What is David Whiddon's specialty?

David Whiddon (NPI 1598726564) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Orthopedic Surgery in Clearwater, FL.

Where does David Whiddon practice?

David Whiddon practices in Clearwater, FL, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1598726564.

How much does Medicare pay David Whiddon?

David Whiddon (NPI 1598726564) received approximately $442K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 704 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1598726564

David WhiddonMD

Orthopedic SurgeryClearwater, FLI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,485

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

10,264

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$424K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,417 Orthopedic Surgery providers in FL — top quintile (cohort median 1,874).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

468

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$2K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

0.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Amoxicillin187 claims

Meloxicam102 claims

Mupirocin49 claims

Clindamycin Hcl48 claims

Diclofenac Sodium35 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$2K

Payment records

By payment type

Consulting Fee$2K

Food and Beverage$294

Top paying entities

Consulting Fee$2K

Food and Beverage$294

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where David Whiddon's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 20 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
MORTON PLANT HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC	108	506
MORTON PLANT HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC	79	288
TRUSTEES OF MEASE HOSPITAL INC	71	193
TRUSTEES OF MEASE HOSPITAL INC	32	116
Robert Entel Diagnostic Radiology · Clearwater, FL	24	60
Hrishi Patel Internal Medicine · Hinton, WV	24	92
Anil Patel Diagnostic Radiology · Palm Harbor, FL	21	51
Jignesh Patel Internal Medicine · Palm Harbor, FL	18	76
NPI 1497851315	15	55
Robert Krupa Diagnostic Radiology · Clearwater, FL	15	27
Amgad Marcus Hospitalist · New Port Richey, FL	15	34
Kenneth Sabatino Cardiology · Safety Harbor, FL	15	49

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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