William Allen Whitten, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Columbus, GA
William Allen Whitten, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Columbus, Georgia, and NPI 1548261480, issued on Aug 2, 2005. Check the license (Georgia 042770, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William Allen Whitten
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 042770 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 850 Brookstone Centre Pkwy Ste 200, Columbus, GA 31904
- Phone
- (706) 507-4242
- Enumerated
- Aug 2, 2005
- Record last updated
- Feb 14, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (706) 507-4227
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080912000555); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify William Allen Whitten in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 042770Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
8,335 Medicare Part D claims for 378 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 238 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium341 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium255 claims
- Omeprazole241 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate238 claims
- Alprazolam196 claims
- Lisinopril188 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): 89.9 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: $510.76
22 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC. 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 2 group practices
- Concierge Medicine OF Columbus, IncColumbus, GA
- Georgialina Physical Therapy Associates LLCAugusta, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William Allen Whitten among 3,951 family medicine physician records in Georgia
William Allen Whitten, MD is one of 3,951 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 89% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2005 among the 2,542 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 53% 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 Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
172 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Columbus
They are 172 of the 5,517 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbus, and 3,951 family medicine physician records in Georgia.
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Common questions
What is William Allen Whitten, MD's NPI number?
William Allen Whitten, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548261480, issued on Aug 2, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Allen Whitten, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 850 Brookstone Centre Pkwy Ste 200, Columbus, GA, 31904. Phone: (706) 507-4242. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Allen Whitten, MD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 042770, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does William Allen Whitten, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William Allen Whitten, MD had 8,335 Medicare Part D claims for 378 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is William Allen Whitten, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 89.9 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.