Edward B. McWhirt, MD
Surgery Physician · Dyersburg, TN
Edward B. McWhirt, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Dyersburg, Tennessee, and NPI 1881615292, issued on Jul 21, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 21307, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Edward B. McWhirt
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- 21307 TN
KY27719 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1718 Parr Ave, Dyersburg, TN 38024
- Phone
- (731) 286-4445
- Enumerated
- Jul 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 22, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (731) 286-4452
- Medicaid IDs
- 4047264 TN
64277197 KY - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050303000279); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- George Washington University School Of Medicine, 1984
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Edward B. McWhirt in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 21307Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
67% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
49 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 20 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen20 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): 95.7 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $50.41
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Spring View Physician Practices LLCLebanon, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
4 surgery physician records list a practice address in Dyersburg
They are 4 of the 385 NPPES records with a practice address in Dyersburg, and 631 surgery physician records in Tennessee.
All 4 in Dyersburg → All 631 in Tennessee → Every provider in Dyersburg →
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- William AdamsGreeneville, TN1962859165
- Muyiwa Adedokun, M.D.Murfreesboro, TN1992803498
- Chetan Aher, M.D.Nashville, TN1891016788
- Mohamad Akbik, M.D.Bartlett, TN1205886595
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- Hayden Alford, MDJackson, TN1831727569
Common questions
What is Edward B. McWhirt, MD's NPI number?
Edward B. McWhirt, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881615292, issued on Jul 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Edward B. McWhirt, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1718 Parr Ave, Dyersburg, TN, 38024. Phone: (731) 286-4445. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Edward B. McWhirt, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 21307, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Edward B. McWhirt, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Edward B. McWhirt, MD had 49 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Edward B. McWhirt, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.7 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.