Richard E. Whisnant, M.D.

Primary specialty

Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology PhysicianTaxonomy code 207ZP0102X

License

ME87377 Issued in FL

Practice address

4000 Lakeland Highlands Rd
Lakeland, FL 33812-4507

Phone

(863) 226-5002

Fax

(863) 226-5674

NPI assigned

Nov 4, 2005

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

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

Specialties & licenses 3

Addresses

Other identifiers 1

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in FL

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

Pathology

Education

University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas, 1998

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Naples Pathology Associates PAGroup PAC ID 7416845938, 12 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Physicians Regional Medical Center - Pine Ridge Hospital, Naples, FL, CCN 100286
• Naples Community Hospital Hospital, Naples, FL, CCN 100018

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

92.26 of 100Reported as apm

Quality

80.2

Promoting interoperability

99.24

Improvement activities

40

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Networks

• Optimum HealthCare HMO Network
• Freedom Health HMO Network

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

• Naples Pathology Associates PA

  • Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician
  • Naples, FL
  • NPI 1679547756
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Naples Pathology Associates PA

  • Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician
  • Naples, FL
  • NPI 1023686383
  NPD (past)

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

• Naples Community Hospital Inc

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Naples, FL
  • NPI 1720085137
  Care Compare affiliation
• Naples Hma LLC

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Naples, FL
  • NPI 1215003348
  Care Compare affiliation
• Naples Hma LLC

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Naples, FL
  • NPI 1316992134
  Care Compare affiliation

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

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            "address_1": "4000 LAKELAND HIGHLANDS RD",
            "city": "LAKELAND",
            "state": "FL",
            "postal_code": "338124507",
            "telephone_number": "863-226-5002",
            "fax_number": "863-226-5674"
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        }
    ],
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            "address_1": "1000 36th St",
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            "city": "Vero Beach",
            "state": "FL",
            "postal_code": "329604862",
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            "telephone_number": "772-567-4311 x2131",
            "country_name": "United States",
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        }
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        "last_name": "WHISNANT",
        "first_name": "RICHARD",
        "middle_name": "E.",
        "credential": "M.D.",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "M",
        "enumeration_date": "2005-11-04",
        "last_updated": "2026-09-01",
        "certification_date": "2026-09-01",
        "status": "A"
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}

• Kelly Wheeler
• Lea Davis Wheeler, D.M.D.
• Nicholas Wheeler, ATC
• Jana Joy Whiddon, PH.D., LMHC
• Annette Marie Whipple, APRN
• Morgan Whitaker Smith, LPC
• Alex White, PHARMD
• Ann Derr White, LMFT. CRC
• Billy Blake White III, RA (RADIOLOGIST ASS)
• Joseph Carl Whitehurst, PT

• Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician in Lakeland, FL
• Providers in Lakeland, FL by specialty
• Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician in Florida

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Sep 1, 2026; 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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