What is John Whitehead's specialty?

John Whitehead (NPI 1891866679) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in Seattle, WA.

Where does John Whitehead practice?

John Whitehead practices in Seattle, WA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1891866679.

How much does Medicare pay John Whitehead?

John Whitehead (NPI 1891866679) received approximately $280K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 604 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1891866679

John WhiteheadM.D.

PRACTICESOUND EYE AND LASER P.S.See all providers at this practice →

OphthalmologySeattle, WAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,126

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

2,838

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$250K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 373 Ophthalmology providers in WA — above median (cohort median 2,090).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

2,418

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$129K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

30.3%

Top prescribed drugs

Latanoprost944 claims

Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat417 claims

Prednisolone Acetate222 claims

Brimonidine Tartrate142 claims

Ketorolac Tromethamine129 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

93.7

Quality

100.0

Cost

78.9

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.79%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$746

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$707

Honoraria$39

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$707

Honoraria$39

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where John Whitehead'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). 2 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Julie Furlan Ophthalmology · Everett, WA	29	65
ELHARDT, ROBERT	11	22

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.

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