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Dr. Augusto Enrique Whittwell, MD

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Specializes in: Bariatric Surgery and General Surgery

Cayetano Heredia University

7031 Sw 62nd Avenue
South Miami, FL 33143

(305) 284-7500

Dr. Augusto Enrique Whittwell, MD is a bariatric surgeon in South Miami, FL specializing in bariatric surgery and general surgery. He graduated from Cayetano Heredia University. Dr. Augusto Enrique Whittwell, MD is affiliated with Larkin Health System.

Office Locations

6705 S Red Road Suite 416
South Miami, FL 33143

(305) 665-0100

(305) 665-0149

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Larkin Health System

7031 Sw 62nd Avenue
South Miami, FL 33143

(305) 284-7500

(305) 284-7755

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In The News

“"An ostomy is a hole that we do in the bowel and we connect it to the abdominal wall," said Dr. Augusto Whittwell, medical director of wound care at South Miami Hospital.”—"Baptist Health South Florida to host ostomy product fair", Miami Herald, October 2015

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Augusto Enrique Whittwell, MD in 2023

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By Volume:

excision

In 2012, Dr. Augusto Enrique Whittwell, MD performed more excision procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Florida.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Augusto Enrique Whittwell, MD treated as a bariatric surgeon in South Miami, FL during 2012 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Augusto Enrique Whittwell, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	346
doctor visit	216
excision	346
hospital care	147
inpatient care	147

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Augusto Enrique Whittwell, MD treated as a bariatric surgeon in South Miami, FL during 2013 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Augusto Enrique Whittwell, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	379
doctor visit	188
excision	379
hospital care	173
inpatient care	173

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Augusto Enrique Whittwell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	70
Female	114

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	57
Black	0
Hispanic	109
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	46
From 75 to 84	38
85 and over	47
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Augusto Enrique Whittwell, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	50
Dementia	35
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Augusto Enrique Whittwell, MD treated as a bariatric surgeon in South Miami, FL during 2014 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Augusto Enrique Whittwell, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	230
doctor visit	123
excision	230
hospital care	84
inpatient care	84

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Augusto Enrique Whittwell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	40
Female	73

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	35
Black	0
Hispanic	66
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	32
From 75 to 84	28
85 and over	22
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Augusto Enrique Whittwell, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	58
Dementia	28
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Augusto Enrique Whittwell, MD treated as a bariatric surgeon in South Miami, FL during 2015 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Augusto Enrique Whittwell, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	217
doctor visit	171
excision	217
hospital care	109
inpatient care	109

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Augusto Enrique Whittwell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	138
Female	190

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	102
Black	0
Hispanic	184
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	96
From 75 to 84	76
85 and over	66
Less than 65	90

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Augusto Enrique Whittwell, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	49
Dementia	27
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Augusto Enrique Whittwell, MD treated as a bariatric surgeon in South Miami, FL during 2016 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Augusto Enrique Whittwell, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	178
doctor visit	156
excision	178
hospital care	87
inpatient care	87

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Augusto Enrique Whittwell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	66
Female	77

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	54
Black	0
Hispanic	77
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	48
From 75 to 84	38
85 and over	28
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Augusto Enrique Whittwell, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	31
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	47
Dementia	24
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Augusto Enrique Whittwell, MD treated as a bariatric surgeon in South Miami, FL during 2017 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Augusto Enrique Whittwell, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	241
doctor visit	139
excision	241
hospital care	66
inpatient care	66

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Augusto Enrique Whittwell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	48
Female	81

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	43
Black	0
Hispanic	68
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	40
From 75 to 84	29
85 and over	30
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Augusto Enrique Whittwell, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	48
Dementia	30
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Augusto Enrique Whittwell, MD treated as a bariatric surgeon in South Miami, FL during 2018 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Augusto Enrique Whittwell, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	180
doctor visit	148
excision	180
hospital care	48
inpatient care	48

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Augusto Enrique Whittwell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	33
Female	85

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	36
Black	0
Hispanic	65
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	35
From 75 to 84	33
85 and over	27
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Augusto Enrique Whittwell, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	49
Dementia	26
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Augusto Enrique Whittwell, MD treated as a bariatric surgeon in South Miami, FL during 2019 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Augusto Enrique Whittwell, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	160
doctor visit	101
excision	160
hospital care	17
inpatient care	17

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Augusto Enrique Whittwell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	36
Female	61

