NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

John David Whittaker, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Pocomoke City, MD

John David Whittaker, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Pocomoke City, Maryland, and NPI 1548220692, issued on Mar 24, 2006. Check the license (Maryland D0053262, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1548220692
Name
John David Whittaker
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
D0053262 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1035 Ocean Hwy, Pocomoke City, MD 21851
Phone
(443) 223-3029
Enumerated
Mar 24, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 20, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20091030000556); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
State University Of New York At Buffalo School Of Medicine, 1995
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify John David Whittaker in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024

8,028 Medicare Part D claims for 358 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 149 claims were for opioids.

  1. John Whittaker8,028
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium375 claims
  2. Losartan Potassium249 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium228 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate214 claims
  5. Pantoprazole Sodium187 claims
  6. Omeprazole184 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: $401.01

9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. 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.

  1. John Whittaker$401.01
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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

  1. Select Physical Therapy Holdings IncSalisbury, MD

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

John David Whittaker among 1,912 family medicine physician records in Maryland

John David Whittaker, M.D. is one of 1,912 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 73% 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 13% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 54% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated1995 · median 2004 among the 1,141 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 58% 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 Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

3 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Pocomoke City

They are 3 of the 74 NPPES records with a practice address in Pocomoke City, and 1,912 family medicine physician records in Maryland.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ronnie Clark, CRNPPocomoke City, MD 218511114762689
  2. Amy Johnson, M.D.Pocomoke, MD 218511245292853
  3. Natalie Parks, DNP, FNP-CPocomoke City, MD 218511124707849
  4. Benhur Mohammed, MDPrincess Anne, MD 218531285824284
  5. Charles Stegman, MDPrincess Anne, MD 218531184616419
  6. Jason Clem, MDOcean City, MD 218421952390494
  7. Joseph Crisanti, M.D.Ocean City, MD 218421598752271
  8. Thomas Fioretti, MDOcean City, MD 218421215979521

Common questions

What is John David Whittaker, M.D.'s NPI number?

John David Whittaker, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548220692, issued on Mar 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is John David Whittaker, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1035 Ocean Hwy, Pocomoke City, MD, 21851. Phone: (443) 223-3029. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify John David Whittaker, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Maryland license number D0053262, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does John David Whittaker, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, John David Whittaker, M.D. had 8,028 Medicare Part D claims for 358 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.