Richard A. Wherry, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Dahlonega, GA
Richard A. Wherry, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Dahlonega, Georgia, and NPI 1679558126, issued on Dec 7, 2005. Check the license (Georgia 017341, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard A. Wherry
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 017341 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 59 Tipton Dr, Dahlonega, GA 30533
- Phone
- (706) 864-4012
- Enumerated
- Dec 7, 2005
- Record last updated
- Nov 25, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (706) 864-4029
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard A. Wherry in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 017341Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 56 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).
Richard A. Wherry among 3,951 family medicine physician records in Georgia
Richard A. Wherry, MD is one of 3,951 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 89% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 64% of these records are
- Record last updated2013 · 53% 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 Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
13 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Dahlonega
They are 13 of the 254 NPPES records with a practice address in Dahlonega, and 3,951 family medicine physician records in Georgia.
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Common questions
What is Richard A. Wherry, MD's NPI number?
Richard A. Wherry, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679558126, issued on Dec 7, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard A. Wherry, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 59 Tipton Dr, Dahlonega, GA, 30533. Phone: (706) 864-4012. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard A. Wherry, MD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 017341, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
What is Richard A. Wherry, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 56 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.