John Whitfield, MD
Surgery Physician · Asheville, NC
John Whitfield, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1790902013, issued on Apr 19, 2007. Check the license (North Carolina 2022-01980, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Whitfield
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 2022-01980 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 14 Medical Park Dr, Asheville, NC 28803
- Phone
- (828) 252-3366
- Enumerated
- Apr 19, 2007
- Record last updated
- Oct 11, 2023
- Fax
- (828) 258-0891
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220810000624); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 14 Medical Park Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- William Bradshaw, MDSurgery Physician1003823634
- Nicole Grant, RD, CDCESRegistered Dietitian1558810796
- Kyra HajovskySurgical Physician Assistant1366202459
- Kimberly Harkness, N.P.Nurse Practitioner1033393665
- Paige Harrington, PA-CPhysician Assistant1689270787
- Linda Harwood, FNPNurse Practitioner1598719122
Verify John Whitfield in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2022-01980Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
153 Medicare Part D claims for 74 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 12 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Neomycin Sulfate57 claims
- Metronidazole56 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): 100 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: $5,120.50
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Mission Health Community Multispecialty Providers LLCAsheville, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John Whitfield among 1,170 surgery physician records in North Carolina
John Whitfield, MD is one of 1,170 surgery physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 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 2007, is newer than 48% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 48% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2004 among the 773 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 48% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 1,170 surgery physician records in North Carolina.
All 1,170 in North Carolina → Every provider in Asheville → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- William Bradshaw, MDAsheville, NC 288031003823634
- Laura Ellis, M.D.Asheville, NC 288031649212523
- Reavis Eubanks, MDAsheville, NC 288031407815251
- Dwight Graham, MDAsheville, NC 288031750361242
- Theodore Humble, MDAsheville, NC 288031154339794
- Randall Johnson, MDAsheville, NC 288031912915562
- Michelle Kiser, M.D.Asheville, NC 288031376744805
- Marilee McGinness, M.D.Asheville, NC 288031144280322
Common questions
What is John Whitfield, MD's NPI number?
John Whitfield, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790902013, issued on Apr 19, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Whitfield, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 14 Medical Park Dr, Asheville, NC, 28803. Phone: (828) 252-3366. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Whitfield, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2022-01980, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does John Whitfield, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Whitfield, MD had 153 Medicare Part D claims for 74 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is John Whitfield, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.