Dr. Keith Whitmer, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Whitmer
Dr. Keith Whitmer is a dermatology specialist in Gainesville, FL, with 20 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Whitmer performed 7,048 Medicare services across 3,932 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Whitmer received a total of $20,631 from 50 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 673 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in dermatology. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Whitmer is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
Florida License Status
FL DOH · MQA| Profession | License # | Status | Expires | Board Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Doctor | 84460 | Clear | January 31, 2028 | — |
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗Top procedures by volume
Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.
| Procedure | Volume | Avg. paid | Avg. submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Destruction of precancerous skin growths, 2-14 | 2,587 | $5 | $84 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 1,072 | $57 | $263 |
| Destruction of precancerous skin growth, 1 | 766 | $36 | $304 |
| Skin biopsy, tangential | 395 | $67 | $378 |
| Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1-5 tissue blocks | 381 | $491 | $2,929 |
| Complicated repair of wound of scalp, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm | 226 | $236 | $1,650 |
| Complicated repair of wound of forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet, 2.6-7.5 cm | 195 | $184 | $2,439 |
| Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, each additional stage, 1-5 tissue blocks | 191 | $315 | $1,781 |
| Destruction of skin growths (warts/lesions), 1-14 | 182 | $76 | $419 |
| Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth | 171 | $38 | $205 |
| Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm | 111 | $94 | $936 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 107 | $79 | $372 |
| Removal and microscopic exam of growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1-5 tissue blocks | 101 | $481 | $2,692 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 93 | $69 | $321 |
| Application of skin substitute graft to wound of face, scalp, eyelids, mouth, neck, ears, around eyes, genitals, hands, feet, fingers, or toes, 25.0 sq cm or less of wound 100.0 sq cm or less | 84 | $100 | $840 |
| Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths | 73 | $124 | $734 |
| Complicated repair of wound of trunk, 2.6-7.5 cm | 54 | $268 | $1,201 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 46 | $42 | $148 |
| Removal and microscopic exam of growth of trunk, arms, or legs, each additional stage, 1-5 tissue blocks | 39 | $304 | $1,663 |
| Biopsy of ear | 35 | $55 | $678 |
| Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 2.1-3.0 cm | 27 | $109 | $1,062 |
| Repair of wound of eyelids, nose, ears, or lips by transferring skin, 10.0 sq cm or less | 26 | $590 | $3,757 |
| Complicated repair of wound of eyelids, nose, ears, or lip, 2.6-7.5 cm | 20 | $195 | $3,039 |
| Removal of skin tag, 1-15 skin tags | 19 | $44 | $369 |
| Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.5 cm or less | 18 | $134 | $671 |
| Complicated repair of wound of forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet, 1.1-2.5 cm | 18 | $148 | $1,237 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 11 | $107 | $474 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
Payments by company (2024)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
Most payments (92%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians. Total industry engagement is in the top 10% for dermatology in FL.
Geographic Context
3.5 mi
Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | Weekly updates |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | Monthly updates |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not public | N/A |
This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This measures how much public data is available about a provider — not how good they are. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Whitmer is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 26% in FL), with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 10% of FL peers, with 20 years of NPI registration.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →
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All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.
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