Dr. Richard L. Westenbarger, MD

Dr. Westenbarger practices at Baptist Medical Center Nassau in Fernandina Beach, Florida, part of Baptist Health.

Dr. Westenbarger's NPI, 1023169968, was assigned on January 16, 2007. Dr. Westenbarger graduated from University Of Florida College Of Medicine in 2006. Dr. Westenbarger holds Florida license ME103918.

Dr. Westenbarger's primary practice is Baptist Medical Center Nassau, at 1250 S 18th St, Fernandina Beach, FL 32034 in Nassau County. The practice phone is (904) 321-3500.

Dr. Westenbarger's primary practice is Baptist Medical Center Nassau in Fernandina Beach, Florida, part of Baptist Health. Dr. Westenbarger is also affiliated with Mayo Clinic Hospital. The medical group on file is UF Jacksonville Physicians, Inc. Dmand AI also links Dr. Westenbarger 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. Westenbarger practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Emergency medicine is Dr. Westenbarger's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207P00000X. Dr. Westenbarger is board certified in emergency medicine by the American Board of Emergency Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Westenbarger's licenses on file in 2 states: Florida and Georgia.

CMS data shows 1,085 Medicare services from Dr. Westenbarger across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 803 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $106,517 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 803 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Westenbarger in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 319 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 7% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.09, 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. Westenbarger's median patient age at 74, with 53% women.

In 2024, Dr. Westenbarger wrote 206 Medicare Part D claims for 128 patients. 94% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 91 of them, across 5 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $915 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 115 claims across 6 drugs.

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

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Westenbarger. Dr. Westenbarger's most frequent co-authors are Faheem Wagid Guirgis, MD, Jay Khadpe, MD and Frederick A. Moore, FACS, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 5 general payments to Dr. Westenbarger from 2 drug and device companies from 2018 to 2022. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Vapotherm Inc paid the most, $269.

Dr. Westenbarger graduated from University Of Florida College Of Medicine in 2006.

Dr. Westenbarger is in network with 8 carriers, including Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, United Healthcare and Elevance. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 3. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.