NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

William Rothacker Hicks, M.D., M.S.

Hospitalist Physician · Martinsburg, WV

William Rothacker Hicks, M.D., M.S. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Martinsburg, West Virginia, and NPI 1578723607, issued on Jun 12, 2008. Check the license on the West Virginia Board of Medicine; 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
1578723607
Name
William Rothacker Hicks
Credential
M.D., M.S.
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License numbers
D75017 MD
30444 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2500 Hospital Dr, Martinsburg, WV 25401
Phone
(304) 264-1000
Enumerated
Jun 12, 2008
Record last updated
Sep 18, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20180814004151); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Howard University College Of Medicine, 2008
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 2500 Hospital Dr

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

  1. Saad AminInternal Medicine Physician1437501202
  2. Wassihun AsmareInternal Medicine Physician1609456664
  3. Sarika Bagree, MDHospitalist Physician1629490750
  4. Melissa BarkerPhysical Therapist1851118053
  5. Rebecca Berhanu, PHARM.D.Pharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1114524600
  6. Rebecca BingamanPeer Specialist1346966074

Verify William Rothacker Hicks in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWest Virginia Board of MedicineCheck the board
  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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87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

69 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 22% of claims.

  1. William Hicks69
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Eliquis11 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: $164.29

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. William Hicks$164.29
  2. Specialty average$494.84

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. Emergency Medicine Associates P.A., P.C.Washington, DC

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

William Rothacker Hicks among 118 hospitalist physician records in West Virginia

William Rothacker Hicks, M.D., M.S. is one of 118 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in West Virginia. 93% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 20% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 20% of these records are older, 72% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 93% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 86% of these records are
  • Graduated2008 · median 2010 among the 102 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2017 · 41% 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 West Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospitalist Physician providers in West Virginia

There are 118 hospitalist physician records in West Virginia.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sarika Bagree, MDMartinsburg, WV 254011629490750
  2. Sunil Paudel, M.D.Martinsburg, WV 254011326496688
  3. Thahira Ahamed, MDMartinsburg, WV 254051184806234
  4. Anthony Dasaro, MDCharleston, WV 253141649253550
  5. Nirali Borad, M.D.South Charleston, WV 253091265007165
  6. Laurie Harper, MDSouth Charleston, WV 253091275656928
  7. Ali Al-Ameri, M.D.Charleston, WV 253041649711946
  8. Muhammad Mustafa Bhaty, MDCharleston, WV 253041548643687

Common questions

What is William Rothacker Hicks, M.D., M.S.'s NPI number?

William Rothacker Hicks, M.D., M.S.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578723607, issued on Jun 12, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is William Rothacker Hicks, M.D., M.S. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2500 Hospital Dr, Martinsburg, WV, 25401. Phone: (304) 264-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify William Rothacker Hicks, M.D., M.S.'s license?

Search the West Virginia Board of Medicine at https://wvbom.wv.gov/public/search/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does William Rothacker Hicks, M.D., M.S. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, William Rothacker Hicks, M.D., M.S. had 69 Medicare Part D claims for 35 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.