James Peter Whitley, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Tuscaloosa, AL
James Peter Whitley, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and NPI 1659541563, issued on Mar 6, 2008. Check the license (Alabama 16037, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Peter Whitley
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 16037 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2731 Mlk JR. Blvd, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
- Phone
- (205) 425-3788
- Enumerated
- Mar 6, 2008
- Record last updated
- Sep 28, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150312002696); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 1990
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James Peter Whitley in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 16037Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
9,960 Medicare Part D claims for 429 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 794 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium896 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate827 claims
- Losartan Potassium466 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen427 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa311 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide279 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: $45.76
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Whatley Health Services IncTuscaloosa, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Peter Whitley among 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama
James Peter Whitley, M.D. is one of 1,996 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 56% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 56% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2005 among the 1,346 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
139 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Tuscaloosa
They are 139 of the 2,313 NPPES records with a practice address in Tuscaloosa, and 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama.
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Common questions
What is James Peter Whitley, M.D.'s NPI number?
James Peter Whitley, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659541563, issued on Mar 6, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Peter Whitley, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2731 Mlk JR. Blvd, Tuscaloosa, AL, 35401. Phone: (205) 425-3788. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Peter Whitley, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 16037, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James Peter Whitley, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Peter Whitley, M.D. had 9,960 Medicare Part D claims for 429 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.