NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

William Blair Townsend, M.D.

Urology Physician · Charlotte, NC

William Blair Townsend, M.D. is a urology physician with a practice address in Charlotte, North Carolina, and NPI 1619231321, issued on Jun 27, 2012. Check the license (North Carolina 2022-00642, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1619231321
Name
William Blair Townsend
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Urology Physician 208800000X
License numbers
2022-00642 NC
A172162 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
325 Hawthorne LN Ste 300, Charlotte, NC 28204
Phone
(704) 372-5180
Enumerated
Jun 27, 2012
Record last updated
Sep 30, 2022
Fax
(704) 376-6280
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220902002014); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
George Washington University School Of Medicine, 2012
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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Also registered at 325 Hawthorne LN Ste 300

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Daniel Chang, PAUrology Physician1871315242
  2. Dakota Dukes, PAPhysician Assistant1992318430
  3. Victoria Giordano, PA-CPhysician Assistant1437947553
  4. Hallie Gunst, FNP-BCNurse Practitioner1982348868
  5. Kyle Johnson, MDUrology Physician1538659420
  6. Ellen Kane, PA-CPhysician Assistant1437006509

Verify William Blair Townsend in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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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 urology physician in 2024

4,022 Medicare Part D claims for 626 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 56% of claims. 93 claims were for opioids.

  1. William Townsend4,022
  2. Specialty average1,340

Most prescribed

  1. Erleada662 claims
  2. Nubeqa492 claims
  3. Orgovyx466 claims
  4. Xtandi376 claims
  5. Tamsulosin Hcl369 claims
  6. Prednisone288 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: $1,512.26

48 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Dendreon Pharmaceuticals LLC. The 9,340 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,800.04 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. William Townsend$1,512.26
  2. Specialty average$3,800.04

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

  1. Urology Specialists OF The Carolinas PLLCCharlotte, NC

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

William Blair Townsend among 506 urology physician records in North Carolina

William Blair Townsend, M.D. is one of 506 urology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 74% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 74% of these records are older, 25% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2005 among the 329 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208800000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Urology Physician providers in North Carolina

There are 506 urology physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 urology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Peter Clark, MDCharlotte, NC 282041073595401
  2. Manish Damani, MDCharlotte, NC 282041649210485
  3. Jacques Ganem, MDCharlotte, NC 282041407896202
  4. Kris Gaston, MDCharlotte, NC 282041881657252
  5. Michael Kennelly, MDCharlotte, NC 282041720021637
  6. John Kirkland, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282041326081746
  7. Mark Makhuli, MDCharlotte, NC 282041003847310
  8. Samuel Peretsman, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282041912946336

Common questions

What is William Blair Townsend, M.D.'s NPI number?

William Blair Townsend, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619231321, issued on Jun 27, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is William Blair Townsend, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 325 Hawthorne LN Ste 300, Charlotte, NC, 28204. Phone: (704) 372-5180. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify William Blair Townsend, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2022-00642, 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 Blair Townsend, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, William Blair Townsend, M.D. had 4,022 Medicare Part D claims for 626 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. 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.