Dr. Eric Matthew Wherley, MD

  • Tampa, FL
  • Cardiothoracic surgeon
NPI1508211517PAC ID3971965476
Medicare services, 2024
117
Medicare patients, 2024
91
Part D claims, 2024
53
Publications
4
Hospital affiliations
3
Practice address
3100 E Fletcher Ave, Tampa, FL 33613
Practice phone
Call (813) 615-7200
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Primary practice

AdventHealth Tampa

Hospital · Tampa, Florida

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Dr. Eric Matthew Wherley is a cardiothoracic surgeon in Tampa, Florida

Dr. Wherley practices at AdventHealth Tampa in Tampa, Florida, part of AdventHealth.

Dr. Wherley's NPI, 1508211517, was assigned on April 27, 2016. Dr. Wherley graduated from FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine in 2016. Dr. Wherley holds Florida license ME150189.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
3971965476
NPI enumeration date
April 27, 2016
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(813) 615-7200
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
36
Medical school graduation
2016

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Eric Matthew Wherley practices at AdventHealth Tampa in Tampa, Florida

Dr. Wherley's primary practice is AdventHealth Tampa, at 3100 E Fletcher Ave, Tampa, FL 33613 in Hillsborough County. The practice phone is (813) 615-7200.

  • AdventHealth Tampa
    3100 E Fletcher Ave, Tampa, FL 33613 · Hillsborough CountyPhone(813) 615-7200

Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dr. Eric Matthew Wherley is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Wherley's primary practice is AdventHealth Tampa in Tampa, Florida, part of AdventHealth. Dr. Wherley is also affiliated with AdventHealth Wesley Chapel. The medical group on file is AdventHealth Medical Group Cardiovascular Surgery at Tampa. Dmand AI also links Dr. Wherley to 1 more hospital and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Eric Matthew Wherley's practice

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

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
AdventHealth TampaAvailable with a free account
+3 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Eric Matthew Wherley is one of 418 cardiothoracic surgeons in Florida

Thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) is Dr. Wherley's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208G00000X. Dr. Wherley is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dr. Wherley is licensed in Florida.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery), FloridaPrimaryLicense ME150189 · 2021 to 2027 · taxonomy 208G00000X

Cardiothoracic surgeons near Dr. Wherley

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Dr. Eric Matthew Wherley billed Medicare for 117 services in 2024

CMS data shows 117 Medicare services from Dr. Wherley across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 91 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $38,102 for them.

Medicare services, 2024117
Medicare patients91
Paid by Medicare$38,102
Procedure codes6

Dr. Wherley's Medicare services by type, 2024

  1. Surgery59
  2. Office and hospital visits58

Where Dr. Wherley's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office2421%
  • In a facility9379%

Dr. Wherley compared with the Florida median for cardiothoracic surgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Wherley
  • Florida median
Medicare services
117vs 15926% below
Medicare patients
91vs 11017% below

Medians across 347 cardiothoracic surgeons in Florida with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Wherley's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Eric Matthew Wherley treated 91 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76

CMS counts 91 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Wherley in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 38 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 13% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.63, 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. Wherley's median patient age at 73, with 35% women.

Medicare patients, 202491
Average age76
Average risk score2.63
Also on Medicaid13%

Dr. Wherley's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Wherley's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women4145%
  • Men5055%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Wherley's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Ischemic heart disease75%
  4. Heart failure74%
  5. Arthritis56%
  6. Chronic kidney disease56%
  7. Diabetes54%
  8. Atrial fibrillation52%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Wherley's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 73

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women35%
  • Men64%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Eric Matthew Wherley wrote 53 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Wherley wrote 53 Medicare Part D claims for 25 patients. 94% of them were for generic drugs.

Part D claims, 202453
Part D patients25

Dr. Wherley's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic50 claims94%
  • Brand-name and other3 claims6%

Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Eric Matthew Wherley ranks in the 73rd percentile for coronary artery bypass graft (cabg) in Medicare

Dr. Wherley accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 23 procedures of coronary artery bypass graft (cabg) by Dr. Wherley, more than 73% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Where Dr. Wherley ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)
73rd percentile23 procedures

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Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Eric Matthew Wherley has 4 publications on record

Dmand AI links 4 papers to Dr. Wherley, published from 2021 to 2023. 2023 was the busiest year, with 2. Dr. Wherley's most frequent co-authors are Dao M. Nguyen, MD, Kojo Agyabeng-Dadzie, MD and Laurence Michael Briski, MD.

