William S. Taunton, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Tuscaloosa, AL
William S. Taunton, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and NPI 1548482995, issued on May 3, 2007. Check the license (Alabama MD.28677, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William S. Taunton
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- MD.28677 AL
63543 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5005 Oscar Baxter Dr, Tuscaloosa, AL 35405
- Phone
- (205) 343-2225
- Enumerated
- May 3, 2007
- Record last updated
- Sep 23, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (205) 343-7825
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080514000640); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Mercer University School Of Medicine, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5005 Oscar Baxter Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify William S. Taunton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD.28677Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
56% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
1,546 Medicare Part D claims for 237 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 30 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass83 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium81 claims
- Methylprednisolone47 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate44 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium39 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium38 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 19 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $333.08
17 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. 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 2 group practices
- Tuscaloosa Medcenter North, LLCNorthport, AL
- Tuscaloosa Medcenter South LLCTuscaloosa, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William S. Taunton among 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama
William S. Taunton, M.D. is one of 1,996 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 48% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 48% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2005 among the 1,346 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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 207Q00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
139 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Tuscaloosa
They are 139 of the 2,313 NPPES records with a practice address in Tuscaloosa, and 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama.
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Common questions
What is William S. Taunton, M.D.'s NPI number?
William S. Taunton, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548482995, issued on May 3, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William S. Taunton, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5005 Oscar Baxter Dr, Tuscaloosa, AL, 35405. Phone: (205) 343-2225. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William S. Taunton, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number MD.28677, 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 S. Taunton, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William S. Taunton, M.D. had 1,546 Medicare Part D claims for 237 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is William S. Taunton, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 19 of 100. 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.