Willie Whitaker, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician in Statesville, North Carolina. This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 172,858 in Internal Medicine Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
What the federal data shows
Willie Whitaker, M.D. filed 671 Medicare Part D claims in 2023 as a Internal Medicine Physician in Statesville, North Carolina.
- 671
- Part D claims, 2023
- $74.84
- industry payments (Sunshine Act)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Willie Whitaker, M.D.'s Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2023, across all CMS prescribers nationally
671 Top 31% higher than 69% of 1,370,886 prescribers
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Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2023
Willie Whitaker, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty but we don't have enough CMS-participation signals to confirm active board-certified status. Consult CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Willie Whitaker, M.D.?
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Medicare Part D claims
Specialty distribution in North Carolina
How Internal Medicine Physician compares to other specialties among North Carolina providers
Largest specialties in North Carolina (% of in-state providers)
Internal Medicine Physician ranks #10 among North Carolina's specialties (2.5% of in-state providers)
Each bar is a specialty's share of the North Carolina provider total, by primary NUCC taxonomy. The highlighted bar is Internal Medicine Physician; the long tail of smaller specialties is omitted for legibility.
Board certification
Not published by CMS
CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field in NPPES. PlainDoctor does not have a reliable per-specialty certification rate to show for Internal Medicine Physician. Verify directly:
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Willie Whitaker, M.D. appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Internal Medicine Physician provider holding M.D. credentials at 2117 SIMONTON RD, Statesville, NC, 28625, with a listed phone of (704) 872-8422. NPI 1861489759 was issued on 10/05/2005. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what Whitaker most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.
Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 671 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 82 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $141K in drug spend. These figures capture only Medicare Part D, commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy.
Internal Medicine Physician is a high-volume specialty nationwide, with 172,858 enrolled providers across 56 states and an average of 2,716 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist, always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1861489759 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Internal Medicine Physician |
| Credentials | M.D. |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 10/05/2005 |
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How we sourced this profile
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Willie Whitaker, M.D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$75
Largest payer
AKEBIA THERAPEUTICS INC
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 1,278
- Total Day Supply
- 33,818
- Generic Drug Cost
- $32K
- Antibiotic Claims
- 22
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 69.7 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 5.98
- Gender Split
- 61% female / 39% male
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Willie Whitaker, M.D. prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023
- Clinisol
Clinisol
126 claims
- Farxiga
Farxiga
76 claims
- Prosol
Prosol
51 claims
- Carvedilol 35
Carvedilol
35 claims
- Furosemide 32
Furosemide
32 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate 28
Amlodipine Besylate
28 claims
- Hydralazine Hcl 24
Hydralazine Hcl
24 claims
- Losartan Potassium 23
Losartan Potassium
23 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Clinisol Parenteral Amino Acid 15% No.5 | 126 |
| Farxiga Dapagliflozin Propanediol | 76 |
| Prosol Parenteral Amino Acid 20% No.1 | 51 |
| Carvedilol | 35 |
| Furosemide | 32 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | 28 |
| Hydralazine Hcl | 24 |
| Losartan Potassium | 23 |
| Calcium Acetate | 18 |
| Potassium Chloride | 18 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Internal Medicine Physician Overview
How Willie Whitaker, M.D. fits within the Internal Medicine Physician landscape nationally.
Willie Whitaker, M.D.'s 671 claims are below the specialty average of 2,716.
Nearby Internal Medicine Physician Providers in North Carolina
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in North Carolina, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Whitaker.
Compare Internal Medicine Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Before you book an appointment
Use this federal record as your verification checklist, not as a recommendation.
- Confirm the NPI record is current in the official CMS registry, providers update their own NPPES details, and moves can lag. Verify this NPI
- Check the active license and any disciplinary history with the North Carolina medical board, federal registration is not a license check. Credential verification guide
- Weigh a second option: compare this provider with a nearby Internal Medicine Physician peer on Medicare volume and prescribing patterns. Compare providers
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Data Sources
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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