Dr. Joseph E. Williamson, MD
Emergency Medicine (Emergency Medicine Physician)
At a glance
- In the NPI registry since
- 2005
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. NPIs were first issued in May 2005 and became required on claims in 2007–2008, so an early date usually means the clinician was already in practice before then. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2005Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date) — NPIs began in 2005, so practice likely started earlier
Medicare’s Care Compare data doesn’t list this clinician’s medical school. Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Emergency Medicine Physician primary
NC license 18746 -
General Practice Physician
NC license 18746
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Medicare patients and services
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for influenza virus | 64 | 32 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 55 | 53 |
| Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (covid-19) | 47 | 47 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | 36 | 36 |
| Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for streptococcus, group a (strep) | 21 | 21 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | 21 | 21 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | 21 | 20 |
| Automated urinalysis test | 16 | 15 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.