What is Walter Whitley's specialty?

Walter Whitley (NPI 1013976711) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Optometry in Norfolk, VA.

Where does Walter Whitley practice?

Walter Whitley practices in Norfolk, VA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1013976711.

How much does Medicare pay Walter Whitley?

Walter Whitley (NPI 1013976711) received approximately $170K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 1,017 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1013976711

Walter WhitleyMD

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OptometryNorfolk, VAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,138

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

3,109

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$159K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 797 Optometry providers in VA — top quintile (cohort median 481).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,862

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$1.8M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

42.1%

Top prescribed drugs

Latanoprost200 claims

Cyclosporine184 claims

Brimonidine Tartrate143 claims

Fluorometholone128 claims

Timolol Maleate126 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

81.4

Quality

77.1

Cost

60.8

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.27%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$96K

Payment records

199

By payment type

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$31K

Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program$31K

Consulting Fee$16K

Honoraria$7K

Food and Beverage$6K

Top paying entities

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$31K

Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program$31K

Consulting Fee$16K

Honoraria$7K

Food and Beverage$6K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Walter Whitley's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 8 inbound referrers · 19 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
SENTARA HOSPITALS	146	272
Virginia Surgery Center, Llc Ambulatory Surgical Center · Norfolk, VA	58	72
BON SECOURS DEPAUL MEDICAL CENTER LLC	32	57
David Salib Ophthalmology · Norfolk, VA	20	43
Cecelia Koetting Optometry · Aurora, CO	16	25
RIVERSIDE HOSPITAL INC	13	26
STARLING, JAY	13	19
Robert Pariser Dermatology · Norfolk, VA	11	16

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
SENTARA HOSPITALS	172	365
SENTARA HOSPITALS	156	300
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Burlington, NC	122	207
John Sheppard Ophthalmology · Norfolk, VA	63	120
SENTARA HOSPITALS	56	106
SENTARA PRINCESS ANNE HOSPITAL	52	103
BON SECOURS DEPAUL MEDICAL CENTER LLC	40	62
Virginia Surgery Center, Llc Ambulatory Surgical Center · Norfolk, VA	38	48
David Salib Ophthalmology · Norfolk, VA	27	50
Stephen Scoper Ophthalmology · Norfolk, VA	25	37
CHESAPEAKE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY	21	36
Cecelia Koetting Optometry · Aurora, CO	20	33

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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