NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Susan Whitmore, M.D.

Dermatology Physician · Sun City West, AZ

Susan Whitmore, M.D. is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Sun City West, Arizona, and NPI 1508893975, issued on Jun 28, 2006. Check the license (Arizona 43436, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1508893975
Name
Susan Whitmore
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
License number
43436 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
14506 W Granite Valley Dr, Sun City West, AZ 85375
Phone
(623) 584-2127
Enumerated
Jun 28, 2006
Record last updated
Jan 26, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(623) 584-1257
Medicaid IDs
285731600 MD
618847 AZ
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110525000640); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Indiana University School Of Medicine, 1984
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
Download card Updates feed

Also registered at 14506 W Granite Valley Dr

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Raghad Batarseh, NPPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1710794599
  2. Katharine Bermingham Cordova, MDMOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician1396962767
  3. Paul Butzine, MDPsychiatry Physician1669488912
  4. Janette De Block, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1134152598
  5. Susan Dugo, PTPhysical Therapist1306845383
  6. John Edwards, STRadiologic Technologist1376686261

Verify Susan Whitmore in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
    Search for license 43436
    Check the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Open the Arizona license search

PlainDoctor does not match the HHS-OIG exclusion list to individual records: most entries carry no NPI. Search the OIG exclusion list by name.

Is this page about you? You can ask us to correct, restrict or remove it: how.

21% more Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024

965 Medicare Part D claims for 462 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.

  1. Susan Whitmore965
  2. Specialty average797

Most prescribed

  1. Ketoconazole208 claims
  2. Triamcinolone Acetonide159 claims
  3. Fluorouracil118 claims
  4. Mupirocin67 claims
  5. Selenium Sulfide43 claims
  6. Imiquimod37 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): 100 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.

  1. Qualitynot scored (reweighted)
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $41.83

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Susan Whitmore$41.83
  2. Specialty average$8,544.61

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

  1. Southwest Skin Specialists LLCGoodyear, AZ

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Susan Whitmore among 350 dermatology physician records in Arizona

Susan Whitmore, M.D. is one of 350 dermatology physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 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 13% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 54% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated1984 · median 2008 among the 241 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207N00000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

6 dermatology physician records list a practice address in Sun City West

They are 6 of the 590 NPPES records with a practice address in Sun City West, and 350 dermatology physician records in Arizona.

The 8 dermatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Matthew Goodman, M.DSun City West, AZ 853751679556633
  2. James Groff, DOSun City West, AZ 853751265480644
  3. Elizabeth Owen, DOSun City West, AZ 853751447208822
  4. Anthony Santos, MDSun City West, AZ 853751144270059
  5. John Schlicher, MDSun City West, AZ 853751871546267
  6. Jeffrey Grant, MDSurprise, AZ 853741578557187
  7. Susan Iorio, MDSurprise, AZ 853741538238373
  8. Tyler Moss, D.O.Surprise, AZ 853741285955039

Common questions

What is Susan Whitmore, M.D.'s NPI number?

Susan Whitmore, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508893975, issued on Jun 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Susan Whitmore, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 14506 W Granite Valley Dr, Sun City West, AZ, 85375. Phone: (623) 584-2127. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Susan Whitmore, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Arizona license number 43436, 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 Susan Whitmore, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Susan Whitmore, M.D. had 965 Medicare Part D claims for 462 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Susan Whitmore, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.