Dr. Donald M. Whiting, MD

Dr. Whiting practices at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, part of Highmark Health.

Dr. Whiting's NPI, 1194710608, was assigned on September 12, 2005. Dr. Whiting graduated from Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in 1985. Dr. Whiting holds Pennsylvania license MD036859E.

Dr. Whiting's primary practice is Allegheny General Hospital, at 320 East North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15212 in Allegheny County. The practice phone is (412) 359-3131.

Dr. Whiting's primary practice is Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, part of Highmark Health. Dr. Whiting is also affiliated with UPMC Altoona. The medical group on file is AHN Primary Care - Family Med Associates at H+W Pavilion Bethel Park. Dmand AI also links Dr. Whiting to 1 more hospital, 1 breast imaging center and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Whiting practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Neurological surgery is Dr. Whiting's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207T00000X. Dr. Whiting is licensed in Pennsylvania.

CMS data shows 56 Medicare services from Dr. Whiting across 1 procedure code in 2024, all of them office visits, for 50 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $3,549 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 50 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Whiting in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 30 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 68% have arthritis. Their average risk score is 1.35, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Whiting's median patient age at 69, with 44% women.

In 2024, Dr. Whiting wrote 17 Medicare Part D claims for 14 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 11 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $40 in total drug cost. In 2021, CMS named 11 claims across 1 drug.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 94 out of 100 for Dr. Whiting for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Whiting accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Whiting as offering telehealth. CMS counts 13 procedures of laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones) by Dr. Whiting, more than 38% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Spinal fusion: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 37 papers to Dr. Whiting, published from 2011 to 2024. 2013 was the busiest year, with 4. The most frequent topics are Deep Brain Stimulation, Obesity and Lumbar Vertebrae. Dr. Whiting has published most often in World Neurosurg. Dr. Whiting's most frequent co-authors are Michael Y. Oh, MD, Dorian Mateusz Kusyk, MD and Gordon Guanxiong Mao, MD.

Dmand AI links Dr. Whiting to 4 clinical trials. Conditions studied include Alzheimer Disease, Behavior, Animal and Pseudarthrosis.

CMS Open Payments shows 66 general payments to Dr. Whiting from 12 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 34% of the total. Medtronic USA, Inc. paid the most, $6,339.

Dr. Whiting graduated from Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in 1985.