David Whitcomb
Specialist
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- Ohio State University College of Medicine (1979)
- Years since graduation
- 47
- In the NPI registry since
- 2006
- 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
- 1979Medical school: Ohio State University College of Medicine
- 2006Registered 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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Specialist primary
PA license MD044425L
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Magee Womens Hospital of UPMC Health System Pittsburgh, PA
Medical groups
- University of Pittsburgh Physicians (4,236 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
- 13
- Patients’ average age
- 76
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, 3 companies reported 3 payments worth $953 in total to this clinician.
| Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc. | $700 |
|---|---|
| AbbVie Inc. | $141 |
| Vivus LLC | $112 |
| Consulting Fee | $700 |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $253 |
What the payments were for
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc. Dec 4, 2025 | Consulting Fee ZENPEP · ENDOCRINE PANCREATIC INSUFFICIENCY | $700 |
Each payment as the company reported it, with the products it named. Meals are counted in the totals above but not listed one by one.
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.