James Whatley
- Medicare services, 2024
- 796
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 119
- Part D claims, 2024
- 3,263
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Industry payments
- $63
- Practice address
- 619 19th S St, Birmingham, AL 35211
- Practice phone
- Call (205) 731-9770
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
University of Alabama Birmingham Hospital
Birmingham, Alabama
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James Whatley is a hospitalist in Birmingham, Alabama
James Whatley practices at University of Alabama Birmingham Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama.
James Whatley's NPI, 1457560823, was assigned on May 22, 2007. James Whatley graduated from University of Alabama School of Medicine in 2004. James Whatley holds Alabama license 30734.
- NPI
- 1457560823NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 0749379048
- NPI enumeration date
- May 22, 2007
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (205) 731-9770
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 48
- Medical school graduation
- 2004
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
James Whatley practices at University of Alabama Birmingham Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama
James Whatley's primary practice is University of Alabama Birmingham Hospital, at 619 19th S St, Birmingham, AL 35211 in Jefferson County. The practice phone is (205) 731-9770.
- University of Alabama Birmingham Hospital619 19th S St, Birmingham, AL 35211 · Jefferson CountyPhone(205) 731-9770
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
James Whatley is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 2 medical groups
James Whatley's primary practice is University of Alabama Birmingham Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama. James Whatley is also affiliated with UAB Hospital. The medical group on file is UAB Medicine. Dmand AI also links James Whatley to 1 more group practice or clinic, 1 hospice and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at James Whatley's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where James Whatley practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| University of Alabama Birmingham Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +3 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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James Whatley is one of 315 hospitalists in Alabama
Hospitalist is James Whatley's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208M00000X. James Whatley is licensed in Alabama.
Specialties and state licenses
- Hospitalist, AlabamaPrimary
Hospitalists near James Whatley
Counts of hospitalists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
James Whatley billed Medicare for 796 services in 2024
CMS data shows 796 Medicare services from James Whatley across 11 procedure codes in 2024, for 119 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $45,598 for them. Every service was in an office.
James Whatley's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 5012024: 5071%
- Other services
- 2023: 1352024: 15414%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 1242024: 1148%
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 302024: 2130%
James Whatley compared with the Alabama median for hospitalists, 2024
- James Whatley
- Alabama median
- Medicare services
- 796vs 54945% above
- Medicare patients
- 119vs 21845% below
- Part D claims
- 2,664vs 8730.6 times
Medians across 276 hospitalists in Alabama with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
James Whatley's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
James Whatley treated 119 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 80
CMS counts 119 Medicare patients who saw James Whatley in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 67 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 68% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 1.08, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts James Whatley's median patient age at 73, with 55% women.
James Whatley's Medicare patients by age, 2024
James Whatley's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women7059%
- Men4941%
Chronic conditions among James Whatley's Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol75%
- High blood pressure68%
- Arthritis66%
- Anxiety34%
- Osteoporosis31%
- Mood disorders29%
- Depression25%
- Ischemic heart disease24%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
James Whatley's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 73
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women55%
- Men45%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
James Whatley wrote 3,263 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, James Whatley wrote 3,263 Medicare Part D claims for 224 patients. 86% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,664 of them, across 81 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $203,506 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,881 claims across 79 drugs.
James Whatley's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic2,798 claims86%
- Brand-name and other465 claims14%
James Whatley's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in James Whatley's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids2%80 of 3,263 claims
- Antibiotics6%186 of 3,263 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 2,8812024: 2,6648%
Drugs named by CMS: 81 in 2024, 79 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
How James Whatley takes part in Medicare
James Whatley accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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James Whatley received $63 in industry payments from 2019 to 2024
CMS Open Payments shows 2 general payments to James Whatley from 2 drug and device companies from 2019 to 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Patterson Companies, Inc. paid the most, $50.
General payments to James Whatley by program year, 2019 to 2024
Companies that paid James Whatley the most, 2019 to 2024
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
James Whatley graduated from University of Alabama School of Medicine
James Whatley graduated from University of Alabama School of Medicine in 2004.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for James Whatley's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is James Whatley's NPI number?
James Whatley's NPI number is 1457560823. It was assigned on May 22, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What does James Whatley specialize in?
James Whatley is a hospitalist in Birmingham, Alabama. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Hospitalist Physician (taxonomy code 208M00000X).
Where does James Whatley practice?
James Whatley practices at 619 19th S St, Birmingham, AL 35211. James Whatley's primary practice is University of Alabama Birmingham Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama. Dmand AI also links James Whatley to 1 group practice or clinic, 1 hospice and 1 medical group.
What is James Whatley's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for James Whatley is (205) 731-9770.
What is James Whatley's medical license number?
James Whatley holds Alabama license 30734.
Which hospitals is James Whatley affiliated with?
James Whatley is affiliated with UAB Hospital.
What medical group is James Whatley part of?
James Whatley is linked to UAB Medicine. Dmand AI links James Whatley to 1 more medical group.
Does James Whatley accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows James Whatley billed Medicare for 796 services in 2024, and James Whatley accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does James Whatley see?
CMS counts 119 Medicare patients who saw James Whatley in 2024, with an average age of 80.
What services does James Whatley bill to Medicare?
In 2024, James Whatley's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), medicare service (G0439) and medicare service (G0008).
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Where did James Whatley go to medical school?
James Whatley graduated from University of Alabama School of Medicine in 2004.
What drugs does James Whatley prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, James Whatley's most prescribed drugs by claims were Atorvastatin Calcium, Losartan Potassium and Levothyroxine Sodium.
Has James Whatley received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $63 in general payments to James Whatley from 2 companies from 2019 to 2024. The largest total came from Patterson Companies, Inc.
How long has James Whatley been practicing?
James Whatley graduated from medical school in 2004, 22 years ago.
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