Derek Casper Whitaker, M.D.

Primary specialty

Orthopaedic Surgery PhysicianTaxonomy code 207X00000X

License

67468 Issued in GA

Practice address

1120 15TH St
Augusta, GA 30912-5741

Phone

(706) 721-8623

NPI assigned

Feb 23, 2006

Last updated

Jan 2, 2020By the provider in NPPES

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 2

Addresses

Other identifiers 1

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in GA

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Orthopedic Surgery

Education

Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Medicine, 1998

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Wellstar Medical Group LLCGroup PAC ID 6709065402, 3,059 clinicians

Georgialina Physical Therapy Associates LLCGroup PAC ID 6002812401, 406 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Enhabit Home Health Home health agency, Hartwell, GA, CCN 117069
• Trinity Home Health Home health agency, Martinez, GA, CCN 117025
• Wellstar MCG Health, Affiliated With Med Col Hospital, Augusta, GA, CCN 110034

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

93.93 of 100Reported as apm

Quality

82.14

Promoting interoperability

100

Improvement activities

40

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships, National Provider Directory roles and organizations whose NPPES authorized official is this provider.

• Wellstar Medical Group, LLC

  dba WellStar Family Medicine ACW

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Kennesaw, GA
  • NPI 1558664003
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Au Medical Associates Inc

  • Multi-Specialty Clinic/Center
  • Augusta, GA
  • NPI 1841230620
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Georgialina Physical Therapy Associates LLC

  dba Athletico Physical Therapy

  • Physical Therapist
  • Augusta, GA
  • NPI 1679286934
  Care Compare group
• Au Medical Associates Inc

  dba Augusta University Health West Wheeler

  • Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies
  • Augusta, GA
  • NPI 1114574126

  Orthopaedic Surgery

  NPD
• Wellstar Medical Group, LLC

  • Multi-Specialty Clinic/Center
  • Marietta, GA
  • NPI 1275992240
  NPD
• Au Medical Center, Inc

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Augusta, GA
  • NPI 1437135902
  NPD (past)

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Au Medical Center, Inc

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Augusta, GA
  • NPI 1437135902
  Care Compare affiliation
• Augusta Home Care Services, LLC

  dba Trinity Home Health

  • Home Health Agency
  • Martinez, GA
  • NPI 1174991038
  Care Compare affiliation
• Caresouth HHA Holdings of Washington, LLC

  dba Enhabit Home Health

  • Home Health Agency
  • Hartwell, GA
  • NPI 1740268176
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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            "address_1": "1120 15TH ST STE BI-1056",
            "city": "AUGUSTA",
            "state": "GA",
            "postal_code": "309120004",
            "telephone_number": "706-721-8623"
        },
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            "fax_number": "706-787-2130",
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• Frank Eugene Whelchel, RPH
• Kayla Jean Whelchel, CRNA
• Robert Dean Whigham, N.P.
• Ebony B Whisenant, M.D.
• Bruce Lee Whitaker Jr., DO
• Lissete Arias Whitaker
• Abigail B. White, CRNA
• Andrew Wesley White, M.D.
• April White
• Caroline White

• Orthopaedic Surgery Physician in Augusta, GA
• Providers in Augusta, GA by specialty
• Orthopaedic Surgery Physician in Georgia

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Jan 2, 2020; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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