William Christopher Patton, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Grand Bay, AL
William Christopher Patton, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Grand Bay, Alabama, and NPI 1952301327, issued on Jul 28, 2005. Check the license (Alabama 22415, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William Christopher Patton
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- 22415 AL
35516 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 10075 Grand Bay Wilmer RD S, Grand Bay, AL 36541
- Phone
- (228) 230-2663
- Enumerated
- Jul 28, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 29, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040109000437); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Baylor College Of Medicine, 1994
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 10075 Grand Bay Wilmer RD S
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Verify William Christopher Patton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 22415Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
40% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
485 Medicare Part D claims for 230 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 77 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam342 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen45 claims
- Celecoxib27 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen24 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 71 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $118.25
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was SI-Bone, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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
- Bienville Orthopaedic Specialists, LLCGrand Bay, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William Christopher Patton among 340 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Alabama
William Christopher Patton, MD is one of 340 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 86% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2002 among the 230 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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 207X00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1 orthopaedic surgery physician record lists a practice address in Grand Bay
They are 1 of the 29 NPPES records with a practice address in Grand Bay, and 340 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Alabama.
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Common questions
What is William Christopher Patton, MD's NPI number?
William Christopher Patton, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952301327, issued on Jul 28, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Christopher Patton, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10075 Grand Bay Wilmer RD S, Grand Bay, AL, 36541. Phone: (228) 230-2663. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Christopher Patton, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 22415, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does William Christopher Patton, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William Christopher Patton, MD had 485 Medicare Part D claims for 230 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is William Christopher Patton, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 71 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.