William Richard Wrightson, MD
Surgery Physician · Blairsville, GA
William Richard Wrightson, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Blairsville, Georgia, and NPI 1558471680, issued on Aug 30, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 97472, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William Richard Wrightson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 97472 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 191 Deep South Farm RD, Blairsville, GA 30512
- Phone
- (706) 781-6950
- Enumerated
- Aug 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 29, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20231213001253); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Louisville School Of Medicine, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 191 Deep South Farm RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Daniel Johnson, MDSurgery Physician1881260156
- John Kelley, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1740229038
- Willis Moody, M.D.Surgery Physician1497736664
Verify William Richard Wrightson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 97472Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
24% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
112 Medicare Part D claims for 66 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 42 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen17 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen15 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: $39.09
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Union County Hospital AuthorityBlairsville, GA
- Union General Affiliated Services, LLCBlairsville, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William Richard Wrightson among 991 surgery physician records in Georgia
William Richard Wrightson, MD is one of 991 surgery physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2004 among the 611 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
5 surgery physician records list a practice address in Blairsville
They are 5 of the 307 NPPES records with a practice address in Blairsville, and 991 surgery physician records in Georgia.
All 991 in Georgia → Every provider in Blairsville → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jonathan Bloch, MDBlairsville, GA 305121982698908
- Daniel Johnson, MDBlairsville, GA 305121881260156
- Willis Moody, M.D.Blairsville, GA 305121497736664
- Clifford Thompson, MDBlairsville, GA 305121841276953
- Ronald Pearson, M.D.Blue Ridge, GA 305131063466803
- J Brandys, MD FRCS FACSBraselton, GA 305171588618391
- James Chambers, M.D., PHDBraselton, GA 305171902009095
- Hasco Craver, D.O.Braselton, GA 305171861457434
Common questions
What is William Richard Wrightson, MD's NPI number?
William Richard Wrightson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558471680, issued on Aug 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Richard Wrightson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 191 Deep South Farm RD, Blairsville, GA, 30512. Phone: (706) 781-6950. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Richard Wrightson, MD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 97472, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does William Richard Wrightson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William Richard Wrightson, MD had 112 Medicare Part D claims for 66 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.