NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

William Wayne Hooper, MD

Pulmonary Disease Physician · Encinitas, CA

William Wayne Hooper, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Encinitas, California, and NPI 1720052988, issued on Feb 15, 2006. Check the license (California G35446, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; 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
1720052988
Name
William Wayne Hooper
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
License number
G35446 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
320 Santa FE Dr, Encinitas, CA 92024
Phone
(760) 753-3424
Enumerated
Feb 15, 2006
Record last updated
Oct 9, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(760) 753-3425
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040116000415); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 320 Santa FE Dr

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

  1. Dennis Amundson, DOPulmonary Disease Physician1477524403
  2. Sarah Asmussen, PH.D.Specialist1831341387
  3. Roy Avalos, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1154399632
  4. Leigh Barker, NPNurse Practitioner1417995945
  5. Margot BarkerObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1790426765
  6. Joseph Bonanno, M.D.Specialist1558339176

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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44% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024

795 Medicare Part D claims for 172 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 63% of claims.

  1. William Hooper795
  2. Specialty average1,425

Most prescribed

  1. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa77 claims
  2. Eliquis73 claims
  3. Anoro Ellipta59 claims
  4. Trelegy Ellipta58 claims
  5. Wixela Inhub52 claims
  6. Montelukast Sodium45 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: $496.71

28 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. William Hooper$496.71
  2. Specialty average$5,159.88

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. Scott A Eisman MD IncVista, CA

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

William Wayne Hooper among 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records in California

William Wayne Hooper, MD is one of 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in California. 84% 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 7% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 51% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • Graduated1975 · median 2002 among the 1,061 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in California

There are 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records in California.

The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Dennis Amundson, DOEncinitas, CA 920241477524403
  2. Scott Eisman, M.D.Encinitas, CA 920241275511420
  3. Kevin Fussell, M.D.Encinitas, CA 920241164404901
  4. Andrew Hsing, M.D.Encinitas, CA 920241790769131
  5. Alisha Kabadi, MDEncinitas, CA 920241356838957
  6. Michael Miller, MDEncinitas, CA 920241790342699
  7. Robert Savage, M.D.Encinitas, CA 920241881694891
  8. Kevin Shaw, M.DEncinitas, CA 920241154520864

Common questions

What is William Wayne Hooper, MD's NPI number?

William Wayne Hooper, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720052988, issued on Feb 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is William Wayne Hooper, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 320 Santa FE Dr, Encinitas, CA, 92024. Phone: (760) 753-3424. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify William Wayne Hooper, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number G35446, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does William Wayne Hooper, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, William Wayne Hooper, MD had 795 Medicare Part D claims for 172 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.