Joseph E. Whitfield, P.A.
Physician Assistant · Corpus Christi, TX
Joseph E. Whitfield, P.A. is a physician assistant with a practice address in Corpus Christi, Texas, and NPI 1265495683, issued on Apr 7, 2006. Check the license (Texas PA 03777, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph E. Whitfield
- Credential
- P.A.
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- PA 03777 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5440 Old Brownsville RD, Corpus Christi, TX 78417
- Phone
- (361) 452-1151
- Enumerated
- Apr 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 24, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (361) 452-1517
- Medicaid ID
- 196911504 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040515000439); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5440 Old Brownsville RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Kenda Dietrich, LPC, LPACounselor1538286414
- Rafael Garcia, MDGeneral Practice Physician1336160852
- Michael Hernandez, MDPsychiatry Physician1851380885
- Debra Lazarte, LCSWClinical Social Worker1316931827
- Divina Lewis, NPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1033851373
- Norami Ortiz, RD, LDRegistered Dietitian1427608850
Verify Joseph E. Whitfield in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license PA 03777Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
9.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average physician assistant in 2024
7,707 Medicare Part D claims for 418 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Trazodone Hcl749 claims
- Clonazepam557 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate378 claims
- Zolpidem Tartrate376 claims
- Divalproex Sodium Er367 claims
- Sertraline Hcl320 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: $4,379.85
203 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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
- Psychiatric Specialists OF Texas PLLCCorpus Christi, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph E. Whitfield among 10,999 physician assistant records in Texas
Joseph E. Whitfield, P.A. is one of 10,999 physician assistant records with a practice address in Texas. 74% 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 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 86% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 55% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2017 among the 6,096 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
77 physician assistant records list a practice address in Corpus Christi
They are 77 of the 5,600 NPPES records with a practice address in Corpus Christi, and 10,999 physician assistant records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Joseph E. Whitfield, P.A.'s NPI number?
Joseph E. Whitfield, P.A.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265495683, issued on Apr 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph E. Whitfield, P.A. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5440 Old Brownsville RD, Corpus Christi, TX, 78417. Phone: (361) 452-1151. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph E. Whitfield, P.A.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number PA 03777, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Joseph E. Whitfield, P.A. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph E. Whitfield, P.A. had 7,707 Medicare Part D claims for 418 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.