Paton G. Whimple, DO
Internal Medicine Physician · Elko, NV
Paton G. Whimple, DO is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Elko, Nevada, and NPI 1578651303, issued on Oct 10, 2006. Check the license (Nevada 1158, as entered in NPPES) on the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paton G. Whimple
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 1158 NV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1995 Errecart Blvd Ste 107, Elko, NV 89801
- Phone
- (775) 777-1895
- Enumerated
- Oct 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 28, 2024
- Fax
- (775) 777-1897
- Medicaid ID
- 100503815 NV
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040819001238); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Des Moines University Of Osteopathic Medicine And Health Sciences, 2001
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Paton G. Whimple in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNevada State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 1158Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
15% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
3,642 Medicare Part D claims for 234 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 65 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium215 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium211 claims
- Losartan Potassium211 claims
- Lisinopril158 claims
- Metformin Hcl111 claims
- Omeprazole110 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 29.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $15.95
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Exact Sciences Corporation. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Hospitalist Services OF Nevada-Scherr PCElko, NV
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Paton G. Whimple among 1,229 internal medicine physician records in Nevada
Paton G. Whimple, DO is one of 1,229 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Nevada. 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 2006, is newer than 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2006 among the 772 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 43% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Nevada practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
8 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Elko
They are 8 of the 720 NPPES records with a practice address in Elko, and 1,229 internal medicine physician records in Nevada.
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Common questions
What is Paton G. Whimple, DO's NPI number?
Paton G. Whimple, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578651303, issued on Oct 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paton G. Whimple, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1995 Errecart Blvd Ste 107, Elko, NV, 89801. Phone: (775) 777-1895. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paton G. Whimple, DO's license?
NPPES lists Nevada license number 1158, as entered by the provider. Search the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners at https://medboard.nv.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Paton G. Whimple, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Paton G. Whimple, DO had 3,642 Medicare Part D claims for 234 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Paton G. Whimple, DO's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 29.2 of 100. 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.