William Richard Wrightson, MD

Primary specialty

Surgery PhysicianTaxonomy code 208600000X

License

97472 Issued in GA

Practice address

191 Deep South Farm Rd
Blairsville, GA 30512-2220

Phone

(706) 781-6950

NPI assigned

Aug 30, 2006

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

Yes

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 2

Addresses

Electronic endpoints 1

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in GA

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

General SurgeryAlso: Thoracic Surgery

Education

University of Louisville School of Medicine, 1998

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Union General Affiliated Services, LLCGroup PAC ID 4688927106, 20 clinicians

Union County Hospital AuthorityGroup PAC ID 3779490503, 8 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Union General Hospital Hospital, Blairsville, GA, CCN 110051
• Northside Hospital Hospital, Atlanta, GA, CCN 110161
• Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc Hospital, Gainesville, GA, CCN 110029
• Chatuge Regional Hospital Hospital, Hiawassee, GA, CCN 111324

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

Practice roles

Locations

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• Union County Hospital Authority

  dba Union General Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Blairsville, GA
  • NPI 1487684122
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Union General Affiliated Services, LLC

  • Specialist
  • Blairsville, GA
  • NPI 1902305063

  Surgery

  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Union County Hospital Authority

  dba Tri-State Rheumatology Associates

  • Rheumatology Physician
  • Blairsville, GA
  • NPI 1427428994
  NPD
• Union County Hospital Authority

  dba Union General ENT Solutions

  • Otolaryngology Physician
  • Blairsville, GA
  • NPI 1669923744
  NPD
• Union General Affiliated Services, LLC

  dba Chatuge Behavioral Care

  • Neurology Physician
  • Hiawassee, GA
  • NPI 1568841567
  NPD
• Chatuge Regional Hospital Inc

  dba Chatuge Medical Group

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Hiawassee, GA
  • NPI 1265811962
  NPD (past)
• Wendy L Smith M.D. PC

  • Otolaryngology Physician
  • Blairsville, GA
  • NPI 1184880338
  NPD (past)

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Chatuge Regional Hospital Inc

  • Critical Access Hospital
  • Hiawassee, GA
  • NPI 1326028978
  Care Compare affiliation
• Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc.

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Gainesville, GA
  • NPI 1427055821
  Care Compare affiliation
• Northside Hospital, Inc.

  dba Northside Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Atlanta, GA
  • NPI 1457396079
  Care Compare affiliation
• Union County Hospital Authority

  dba Union General Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Blairsville, GA
  • NPI 1487684122
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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            "state": "GA",
            "postal_code": "305123139",
            "telephone_number": "706-745-2111"
        },
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• Laura Gowder Williams, M.D.
• Womens Health of Blairsville
• Dennis Wood, PAC
• Milissa Marie Wright, PT
• Sarah G Wright, PT
• Thomas Wyatt, M.D.
• Melissa Ann Youngblood, NP
• David Keith Zollinger, P.A.

• Surgery Physician in Blairsville, GA
• Providers in Blairsville, GA by specialty
• Surgery Physician in Georgia

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Mar 29, 2024; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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