David C. Whitehead, M.D.
Gastroenterology Physician · Jesup, GA
David C. Whitehead, M.D. is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Jesup, Georgia, and NPI 1962403766, issued on Aug 3, 2005. Check the license (Georgia 050852, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David C. Whitehead
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- 050852 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 232 Memorial Drive, Jesup, GA 31545
- Phone
- (912) 559-2337
- Enumerated
- Aug 3, 2005
- Record last updated
- Sep 25, 2025
- Medicaid ID
- 592204752A GA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050822000427); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tulane University School Of Medicine, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest gastroenterology physician records → All 530 in Georgia → Look up another NPI →
Verify David C. Whitehead in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 050852Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
26% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
598 Medicare Part D claims for 256 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 14 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Lansoprazole102 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl81 claims
- Omeprazole67 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium40 claims
- Plenvu20 claims
- Movantik19 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $961.16
42 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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 2 group practices
- Archbold Medical Group, Inc.Thomasville, GA
- Wayne Sjc Medical Group LLCJesup, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David C. Whitehead among 530 gastroenterology physician records in Georgia
David C. Whitehead, M.D. is one of 530 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 79% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2001 among the 397 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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 207RG0100X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in Georgia
There are 530 gastroenterology physician records in Georgia.
All 530 in Georgia → Every provider in Jesup → Gastroenterology Physician nationwide →
The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sudhakar Jonnalagadda, MDDouglas, GA 315331043203011
- Abhishek Bhurwal, MDBrunswick, GA 315201184011991
- Huitt Mattox, M.D.Brunswick, GA 315201548255920
- Robin Rittgers, M.D.Brunswick, GA 315201588659973
- Darrell Schwertner, M.D.Brunswick, GA 315201952396350
- Sohail Choudhri, M.D.Waycross, GA 315011407960289
- Ahmad Irfan, M.D.Waycross, GA 315011932209962
- Craig Kubik, D.O.Waycross, GA 315011821102617
Common questions
What is David C. Whitehead, M.D.'s NPI number?
David C. Whitehead, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962403766, issued on Aug 3, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David C. Whitehead, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 232 Memorial Drive, Jesup, GA, 31545. Phone: (912) 559-2337. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David C. Whitehead, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 050852, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does David C. Whitehead, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David C. Whitehead, M.D. had 598 Medicare Part D claims for 256 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is David C. Whitehead, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.