Benjamin Thomas Whigham, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · New York, NY
Benjamin Thomas Whigham, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1396183240, issued on Jun 12, 2013. Check the license (New York 287412, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin Thomas Whigham
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 287412 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 635 W 165TH St, New York, NY 10032
- Phone
- (212) 305-9535
- Enumerated
- Jun 12, 2013
- Record last updated
- Jul 12, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (212) 305-5523
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180605002515); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Duke University School Of Medicine, 2013
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 635 W 165TH St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Victor Abraham, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1447947007
- Molly Algermissen, PHDClinical Psychologist1699800821
- James Auran, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1063438414
- Aimee BaezStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1790418325
- Rajendra Bansal, MDOphthalmology Physician1588627988
- Gaetano Barile, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1689698938
Verify Benjamin Thomas Whigham in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 287412Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
27% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,115 Medicare Part D claims for 249 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 44% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost336 claims
- Timolol Maleate113 claims
- Lumigan101 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol85 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate73 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate49 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $707.03
22 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Glaukos Corporation. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Sight Medical Doctors PLLCNew York, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin Thomas Whigham among 1,822 ophthalmology physician records in New York
Benjamin Thomas Whigham, M.D. is one of 1,822 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in New York. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 87% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 87% of these records are older, 12% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 1995 among the 1,215 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 71% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in New York
There are 1,822 ophthalmology physician records in New York.
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The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- James Auran, M.D.New York, NY 100321063438414
- Rajendra Bansal, MDNew York, NY 100321588627988
- Dana Blumberg, MDNew York, NY 100321548297450
- Stanley Chang, M.D.New York, NY 100321639110307
- Arthur Cotliar, MDNew York, NY 100321992770630
- Jason Horowitz, M.D.New York, NY 100321679535314
- Susan Lee, M.D.New York, NY 100321871547752
- Jeffrey Liebmann, MDNew York, NY 100321033199450
Common questions
What is Benjamin Thomas Whigham, M.D.'s NPI number?
Benjamin Thomas Whigham, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396183240, issued on Jun 12, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin Thomas Whigham, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 635 W 165TH St, New York, NY, 10032. Phone: (212) 305-9535. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin Thomas Whigham, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 287412, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Benjamin Thomas Whigham, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin Thomas Whigham, M.D. had 1,115 Medicare Part D claims for 249 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Benjamin Thomas Whigham, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.