NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Catherine Julee Whitlach, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Tulare, CA

Catherine Julee Whitlach, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Tulare, California, and NPI 1386272391, issued on Mar 27, 2020. Check the license (California A178227, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1386272391
Name
Catherine Julee Whitlach
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License numbers
A178227 CA
MD214644 OR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1000 N Mooney Blvd, Tulare, CA 93274
Phone
(661) 747-9562
Enumerated
Mar 27, 2020
Record last updated
Jun 1, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20260213003104); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1000 N Mooney Blvd

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Mariam Buckowski, MD, MPHFamily Medicine Physician1801386800
  2. Yesenia Calderon LeonFamily Medicine Physician1508516105
  3. Sofya Kats, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1528543352
  4. Kenneth Ramos, FNP-BCNurse Practitioner1134993157
  5. Hanisha Sran, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1518704550
  6. Brandy Truong, MDFamily Medicine Physician1902509102

Verify Catherine Julee Whitlach in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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63% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

5,781 Medicare Part D claims for 559 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 280 claims were for opioids.

  1. Catherine Whitlach5,781
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium258 claims
  2. Losartan Potassium232 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate224 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium224 claims
  5. Omeprazole208 claims
  6. Lisinopril195 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.

2 hospitals and group practices

  1. Samaritan North Lincoln HospitalLincoln City, OR · Critical Access Hospitals3 of 5 stars
  2. Kaweah Delta Health Care DistrictTulare, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Catherine Julee Whitlach among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California

Catherine Julee Whitlach, MD is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 88% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 88% of these records are older, 9% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated2020 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

28 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Tulare

They are 28 of the 1,041 NPPES records with a practice address in Tulare, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Vanesa AvilaTulare, CA 932741881056026
  2. Sarajinder Bansal, MDTulare, CA 932741194250316
  3. Alexander Caldwell, M.D.Tulare, CA 932741043307358
  4. Roy Chan, MDTulare, CA 932741700040656
  5. Adnaan Edun, MDTulare, CA 932741609398882
  6. Thomas Evans, M.D.Tulare, CA 932741033209846
  7. Pradeep Kamboj, M.D.Tulare, CA 932741720178601
  8. Ravi Kumar, M.D.,Tulare, CA 932741003859414

Common questions

What is Catherine Julee Whitlach, MD's NPI number?

Catherine Julee Whitlach, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386272391, issued on Mar 27, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Catherine Julee Whitlach, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1000 N Mooney Blvd, Tulare, CA, 93274. Phone: (661) 747-9562. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Catherine Julee Whitlach, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A178227, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Catherine Julee Whitlach, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Catherine Julee Whitlach, MD had 5,781 Medicare Part D claims for 559 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.