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Dr. David S. Wheeler, MD

Pulmonology (Pulmonary Disease Physician)

At a glance

In the NPI registry since
2012

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. What an NPI is

Education and training

  • 2012Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)

Medicare’s Care Compare data doesn’t list this clinician’s medical school. 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

  • Pulmonary Disease Physician primary
    PA license MD454278
  • Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
    PA license MD454278
  • Internal Medicine Physician
    PA license MD454278

As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.

Map: Pulmonology per capita by county →

Industry-funded research

Named as a principal investigator on 17 industry-funded studies in 2025, from 4 companies. The companies reported $4,581,207 in research payments for these studies, mostly to the institutions running them.

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.

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Sources

NPI registry (CMS NPPES, November 2026; record last updated March 11, 2024), Medicare Care Compare, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024) and Open Payments (2025). Information is self-reported or billed data and may be out of date; call before visiting.

NPI 1386906808. Official NPI registry record (opens in a new tab). Clinicians can correct their information in NPPES; changes appear here after our next monthly update.