Dr. Spencer M. Wheeler, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 1,996
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 308
- Part D claims, 2024
- 1,396
- MIPS score, 2024
- 84
- Hospital affiliations
- 3
- Practice address
- 4425 Paulsen Street, 2nd Floor, Savannah, GA 31405
- Practice phone
- Call (912) 525-1290
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Chatham Orthopaedic Surgery Center
Surgery Center - Medicare-Certified · Savannah, Georgia
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Dr. Spencer M. Wheeler is an orthopedic surgeon in Savannah, Georgia
Dr. Wheeler practices at Chatham Orthopaedic Surgery Center in Savannah, Georgia.
Dr. Wheeler's NPI, 1952352718, was assigned on May 15, 2006. Dr. Wheeler graduated from Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine in 1985. Dr. Wheeler holds Georgia license 33752.
- NPI
- 1952352718NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 2466354741
- NPI enumeration date
- May 15, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (912) 525-1290
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 67
- Medical school graduation
- 1985
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Spencer M. Wheeler practices at Chatham Orthopaedic Surgery Center in Savannah, Georgia
Dr. Wheeler's primary practice is Chatham Orthopaedic Surgery Center, at 4425 Paulsen Street, 2nd Floor, Savannah, GA 31405. The practice phone is (912) 525-1290.
- Chatham Orthopaedic Surgery Center4425 Paulsen Street, 2nd Floor, Savannah, GA 31405Phone(912) 525-1290
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Spencer M. Wheeler is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 3 medical groups
Dr. Wheeler's primary practice is Chatham Orthopaedic Surgery Center in Savannah, Georgia. Dr. Wheeler is also affiliated with Memorial Health University Medical Center. The medical group on file is CORA Physical Therapy - Pooler. Dmand AI also links Dr. Wheeler to 2 more hospitals, 2 medical groups and 1 home health agency, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Spencer M. Wheeler's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Wheeler practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Chatham Orthopaedic Surgery Center | Available with a free account |
| +4 more sites and 2 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Spencer M. Wheeler is one of 659 orthopedic surgeons in Georgia
Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Wheeler's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Wheeler is licensed in Georgia.
Specialties and state licenses
- Orthopaedic surgery, GeorgiaPrimary
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Spencer M. Wheeler billed Medicare for 1,996 services in 2024
CMS data shows 1,996 Medicare services from Dr. Wheeler across 16 procedure codes in 2024, for 308 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $97,042 for them.
Dr. Wheeler's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 9742024: 9394%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 4952024: 4774%
- Surgery
- 2023: 3182024: 3006%
- Imaging
- 2023: 2702024: 2804%
Where Dr. Wheeler's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office1,90295%
- In a facility945%
Dr. Wheeler compared with the Georgia median for orthopedic surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Wheeler
- Georgia median
- Medicare services
- 1,996vs 1,57427% above
- Medicare patients
- 308vs 28010% above
- Part D claims
- 1,352vs 3543.8 times
Medians across 619 orthopedic surgeons in Georgia with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Wheeler'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. Spencer M. Wheeler treated 308 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73
CMS counts 308 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Wheeler in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 165 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 6% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 0.94, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Wheeler's median patient age at 65, with 54% women.
Dr. Wheeler's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Wheeler's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women16353%
- Men14547%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Wheeler's Medicare patients, 2024
- Arthritis75%
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Ischemic heart disease24%
- Diabetes23%
- Anxiety22%
- Chronic kidney disease21%
- Mood disorders18%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Wheeler's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 65
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women54%
- Men45%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Spencer M. Wheeler wrote 1,396 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Wheeler wrote 1,396 Medicare Part D claims for 430 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,352 of them, across 11 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $8,690 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,091 claims across 9 drugs.
Dr. Wheeler's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic1,392 claims100%
- Brand-name and other4 claims0%
Dr. Wheeler's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Wheeler's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids15%213 of 1,396 claims
- Antibiotics3%47 of 1,396 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 1,0912024: 1,35224%
Drugs named by CMS: 11 in 2024, 9 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Spencer M. Wheeler scored 84 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 84 out of 100 for Dr. Wheeler for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Wheeler accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 47 procedures of upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) by Dr. Wheeler, more than 85% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Wheeler's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 84of 100Final score
- 65.1of 100Quality
- 98of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 83of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Wheeler ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair)
- 85th percentile47 procedures
- Knee replacement
- 55th percentile22 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Spencer M. Wheeler received $10,050 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 98 general payments to Dr. Wheeler from 21 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 49% of the total. Smith & Nephew, Inc. paid the most, $5,863.
General payments to Dr. Wheeler by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Wheeler by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Travel and lodging$4,93549%
- Food and beverage$3,45234%
- Education$1,66317%
Companies that paid Dr. Wheeler the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Spencer M. Wheeler graduated from Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine
Dr. Wheeler graduated from Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine in 1985.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Spencer M. Wheeler's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Spencer M. Wheeler's NPI number?
Dr. Spencer M. Wheeler's NPI number is 1952352718. It was assigned on May 15, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Spencer M. Wheeler?
Dr. Spencer M. Wheeler is an orthopedic surgeon in Savannah, Georgia. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207X00000X).
Where does Dr. Spencer M. Wheeler practice?
Dr. Wheeler practices at 4425 Paulsen Street, 2nd Floor, Savannah, GA 31405. Dr. Wheeler's primary practice is Chatham Orthopaedic Surgery Center in Savannah, Georgia. Dmand AI also links Dr. Wheeler to 2 hospitals, 2 medical groups and 1 home health agency.
What is Dr. Spencer M. Wheeler's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Wheeler is (912) 525-1290.
What is Dr. Spencer M. Wheeler's medical license number?
Dr. Wheeler holds Georgia license 33752.
Which hospitals is Dr. Spencer M. Wheeler affiliated with?
Dr. Wheeler is affiliated with Memorial Health University Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Wheeler to 2 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Spencer M. Wheeler part of?
Dr. Wheeler is linked to CORA Physical Therapy - Pooler. Dmand AI links Dr. Wheeler to 2 more medical groups.
Does Dr. Spencer M. Wheeler accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Wheeler billed Medicare for 1,996 services in 2024, and Dr. Wheeler accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Spencer M. Wheeler's MIPS score?
Dr. Wheeler's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 84 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Spencer M. Wheeler see?
CMS counts 308 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Wheeler in 2024, with an average age of 73.
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What services does Dr. Spencer M. Wheeler bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Wheeler's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J1100), office visit, established patient (99213) and surgery: bones and joints (20610).
Where did Dr. Spencer M. Wheeler go to medical school?
Dr. Wheeler graduated from Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine in 1985.
What drugs does Dr. Spencer M. Wheeler prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Wheeler's most prescribed drugs by claims were Meloxicam, Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen and Diclofenac Sodium.
Has Dr. Spencer M. Wheeler received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $10,050 in general payments to Dr. Wheeler from 21 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Smith & Nephew, Inc.
How long has Dr. Spencer M. Wheeler been practicing?
Dr. Wheeler graduated from medical school in 1985, 41 years ago.
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