Edward W. Whitesides, M.D.
Specialist · Wilmington, NC
Edward W. Whitesides, M.D. is a specialist with a practice address in Wilmington, North Carolina, and NPI 1033104344, issued on Sep 13, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 36671, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Edward W. Whitesides
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License numbers
- 36671 NC
D98830 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1905 Glen Meade RD, Wilmington, NC 28403
- Phone
- (910) 763-6251
- Enumerated
- Sep 13, 2005
- Record last updated
- Dec 5, 2023
- Fax
- (910) 763-7408
- Medicaid ID
- 79-87180 NC
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1905 Glen Meade RD
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Verify Edward W. Whitesides in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 36671Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
293 Medicare Part D claims for 145 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Finasteride107 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl79 claims
- Myrbetriq31 claims
- Oxybutynin Chloride Er14 claims
- Xtandi13 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Edward W. Whitesides among 839 specialist records in North Carolina
Edward W. Whitesides, M.D. is one of 839 specialist records with a practice address in North Carolina. 19% 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, 88% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 19% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 13% of these records are
- Record last updated2023 · 76% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Specialist providers in North Carolina
There are 839 specialist records in North Carolina.
All 839 in North Carolina → Every provider in Wilmington → Specialist nationwide →
The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Stephen Bright, LAT, ATCWilmington, NC 284031700847829
- Crystal Butler, BS,RDH, OMTWilmington, NC 284031366237083
- Regina FowlerWilmington, NC 284031336478205
- Sharrie Hanley, N.D.Wilmington, NC 284031467986778
- Jennifer Holmes, B.S. ED / ITFSWilmington, NC 284031912254178
- John Lovett, M.D.Wilmington, NC 284031114927795
- David Miles, MDWilmington, NC 284031831198738
- Robert Nichols, M.D.Wilmington, NC 284031649270133
Common questions
What is Edward W. Whitesides, M.D.'s NPI number?
Edward W. Whitesides, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033104344, issued on Sep 13, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Edward W. Whitesides, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1905 Glen Meade RD, Wilmington, NC, 28403. Phone: (910) 763-6251. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Edward W. Whitesides, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 36671, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Edward W. Whitesides, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Edward W. Whitesides, M.D. had 293 Medicare Part D claims for 145 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Edward W. Whitesides, 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.