Dr. Paton G. Whimple, DO
- Medicare services, 2024
- 1,598
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 336
- Part D claims, 2024
- 3,642
- MIPS score, 2024
- 29
- Hospital affiliations
- 2
- Practice address
- 2001 Errecart Blvd, Elko, NV 89801
- Practice phone
- Call (775) 738-5151
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
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Dr. Paton G. Whimple is an internist in Elko, Nevada
Dr. Whimple practices at Northeastern Nevada Regional Hospital in Elko, Nevada, part of Lifepoint Health.
Dr. Whimple's NPI, 1578651303, was assigned on October 10, 2006. Dr. Whimple graduated from Des Moines University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences in 2001. Dr. Whimple holds Nevada license 1158.
- NPI
- 1578651303NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 9234102005
- NPI enumeration date
- October 10, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (775) 738-5151
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 51
- Medical school graduation
- 2001
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Paton G. Whimple practices at Northeastern Nevada Regional Hospital in Elko, Nevada
Dr. Whimple's primary practice is Northeastern Nevada Regional Hospital, at 2001 Errecart Blvd, Elko, NV 89801 in Elko County. The practice phone is (775) 738-5151.
- Northeastern Nevada Regional Hospital2001 Errecart Blvd, Elko, NV 89801 · Elko CountyPhone(775) 738-5151
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Paton G. Whimple is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Whimple's primary practice is Northeastern Nevada Regional Hospital in Elko, Nevada, part of Lifepoint Health. Dr. Whimple is also affiliated with Battle Mountain General Hospital. The medical group on file is Hospitalist Services of Nevada. Dmand AI also links Dr. Whimple to 1 more physician office 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. Paton G. Whimple's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Whimple practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Northeastern Nevada Regional Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +3 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Paton G. Whimple is one of 1,019 internists in Nevada
Internal medicine is Dr. Whimple's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Whimple is licensed in Nevada.
Specialties and state licenses
- Internal medicine, NevadaPrimary
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Paton G. Whimple billed Medicare for 1,598 services in 2024
CMS data shows 1,598 Medicare services from Dr. Whimple across 12 procedure codes in 2024, for 336 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $64,167 for them.
Dr. Whimple's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 9812024: 1,0376%
- Surgery
- 2023: 4532024: 4663%
- Other services
- 2023: 402024: 4718%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 282024: 294%
- Lab and pathology
- 2023: 02024: 19
Where Dr. Whimple's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office1,54897%
- In a facility503%
Dr. Whimple compared with the Nevada median for internists, 2024
- Dr. Whimple
- Nevada median
- Medicare services
- 1,598vs 5203.1 times
- Medicare patients
- 336vs 19176% above
- Part D claims
- 3,118vs 3648.6 times
Medians across 935 internists in Nevada with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Whimple'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. Paton G. Whimple treated 336 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73
CMS counts 336 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Whimple in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 216 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 5% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 0.95, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Whimple's median patient age at 57, with 55% women.
Dr. Whimple's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Whimple's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women16649%
- Men17051%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Whimple's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis35%
- Diabetes35%
- Chronic kidney disease25%
- Heart failure20%
- COPD19%
- Mood disorders18%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Whimple's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 57
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women55%
- Men45%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Paton G. Whimple wrote 3,642 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Whimple wrote 3,642 Medicare Part D claims for 234 patients. 89% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 3,118 of them, across 72 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $231,503 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,824 claims across 64 drugs.
Dr. Whimple's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic3,234 claims89%
- Brand-name382 claims10%
- Other26 claims1%
Dr. Whimple'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. Whimple's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids2%65 of 3,642 claims
- Antibiotics3%96 of 3,642 claims
- Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over0%12 of 3,642 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: 2,8242024: 3,11810%
Drugs named by CMS: 72 in 2024, 64 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. Paton G. Whimple scored 29 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 29 out of 100 for Dr. Whimple for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Whimple accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Whimple's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 29of 100Final score
- 15of 100Quality
- 0of 100Improvement Activities
- 76of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026
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Dr. Paton G. Whimple received $375 in industry payments from 2016 to 2024
CMS Open Payments shows 25 general payments to Dr. Whimple from 12 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 92% of the total. Pfizer Inc. paid the most, $63.
General payments to Dr. Whimple by program year, 2016 to 2024
General payments to Dr. Whimple by kind, 2016 to 2024
- Food and beverage$34592%
- Education$308%
Companies that paid Dr. Whimple the most, 2016 to 2024
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Paton G. Whimple graduated from Des Moines University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences
Dr. Whimple graduated from Des Moines University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences in 2001.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Paton G. Whimple'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) |
| 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. Paton G. Whimple's NPI number?
Dr. Paton G. Whimple's NPI number is 1578651303. It was assigned on October 10, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Paton G. Whimple?
Dr. Paton G. Whimple is an internist in Elko, Nevada. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).
Where does Dr. Paton G. Whimple practice?
Dr. Whimple practices at 2001 Errecart Blvd, Elko, NV 89801. Dr. Whimple's primary practice is Northeastern Nevada Regional Hospital in Elko, Nevada, part of Lifepoint Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Whimple to 1 physician office and 1 home health agency.
What is Dr. Paton G. Whimple's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Whimple is (775) 738-5151.
What is Dr. Paton G. Whimple's medical license number?
Dr. Whimple holds Nevada license 1158.
Which hospitals is Dr. Paton G. Whimple affiliated with?
Dr. Whimple practices at Northeastern Nevada Regional Hospital in Elko, Nevada. Dr. Whimple is also affiliated with Battle Mountain General Hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Paton G. Whimple part of?
Dr. Whimple is linked to Hospitalist Services of Nevada.
Does Dr. Paton G. Whimple accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Whimple billed Medicare for 1,598 services in 2024, and Dr. Whimple accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Paton G. Whimple's MIPS score?
Dr. Whimple's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 29 out of 100, reported individually.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Paton G. Whimple see?
CMS counts 336 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Whimple in 2024, with an average age of 73.
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What services does Dr. Paton G. Whimple bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Whimple's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), surgery: heart and blood vessels (36415) and office visit, established patient (99214).
Where did Dr. Paton G. Whimple go to medical school?
Dr. Whimple graduated from Des Moines University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences in 2001.
What drugs does Dr. Paton G. Whimple prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Whimple's most prescribed drugs by claims were Levothyroxine Sodium, Atorvastatin Calcium and Losartan Potassium.
Has Dr. Paton G. Whimple received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $375 in general payments to Dr. Whimple from 12 companies from 2016 to 2024. The largest total came from Pfizer Inc.
How long has Dr. Paton G. Whimple been practicing?
Dr. Whimple graduated from medical school in 2001, 25 years ago.
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