William Phillip Potthoff, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Traverse City, MI
William Phillip Potthoff, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Traverse City, Michigan, and NPI 1760475818, issued on Aug 24, 2005. Check the license (Michigan WP049827, as entered in NPPES) on the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William Phillip Potthoff
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- WP049827 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1221 6TH St, Traverse City, MI 49684
- Phone
- (231) 935-2400
- Enumerated
- Aug 24, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 10, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (231) 935-2424
- Medicaid ID
- 4254412 MI
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1221 6TH St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Lorraine Beers, NPNurse Practitioner1043308307
- Toni Gaultier, N.P.Nurse Practitioner1467445619
- Ann Kuenker, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1609870104
- David Martin, MDInfectious Disease Physician1346338662
- Thomas Quinn, M.D.Surgery Physician1730171570
- Nancy Slabosz, NPNurse Practitioner1770706889
Verify William Phillip Potthoff in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMichigan Board of Medicine (LARA)
Search for license WP049827Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
20 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 55% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate11 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.
William Phillip Potthoff among 1,376 surgery physician records in Michigan
William Phillip Potthoff, M.D. is one of 1,376 surgery physician records with a practice address in Michigan. 74% 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, 91% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 52% of these records are
- Record last updated2008 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Michigan
There are 1,376 surgery physician records in Michigan.
All 1,376 in Michigan → Every provider in Traverse City → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Boros, MDTraverse City, MI 496841942403159
- Scott Davidson, MDTraverse City, MI 496841811977424
- Jay Dujon, M.D.Traverse City, MI 496841578734158
- David Kam, MDTraverse City, MI 496841518981679
- Kerry Kole, DOTraverse City, MI 496841912996166
- Walter Noble, M.D.Traverse City, MI 496841184616716
- Thomas Quinn, M.D.Traverse City, MI 496841730171570
- Ashley Sachtleben, DOTraverse City, MI 496841891950317
Common questions
What is William Phillip Potthoff, M.D.'s NPI number?
William Phillip Potthoff, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760475818, issued on Aug 24, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Phillip Potthoff, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1221 6TH St, Traverse City, MI, 49684. Phone: (231) 935-2400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Phillip Potthoff, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number WP049827, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA) at https://aca-prod.accela.com/MILARA/GeneralProperty/PropertyLookUp.aspx?isLicensee=Y&TabName=APO. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does William Phillip Potthoff, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William Phillip Potthoff, M.D. had 20 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.