Dr. Charles A. Wetherington, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 170
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 125
- Part D claims, 2024
- 139
- Hospital affiliations
- 3
- Industry payments
- $654
- Practice address
- 1055 Bowles Ave, Fenton, MO 63026
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
SSM St. Clare Surgical Center, LLC - HOPD
Acute Care Hospital outpatient department · Fenton, Missouri
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Dr. Charles A. Wetherington is a neurosurgeon in Fenton, Missouri
Dr. Wetherington practices at SSM St. Clare Surgical Center, LLC - HOPD in Fenton, Missouri.
Dr. Wetherington's NPI, 1326048935, was assigned on July 26, 2005. Dr. Wetherington graduated from Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine in 1992. Dr. Wetherington holds Missouri license 104062.
- NPI
- 1326048935NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 8426181702
- NPI enumeration date
- July 26, 2005
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 60
- Medical school graduation
- 1992
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Charles A. Wetherington practices at SSM St. Clare Surgical Center, LLC - HOPD in Fenton, Missouri
Dr. Wetherington's primary practice is SSM St. Clare Surgical Center, LLC - HOPD, at 1055 Bowles Ave, Fenton, MO 63026.
- SSM St. Clare Surgical Center, LLC - HOPD1055 Bowles Ave, Fenton, MO 63026
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Charles A. Wetherington is affiliated with 6 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Wetherington's primary practice is SSM St. Clare Surgical Center, LLC - HOPD in Fenton, Missouri. Dr. Wetherington is also affiliated with SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Fenton. The medical group on file is SSM Health Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Wetherington to 2 more hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 ambulatory surgery center, each named with a free account.
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Charles A. Wetherington's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Wetherington practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| SSM St. Clare Surgical Center, LLC - HOPD | Available with a free account |
| +5 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Charles A. Wetherington is one of 173 neurosurgeons in Missouri
Neurological surgery is Dr. Wetherington's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207T00000X. Dr. Wetherington is licensed in Missouri.
Specialties and state licenses
- Neurological surgery, MissouriPrimary
Neurosurgeons near Dr. Wetherington
Counts of neurosurgeons with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Charles A. Wetherington billed Medicare for 170 services in 2024
CMS data shows 170 Medicare services from Dr. Wetherington across 4 procedure codes in 2024, all of them office visits, for 125 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $10,152 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.
Dr. Wetherington's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1732024: 1702%
Dr. Wetherington compared with the Missouri median for neurosurgeons, 2024
- Dr. Wetherington
- Missouri median
- Medicare services
- 170vs 21320% below
- Medicare patients
- 125vs 16223% below
- Part D claims
- 101vs 9210% above
Medians across 162 neurosurgeons in Missouri with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Wetherington'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. Charles A. Wetherington treated 125 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 72
CMS counts 125 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Wetherington in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 65 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 10% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.57, 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. Wetherington's median patient age at 70, with 51% women.
Dr. Wetherington's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Wetherington's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women6350%
- Men6250%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Wetherington's Medicare patients, 2024
- Arthritis75%
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Mood disorders42%
- Depression40%
- Anxiety35%
- Chronic kidney disease32%
- Diabetes30%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Wetherington's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 70
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women51%
- Men49%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Charles A. Wetherington wrote 139 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Wetherington wrote 139 Medicare Part D claims for 60 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 101 of them, across 4 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,436 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 83 claims across 2 drugs.
Dr. Wetherington'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. Wetherington's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids51%71 of 139 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: 832024: 10122%
Drugs named by CMS: 4 in 2024, 2 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. Charles A. Wetherington ranks in the 64th percentile for spinal fusion in Medicare
Dr. Wetherington accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 69 procedures of spinal fusion by Dr. Wetherington, more than 64% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Where Dr. Wetherington ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Spinal fusion
- 64th percentile69 procedures
- Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones)
- 45th percentile17 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Charles A. Wetherington received $654 in industry payments from 2016 to 2020
CMS Open Payments shows 7 general payments to Dr. Wetherington from 1 drug or device company from 2016 to 2020. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 70% of the total. Alevio, LLC paid the most, $654.
General payments to Dr. Wetherington by program year, 2016 to 2020
General payments to Dr. Wetherington by kind, 2016 to 2020
- Travel and lodging$45970%
- Food and beverage$19530%
Companies that paid Dr. Wetherington the most, 2016 to 2020
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Charles A. Wetherington graduated from Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine
Dr. Wetherington graduated from Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine in 1992.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Charles A. Wetherington'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 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)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. Charles A. Wetherington's NPI number?
Dr. Charles A. Wetherington's NPI number is 1326048935. It was assigned on July 26, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Charles A. Wetherington?
Dr. Charles A. Wetherington is a neurosurgeon in Fenton, Missouri. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Neurological Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207T00000X).
Where does Dr. Charles A. Wetherington practice?
Dr. Wetherington practices at 1055 Bowles Ave, Fenton, MO 63026. Dr. Wetherington's primary practice is SSM St. Clare Surgical Center, LLC - HOPD in Fenton, Missouri. Dmand AI also links Dr. Wetherington to 2 hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 ambulatory surgery center.
What is Dr. Charles A. Wetherington's medical license number?
Dr. Wetherington holds Missouri license 104062.
Which hospitals is Dr. Charles A. Wetherington affiliated with?
Dr. Wetherington is affiliated with SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Fenton. Dmand AI links Dr. Wetherington to 2 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Charles A. Wetherington part of?
Dr. Wetherington is linked to SSM Health Medical Group.
Does Dr. Charles A. Wetherington accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Wetherington billed Medicare for 170 services in 2024, and Dr. Wetherington accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Charles A. Wetherington see?
CMS counts 125 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Wetherington in 2024, with an average age of 72.
What services does Dr. Charles A. Wetherington bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Wetherington's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), office visit, new patient (99204) and office visit, established patient (99214).
Where did Dr. Charles A. Wetherington go to medical school?
Dr. Wetherington graduated from Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine in 1992.
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What drugs does Dr. Charles A. Wetherington prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Wetherington's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen, Gabapentin and Tizanidine HCl.
Has Dr. Charles A. Wetherington received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $654 in general payments to Dr. Wetherington from 1 company from 2016 to 2020. The largest total came from Alevio, LLC.
How long has Dr. Charles A. Wetherington been practicing?
Dr. Wetherington graduated from medical school in 1992, 34 years ago.
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