Dr. George Burke Whitener, MD

Dr. Whitener practices at MUSC University Hospital in Charleston, South Carolina.

Dr. Whitener's NPI, 1740485663, was assigned on June 20, 2007. Dr. Whitener holds South Carolina license 37409.

Dr. Whitener's primary practice is MUSC University Hospital, at 171 Ashley Ave, Charleston, SC 29425 in Charleston County. The practice phone is (843) 792-1414.

Dr. Whitener's primary practice is MUSC University Hospital in Charleston, South Carolina. Dr. Whitener is also affiliated with MUSC Health University Medical Center. The medical group on file is MUSC Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Whitener to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Whitener practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Anesthesiology is Dr. Whitener's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207L00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Whitener's licenses on file in 3 states: South Carolina, Massachusetts and North Carolina.

CMS data shows 290 Medicare services from Dr. Whitener across 12 procedure codes in 2024, for 241 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $23,657 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 241 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Whitener in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 111 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 9% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.72, 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. Whitener's median patient age at 59, with 51% women.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 79 out of 100 for Dr. Whitener for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Whitener accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 10 papers to Dr. Whitener, published from 2013 to 2024. 2016 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Echocardiography, Transesophageal, Aortic Valve Stenosis and Cardiopulmonary Bypass. Dr. Whitener has published most often in J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. Dr. Whitener's most frequent co-authors are Alina Nicoara, MD, John Clayton Foster and Timothy L. Heinke, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 2 general payments to Dr. Whitener from 2 drug and device companies from 2019 to 2021. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Edwards Lifesciences Corporation paid the most, $18.