Gregory H. Whitcher, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Santa Maria, CA
Gregory H. Whitcher, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Santa Maria, California, and NPI 1922663004, issued on May 5, 2019. Check the license (California 176897, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gregory H. Whitcher
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License numbers
- 176897 CA
T34309 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1400 E Church St, Santa Maria, CA 93454
- Phone
- (805) 739-3000
- Enumerated
- May 5, 2019
- Record last updated
- May 11, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220708001635); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Vermont College Of Medicine, 2019
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Gregory H. Whitcher in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 176897Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
1% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
224 Medicare Part D claims for 156 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 39 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen27 claims
- Naproxen18 claims
- Prednisone14 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl12 claims
- Cefuroxime11 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 94.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Cep America - CaliforniaSanta Maria, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gregory H. Whitcher among 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California
Gregory H. Whitcher, MD is one of 7,751 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 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 2019, is newer than 85% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 85% of these records are older, 12% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2011 among the 4,560 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Emergency Medicine Physician providers in California
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The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Matthew Cote, M.D.Santa Maria, CA 934541548291826
- David Duke, M.D.Santa Maria, CA 934541780615963
- Cheryl Durstein-Decker, M.D. FACEPSanta Maria, CA 934541073569026
- Stacy Harmon, M.D.Santa Maria, CA 934541922039148
- William Hurst, M.D.Santa Maria, CA 934541255362489
- Brian Jensen, M.D.Santa Maria, CA 934541750318002
- David Ketelaar, M.D.Santa Maria, CA 934541073543542
- Charles Merrill, M.D.Santa Maria, CA 934541679504880
Common questions
What is Gregory H. Whitcher, MD's NPI number?
Gregory H. Whitcher, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922663004, issued on May 5, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gregory H. Whitcher, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1400 E Church St, Santa Maria, CA, 93454. Phone: (805) 739-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gregory H. Whitcher, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number 176897, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Gregory H. Whitcher, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gregory H. Whitcher, MD had 224 Medicare Part D claims for 156 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Gregory H. Whitcher, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.