Edwin James Whitney, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · San Antonio, TX
Edwin James Whitney, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in San Antonio, Texas, and NPI 1669563656, issued on Sep 27, 2006. Check the license (Texas 83284, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Edwin James Whitney
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- 83284 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8715 Village Dr Ste 200, San Antonio, TX 78217
- Phone
- (210) 804-6000
- Enumerated
- Sep 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 13, 2026
- Medicaid ID
- 044448101 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100330001309); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 8715 Village Dr Ste 200
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Kiran Cheruku, M.D.Interventional Cardiology Physician1760575278
- Juan Garza, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1891715769
- Navin Nikam, MDInterventional Cardiology Physician1881853778
- Armistead Wellford, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1568553733
Verify Edwin James Whitney in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license 83284Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
14,504 Medicare Part D claims for 1,142 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 61 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Rosuvastatin Calcium1,248 claims
- Carvedilol1,056 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium1,026 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate906 claims
- Losartan Potassium895 claims
- Spironolactone617 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: $915.47
29 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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
- Bhs Physicians Network, IncSan Antonio, TX
- Rise UP Rehab, LLCSan Antonio, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Edwin James Whitney among 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records in Texas
Edwin James Whitney, M.D. is one of 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Texas. 88% 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 20% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 20% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated1978 · median 1998 among the 1,219 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records in Texas.
All 1,603 in Texas → Every provider in San Antonio → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Simone Bailey-Brown, MDSan Antonio, TX 782171114183282
- Gregory Buser, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782171548280407
- James Furgerson, MDSan Antonio, TX 782171962472209
- Juan Garza, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782171891715769
- Kevin James, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782171063432938
- Kalife Kuri, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782171013008283
- Edmond Leroux, M. D.San Antonio, TX 782171922199199
- Juan Martinez, MDSan Antonio, TX 782171245434810
Common questions
What is Edwin James Whitney, M.D.'s NPI number?
Edwin James Whitney, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669563656, issued on Sep 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Edwin James Whitney, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8715 Village Dr Ste 200, San Antonio, TX, 78217. Phone: (210) 804-6000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Edwin James Whitney, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 83284, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Edwin James Whitney, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Edwin James Whitney, M.D. had 14,504 Medicare Part D claims for 1,142 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.