James A. Westervelt, M.D.
Surgery Physician · St Petersburg, FL
James A. Westervelt, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in St Petersburg, Florida, and NPI 1851387906, issued on Sep 23, 2005. Check the license (Florida ME92565, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James A. Westervelt
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- ME92565 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 601 7TH St S Ste 495, St Petersburg, FL 33701
- Phone
- (727) 289-5980
- Enumerated
- Sep 23, 2005
- Record last updated
- May 15, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (727) 289-5980
- Medicaid ID
- 272070100 FL
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James A. Westervelt in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME92565Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
40% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
88 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 36 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen30 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: $414.33
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, 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.
James A. Westervelt among 1,887 surgery physician records in Florida
James A. Westervelt, M.D. is one of 1,887 surgery physician records with a practice address in Florida. 77% 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 · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 62% of these records are
- Record last updated2020 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Florida
There are 1,887 surgery physician records in Florida.
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The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Harold Couch, M.D.St Petersburg, FL 337011477753846
- Luis Geada, M.D.St Petersburg, FL 337011508307901
- Suzanne Gozdanovic, M.D.St Petersburg, FL 337011003076993
- Ramona Ilie, MDSt Petersburg, FL 337011184987463
- Jeffery Johnson, MDSt Petersburg, FL 337011144252727
- Laura Julan, M.D.St Petersburg, FL 337011962630509
- Nicholas Price, MD FACSSt Petersburg, FL 337011285639898
- Alexander Ramirez Valderrama, M.D.St Petersburg, FL 337011710120183
Common questions
What is James A. Westervelt, M.D.'s NPI number?
James A. Westervelt, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851387906, issued on Sep 23, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James A. Westervelt, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 601 7TH St S Ste 495, St Petersburg, FL, 33701. Phone: (727) 289-5980. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James A. Westervelt, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME92565, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James A. Westervelt, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James A. Westervelt, M.D. had 88 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.