NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joshua David Whitesides, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Findlay, OH

Joshua David Whitesides, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Findlay, Ohio, and NPI 1538622717, issued on Apr 13, 2019. Check the license (Ohio 35.144432, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; 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
1538622717
Name
Joshua David Whitesides
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License numbers
35.144432 OH
T2785 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1900 S Main St, Findlay, OH 45840
Phone
(419) 423-4500
Enumerated
Apr 13, 2019
Record last updated
Apr 29, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220506001258); accepts Medicare assignment
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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Also registered at 1900 S Main St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Emily AdedugbePharmacist1881328771
  2. Stephanie Adler, APRNAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1861163347
  3. Muhammad AhmadInternal Medicine Physician1184016073
  4. Megan Alexander, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1154823870
  5. Syed Anees, M.D.Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1063682102
  6. Brittany Araki, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1609287465

Verify Joshua David Whitesides in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
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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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27% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

287 Medicare Part D claims for 211 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 24 claims were for opioids.

  1. Joshua Whitesides287
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Cephalexin53 claims
  2. Doxycycline Hyclate23 claims
  3. Azithromycin18 claims
  4. Methylprednisolone16 claims
  5. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen15 claims
  6. Ondansetron Hcl14 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.

Bills Medicare through 3 group practices

  1. Emergency Medicine Physicians OF Lake County LtdWilloughby, OH
  2. Mercy Emergency Care Services IncOregon, OH
  3. Professional Emergency Physicians PCBryan, OH

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

Joshua David Whitesides among 3,002 emergency medicine physician records in Ohio

Joshua David Whitesides, MD is one of 3,002 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Ohio. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 81% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 81% of these records are older, 16% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • Graduated2019 · median 2013 among the 1,720 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Emergency Medicine Physician providers in Ohio

There are 3,002 emergency medicine physician records in Ohio.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Taimur Butt, MDFindlay, OH 458401588642342
  2. Marla Frederick, D.O.Findlay, OH 458401851534341
  3. Steven Gayda, MDFindlay, OH 458401346827334
  4. Janice Kim, M.D.Findlay, OH 458401447613864
  5. Kevin Nguyen, MDFindlay, OH 458401043537277
  6. Edward Sierra, M.D.Findlay, OH 458401639146863
  7. Frank Vivio, DOFindlay, OH 458401679596845
  8. Patrick Tupa, DOGlandorf, OH 458481881853471

Common questions

What is Joshua David Whitesides, MD's NPI number?

Joshua David Whitesides, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538622717, issued on Apr 13, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joshua David Whitesides, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1900 S Main St, Findlay, OH, 45840. Phone: (419) 423-4500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joshua David Whitesides, MD's license?

NPPES lists Ohio license number 35.144432, as entered by the provider. Search the State Medical Board of Ohio at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Joshua David Whitesides, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joshua David Whitesides, MD had 287 Medicare Part D claims for 211 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.