William Rothacker Hicks, M.D., M.S.
NPI 1578723607ActiveIndividual· Hospitalist· Martinsburg, WV
Hospitalist (M.D., M.S.) in Martinsburg, West Virginia, trained at Howard University College of Medicine (class of 2008). In 2024 Medicare paid $78,132 for 490 patients, and Part D covered 69 of their prescriptions, 78% of them generic. Gilead Sciences, Inc. was the largest of 3 companies reporting payments in 2025, $58.70 in all, mostly food and beverage.
Overview
| NPI | 1578723607 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | M.D., M.S. |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jun 12, 2008 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Sep 18, 2017 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospitalist Primary | 208M00000X | D75017 | MD |
| Internal Medicine | 207R00000X | 30444 | AL |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Internal Medicine (DC); Practitioner - Hospitalist (MD) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 490 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 842 across 18 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $78,132 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 69 · 73 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 35 |
| Total drug cost | $10,184 |
| Generic share | 78% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Medical school | Howard University College of Medicine |
|---|---|
| Graduation year | 2008 |
| Medicare specialty | Internal Medicine |
Medical group
- Emergency Medicine Associates P.A., P.C.Newport News, VA · 714 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$58.70 · 3 payments from 3 companies
- 2024$164.29 · 6 payments from 5 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. | $28.76 | 1 |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $15.98 | 1 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc | $13.96 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$58.70 · 3 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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