William Morris, MD
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Santa Cruz, CA
William Morris, MD is a hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Santa Cruz, California, and NPI 1720147150, issued on Dec 8, 2006. Check the license (California G77167, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William Morris
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RH0002X
- License number
- G77167 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2850 Commercial Xing, Santa Cruz, CA 95065
- Phone
- (831) 460-7350
- Enumerated
- Dec 8, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 4, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040610001711); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify William Morris in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G77167Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024
2,365 Medicare Part D claims for 251 beneficiaries, against an average of 741 among the 1,607 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 601 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Buprenorphine Hcl462 claims
- Buprenorphine-Naloxone155 claims
- Methadone Hcl147 claims
- Pregabalin128 claims
- Tramadol Hcl93 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl82 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: $141.19
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Eisai Inc. The 338 providers of this specialty with any payment received $547.94 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Sutter Bay Medical FoundationSanta Cruz, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William Morris among 260 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records in California
William Morris, MD is one of 260 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in California. 87% 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 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 75% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2010 among the 193 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RH0002X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in California
There are 260 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records in California.
All 260 in California → Every provider in Santa Cruz → Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician nationwide →
The 8 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sharon Tapper, M.D.Santa Cruz, CA 950651053400408
- Nicole Steinmuller, MDSanta Cruz, CA 950621912169749
- Roshni Singh, MDSanta Clara, CA 950511871643684
- Faith Protsman, M.D.Gilroy, CA 950201912980012
- Marietta Abalos-Galito, M.D.San Jose, CA 951161437277092
- Sharanpreet KaurSan Jose, CA 951231366977233
- Theodore Cohen, M.D.San Jose, CA 951251619198207
- Carol LiPetaluma, CA 949521942617717
Common questions
What is William Morris, MD's NPI number?
William Morris, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720147150, issued on Dec 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Morris, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2850 Commercial Xing, Santa Cruz, CA, 95065. Phone: (831) 460-7350. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Morris, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G77167, 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 Morris, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William Morris, MD had 2,365 Medicare Part D claims for 251 beneficiaries; the average among hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 741. 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.