Dr. David M. Whitaker, M.D.
Cardiology (Cardiovascular Disease Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- University of South Florida College of Medicine (2003)
- Years since graduation
- 23
- In the NPI registry since
- 2007
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 11
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. NPIs were first issued in May 2005 and became required on claims in 2007–2008, so an early date usually means the clinician was already in practice before then. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2003Medical school: University of South Florida College of Medicine
- 2007Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date) — NPIs began in 2005, so practice likely started earlier
Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Cardiovascular Disease Physician primary
FL license ME101069
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Tampa General Hospital Tampa, FL
Medical groups
- University Medical Service Association Inc (809 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 11
- Services billed
- 11
- Patients’ average age
- 79
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 1 companies reported 2 payments worth $165 in total to this clinician.
| Medtronic, Inc. | $165 |
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| Food and Beverage | $165 |
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From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.
Industry-funded research
Named as a principal investigator on 5 industry-funded studies in 2025, from 1 companies. The companies reported $236,215 in research payments for these studies, mostly to the institutions running them.
- Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Multicenter Trial, Assessing the Impact of Inclisiran on Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Participants With Established Cardiovascular Disease (VICTORION-2 PREVENT)
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation - A randomized double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter study to evaluate the efficacy, safety and tolerability of pelacarsen (TQJ230) in US Black/African American & Hispanic patient populations with elevated Lp(a)…
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation - A Rollover Extension Program (REP) to Evaluate the Long-term Safety and Tolerability of Open-Label Pelacarsen in Participants With Elevated Lp(a) and Established ASCVD
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation - Veterans Affairs (VA) Lipid Optimization Quality Improvement Program (VALOR-QI) in Veterans with Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease (ASCVD)
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation - A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Multicenter Study to Evaluate the Effect of Inclisiran on Preventing Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in High-risk Primary Prevention Patients (VICTORION-1 PREVENT)
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
From CMS Open Payments research payments, where companies name up to five principal investigators per payment. Research payments usually go to hospitals, universities and research sites, not to the investigator personally. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing.