Payton Barrett Whiddon, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Ruston, LA
Payton Barrett Whiddon, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Ruston, Louisiana, and NPI 1528647567, issued on Apr 6, 2021. Check the license (Louisiana 344822, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Payton Barrett Whiddon
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 344822 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2916 N Trenton St, Ruston, LA 71270
- Phone
- (318) 254-2892
- Enumerated
- Apr 6, 2021
- Record last updated
- Apr 30, 2025
- Fax
- (318) 254-2898
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250512002186); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Florida State University College Of Medicine, 2021
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2916 N Trenton St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Emery Aaron, PA-CPhysician Assistant1942907852
- Charles Furr, PAPhysician Assistant1295988517
- Benson Grigsby, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1487687513
Verify Payton Barrett Whiddon in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 344822Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
80% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
720 Medicare Part D claims for 98 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate49 claims
- Lisinopril47 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium45 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium43 claims
- Losartan Potassium41 claims
- Metformin Hcl28 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 one group practice
- WK Family Medicine RustonRuston, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Payton Barrett Whiddon among 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana
Payton Barrett Whiddon, MD is one of 1,728 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 91% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 91% of these records are older, 6% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2006 among the 1,201 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
18 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Ruston
They are 18 of the 752 NPPES records with a practice address in Ruston, and 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Johnathan Baines, MDRuston, LA 712701679769889
- James Belue, M.D.Ruston, LA 712701871520023
- Thomas Brantley, M.D.Ruston, LA 712701578533683
- Stacy Conville, MDRuston, LA 712701497702880
- Bobby Ensminger, M.D.Ruston, LA 712701508813742
- Terry Gardner, M.D.Ruston, LA 712701689644585
- Rel Gray, MDRuston, LA 712701639188527
- Benson Grigsby, M.D.Ruston, LA 712701487687513
Common questions
What is Payton Barrett Whiddon, MD's NPI number?
Payton Barrett Whiddon, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528647567, issued on Apr 6, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Payton Barrett Whiddon, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2916 N Trenton St, Ruston, LA, 71270. Phone: (318) 254-2892. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Payton Barrett Whiddon, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 344822, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Payton Barrett Whiddon, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Payton Barrett Whiddon, MD had 720 Medicare Part D claims for 98 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.