Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Paula Whiteman, M.D.

Emergency Medicine Physician · Los Angeles, CA

Paula Whiteman, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1427031558, issued on Nov 22, 2005. Check the license on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1427031558
Name
Paula Whiteman
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
Practice location
8700 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90048
Phone
(310) 423-8600
Enumerated
Nov 22, 2005
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 8700 Beverly Blvd.

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

  1. Marie Acorda Reece, NPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1528331485
  2. Songolaye Akinloye, P.A.Physician Assistant1487781043
  3. Arie Alkalay, M.D.Specialist1265419154
  4. Alexander Allins, M.D.Specialist1033193016
  5. Harold Amer, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1447237359
  6. David Balfe, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1265410146

Verify Paula Whiteman in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of CaliforniaCheck the board
  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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Statewide context: the Medical Board of California reported 374 disciplinary actions in FY 2022-23. California discipline data →

92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

28 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries, against an average of 355 among the 49,029 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Paula Whiteman28
  2. Specialty average355

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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 90 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score76.8
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterWest Hollywood, CA · Acute Care Hospitals5 of 5 stars

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Emergency Medicine Physician providers in California

There are 7,133 emergency medicine physician records in California.

Other emergency medicine physician records in California

  1. Cooper Aakhus, MDStanford, CA1194351007
  2. Pyra Aarden, MDMartinez, CA1417058199
  3. Neal Aaron, D.O.Encinitas, CA1114283520
  4. Eric AaserudeWalnut Creek, CA1811491194
  5. Nader Abas, MDBarstow, CA1346288305
  6. Michael Abbo, MDNovato, CA1205819042
  7. Daniel Abbott, MDFullerton, CA1518907864
  8. Paul-Andre Abboud, M.D.Oakland, CA1710065503
  9. Mostafa Abdel-Hamid, MDStanford, CA1457918740
  10. Ashraf Abdel-KerimChino, CA1396961538

Common questions

What is Paula Whiteman, M.D.'s NPI number?

Paula Whiteman, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427031558, issued on Nov 22, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Paula Whiteman, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8700 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90048. Phone: (310) 423-8600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Paula Whiteman, M.D.'s license?

Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Paula Whiteman, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Paula Whiteman, M.D. had 28 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 355. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Paula Whiteman, M.D.'s Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 90 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), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.