William Y. Rice, MD
William Y. Rice, MD
Ratings and Reviews
4.9411 Ratings 68 Comments |
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|---|---|
| CP concern for questions/worries | 5.0 |
| CP efforts to include in decisions | 5.0 |
| CP explanations of prob/condition | 5.0 |
| CP spoke using clear language | 5.0 |
| Friendliness/courtesy of CP | 5.0 |
| Likelihood of recommending CP | 5.0 |
| Patients' confidence in CP | 5.0 |
| Time CP spent with patient | 5.0 |
| Wait time at clinic | 4.8 |
The overall Patient Rating score is the average of responses to the nine questions listed below. The questions are from the Press Ganey Patient Experience Survey. Responses are measured on a 1 to 5 scale, where 1 represents "very poor" and 5 represents "very good.
Patient Comments
- April 20, 2019Very poor experience!
- April 19, 2019He called me to tell certain lab results & set up further consultation.
- April 11, 2019Good experience
- April 5, 2019DR.Rice is the very best of the best.He is always open,pleasant and understanding and truly cares about his patients.Never seems to be rushed and his focus is always on you and your issues/concerns/
- April 3, 2019Dr Rice is an excellent and professional provider an his staff of care givers are excellent
- March 27, 2019I cannot recommend Dr. Rice highly enough - he is a wonderful physician.
- March 20, 2019*Dr. Rice is the finest doctor and friend. I have full confidence in him.
- March 19, 2019Dr Rice is very thorough and patient-focused. Trust him unconditionally
- March 10, 2019i am grateful to have Dr Rice as my health care provider.
- March 3, 2019Dr. Rice is an excellent family practitioner.
- March 3, 2019Well Done
- February 24, 2019Billy Rice is an excellent doctor and is always helpful and professional.
- February 23, 2019There is no better doctor than Dr. Rice, always caring and concerned about his patients. I have my sister and nephew seeing him also and would have the rest of the family there if he was taking patients. Billy has gotten me through some of the most difficult times of my life(death of mother) he was so caring and kind. Baptist Hospital needs more like him. He is the BEST!!!
- February 18, 2019*Dr. Rice is excellent!!
- February 13, 2019I have all the confidence in Dr. Rice and my care. He keeps me alive.
- February 10, 2019I continue to recommend Dr Rice and the entire team at WFBH
- February 7, 2019Dr. Rice is one of the best.
- February 7, 2019Always professional but also approachable. Listens and answers all questions.
- February 4, 2019Dr. Rice listens to me and truly cares about my well being. He works with me to find the right care plan. During this visit we discussed followup options for a possible health problem discovered in recent imaging for a separate issue and we decided on the best route.
- February 1, 2019Dr. Rice is excellent. He is an extremely good listener and provides detailed information about the "why" he is offering/recommending. He is calm and understanding as well.
- January 31, 2019Billy is outstanding and a real asset to our institution and primary care services
- January 30, 2019I feel blessed to have Dr. Rice as my primary care physician. I trust him implicitly.
- January 23, 2019I have been seeing *Dr. Rice for over 20 years. he has always taken the time to see me and talk with me.
- January 22, 2019very good
- January 17, 2019Dr. Rice and all the staff were excellent in all dimensions; in particular Dr. Rice and his assistant went beyond the boundaries of this annual wellness visit to address an issue that had arisen in the two weeks before the visit (recurrent atrial fibrillation).
- January 17, 2019One of the finest Doctors I have ever had.
- January 17, 2019Dr. Rice is spending time with patients one in one without interruption. very few MD listen and spends time with patients the way Dr. Rice does . 45 min uninterrupted time genuinely trying to help you with your health problems . I am been to many physicians at WFBH and Dr. Rice is by far the best MD I have met that is so caring for his patients and takes time to listen to his patients.
- January 13, 2019This Provider was very informative and useful for my condition.
- January 10, 2019good
- January 1, 2019Dr Rice is outstanding in every way.
- December 28, 2018Dr. Rice is a wonderful person and doctor. He cares about his patients, and he spends time with them.
- December 14, 2018good
- December 10, 2018Dr. Rice is a very caring, thorough physician. I have the utmost confidence in the care he provides to me.
- December 9, 2018Dr Rice is GREAT
- November 13, 2018Outstanding - highly recommend
- November 12, 2018Dr Rice has an unblemished reputation as a caring and bright physician, and he demonstrated these attributes during the visit. I am very fortunate that he was able to take me on as a patient.
- November 10, 2018I have been deeply blessed throughout my adult life to have, with rare exceptions, exceptional care from my primary care physicians and specialists. Dr. Rice ranks with the very best of them.
