NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

William N. Pelton, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Plattsburgh, NY

William N. Pelton, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Plattsburgh, New York, and NPI 1184696841, issued on Feb 6, 2006. Check the license (New York 19375401, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1184696841
Name
William N. Pelton
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
19375401 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
164 Boynton Ave, Plattsburgh, NY 12901
Phone
(518) 561-1122
Enumerated
Feb 6, 2006
Record last updated
Sep 13, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(518) 562-3476
Medicaid ID
01561233 NY
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20041015000381); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Vermont College Of Medicine, 1990
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
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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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3.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

9,653 Medicare Part D claims for 508 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 397 claims were for opioids.

  1. William Pelton9,653
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Pantoprazole Sodium345 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium337 claims
  3. Metoprolol Succinate291 claims
  4. Omeprazole291 claims
  5. Atorvastatin Calcium277 claims
  6. Escitalopram Oxalate276 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

  1. William Pelton, MD PCPlattsburgh, NY

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

William N. Pelton among 12,067 internal medicine physician records in New York

William N. Pelton, M.D. is one of 12,067 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in New York. 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 8% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 53% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated1990 · median 2002 among the 7,221 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 61% 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 New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

36 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Plattsburgh

They are 36 of the 1,380 NPPES records with a practice address in Plattsburgh, and 12,067 internal medicine physician records in New York.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kristin Ambler, M.D.Plattsburgh, NY 129011407937485
  2. Robert Benak, MDPlattsburgh, NY 129011063423523
  3. Jatinder Bhasin, MDPlattsburgh, NY 129011063501823
  4. Richard Frost, MDPlattsburgh, NY 129011457448847
  5. Alison Guile, MDPlattsburgh, NY 129011417906629
  6. Harvey Hurwitz, M.D.Plattsburgh, NY 129011659572683
  7. Ladd Osborne, M.D.Plattsburgh, NY 129011902962822
  8. Brenda Phillips, MDPlattsburgh, NY 129011780633230

Common questions

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

William N. Pelton, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184696841, issued on Feb 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is William N. Pelton, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 164 Boynton Ave, Plattsburgh, NY, 12901. Phone: (518) 561-1122. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

NPPES lists New York license number 19375401, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does William N. Pelton, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, William N. Pelton, M.D. had 9,653 Medicare Part D claims for 508 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.