William K. Whiteside, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Murrells Inlet, SC
William K. Whiteside, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, and NPI 1780694588, issued on Aug 8, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 28851, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William K. Whiteside
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- 28851 SC
LL28851 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4040 Highway 17, Murrells Inlet, SC 29576
- Phone
- (843) 652-8160
- Enumerated
- Aug 8, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 5, 2025
- Fax
- (843) 652-8161
- Medicaid ID
- 288511 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140806000447); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical University Of South Carolina College Of Medicine, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4040 Highway 17
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify William K. Whiteside in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 28851Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
14% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
297 Medicare Part D claims for 134 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 76 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam63 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate43 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen35 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen20 claims
- Gabapentin16 claims
- Celecoxib15 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): 81.9 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $2,750.69
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Arthrex, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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 2 group practices
- Georgetown Physician Associates, LLCMurrells Inlet, SC
- Vantage Physical Therapy And Rehabilitation IncJohnstown, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William K. Whiteside among 365 orthopaedic surgery physician records in South Carolina
William K. Whiteside, MD is one of 365 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 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 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2005 among the 223 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
7 orthopaedic surgery physician records list a practice address in Murrells Inlet
They are 7 of the 480 NPPES records with a practice address in Murrells Inlet, and 365 orthopaedic surgery physician records in South Carolina.
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The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Bohan, MDMurrells Inlet, SC 295761417920315
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- Todd Cook, MDMurrells Inlet, SC 295761669749578
- Justin Head, D.O.Murrells Inlet, SC 295761598105140
- Edward Mikol, MDMurrells Inlet, SC 295761003889304
- Stephen Putman, MDMurrells Inlet, SC 295761306094016
- Charles Hughes, MDMullins, SC 295741134154438
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Common questions
What is William K. Whiteside, MD's NPI number?
William K. Whiteside, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780694588, issued on Aug 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William K. Whiteside, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4040 Highway 17, Murrells Inlet, SC, 29576. Phone: (843) 652-8160. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William K. Whiteside, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 28851, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does William K. Whiteside, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William K. Whiteside, MD had 297 Medicare Part D claims for 134 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is William K. Whiteside, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.9 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.