Richard S. Whitlock, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Moss Point, MS
Richard S. Whitlock, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Moss Point, Mississippi, and NPI 1598797870, issued on Jul 7, 2006. Check the license (Mississippi 11438, as entered in NPPES) on the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard S. Whitlock
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 11438 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5907 Highway 90, Moss Point, MS 39563
- Phone
- (228) 769-2611
- Enumerated
- Jul 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 22, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (228) 762-1638
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100913000629); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Mississippi School Of Medicine, 1986
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5907 Highway 90
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Richard S. Whitlock in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 11438Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
18,957 Medicare Part D claims for 1,351 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 30 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate1,361 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium1,356 claims
- Metformin Hcl795 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium772 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium765 claims
- Pravastatin Sodium602 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): 97.5 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: $811.86
47 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. 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
- USA Health Community Providers LLCMoss Point, MS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard S. Whitlock among 1,165 family medicine physician records in Mississippi
Richard S. Whitlock, M.D. is one of 1,165 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Mississippi. 79% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2003 among the 748 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 60% 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 Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
9 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Moss Point
They are 9 of the 87 NPPES records with a practice address in Moss Point, and 1,165 family medicine physician records in Mississippi.
All 1,165 in Mississippi → Every provider in Moss Point → Family Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Brock Banks, M.D.Moss Point, MS 395631083147045
- Harris Barrett, M.D.Moss Point, MS 395631811929193
- Dunk Ellis, MDMoss Point, MS 395631043342322
- Steven Fineburg, MDMoss Point, MS 395631750313136
- Paul Fineburg, M.D.Moss Point, MS 395631023040318
- Kenneth Long, D.O.Moss Point, MS 395631346535390
- Matthew Murray, M.D.Moss Point, MS 395631124389366
- Calvin Ennis, M.D.Moss Point, MS 395621144320920
Common questions
What is Richard S. Whitlock, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard S. Whitlock, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598797870, issued on Jul 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard S. Whitlock, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5907 Highway 90, Moss Point, MS, 39563. Phone: (228) 769-2611. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard S. Whitlock, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number 11438, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure at https://www.msbml.ms.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard S. Whitlock, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard S. Whitlock, M.D. had 18,957 Medicare Part D claims for 1,351 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard S. Whitlock, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.5 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.