Robert Lester Whitmore, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Storm Lake, IA
Robert Lester Whitmore, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Storm Lake, Iowa, and NPI 1346358991, issued on Aug 25, 2006. Check the license (Iowa 38150, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Robert Lester Whitmore
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 38150 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 715 W Milwaukee Ave, Storm Lake, IA 50588
- Phone
- (712) 213-0109
- Enumerated
- Aug 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 11, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (712) 213-0186
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130925000695); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of South Carolina School Of Medicine, 2005
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Robert Lester Whitmore in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license 38150Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
148 Medicare Part D claims for 111 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 14 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone16 claims
- Cefdinir13 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass12 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $15.11
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Alkermes, 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.
3 hospitals and group practices
- Buena Vista Regional Medical CenterStorm Lake, IA · Critical Access Hospitals2 of 5 stars
- Trinity Regional Medical CenterStorm Lake, IA · Acute Care Hospitals2 of 5 stars
- Sports Rehab And Professional Therapy Associates IncStorm Lake, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Robert Lester Whitmore among 2,336 family medicine physician records in Iowa
Robert Lester Whitmore, M.D. is one of 2,336 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Iowa. 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 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2006 among the 1,367 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 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 Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
20 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Storm Lake
They are 20 of the 182 NPPES records with a practice address in Storm Lake, and 2,336 family medicine physician records in Iowa.
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Common questions
What is Robert Lester Whitmore, M.D.'s NPI number?
Robert Lester Whitmore, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346358991, issued on Aug 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Robert Lester Whitmore, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 715 W Milwaukee Ave, Storm Lake, IA, 50588. Phone: (712) 213-0109. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Robert Lester Whitmore, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number 38150, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa Board of Medicine at https://dial.iowa.gov/about-dial/boards-and-commissions/medicine. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Robert Lester Whitmore, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Robert Lester Whitmore, M.D. had 148 Medicare Part D claims for 111 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.