Dr. Robert H. Wharton Jr., MD

Dr. Wharton practices at West Central Gastroenterology in Saint Petersburg, Florida.

Dr. Wharton's NPI, 1588621908, was assigned on April 28, 2006. Dr. Wharton graduated from Medical College of Georgia in 1973. Dr. Wharton holds Florida license ME24918.

Dr. Wharton's primary practice is West Central Gastroenterology, at 4855 1st N Ave, Saint Petersburg, FL 33713 in Pinellas County. The practice phone is (727) 347-0005.

Dr. Wharton's primary practice is West Central Gastroenterology in Saint Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Wharton is also affiliated with BayCare St. Anthony's Hospital. The medical group on file is Gastro Florida. Dmand AI also links Dr. Wharton to 2 more hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

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

Gastroenterology is Dr. Wharton's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0100X. Dr. Wharton is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Wharton is licensed in Florida.

Dmand AI lists acid reflux, chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), colonoscopy, esophagus, stomach, or upper small intestine surgery, gastroenteritis, gastrointestinal bleeding, intestinal diverticulosis and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) among the conditions Dr. Wharton treats.

CMS data shows 423 Medicare services from Dr. Wharton across 12 procedure codes in 2024, for 147 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $35,208 for them.

CMS counts 147 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Wharton in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 53 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 14% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.07, 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. Wharton's median patient age at 73, with 57% women.

In 2024, Dr. Wharton wrote 370 Medicare Part D claims for 75 patients. 85% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 225 of them, across 8 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $205,851 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 190 claims across 7 drugs.

Dr. Wharton accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 34 procedures of upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux by Dr. Wharton, more than 57% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 5 papers to Dr. Wharton. The most frequent topics are Chromosomes, Human, Pair 15, Prader-Willi Syndrome and Chromosome Deletion. Dr. Wharton has published most often in Am J Med Genet. Dr. Wharton's most frequent co-authors are John Michael Graham, MD, Joseph H. Hersh, MD and Timothy Cragin Wang, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 3 general payments to Dr. Wharton from 3 drug and device companies from 2022 to 2023. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 93% of the total. Boston Scientific Corporation paid the most, $114.

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

Dr. Wharton graduated from Medical College of Georgia in 1973.

Dr. Wharton is in network with 11 carriers, including Aetna, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.