NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Dale A. Whitaker, M.D.

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Jacksonville, FL

Dale A. Whitaker, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Jacksonville, Florida, and NPI 1326042789, issued on Jun 13, 2005. Check the license (Florida ME46812, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1326042789
Name
Dale A. Whitaker
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
ME46812 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
8262 Point Meadows Dr Ste 202, Jacksonville, FL 32256
Phone
(904) 265-4310
Enumerated
Jun 13, 2005
Record last updated
Dec 7, 2022
Fax
(833) 578-1807
Medicaid ID
0428086-00 FL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20051013000271); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of South Florida College Of Medicine, 1984
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 8262 Point Meadows Dr Ste 202

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Richard Gamiz, PA-CPhysician Assistant1558323444
  2. Michelle Lenahan, PA-CPhysician Assistant1518799303
  3. Colin May-Parker, PTPhysical Therapist1811562952
  4. Timothy Syperek, D.P.M.Podiatrist1992723647

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68% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

580 Medicare Part D claims for 191 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 153 claims were for opioids.

  1. Dale Whitaker580
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Celecoxib252 claims
  2. Oxycodone Hcl75 claims
  3. Diclofenac Sodium55 claims
  4. Tramadol Hcl35 claims
  5. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen34 claims
  6. Eliquis31 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 99.2 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualitynot scored (reweighted)
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%99.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $561.14

15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Team 1, Llc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Dale Whitaker$561
  2. Specialty average$23,023

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Physicians Group Services PAFernandina Beach, FL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Florida

There are 1,470 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Florida.

Other orthopaedic surgery physician records in Florida

  1. Obafunto Abimbola, MD, MPHLakeland, FL1891139945
  2. Roby Abraham, MDPlantation, FL1609215698
  3. Michael Abrahams, MDPlantation, FL1417069048
  4. Charles Abrahamsen, M.D.Bay Pines, FL1134101298
  5. Samuel AbumoussaDoral, FL1831628049
  6. Jorge Acevedo, M.D.Jacksonville, FL1710969225
  7. James Acker, MDOrmond Beach, FL1972653434
  8. Christopher Adams, M.D.Naples, FL1740266337
  9. Michael Adams, MDJacksonville, FL1346270881
  10. Obinna Adigweme, M.D.Davenport, FL1356636591

Common questions

What is Dale A. Whitaker, M.D.'s NPI number?

Dale A. Whitaker, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326042789, issued on Jun 13, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Dale A. Whitaker, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8262 Point Meadows Dr Ste 202, Jacksonville, FL, 32256. Phone: (904) 265-4310. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Dale A. Whitaker, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Florida license number ME46812, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Dale A. Whitaker, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Dale A. Whitaker, M.D. had 580 Medicare Part D claims for 191 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Dale A. Whitaker, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 99.2 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.