NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

William Long, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Conover, NC

William Long, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Conover, North Carolina, and NPI 1346229002, issued on Jan 11, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 7218019, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; 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
1346229002
Name
William Long
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License numbers
7218019 NC
18019 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
305 1St St E, Conover, NC 28613
Phone
(828) 464-3821
Enumerated
Jan 11, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 7, 2023
Fax
(828) 464-8994
Medicaid ID
8952800 NC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100624000786); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School Of Medicine, 1972
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 305 1St St E

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

  1. David Coffey, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1740269638
  2. Cameron Collins, NPNurse Practitioner1932541265
  3. Marcus ColonNurse Practitioner1215694997
  4. Steven Houston, DOFamily Medicine Physician1811420086
  5. Melissa HulceFamily Nurse Practitioner1083162937
  6. Alyssa Mallard, DNP/FNPNurse Practitioner1639971823

Verify William Long in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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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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99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

18 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. William Long18
  2. Specialty average3,544

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: $49.20

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Forte Bio-Pharma LLC. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. William Long$49.20
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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. Wake Forest Health Network LLCConover, NC

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

William Long among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina

William Long, M.D. is one of 4,953 family medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 79% 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 12% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 51% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated1972 · median 2006 among the 3,104 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

8 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Conover

They are 8 of the 171 NPPES records with a practice address in Conover, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. David Coffey, M.D.Conover, NC 286131740269638
  2. Steven Houston, DOConover, NC 286131811420086
  3. Anastasia Kosiske, MDConover, NC 286131063074144
  4. Thomas Laney, MDConover, NC 286131891753687
  5. Douglas Michael, M.D.Conover, NC 286131174503593
  6. David Sparks, MDConover, NC 286131033116488
  7. Brian Vierling, MDConover, NC 286131750360566
  8. John Betancourt, MDConnelly Springs, NC 286121710052535

Common questions

What is William Long, M.D.'s NPI number?

William Long, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346229002, issued on Jan 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is William Long, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 305 1St St E, Conover, NC, 28613. Phone: (828) 464-3821. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify William Long, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 7218019, 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 Long, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, William Long, M.D. had 18 Medicare Part D claims; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.