Elma Denise Whidby, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · North Myrtle Beach, SC
Elma Denise Whidby, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and NPI 1841256914, issued on Apr 26, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 16884, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Elma Denise Whidby
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 16884 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2021 N Myrtle Point Blvd, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582
- Phone
- (843) 663-2100
- Enumerated
- Apr 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 23, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (843) 663-2102
- Medicaid ID
- GP3688 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120124000209); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of South Carolina School Of Medicine, 1995
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2021 N Myrtle Point Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Elma Denise Whidby in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 16884Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
16,577 Medicare Part D claims for 1,094 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 239 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium820 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate794 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium642 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium566 claims
- Losartan Potassium521 claims
- Pravastatin Sodium506 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): 81.3 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: $309.57
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Legacy Healthcare Services IncLittle River, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Elma Denise Whidby among 1,881 internal medicine physician records in South Carolina
Elma Denise Whidby, MD is one of 1,881 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 81% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2006 among the 1,119 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
4 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in North Myrtle Beach
They are 4 of the 278 NPPES records with a practice address in North Myrtle Beach, and 1,881 internal medicine physician records in South Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Elma Denise Whidby, MD's NPI number?
Elma Denise Whidby, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841256914, issued on Apr 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Elma Denise Whidby, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2021 N Myrtle Point Blvd, North Myrtle Beach, SC, 29582. Phone: (843) 663-2100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Elma Denise Whidby, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 16884, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Elma Denise Whidby, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Elma Denise Whidby, MD had 16,577 Medicare Part D claims for 1,094 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Elma Denise Whidby, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.3 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.