NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

William Harper Wheless, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Charlotte, NC

William Harper Wheless, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Charlotte, North Carolina, and NPI 1457976912, issued on Jun 10, 2020. Check the license (North Carolina 2023-01789, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1457976912
Name
William Harper Wheless
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
2023-01789 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1350 S Kings Dr, Charlotte, NC 28207
Phone
(704) 446-1255
Enumerated
Jun 10, 2020
Record last updated
Jul 19, 2024
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1350 S Kings Dr

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  2. Lisa Ahlberg, NPNurse Practitioner1184957946
  3. Chelsea Ahrens, PAPhysician Assistant1710365762
  4. Jacob Alexander, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1215878079
  5. Lara AlexanderStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1326742594
  6. Maram Alkhatib, MDInternal Medicine Physician1659639516

Verify William Harper Wheless 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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98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

62 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. William Wheless62
  2. Specialty average3,176

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: $695.79

7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Genzyme Corporation. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. William Wheless$695.79
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

William Harper Wheless among 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina

William Harper Wheless, MD is one of 4,056 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 89% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 89% of these records are older, 8% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 67% of these records are
  • Record last updated2024 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

536 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Charlotte

They are 536 of the 23,603 NPPES records with a practice address in Charlotte, and 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Benjamin Brooks, MDCharlotte, NC 282071710959929
  2. Mary Hamid, MDCharlotte, NC 282071588635569
  3. Bang Hoang, MDCharlotte, NC 282071295710622
  4. Walter Johnson, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282071093798225
  5. Edwin Pena, MDCharlotte, NC 282071942281811
  6. Animita Saha, MDCharlotte, NC 282071871590208
  7. Edwin Shoaf, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282071124000799
  8. Kenneth Singhel, MDCharlotte, NC 282071285609818

Common questions

What is William Harper Wheless, MD's NPI number?

William Harper Wheless, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457976912, issued on Jun 10, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is William Harper Wheless, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1350 S Kings Dr, Charlotte, NC, 28207. Phone: (704) 446-1255. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify William Harper Wheless, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2023-01789, 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 Harper Wheless, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, William Harper Wheless, MD had 62 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.