Dr. David Richmond Whiddon, MD

Dr. Whiddon practices at Tallahassee Outpatient Surgery Center in Tallahassee, Florida.

Dr. Whiddon's NPI, 1598726564, was assigned on March 30, 2006. Dr. Whiddon graduated from VCU School of Medicine in 1998. Dr. Whiddon holds Florida license ME119574.

Dr. Whiddon's primary practice is Tallahassee Outpatient Surgery Center, at 3334 Capital Medical Blvd, Ste 500, Tallahassee, FL 32308. The practice phone is (904) 877-4688.

Dr. Whiddon's primary practice is Tallahassee Outpatient Surgery Center in Tallahassee, Florida. Dr. Whiddon is also affiliated with BayCare St. Joseph's Hospital. The medical group on file is Tallahassee Orthopedic Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Whiddon to 2 more hospitals, 5 home health agencies, 4 group practices and clinics and 3 medical groups, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Whiddon practices, 13 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Adult reconstructive orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Whiddon's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207XS0114X. Dr. Whiddon is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Whiddon's licenses on file in 5 states: Florida, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Massachusetts and North Carolina.

Dmand AI lists arthritis, bursitis, hip replacement, joint arthropathy, joint pain, knee injury, knee replacement and lower back pain among the conditions Dr. Whiddon treats.

CMS data shows 10,264 Medicare services from Dr. Whiddon across 21 procedure codes in 2024, for 704 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $424,343 for them.

CMS counts 704 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Whiddon in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 333 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 2% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.19, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Whiddon's median patient age at 71, with 61% women.

In 2024, Dr. Whiddon wrote 496 Medicare Part D claims for 258 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 468 of them, across 7 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,674 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 420 claims across 8 drugs.

Dr. Whiddon accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 63 procedures of hip replacement by Dr. Whiddon, more than 91% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 9 papers to Dr. Whiddon in 2008. 2008 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Biomechanical Phenomena, Radiography and Acetabulum. Dr. Whiddon has published most often in J Bone Joint Surg Am. Dr. Whiddon's most frequent co-authors are Aaron Keith Salyapongse, MD, Jason E. Lang, MD and Oluyinka O. Olutoye, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 92 general payments to Dr. Whiddon from 19 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 59% of the total. Medical Device Business Services, Inc. paid the most, $10,835.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Whiddon, most recently CMS Stage 1 2012 in 2012.

Dr. Whiddon graduated from VCU School of Medicine in 1998.

Dr. Whiddon is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.