William Carl Ray, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Clyde, NC
William Carl Ray, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Clyde, North Carolina, and NPI 1962817809, issued on Jun 30, 2014. Check the license (North Carolina 2015-02475, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William Carl Ray
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 2015-02475 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 490 Hospital Dr, Clyde, NC 28721
- Phone
- (828) 246-6372
- Enumerated
- Jun 30, 2014
- Record last updated
- Oct 5, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20171011002870); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify William Carl Ray in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2015-02475Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
34% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,331 Medicare Part D claims for 154 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 38 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium109 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa99 claims
- Losartan Potassium99 claims
- Omeprazole98 claims
- Lisinopril80 claims
- Gabapentin79 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: $25.85
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Indivior Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Blue Ridge Community Health Services, Inc.Columbus, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William Carl Ray among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina
William Carl Ray, MD is one of 4,953 family medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 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 2014, is newer than 73% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 73% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2006 among the 3,104 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
20 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Clyde
They are 20 of the 251 NPPES records with a practice address in Clyde, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is William Carl Ray, MD's NPI number?
William Carl Ray, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962817809, issued on Jun 30, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Carl Ray, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 490 Hospital Dr, Clyde, NC, 28721. Phone: (828) 246-6372. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Carl Ray, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2015-02475, 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 Carl Ray, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William Carl Ray, MD had 2,331 Medicare Part D claims for 154 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.