William James Wickwire, MD
Dermatology Physician · Redondo Beach, CA
William James Wickwire, MD is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Redondo Beach, California, and NPI 1699779660, issued on Jun 8, 2005. Check the license (California G65083, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William James Wickwire
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License number
- G65083 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 520 N Prospect Ave, Redondo Beach, CA 90277
- Phone
- (310) 798-1515
- Enumerated
- Jun 8, 2005
- Record last updated
- Feb 21, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (310) 798-3131
- Medicaid ID
- 00G650830 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20071205000428); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Cincinnati College Of Medicine, 1985
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 520 N Prospect Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Jamie Becker, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1457785230
- Nitin Bhakta, PHARM.D.Pharmacist1265980437
Verify William James Wickwire in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G65083Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
1% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024
786 Medicare Part D claims for 321 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ketoconazole137 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate100 claims
- Fluocinonide91 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide73 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate70 claims
- Mupirocin56 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): 0 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: $1,095.03
39 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 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
- William J Wickwire M D Inc A Professional CorporationCulver City, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William James Wickwire among 2,083 dermatology physician records in California
William James Wickwire, MD is one of 2,083 dermatology physician records with a practice address in California. 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, 94% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 2006 among the 1,450 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207N00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dermatology Physician providers in California
There are 2,083 dermatology physician records in California.
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The 8 dermatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Neal Ammar, M.D.Redondo Beach, CA 902771851460950
- Andrea Borba, MDRedondo Beach, CA 902771467081091
- John Gebhard, M.D.Redondo Beach, CA 902771841241205
- Anabella Pascucci, M.D.Redondo Beach, CA 902771558641936
- Sanusi Umar, M.D.Redondo Beach, CA 902771982797593
- Annie Chiu, MDRedondo Beach, CA 902781689886129
- Preeti Jhorar, M.D.Rolling Hills Estates, CA 902741366872293
- Nasreen Babu-Khan, M.D.Pacific Palisades, CA 902721306923016
Common questions
What is William James Wickwire, MD's NPI number?
William James Wickwire, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699779660, issued on Jun 8, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William James Wickwire, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 520 N Prospect Ave, Redondo Beach, CA, 90277. Phone: (310) 798-1515. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William James Wickwire, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G65083, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does William James Wickwire, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William James Wickwire, MD had 786 Medicare Part D claims for 321 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is William James Wickwire, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 0 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.