William W. Wharton, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Asheville, NC
William W. Wharton, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1326044454, issued on Jun 23, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 34767, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William W. Wharton
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- 34767 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5 Vanderbilt Park Dr, Asheville, NC 28803
- Phone
- (828) 274-6000
- Enumerated
- Jun 23, 2005
- Record last updated
- Feb 4, 2022
- Fax
- (828) 274-0625
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060203000088); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Virginia School Of Medicine, 1988
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest cardiovascular disease physician records → All 841 in North Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 5 Vanderbilt Park Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- William Abernethy, M.D.Interventional Cardiology Physician1265438253
- Brian Asbill, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1730185729
- Andrew Beach, P.A.Medical Physician Assistant1720217789
- Jeffrey Bonito, PA-CPhysician Assistant1346568482
- Lee Boyd, ARNPNurse Practitioner1295700573
- John Brandt, M.D.Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician1730472382
Verify William W. Wharton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 34767Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
41% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
4,352 Medicare Part D claims for 693 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate756 claims
- Xarelto334 claims
- Lisinopril307 claims
- Eliquis284 claims
- Spironolactone269 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium245 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $224.77
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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
- Mission Health Community Multispecialty Providers LLCAsheville, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William W. Wharton among 841 cardiovascular disease physician records in North Carolina
William W. Wharton, M.D. is one of 841 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 83% 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, 83% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 1999 among the 606 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 841 cardiovascular disease physician records in North Carolina.
All 841 in North Carolina → Every provider in Asheville → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Brian Asbill, M.D.Asheville, NC 288031730185729
- Rhoda Brosnan, M.D.Asheville, NC 288031295737203
- Johnathan Davidson, MDAsheville, NC 288031609038843
- Todd Hansen, M.D.Asheville, NC 288031922004035
- Oscar Jenkins, M.D.Asheville, NC 288031598761603
- Rachel Keever, M.D.Asheville, NC 288031659383115
- Chang Lim, M.D.Asheville, NC 288031124024112
- William Pomeroy, MDAsheville, NC 288031548458367
Common questions
What is William W. Wharton, M.D.'s NPI number?
William W. Wharton, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326044454, issued on Jun 23, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William W. Wharton, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5 Vanderbilt Park Dr, Asheville, NC, 28803. Phone: (828) 274-6000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William W. Wharton, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 34767, 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 W. Wharton, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William W. Wharton, M.D. had 4,352 Medicare Part D claims for 693 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is William W. Wharton, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.