David W. Wetherhold, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · La Jolla, CA
David W. Wetherhold, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in La Jolla, California, and NPI 1346350766, issued on Aug 30, 2006. Check the license (California G76217, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David W. Wetherhold
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- G76217 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9898 Genesee Ave, La Jolla, CA 92037
- Phone
- (858) 824-5383
- Enumerated
- Aug 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 8, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (858) 964-3125
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100511000841); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Perelman School Of Med At The University Of Pennsylvania, 1991
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify David W. Wetherhold in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G76217Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
43% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
1,811 Medicare Part D claims for 228 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 17 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium144 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium117 claims
- Lisinopril90 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate85 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium83 claims
- Losartan Potassium82 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $130.12
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Exact Sciences Corporation. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Scripps HealthLa Jolla, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David W. Wetherhold among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
David W. Wetherhold, M.D. is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
158 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in La Jolla
They are 158 of the 3,648 NPPES records with a practice address in La Jolla, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is David W. Wetherhold, M.D.'s NPI number?
David W. Wetherhold, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346350766, issued on Aug 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David W. Wetherhold, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9898 Genesee Ave, La Jolla, CA, 92037. Phone: (858) 824-5383. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David W. Wetherhold, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G76217, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does David W. Wetherhold, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David W. Wetherhold, M.D. had 1,811 Medicare Part D claims for 228 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.