What is Mark Whitaker's specialty?

Mark Whitaker (NPI 1811979271) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Orthopedic Surgery in Wichita, KS.

Where does Mark Whitaker practice?

Mark Whitaker practices in Wichita, KS, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1811979271.

How much does Medicare pay Mark Whitaker?

Mark Whitaker (NPI 1811979271) received approximately $251K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 567 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1811979271

Mark WhitakerM.D.

PRACTICEKANSAS JOINT & SPINE SPECIALISTS, LLCSee all providers at this practice →

Orthopedic SurgeryWichita, KSI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,486

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,840

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$224K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 222 Orthopedic Surgery providers in KS — above median (cohort median 1,891).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$1K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

30.7%

Top prescribed drugs

Cyclobenzaprine Hcl34 claims

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen23 claims

Cephalexin18 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

22.3

Quality

0.0

Cost

74.3

Improvement activities

0.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

-6.33%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Mark Whitaker'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). 16 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
WESLEY MEDICAL CENTER LLC	88	368
KANSAS SURGERY & RECOVERY CENTER LLC	57	107
MAAT, TIFFANY	49	245
Richard Hilgenfeld Internal Medicine · Whitewater, KS	48	108
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · Dallas, TX	37	103
Jared Scott Anesthesiology · Wichita, KS	26	63
ASCENSION VIA CHRISTI HOSPITALS WICHITA INC.	24	46
Jon Parks Pain Management · Wichita, KS	22	33
Ryan Stuckey Orthopedic Surgery · Houston, TX	21	92
Akash Joshi Diagnostic Radiology · Orange, CA	20	49
Eddy Lucas Diagnostic Radiology · Wichita, KS	17	68
Melissa Bartel Diagnostic Radiology · Edina, MN	16	48

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

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.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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