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	30
Black	0
Hispanic	53
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	28
From 75 to 84	30
85 and over	25
Less than 65	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Augusto Enrique Whittwell, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	41
Dementia	26
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Augusto Enrique Whittwell, MD treated as a bariatric surgeon in South Miami, FL during 2020 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue) and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Augusto Enrique Whittwell, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	123
doctor visit	71
excision	123

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Augusto Enrique Whittwell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	31
Female	25

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	27
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	14
From 75 to 84	20
85 and over	11
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Augusto Enrique Whittwell, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	54
Dementia	21
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Augusto Enrique Whittwell, MD treated as a bariatric surgeon in South Miami, FL during 2021 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue) and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Augusto Enrique Whittwell, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	136
doctor visit	75
excision	136

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Augusto Enrique Whittwell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	28
Female	34

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	31
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	19
From 75 to 84	20
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Augusto Enrique Whittwell, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	44
Dementia	32
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Augusto Enrique Whittwell, MD treated as a bariatric surgeon in South Miami, FL during 2022 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue) and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Augusto Enrique Whittwell, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	67
excision	67

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Augusto Enrique Whittwell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	15
Female	16

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Augusto Enrique Whittwell, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	52
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Augusto Enrique Whittwell, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Augusto Enrique Whittwell, MD treated as a bariatric surgeon in South Miami, FL were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, hospital care and inpatient care.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	205
doctor visit	138
excision	205
hospital care	91
inpatient care	91

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Augusto Enrique Whittwell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	45
Female	68

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	37
Hispanic	58
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	28
85 and over	23
Less than 65	25
65 to 74	32

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Augusto Enrique Whittwell, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Augusto Enrique Whittwell, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	44
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Cancer	7
Dementia	22

Education & Training

Dr. Augusto Enrique Whittwell, MD graduated from Cayetano Heredia University. He completed residency at Jackson Memorial Medical Center. He has a state license in Florida.

Medical School: Cayetano Heredia University

Residency: Jackson Memorial Medical Center

Licensed In: Florida

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Augusto Enrique Whittwell, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Larkin Health System

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Augusto Enrique Whittwell, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Cigna, Aetna, Blue Cross PPO, Molina Healthcare, United Healthcare, Blue Cross HMO, Humana, OB SUNSHINE AMBETTER, SIMPLY, GLOBAL PHYSICIAN, GLOBAL PATIENT and SUNSHINE.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Augusto Enrique Whittwell, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Cigna

Aetna

Blue Cross PPO

Molina Healthcare

United Healthcare

Blue Cross HMO

Humana

OB SUNSHINE AMBETTER

SIMPLY

GLOBAL PHYSICIAN

GLOBAL PATIENT

SUNSHINE

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Augusto Enrique Whittwell, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$7,651 Da Vinci Surgical System $7,651
Smith & Nephew, Inc.	$1,835 Santyl $1,796	Pico $20	Regranex $19
Ethicon US, LLC	$555 Energy: Harmonic $143	Energy Harmonic $125	Mechanical $89	Sutures $85	STRATAFIX $43	Other $71
Organogenesis Inc.	$552 Apligraf $335	PuraPly $195	PuraPly AM $13	Affinity $9
Par Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$273 NASCOBAL CYANOCOBALAMIN, USP $273
Other	$933 AirSeal $238	STRATTICE $150	HARMONIC Product Family $124	Phasix Mesh $67	LAP-BAND $44	Other $308

**Types of Payments**
Education	$6,027
Food and Beverage	$2,850
Consulting Fee	$1,500
Travel and Lodging	$1,423

Biography

Dr. Augusto Whittwell is a specialist in general surgery and bariatric surgery. He is affiliated with Larkin Health System. Dr. Whittwell appears to be an in-network provider for Blue Cross, Blue California, Molina Healthcare, and more. His education and training includes medical school at Cayetano Heredia University and residency at Jackson Memorial Medical Center. In addition to English, Dr. Whittwell speaks Spanish.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Augusto Enrique Whittwell, MD in 2017

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2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Augusto Enrique Whittwell, MD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Augusto Enrique Whittwell, MD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Augusto Enrique Whittwell, MD in 2020

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Augusto Enrique Whittwell, MD in 2021

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2022 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Augusto Enrique Whittwell, MD in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Augusto Enrique Whittwell, MD From 2012 - 2022

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