Dr. William D. Whetstone, MD

Dr. Whetstone practices at UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights in San Francisco, California, part of University of California Health.

Dr. Whetstone's NPI, 1669424131, was assigned on May 16, 2006. Dr. Whetstone graduated from University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in 1994. Dr. Whetstone holds California license A62963.

Dr. Whetstone's primary practice is UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights, at 505 Parnassus Ave, Box 0296, San Francisco, CA 94143 in San Francisco County. The practice phone is (415) 353-2733.

Dr. Whetstone's primary practice is UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights in San Francisco, California, part of University of California Health. Dr. Whetstone is also affiliated with Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center. The medical group on file is UCSF Pediatrics. Dmand AI also links Dr. Whetstone to 2 more medical groups, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Whetstone practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Emergency medicine is Dr. Whetstone's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207P00000X. Dr. Whetstone is board certified in emergency medicine by the American Board of Emergency Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Whetstone's licenses on file in 3 states: California, Florida and Michigan.

CMS data shows 234 Medicare services from Dr. Whetstone across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 244 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $30,770 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 244 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Whetstone in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 101 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 72% have high cholesterol. 70% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.58, 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. Whetstone's median patient age at 69, with 47% women.

In 2024, Dr. Whetstone wrote 44 Medicare Part D claims for 30 patients. 93% of them were for generic drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 97 out of 100 for Dr. Whetstone for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Whetstone accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 46 papers to Dr. Whetstone, published from 2010 to 2024. 2015 was the busiest year, with 5. The most frequent topics are Spinal Cord Injuries, Recovery of Function and Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Dr. Whetstone has published most often in Neurosurg Focus. Dr. Whetstone's most frequent co-authors are Sanjay Singh Dhall, MD, Geoffrey Todd Manley, MD, PhD and Jason Farnsley Talbott, MD, PhD.

Dr. Whetstone graduated from University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in 1994.

Dr. Whetstone is in network with 5 carriers, including Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, Elevance and United Healthcare. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 3. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.