Doctor Profile

Primary Care · Physician Assistant

William J. Orton

PA · Physician Assistant
1620 LIVE OAK ST
Beaufort, NC 28516
✓ Accepts Medicare 🎓 36+ Years Practicing
334
Medicare Patients / yr
9
Procedures Billed
36
Years Practicing
1
Hospital Affiliations
Data Source: Identity from NPPES (2026). Procedure & patient volume from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization & Payment Data (2023). Hospital affiliations from CMS Physician Compare. We display publicly reported data — no personal information required to view any of it.
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We're pulling plan acceptance data directly from insurance carrier provider directories. Until that feed is live for North Carolina, the fastest way to find a Medicare plan that covers William Orton, PA is to compare every Medicare Advantage and Part D plan available near 28516, NC — the Physician Assistant's office can quickly confirm which of the top local plans they accept.

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What William Orton, PA Does

William Orton, PA served 334 Medicare patients across 683 services in the latest CMS reporting year. That's similar to the average Physician Assistant in North Carolina (356 patients across 4,844 doctors).

ProcedureServicesMedicare Patients
Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes (99214)398103
Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit (G0439)6161
Advance care planning, first 30 minutes (99497)5757
Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation (80305)4631
Hemoglobin a1c level (83036)4021

How to read this: "Services" are the total times William Orton, PA billed Medicare for each procedure in the latest reporting year. "Patients" counts unique Medicare beneficiaries. Procedures are shown in plain English; the underlying HCPCS codes are available on request.

Hospital Affiliations

William Orton, PA is affiliated with 1 hospital in the CMS Physician Compare database. Hospital network status depends on your Medicare Advantage plan — always verify before enrolling.

Carteret General Hospital

Morehead City, NC
★☆☆☆☆ 1/5 CMS Rating

Practice Location & Telehealth Readiness

William Orton, PA practices at the address below. If you're evaluating Medicare coverage, location matters for in-network access and — when William Orton, PA offers telehealth — broadband availability at your home matters for virtual visits.

Address: 1620 LIVE OAK ST, Beaufort, NC 28516
Phone: (252) 728-5737

Area Safety Grade

D

Block-level crime analysis from CrimeGrade.org.

Practice Accessibility

24 min

Average commute time in this zip · 84% of residents drive to work. Practical context for patients deciding whether to make the trip. See the full neighborhood profile at BestNeighborhood.org.

Telehealth Readiness

67.2937

Households with fiber broadband — important for reliable virtual visits. Check your address at ISPReports.org.

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Other Primary Care Doctors near 28516, NC

If William Orton, PA isn't accepting new patients or isn't in your plan's network, these are the closest primary care doctors near 28516, NC:

DoctorSpecialtyMedicare Patients / yrDistance
James J. Crosswell, Jr.Family Practice1.4K2.5 mi
Christy H. JonesNurse Practitioner2.7 mi
Sidney W. BradleyNurse Practitioner2.7 mi
Terri L. TurnerNurse Practitioner4572.7 mi
Kerry A. WillisFamily Practice1.8K2.7 mi

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William J. Orton: Common Questions

Does William Orton, PA accept Medicare?
Yes. William Orton, PA is enrolled with Medicare and listed in the CMS Provider Enrollment, Chain, and Ownership System (PECOS). Whether a specific Medicare Advantage plan covers William Orton, PA depends on that plan's provider network. Compare Medicare plans near 28516, NC →
Where is William Orton, PA's office?
William Orton, PA practices at 1620 LIVE OAK ST, Beaufort, NC 28516. Phone: (252) 728-5737.
What Medicare plans does William Orton, PA accept?
Original Medicare (Parts A & B) is accepted. Medicare Advantage plan acceptance varies by carrier and plan year. Call the office at (252) 728-5737 to confirm your specific plan is accepted, or compare all Medicare plans near 28516, NC to see available options.
Does William Orton, PA offer telehealth visits?
CMS does not currently list William Orton, PA as offering telehealth. Call the office at (252) 728-5737 to confirm whether virtual visits are available.
How experienced is William Orton, PA?
William Orton, PA graduated in 1990 and has been practicing for approximately 36 years. In the latest CMS reporting year, William Orton, PA treated 334 Medicare patients across 9 distinct procedure types.
How do I know if William Orton, PA is in-network for my Medicare plan?
Network status varies by plan. The best verification steps: (1) check your plan's provider directory at the carrier's website, (2) call the office at (252) 728-5737 and ask which plans they currently accept, and (3) call the number on the back of your Medicare card. Print our doctor questions checklist →

About the Reviewer

Wes Ward

Wes Ward

Founder & Data Lead

Wes Ward reviews all doctor profiles and methodology for data accuracy. Every Medicare provider page on this site — including the utilization statistics, hospital affiliations, and geocoded practice address — goes through his data-validation pipeline before publication. We display only publicly available CMS data; you never need to enter personal information to see any of it.

With 25+ years in data analytics — including work with highly regulated genomic data at Ancestry.com — Wes brings enterprise-level rigor to healthcare transparency. He is also a co-founder of BestNeighborhood.org (neighborhood data), CrimeGrade.org (block-level safety analytics), and ISPReports.org (broadband availability for telehealth). Those sister sites power the location and telehealth-readiness context on this page.

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Data sources: CMS NPPES (2026), CMS Medicare Provider Utilization & Payment Data (2023), CMS Physician Compare, CrimeGrade.org, BestNeighborhood.org, ISPReports.org. This page is for informational purposes only. Always verify coverage directly with the plan and practice. Read our full methodology →Privacy policy

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