William Bradford Wheatley, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · New Bern, NC
William Bradford Wheatley, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in New Bern, North Carolina, and NPI 1740288224, issued on Jul 8, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 9400171, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William Bradford Wheatley
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 9400171 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 738 Newman RD, New Bern, NC 28562
- Phone
- (252) 634-2676
- Enumerated
- Jul 8, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jan 4, 2023
- Fax
- (252) 637-4479
- Medicaid ID
- 8912045 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070913000864); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Virginia School Of Medicine, 1990
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 738 Newman RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify William Bradford Wheatley in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 9400171Check 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% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
204 Medicare Part D claims for 113 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 63 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin51 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen38 claims
- Ibuprofen33 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen18 claims
- Meloxicam17 claims
- Celecoxib16 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): 47.6 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: $1,627.51
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tricoast Surgical Solutions LLC. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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
- Carolinaeast PhysiciansNew Bern, NC
- Select Physical Therapy Holdings IncNew Bern, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William Bradford Wheatley among 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina
William Bradford Wheatley, M.D. is one of 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 80% 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, 80% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2003 among the 677 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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 207X00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina.
All 977 in North Carolina → Every provider in New Bern → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Barton Arthur, M.D.New Bern, NC 285621306831136
- Robert Blair, M.D.New Bern, NC 285621447258819
- Raymond Bradley, M.D.New Bern, NC 285621912992744
- Stephen Reichard, M.D.New Bern, NC 285621922323138
- Harold Vandersea, M.D.New Bern, NC 285621750376570
- Mark Wertman, M.D.New Bern, NC 285621538167010
- Jessica Woodcock, MDNew Bern, NC 285621275730178
- Ashraf Guirgues, MDMorehead City, NC 285571659315414
Common questions
What is William Bradford Wheatley, M.D.'s NPI number?
William Bradford Wheatley, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740288224, issued on Jul 8, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Bradford Wheatley, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 738 Newman RD, New Bern, NC, 28562. Phone: (252) 634-2676. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Bradford Wheatley, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 9400171, 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 Bradford Wheatley, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William Bradford Wheatley, M.D. had 204 Medicare Part D claims for 113 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is William Bradford Wheatley, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 47.6 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.