NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Wayne B. Whitwam, M.D.

Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician · La Jolla, CA

Wayne B. Whitwam, M.D. is a clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician with a practice address in La Jolla, California, and NPI 1114048741, issued on Apr 2, 2007. Check the license (California A90625, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1114048741
Name
Wayne B. Whitwam
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician 207RC0001X
License number
A90625 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
9850 Genesee Ave, La Jolla, CA 92037
Phone
(858) 450-3388
Enumerated
Apr 2, 2007
Record last updated
Feb 25, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20071129000670); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Sanford School Of Medicine Of University Of South Dakota, 1998
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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.
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Also registered at 9850 Genesee Ave

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

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  2. Mark Adrian, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1003879438
  3. Amy Andrews, PA-CPhysician Assistant1518019488
  4. Lee Atwood, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1346785250
  5. Azar Bastanfar, CERTIFIED NURSE PRACNurse Practitioner1265459184
  6. Lucas BaumgartnerClinical Exercise Physiologist1679908651

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  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
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54% more Medicare Part D claims than the average clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician in 2024

2,639 Medicare Part D claims for 410 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,710 among the 3,173 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 31% of claims.

  1. Wayne Whitwam2,639
  2. Specialty average1,710

Most prescribed

  1. Eliquis241 claims
  2. Entresto212 claims
  3. Carvedilol161 claims
  4. Atorvastatin Calcium134 claims
  5. Metoprolol Succinate134 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate125 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: $1,521.55

56 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 3,167 providers of this specialty with any payment received $10,651.37 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Wayne Whitwam$1,522
  2. Specialty average$10,651

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Emergency And Acute Care Medical CorporationLa Jolla, CA
  2. Scripps Cardiology Medical Group, Inc.La Jolla, CA

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

Wayne B. Whitwam among 304 clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician records in California

Wayne B. Whitwam, M.D. is one of 304 clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician records with a practice address in California. 93% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 42% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 42% of these records are older, 40% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 93% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • Graduated1998 · median 2002 among the 261 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2013 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0001X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician providers in California

There are 304 clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician records in California.

The 8 clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Joseph Blatt, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371235242165
  2. David Cohen, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371184955767
  3. Steven Higgins, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371881796134
  4. Nicholas Olson, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371295930915
  5. John Rogers, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371326003823
  6. Wasiq SheikhLa Jolla, CA 920371588156608
  7. Navinder Sawhney, MDEscondido, CA 920291619174133
  8. Ali Hamzei, M.D.Encinitas, CA 920241376511188

Common questions

What is Wayne B. Whitwam, M.D.'s NPI number?

Wayne B. Whitwam, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1114048741, issued on Apr 2, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Wayne B. Whitwam, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9850 Genesee Ave, La Jolla, CA, 92037. Phone: (858) 450-3388. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Wayne B. Whitwam, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A90625, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Wayne B. Whitwam, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Wayne B. Whitwam, M.D. had 2,639 Medicare Part D claims for 410 beneficiaries; the average among clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician prescribers was 1,710. 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.