Benjamin Harold Whitling, O.D.
Optometrist · Punxsutawney, PA
Benjamin Harold Whitling, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1265548531, issued on Aug 21, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania OEG001813, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin Harold Whitling
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OEG001813 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 21920 Route 119, Punxsutawney, PA 15767
- Phone
- (814) 938-9100
- Enumerated
- Aug 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 14, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070809000425); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania College Of Optometry, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 21920 Route 119
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Benjamin Harold Whitling in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license OEG001813Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
269 Medicare Part D claims for 70 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 25% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost108 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth35 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate32 claims
- Cyclosporine28 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl15 claims
- Restasis13 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $13.53
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 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.
Benjamin Harold Whitling among 2,640 optometrist records in Pennsylvania
Benjamin Harold Whitling, O.D. is one of 2,640 optometrist records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2004 among the 1,588 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 69% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
3 optometrist records list a practice address in Punxsutawney
They are 3 of the 190 NPPES records with a practice address in Punxsutawney, and 2,640 optometrist records in Pennsylvania.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Anthony Defazio, ODDu Bois, PA 158011851332019
- Emily Emerson, ODDu Bois, PA 158011295111094
- Daniel Fatula, O.D.Du Bois, PA 158011710092499
- Michael Gray, ODDu Bois, PA 158011790792695
- David Kairys, O.D.Du Bois, PA 158011730142134
Common questions
What is Benjamin Harold Whitling, O.D.'s NPI number?
Benjamin Harold Whitling, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265548531, issued on Aug 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin Harold Whitling, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 21920 Route 119, Punxsutawney, PA, 15767. Phone: (814) 938-9100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin Harold Whitling, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number OEG001813, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Benjamin Harold Whitling, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin Harold Whitling, O.D. had 269 Medicare Part D claims for 70 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.