David Charles Whitehead
Emergency Medicine Physician · Boston, MA
David Charles Whitehead is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Boston, Massachusetts, and NPI 1457811432, issued on Mar 25, 2019. Check the license (Massachusetts 1014688, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David Charles Whitehead
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 1014688 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 55 Fruit St, Boston, MA 02114
- Phone
- (617) 724-4133
- Enumerated
- Mar 25, 2019
- Record last updated
- Aug 2, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230705000455); may accept Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify David Charles Whitehead in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 1014688Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
30% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
159 Medicare Part D claims for 134 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 28% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Paxlovid41 claims
- Cefpodoxime Proxetil13 claims
- Paxlovid (Eua)13 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate12 claims
- Prednisone12 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Mass General Brigham Urgent Care LLCNewton, MA
- Massachusetts General Physicians Organization IncBoston, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David Charles Whitehead among 1,829 emergency medicine physician records in Massachusetts
David Charles Whitehead is one of 1,829 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 84% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 84% of these records are older, 13% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2011 among the 1,200 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
543 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Boston
They are 543 of the 41,865 NPPES records with a practice address in Boston, and 1,829 emergency medicine physician records in Massachusetts.
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Common questions
What is David Charles Whitehead's NPI number?
David Charles Whitehead's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457811432, issued on Mar 25, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David Charles Whitehead located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 55 Fruit St, Boston, MA, 02114. Phone: (617) 724-4133. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David Charles Whitehead's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 1014688, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does David Charles Whitehead prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David Charles Whitehead had 159 Medicare Part D claims for 134 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.