James Ream Whittum, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Hermiston, OR
James Ream Whittum, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Hermiston, Oregon, and NPI 1750321089, issued on Jun 7, 2006. Check the license (Oregon MD194739, as entered in NPPES) on the Oregon Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Ream Whittum
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- MD194739 OR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1122 W Elm Ave, Hermiston, OR 97838
- Phone
- (541) 289-7075
- Enumerated
- Jun 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 10, 2026
- Fax
- (541) 314-4873
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20191018001664); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Wright State University Boonshoft School Of Medicine, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1122 W Elm Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Merthel Rand, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1538146436
- Tamara Simpson, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1003935388
Verify James Ream Whittum in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersOregon Medical Board
Search for license MD194739Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
52% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
167 Medicare Part D claims for 67 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 87 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl67 claims
- Gabapentin24 claims
- Cephalexin23 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): 91.4 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,234.77
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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
- Good Shepherd Health Care SystemHermiston, OR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Ream Whittum among 335 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Oregon
James Ream Whittum, MD is one of 335 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Oregon. 61% 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 17% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 40% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 61% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 49% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2002 among the 165 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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 207X00000X and a Oregon practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
6 orthopaedic surgery physician records list a practice address in Hermiston
They are 6 of the 479 NPPES records with a practice address in Hermiston, and 335 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Oregon.
All 335 in Oregon → Every provider in Hermiston → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Anderson, D.O.Hermiston, OR 978381881630440
- Patrick Dawson, MDHermiston, OR 978381831233139
- Tamara Simpson, MDHermiston, OR 978381003935388
- Matthew Thompson, MDHermiston, OR 978381326330580
- Zhiqing Xing, M.D.Hermiston, OR 978381417129339
- Gregg Densmore, M.D.La Grande, OR 978501184624975
- James Kopp, M.D.La Grande, OR 978501750472304
- James Mathis, MDLa Grande, OR 978501225033350
Common questions
What is James Ream Whittum, MD's NPI number?
James Ream Whittum, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1750321089, issued on Jun 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Ream Whittum, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1122 W Elm Ave, Hermiston, OR, 97838. Phone: (541) 289-7075. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Ream Whittum, MD's license?
NPPES lists Oregon license number MD194739, as entered by the provider. Search the Oregon Medical Board at https://www.oregon.gov/OMB/Pages/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James Ream Whittum, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Ream Whittum, MD had 167 Medicare Part D claims for 67 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James Ream Whittum, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.4 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.