NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

William B. Harris, MD

Surgery Physician · Bay Minette, AL

William B. Harris, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Bay Minette, Alabama, and NPI 1710972906, issued on Sep 14, 2005. Check the license (Alabama MD.9132, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1710972906
Name
William B. Harris
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License numbers
MD.9132 AL
9132 AL
MD9132 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2305 Hand Ave, Bay Minette, AL 36507
Phone
(251) 368-9826
Enumerated
Sep 14, 2005
Record last updated
Apr 4, 2022
Fax
(251) 368-3917
Medicaid ID
529301280 AL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20051021000459); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of South Alabama College Of Medicine, 1978
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 2305 Hand Ave

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

  1. Latonya James, M.DFamily Medicine Physician1447241856
  2. Gary Kolb, DOFamily Medicine Physician1851355846
  3. Elizabeth Rimmer, CRNPPediatric Nurse Practitioner1710243274
  4. Narisa Wiggins, CRNPNurse Practitioner1922959444

Verify William B. Harris 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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98% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

291 Medicare Part D claims for 209 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 26 claims were for opioids.

  1. William Harris291
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim27 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen21 claims
  3. Azithromycin20 claims
  4. Cyclobenzaprine Hcl16 claims
  5. Ondansetron Odt14 claims
  6. Doxycycline Hyclate13 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.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.5 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualitynot scored (reweighted)
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%97.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Escambia County Alabama Community Hospitals, IncAtmore, AL

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

William B. Harris among 445 surgery physician records in Alabama

William B. Harris, MD is one of 445 surgery physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 88% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated1978 · median 2003 among the 290 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

2 surgery physician records list a practice address in Bay Minette

They are 2 of the 133 NPPES records with a practice address in Bay Minette, and 445 surgery physician records in Alabama.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Grover Paul, MD FACSBay Minette, AL 365071538199161
  2. William Thomas, M.D.Atmore, AL 365021770643033
  3. Colin BuckleyFairhope, AL 365321669978359
  4. Jimmie Gavras, MDFairhope, AL 365321649255886
  5. James Koehler, MD DDSFairhope, AL 365321558410969
  6. Stephen Parden, MDFairhope, AL 365321982618260
  7. Jeffrey Wallace, MDFairhope, AL 365321548262108
  8. John Wilson, MDFairhope, AL 365321982790010

Common questions

What is William B. Harris, MD's NPI number?

William B. Harris, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710972906, issued on Sep 14, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is William B. Harris, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2305 Hand Ave, Bay Minette, AL, 36507. Phone: (251) 368-9826. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify William B. Harris, MD's license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number MD.9132, 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 B. Harris, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, William B. Harris, MD had 291 Medicare Part D claims for 209 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is William B. Harris, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.