William U. Heard, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Hillsborough, NC
William U. Heard, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Hillsborough, North Carolina, and NPI 1518937812, issued on Jan 26, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 200301468, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William U. Heard
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- 200301468 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 430 Waterstone Dr, Hillsborough, NC 27278
- Phone
- (984) 215-2010
- Enumerated
- Jan 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 15, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 891351K NC
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify William U. Heard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 200301468Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
55 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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 U. Heard among 989 hospitalist physician records in North Carolina
William U. Heard, MD is one of 989 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 76% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 85% of these records are
- Record last updated2017 · 31% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 989 hospitalist physician records in North Carolina.
All 989 in North Carolina → Every provider in Hillsborough → Hospitalist Physician nationwide →
The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Clare Mock, M.D.Hillsborough, NC 272781720222425
- Derek Pyles, MDHillsborough, NC 272781255592481
- Roberto Sanchez Gutierrez, M.D.Hillsborough, NC 272781164625182
- Fernando Crotte, M.D.Kernersville, NC 272841619968864
- Frances Dechurch, M.D.Kernersville, NC 272841053402230
- Subarna Gautam, M.D.Kernersville, NC 272841942863436
- Adrian Hinton, M.D.Kernersville, NC 272841952783599
- Anatole Hounnou, D.O.Kernersville, NC 272841922399930
Common questions
What is William U. Heard, MD's NPI number?
William U. Heard, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518937812, issued on Jan 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William U. Heard, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 430 Waterstone Dr, Hillsborough, NC, 27278. Phone: (984) 215-2010. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William U. Heard, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 200301468, 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 U. Heard, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William U. Heard, MD had 55 Medicare Part D claims for 26 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.