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Dr. Peter Lefort Whitesell, MD

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Specializes in: Sleep Medicine

Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Medicine (1987)

2041 Georgia Avenue, Northwest Howard University Hospital 6th Floor, Suite 5-C48
Washington, DC 20060

(202) 865-2122

Dr. Peter Lefort Whitesell, MD is a sleep medicine doctor in Washington, DC specializing in sleep medicine. He graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Medicine in 1987 and has 38 years of experience. Dr. Peter Lefort Whitesell, MD is affiliated with HOWARD UNIVERSITY.

Office Locations

Address:

2041 Georgia Avenue, Northwest Howard University Hospital 6th Floor, Suite 5-C48
Washington, DC 20060

In The News

“Dr. Peter Whitesell, medical director for Howard University Hospital Sleep Disorders Center, said the law is based on reasonable science as untreated moderate to severe sleep apnea can have effects...”—"Little-Known Maryland Law Requires People With Sleep Apnea to Report Diagnosis to Driving Authorities", NBC4 Washington, February 2023

airway management	21
doctor visit	920
hospital care	388
inpatient care	388
pulmonary testing	109
sleep study	77
thoracic (chest) imaging	17
X-rays	17

**Gender**
Male	416
Female	370

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	645
Black	120
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	327
From 75 to 84	255
85 and over	79
Less than 65	125

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	47
Dementia	11
Cancer	14

blood draw	25
doctor visit	681
hospital care	158
inpatient care	158
lab tests	29
preventive care	12
pulmonary testing	94
sleep study	26
thoracic (chest) imaging	74
vaccines	12
X-rays	74

**Gender**
Male	151
Female	183

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	283
Black	19
Hispanic	0
Asian	14
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	118
From 75 to 84	138
85 and over	52
Less than 65	26

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	31
Dementia	16
Cancer	14

doctor visit	359
hospital care	79
inpatient care	79
pulmonary testing	33
sleep study	12
thoracic (chest) imaging	41
X-rays	41

**Gender**
Male	218
Female	252

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	382
Black	36
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	174
From 75 to 84	184
85 and over	74
Less than 65	38

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	26
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	35
Dementia	16
Cancer	17

airway management	22
doctor visit	155
hospital care	26
inpatient care	26
pulmonary testing	35
sleep study	52

**Gender**
Male	40
Female	90

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	118
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	56
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	52

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	52
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	43
Diabetes	52
Dementia	12
Cancer	9

airway management	40
doctor visit	221
pulmonary testing	28
sleep study	76

**Gender**
Male	55
Female	102

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	140
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	67
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	67

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	57
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

airway management	31
doctor visit	223
hospital care	74
inpatient care	74
pulmonary testing	25
sleep study	75

**Gender**
Male	54
Female	112

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	150
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	63
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	76

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	42
Diabetes	51
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

airway management	48
doctor visit	280
hospital care	61
inpatient care	61
sleep study	91

**Gender**
Male	55
Female	134

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	170
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	73
From 75 to 84	31
85 and over	12
Less than 65	73

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	26
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	60
Dementia	11
Cancer	6

airway management	13
catheterization	13
doctor visit	223
hospital care	133
inpatient care	133
sleep study	31

**Gender**
Male	85
Female	139

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	11
Black	200
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	93
From 75 to 84	45
85 and over	17
Less than 65	69

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	58
Dementia	23
Cancer	8

airway management	11
doctor visit	236
hospital care	179
inpatient care	179
sleep study	9

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Peter Lefort Whitesell, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Peter Lefort Whitesell, MD treated as a sleep medicine doctor in Washington, DC were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

airway management	26
blood draw	25
catheterization	13
doctor visit	367
hospital care	137
inpatient care	137
lab tests	29
preventive care	12
pulmonary testing	55
sleep study	51
thoracic (chest) imaging	44
vaccines	12
X-rays	44

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter Lefort Whitesell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	107
Female	138

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	95
Asian / Pacific Islander	1
Non-Hispanic White	132
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	23
75 to 84	65
Less than 65	52
65 to 74	97

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter Lefort Whitesell, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Peter Lefort Whitesell, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	20
Osteoporosis	3
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	39
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Dementia	10
Cancer	8

Education & Training

Dr. Peter Lefort Whitesell, MD graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Medicine in 1987. He completed residency at Mayo Clinic. He has a state license in District of Columbia.

Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Medicine (1987)

Residency: Mayo Clinic

Licensed In: District of Columbia

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Peter Lefort Whitesell, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

HOWARD UNIVERSITY

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
FOREST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.	$2,392 DALIRESP $2,392
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.	$646 NUVIGIL $191	QNASL $128	PROAIR $106	QVAR $100	AMRIX $2	Other $119
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$533 ANORO $176	BREO ELLIPTA $119	BREO $61	NUCALA $21	TRELEGY ELLIPTA $11	Other $145
Genentech USA, Inc.	$349 Esbriet $222	XOLAIR $127
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$338 BEVESPI AEROSPHERE $91	CRESTOR $78	FARXIGA $63	SYMBICORT $27	FASENRA $22	Other $57
Other	$2,380 ORENITRAM $200	Brovana $164	ELIQUIS $159	PNEUMOVAX 23 $150	XOLAIR $150	Other $1,558

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$3,894
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$2,300
Consulting Fee	$445

Biography

Dr. Peter Whitesell is a sleep medicine specialist in Washington, DC. He attended medical school at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Medicine. He welcomes new patients at his office inWashington, DC as reported by Doctor.com.