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John Whitfield, MD

NPI 1790902013ActiveIndividual· Surgery· Asheville, NC

Surgery (MD) with Mission Health Community Multispecialty Providers LLC, practicing in Asheville, North Carolina. 129 Medicare patients in 2024, $68,824 paid; nearly all of their 153 Part D prescriptions were generic (95%). Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. reported $17.87 in payments in 2025, mostly food and beverage. Lists Memorial Mission Hospital and Asheville Surgery Ce as a hospital affiliation.

Overview

NPI1790902013
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialMD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedApr 19, 2007
Last updated in NPPESOct 11, 2023
Certified by providerOct 11, 2023

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Surgery Primary208600000X2022-01980NC
Colon & Rectal Surgery208C00000X2022-01980NC

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - General Surgery (NC)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients129
Services billed317 across 56 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$68,824

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)153 · 157 30-day fills
Patients74
Total drug cost$2,201
Generic share95% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Graduation year2007
Medicare specialtyGeneral Surgery
Secondary specialtiesColorectal Surgery (Proctology)

Medical group

Hospital affiliation

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$17.87 · 1 payment from 1 company
  • 2024$5,121 · 6 payments from 1 company

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.$17.871

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$17.87 · 1 payment

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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