- November 10, 2018Dr. Rice is the best doctor I have ever seen, I have total faith and confidence in him. I tell everyone I know they should try to get him as their doctor. He always listens and you can tell he truly cares about his patients.
- October 31, 2018Kind, attentive, and reassuring. Dr. Rice always takes time to listen and explain.
- October 11, 2018Everyone is very nice and professional.
- October 11, 2018Dr. Rice was my parents' doctor for many years, provided them with brilliant care, and has been my doctor since I moved back to Winston Salem from Manhattan. He is the best.
- October 8, 2018I have complete confidence in Dr. Rice. He is most competent and most of all he shows genuine concern for my health.
- October 8, 2018I totally trust Dr Rice. I live in Phoenix, and still fly to NC to have him oversee my healthy. It is inconvenient, but worth the trouble to have a doctor that I trust.
- September 12, 2018Good experience.
- August 23, 2018*Dr. Rice is extremely knowledgeable, compassionate, kind, & patient. He is genuinely concerned about every individual. I have never known any doctor like him in his level of care. He is outstanding & I am very blessed.
- August 22, 2018Dr. Rice is amazing....I feel like he has all the time in the world when he meets with me.
- August 21, 2018Dr. Rice is the BEST. His staff is the best.
- July 30, 2018Dr Rice is excellent. He listens well to my medical concerns. Always provides me with excellent care. I shared with him about my wife having terminal cancer. He was very concerned and sorry about her condition and gave me some good advice keep my self well during this process with my wife . He is the best!
- July 30, 2018Dr. Wm Rice is an excellent physician: knowledge, bedside manor, etc.
- July 30, 2018very good
- July 25, 2018Dr Rice is the best
- July 25, 2018Very good comunicator
- July 24, 2018VERY SATISFIED WITH VISIT
- July 18, 2018Dr. Rice was truly wonderful as always. But during this visit, he rose to new heights. This was a routine annual check up. But in the past few months, I've had a very severe prolonged illness, most managed by another wonderful specialty physician here. However there have been many significant complications from the treatments and I needed Dr. Rice's help sorting these out and getting a plan. So instead of a routing annual, it was exceedingly complex and involved. Dr. Rice showed no sign of hesitation or frustration and instead dug right in. He was skilled, knowledgeable, thorough, unrushed, patient, caring, understanding, and also very supportive. By the end of this extended visit he had developed and implemented a comprehensive care plan. I left realizing yet again how blest I am to have Dr. Rice as my primary care provider.
- July 17, 2018Dr Rice is outstanding. I feel fortunate to be in his care.
- July 16, 2018There is no one better than Dr Rice.
- July 10, 2018Very much appreciated the opportunity to have in effect a second opinion on my situation which, with various tests, is in process of diagnosis. Dr. Rice suggested an additional test to try to clarify the cause of my symptoms. This made sense.
- July 3, 2018Dr. Rice is the best and most concerned doctor I have had! I understand he doesn't take new patient and I believe this is true because he is in such high demand.
- June 27, 2018Dr. Rice is simply excellent. I am especially grateful for the thoughtful and caring way he treats his patients.
- June 23, 2018Very pleasant experience with this Dr. and staff!
- June 20, 2018awesome doctor
- June 19, 2018extraordinary care
- June 12, 2018Dr. Rice is the best provider a patient can have. He's not only a provider, he's a friend, someone I can talk openly with. I'm so glad to have him as my provider.
- June 12, 2018In a word, Dr. Rice is SUPERB!
- June 6, 2018Dr. Rice is a wonderful doctor. He is concerned about you as a patient and as an individual.
- May 31, 2018I do not look forward to the day Dr. Rice retires. I have been his patient for 28 years and he has taken excellent care of me.
- May 30, 2018Best possible care provider. Thanks, Dr. Rice, for spending so much time with me in clinic. I have complete faith in your ability to guide my health care.
- May 27, 2018I have found Dr. Rice to be an exceptional health care provider.
Locations
University Internal Medicine - Country Club
at Medical Plaza – Country Club
Hours of Operation
Mon - Fri: 8 am - 5 pm
Credentials
Education
- BA, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1984
- MD, Wake Forest School of Medicine, 1989
Internship
- Internal Medicine, North Carolina Baptist Hospital, 1990
Residency
- Internal Medicine, North Carolina Baptist Hospital, 1992
Board Certifications
- American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Memberships
- American College of Physicians
Positions
- Physician
- Associate Professor, General Internal Medicine
Insurance
Wake Forest Baptist accepts most major health insurance plans for hospital, physician and clinic services and participates in Medicare and Medicaid government programs. For more information, visit Billing and Insurance.
