Dr. Andrew J. McWhorter, MD

Dr. McWhorter practices at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, part of Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady.

Dr. McWhorter's NPI, 1376524918, was assigned on November 10, 2005. Dr. McWhorter graduated from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 1995. Dr. McWhorter holds Louisiana license 14072R.

Dr. McWhorter's primary practice is Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, at 5000 Hennessy Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA 70808 in E. Baton Rouge Parish. The practice phone is (225) 765-6565.

Dr. McWhorter's primary practice is Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, part of Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady. Dr. McWhorter is also affiliated with Baton Rouge General - Bluebonnet. The medical group on file is Our Lady of the Lake Physician Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. McWhorter to 3 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. McWhorter practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Otolaryngology is Dr. McWhorter's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207Y00000X. Dr. McWhorter is licensed in Louisiana.

CMS data shows 925 Medicare services from Dr. McWhorter across 14 procedure codes in 2024, for 281 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $58,655 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 281 Medicare patients who saw Dr. McWhorter in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 144 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 9% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.56, 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. McWhorter's median patient age at 68, with 51% women.

In 2024, Dr. McWhorter wrote 274 Medicare Part D claims for 82 patients. 90% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 166 of them, across 6 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $5,253 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 135 claims across 6 drugs.

Dr. McWhorter accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 12 procedures of upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux by Dr. McWhorter, more than 43% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 40 papers to Dr. McWhorter, published from 2013 to 2024. 2016 was the busiest year, with 5. The most frequent topics are Vocal Cords, Phonation and Vibration. Dr. McWhorter has published most often in J Voice. Dr. McWhorter's most frequent co-authors are Daniel Steven Fink, MD, Lacey Katherine Adkins, MD and Michael E. Dunham, MD.

Dmand AI links Dr. McWhorter to 1 clinical trial. Conditions studied include Idiopathic subglottic tracheal stenosis.

CMS Open Payments shows 42 general payments to Dr. McWhorter from 19 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 54% of the total. Lumenis, Inc paid the most, $10,250.

Dr. McWhorter graduated from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 1995.