Paul A. Whatley, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Fort Worth, TX
Paul A. Whatley, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Fort Worth, Texas, and NPI 1265566707, issued on Mar 15, 2007. Check the license (Texas N0547, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paul A. Whatley
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- N0547 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 800 5TH Ave Ste 500, Fort Worth, TX 76104
- Phone
- (817) 878-5300
- Enumerated
- Mar 15, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jun 25, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (817) 878-5321
- Medicaid ID
- 1417981580 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081008000729); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Georgetown University School Of Medicine, 2002
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Paul A. Whatley in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license N0547Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
32% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
237 Medicare Part D claims for 131 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 171 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen132 claims
- Tramadol Hcl29 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): 75.3 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: $281.18
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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 2 group practices
- Legacy Healthcare Services IncLewisville, TX
- Texas Health Physicians GroupDenton, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Paul A. Whatley among 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Texas
Paul A. Whatley, M.D. is one of 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 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 2007, is newer than 54% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 54% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2003 among the 1,016 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Paul A. Whatley, M.D.'s NPI number?
Paul A. Whatley, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265566707, issued on Mar 15, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paul A. Whatley, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 800 5TH Ave Ste 500, Fort Worth, TX, 76104. Phone: (817) 878-5300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paul A. Whatley, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number N0547, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Paul A. Whatley, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Paul A. Whatley, M.D. had 237 Medicare Part D claims for 131 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Paul A. Whatley, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 75.3 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.