This chart is a list of the most common health insurance plans we accept. This list is subject to change. Please check your individual plan to confirm their participation and the coverage allowed.
Due to the different physician groups and hospitals within the Wake Forest Baptist system, physician services and hospital services are billed separately. Please remember that health insurance coverage varies, so some services may not be covered.
If you don’t see your plan or you have questions, please call our Customer Service Center at 877-938-7497. We will do our best to work with you and your plan.
WFUHS - Wake Forest University Health Sciences (physician services)
NCBH - North Carolina Baptist Hospital
Davie - Davie Medical Center
LMC - Lexington Medical Center
CHC - Cornerstone Healthcare
Wilkes - Wilkes Regional Medical Center
N/A - Not applicable to services provided at facility and/or CHC
NC - Not contracted, very low to no volume for facility and/or CHC
| WAKE FOREST BAPTIST HEALTH | ||||||
| MANAGED CARE CONTRACTS - December 2017 | ||||||
| PAYER | WFUHS | NCBH | DAVIE | LMC | CHC | Wilkes |
| AETNA (PPO & HMO) | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| AETNA MEDICARE | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| BCBSNC (PPO & HMO) | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| BLUE MEDICARE | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| BLUE VALUE | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| CAROLINA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH | X | X | N/A | N/A | X | N/A |
| CIGNA | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH | X | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| CIGNA HEALTHSPRING MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | X | X | X | X | X | N/A |
| CIGNA LIFESOURCE (TRANSPLANTS) | X | X | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| COVENTRY/WELLPATH | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| CRESCENT PPO (ASHEVILLE) | X | X | NC | NC | NC | NC |
| DIRECT NET | X | X | NC | NC | NC | NC |
| FIRST HEALTH (COVENTRY) | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| FIRSTCAROLINACARE (PINEHURST, NC) | NC | X | NC | NC | NC | NC |
| GATEWAY HEALTH ALLIANCE (VIRGINIA) | X | X | NC | NC | NC | NC |
| GOLDEN RULE INS (UNITED) | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| HEALTHGRAM (formerly PRIMARY PHYSICIAN CARE) | X | X | NC | X | NC | NC |
| HUMANA CHOICECARE | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| HUMANA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| LIBERTY ADVANTAGE (MEDICARE ADVANTAGE) | X | X | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| MAGELLAN (BEHAVIORAL HEALTH) | X | X | N/A | N/A | X | N/A |
| MEDCOST | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| MEDCOST ULTRA | X | X | X | X | N/A | X |
| OPTUMHEALTH (TRANSPLANTS - APPLICABLE TO NCBH/WFUHS ONLY) | X | X | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| PREFERRED CARE OF VA INC | X | X | NC | NC | NC | NC |
| SOUTHERN HEALTH SVCS (COVENTRY-PPO ONLY) | X | X | X | NC | X | NC |
| TWIN COUNTY (VIRGINIA) | X | X | NC | NC | NC | NC |
| UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH | X | X | N/A | N/A | X | N/A |
| UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT PROGRAM (WFUHS ONLY) | X | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| WELLPATH (COVENTRY) | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| LEXINGTON ONLY - Contracts specific to support Lexington employer groups, low volume | ||||||
| BEECHSTREET PPO | ||||||
| NATIONAL PROVIDER NETWORK/MEDICAL RESOURCES | ||||||
| PHCS/MULTIPLAN | ||||||
| CHC ONLY - Contracts specific to support CHC | ||||||
| AETNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH | ||||||
|
CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (limited providers) |
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| THN - TRIAD HEALTH NETWORK MA Plans only (Humana Medicare and Healthteam Advantage) | ||||||
| TRICARE | ||||||
| KEY: | ||||||
| N/A = not applicable to services provided at facility and/or CHC | ||||||
| NC = Not Contracted, very low to no volume for facility and/or CHC | ||||||
| WFUHS - Wake Forest University Health Sciences (professional services) | ||||||
| NCBH - North Carolina Baptist Hospital | ||||||
| DAVIE - Davie Medical Center | ||||||
| LMC - Lexington Medical Center | ||||||
| CHC - Cornerstone Healthcare | ||||||
| Wilkes - Wilkes Regional Medical Center |
Research
- Golf-inhibiting gynecomastia associated with atorvastatin therapy. Hammons KB, Edwards RF, Rice WY. Pharmacotherapy. 2006 Aug; 26(8):1165-8.