Claude Whitworth, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Forest City, NC
Claude Whitworth, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Forest City, North Carolina, and NPI 1326072729, issued on Jul 10, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 25104, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Claude Whitworth
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 25104 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 181 Daniel RD, Forest City, NC 28043
- Phone
- (828) 286-9036
- Enumerated
- Jul 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 20, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 181 Daniel RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Claude Whitworth in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 25104Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
106 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Losartan Potassium16 claims
- Omeprazole11 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 95.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
6 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Forest City
They are 6 of the 253 NPPES records with a practice address in Forest City, and 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.
All 6 in Forest City → All 4,056 in North Carolina → Every provider in Forest City →
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Common questions
What is Claude Whitworth, MD's NPI number?
Claude Whitworth, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326072729, issued on Jul 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Claude Whitworth, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 181 Daniel RD, Forest City, NC, 28043. Phone: (828) 286-9036. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Claude Whitworth, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 25104, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Claude Whitworth, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Claude Whitworth, MD had 106 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Claude Whitworth, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.4 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.