Papers4
Years published2021 to 2023

Dr. Wherley's papers by year, 2021 to 2023

Dr. Wherley's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Wherley

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Eric Matthew Wherley received $11,578 in industry payments from 2021 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 130 general payments to Dr. Wherley from 18 drug and device companies from 2021 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 57% of the total. Edwards Lifesciences Corporation paid the most, $6,541.

General payments to Dr. Wherley by program year, 2021 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Wherley by kind, 2021 to 2025

$11.6Kin total
  • Food and beverage$6,61257%
  • Travel and lodging$4,73641%
  • Education$2302%

Companies that paid Dr. Wherley the most, 2021 to 2025

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Eric Matthew Wherley graduated from FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine

Dr. Wherley graduated from FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine in 2016.

  1. Medical schoolFIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
  2. Board certified in surgeryAmerican Board of Surgery
  3. Board certified in thoracic and cardiac surgeryAmerican Board of Thoracic Surgery

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Eric Matthew Wherley accepts plans from 17 insurance carriers

Dr. Wherley is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Cigna. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

Plan types Dr. Wherley accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO11
  2. HMO9
  3. Medicare7
  4. EPO4
  5. POS3
  6. Medicaid1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Eric Matthew Wherley's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Eric Matthew Wherley's NPI number?

Dr. Eric Matthew Wherley's NPI number is 1508211517. It was assigned on April 27, 2016, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Eric Matthew Wherley?

Dr. Eric Matthew Wherley is a cardiothoracic surgeon in Tampa, Florida. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician (taxonomy code 208G00000X).

Where does Dr. Eric Matthew Wherley practice?

Dr. Wherley practices at 3100 E Fletcher Ave, Tampa, FL 33613. Dr. Wherley's primary practice is AdventHealth Tampa in Tampa, Florida, part of AdventHealth. Dmand AI also links Dr. Wherley to 1 hospital and 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. Eric Matthew Wherley's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Wherley is (813) 615-7200.

What is Dr. Eric Matthew Wherley's medical license number?

Dr. Wherley holds Florida license ME150189.

Which hospitals is Dr. Eric Matthew Wherley affiliated with?

Dr. Wherley practices at AdventHealth Tampa in Tampa, Florida. Dr. Wherley is also affiliated with AdventHealth Wesley Chapel. Dmand AI links Dr. Wherley to 1 more hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Eric Matthew Wherley part of?

Dr. Wherley is linked to AdventHealth Medical Group Cardiovascular Surgery at Tampa.

Does Dr. Eric Matthew Wherley accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Wherley billed Medicare for 117 services in 2024, and Dr. Wherley accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Eric Matthew Wherley see?

CMS counts 91 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Wherley in 2024, with an average age of 76.

Is Dr. Eric Matthew Wherley board certified?

Yes. Dr. Wherley is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery.

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What services does Dr. Eric Matthew Wherley bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Wherley's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99222), surgery: heart and blood vessels (33361) and office visit, new patient (99204).

Where did Dr. Eric Matthew Wherley go to medical school?

Dr. Wherley graduated from FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine in 2016.

Has Dr. Eric Matthew Wherley received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $11,578 in general payments to Dr. Wherley from 18 companies from 2021 to 2025. The largest total came from Edwards Lifesciences Corporation.

How long has Dr. Eric Matthew Wherley been practicing?

Dr. Wherley graduated from medical school in 2016, 10 years ago.

Does Dr. Eric Matthew Wherley do research?

Dmand AI links 4 publications to Dr. Wherley, published from 2021 to 2023.

Who does Dr. Eric Matthew Wherley publish with?

Dr. Wherley's most frequent co-authors are Dao M. Nguyen, MD (2 shared papers), Kojo Agyabeng-Dadzie, MD (1 shared paper) and Laurence Michael Briski, MD (1 shared paper).

What insurance does Dr. Eric Matthew Wherley accept?

Dr. Wherley is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Cigna. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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