?

William Edward Hardwick's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881337921, issued on Apr 17, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is William Edward Hardwick located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2000 Pepperell Pkwy, Opelika, AL, 36801. Phone: (334) 528-3035. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify William Edward Hardwick's license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number DO.3437, 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 Edward Hardwick prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, William Edward Hardwick had 127 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.