Dr. Wayne B. Whitwam, MD

Dr. Whitwam practices at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla in La Jolla, California, part of Scripps Health.

Dr. Whitwam's NPI, 1114048741, was assigned on April 2, 2007. Dr. Whitwam graduated from Sanford School of Medicine in 1998. Dr. Whitwam holds California license A90625.

Dr. Whitwam's primary practice is Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, at 9888 Genesee Avenue, La Jolla, CA 92037 in San Diego County. The practice phone is (858) 626-4123.

Dr. Whitwam's primary practice is Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla in La Jolla, California, part of Scripps Health. Dr. Whitwam is also affiliated with Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas. The medical group on file is Emergency and Acute Care Medical Corporation. Dmand AI also links Dr. Whitwam to 2 more group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Whitwam practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Clinical cardiac electrophysiology is Dr. Whitwam's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RC0001X. Dr. Whitwam is board certified in cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Whitwam's licenses on file in 3 states: California, Michigan and Minnesota.

Dmand AI lists aneurysm, atrial fibrillation and flutter, cardiac arrhythmia, cardiomyopathy, cerebrovascular disease, chronic hypertension, coronary artery disease and heart blockage among the conditions Dr. Whitwam treats.

CMS data shows 3,389 Medicare services from Dr. Whitwam across 32 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,037 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $227,065 for them.

CMS counts 1,037 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Whitwam in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 436 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 13% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.80, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Whitwam's median patient age at 76, with 46% women.

In 2024, Dr. Whitwam wrote 2,639 Medicare Part D claims for 410 patients. 69% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,325 of them, across 38 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $848,705 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,719 claims across 33 drugs.

Dr. Whitwam accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Whitwam as offering telehealth. CMS counts 35 procedures of pacemaker insertion or repair by Dr. Whitwam, more than 82% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Whitwam in 2007. Dr. Whitwam's most frequent co-author is Sanjiv M. Narayan, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 708 general payments to Dr. Whitwam from 68 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 67% of the total. Medtronic, Inc. paid the most, $5,242.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Whitwam, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.

Dr. Whitwam graduated from Sanford School of Medicine in 1998. Dr. Whitwam is a member of ACC.

Dr. Whitwam is in network with 16 carriers, including Elevance, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.