Penniann Whitten, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Phoenix, AZ
Penniann Whitten, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Phoenix, Arizona, and NPI 1871563197, issued on Jan 26, 2006. Check the license (Arizona 33671, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Penniann Whitten
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 33671 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 13838 S 46TH PL, Phoenix, AZ 85044
- Phone
- (480) 783-7000
- Enumerated
- Jan 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 27, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 943953 AZ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050624000694); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Jc Edwards School Of Medicine, Marshall University, 2002
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Penniann Whitten in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 33671Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
45% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
5,124 Medicare Part D claims for 715 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 17 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium357 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium344 claims
- Losartan Potassium207 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate185 claims
- Lisinopril155 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate148 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): 91.3 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: $485.83
23 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Caring For Families PCPhoenix, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Penniann Whitten among 3,119 family medicine physician records in Arizona
Penniann Whitten, MD is one of 3,119 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 75% 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2006 among the 1,775 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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 207Q00000X and a Arizona 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 Penniann Whitten, MD's NPI number?
Penniann Whitten, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871563197, issued on Jan 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Penniann Whitten, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 13838 S 46TH PL, Phoenix, AZ, 85044. Phone: (480) 783-7000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Penniann Whitten, MD's license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 33671, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Penniann Whitten, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Penniann Whitten, MD had 5,124 Medicare Part D claims for 715 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Penniann Whitten, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.3 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.