William Alexander Newsom, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Southport, NC
William Alexander Newsom, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Southport, North Carolina, and NPI 1962644120, issued on Apr 1, 2009. Check the license (North Carolina 157128, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William Alexander Newsom
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- 157128 NC
34353 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 905 N Howe St, Southport, NC 28461
- Phone
- (910) 457-5657
- Enumerated
- Apr 1, 2009
- Record last updated
- Feb 19, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (910) 457-0909
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180507000181); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tulane University School Of Medicine, 2009
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 905 N Howe St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Aaron Brown, D.O.Internal Medicine Physician1689865651
- Andre Minor, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1295893261
Verify William Alexander Newsom in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 157128Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
15,738 Medicare Part D claims for 982 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 135 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium1,050 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium732 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium717 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate640 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium360 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate333 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- J. Arthur Dosher Memorial HospitalSouthport, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William Alexander Newsom among 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina
William Alexander Newsom, MD is one of 4,056 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 61% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 61% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2004 among the 2,706 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
10 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Southport
They are 10 of the 237 NPPES records with a practice address in Southport, and 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.
All 4,056 in North Carolina → Every provider in Southport → Internal Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Aaron Brown, D.O.Southport, NC 284611689865651
- Mesha Chadwick, MDSouthport, NC 284611962664284
- Douglas Hiltz, MDSouthport, NC 284611306862594
- Sherry Ikalowych, MDOak Island, NC 284611366419624
- Matthew Lucas, NP-C, DNPSouthport, NC 284611245776814
- Andre Minor, M.D.Southport, NC 284611295893261
- Terry Pieper, MDSouthport, NC 284611255308516
- Raymond Schmoke, M.D.Southport, NC 284611427160068
Common questions
What is William Alexander Newsom, MD's NPI number?
William Alexander Newsom, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962644120, issued on Apr 1, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Alexander Newsom, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 905 N Howe St, Southport, NC, 28461. Phone: (910) 457-5657. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Alexander Newsom, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 157128, 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 Alexander Newsom, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William Alexander Newsom, MD had 15,738 Medicare Part D claims for 982 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.