Richard Ralston Whitlock, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Augusta, GA
Richard Ralston Whitlock, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Augusta, Georgia, and NPI 1053335828, issued on Jul 26, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 020623, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Ralston Whitlock
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License numbers
- 020623 GA
7340 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1348 Walton Way, Augusta, GA 30901
- Phone
- (706) 724-8611
- Enumerated
- Jul 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 28, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (706) 724-6202
- Medicaid IDs
- G20623 SC
00179077D GA - Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1348 Walton Way
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Richard Ralston Whitlock in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 020623Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
65% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
1,088 Medicare Part D claims for 248 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 23% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis165 claims
- Carvedilol85 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate74 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium68 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate49 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium48 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 89.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $742.91
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Atricure, Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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.
Richard Ralston Whitlock among 726 cardiovascular disease physician records in Georgia
Richard Ralston Whitlock, M.D. is one of 726 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 87% 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 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 76% of these records are
- Record last updated2019 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Georgia
There are 726 cardiovascular disease physician records in Georgia.
All 726 in Georgia → Every provider in Augusta → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Abdulla Abdulla, MDAugusta, GA 309011174502694
- Peter Bigham, M.D.Augusta, GA 309011134154040
- Mac Bowman, MDAugusta, GA 309011972549046
- Paul Cundey, M.D.Augusta, GA 309011063447464
- Wayne Kaesemeyer, MDAugusta, GA 309011144241365
- Kellie Lane, M.D.Augusta, GA 309011396787321
- Jennifer McNear, M.D.Augusta, GA 309011962577239
- Joseph Pensabene, MDAugusta, GA 309011427157114
Common questions
What is Richard Ralston Whitlock, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard Ralston Whitlock, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053335828, issued on Jul 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Ralston Whitlock, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1348 Walton Way, Augusta, GA, 30901. Phone: (706) 724-8611. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Ralston Whitlock, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 020623, 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.
How much does Richard Ralston Whitlock, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Ralston Whitlock, M.D. had 1,088 Medicare Part D claims for 248 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard Ralston Whitlock, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 89.9 of 100. 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.