Charles Weston Whitten, M.D.
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician · Lincoln, NE
Charles Weston Whitten, M.D. is a pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician with a practice address in Lincoln, Nebraska, and NPI 1528405719, issued on May 28, 2013. Check the license (Nebraska 30483, as entered in NPPES) on the Nebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Charles Weston Whitten
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician 207LP2900X
- License number
- 30483 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4546 S 86TH St Ste B, Lincoln, NE 68526
- Phone
- (402) 488-7246
- Enumerated
- May 28, 2013
- Record last updated
- Jul 28, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (402) 488-7247
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180709001272); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Nebraska College Of Medicine, 2013
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4546 S 86TH St Ste B
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Bethany Lambert, PA-CPhysician Assistant1356936025
Verify Charles Weston Whitten in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery
Search for license 30483Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
15% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician in 2024
1,491 Medicare Part D claims for 542 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,750 among the 2,982 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims. 368 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin304 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen193 claims
- Meloxicam126 claims
- Pregabalin101 claims
- Methocarbamol88 claims
- Cephalexin82 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): 52.5 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: $3,758.36
105 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 2,789 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,225.41 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
- Nebraska Pain Institute LLCLincoln, NE
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Charles Weston Whitten among 25 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in Nebraska
Charles Weston Whitten, M.D. is one of 25 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with a practice address in Nebraska. 76% 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 76% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 76% of these records are older, 20% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2001 among the 17 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207LP2900X and a Nebraska practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician providers in Nebraska
There are 25 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in Nebraska.
All 25 in Nebraska → Every provider in Lincoln → Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician nationwide →
The 8 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Phillip Essay, MDLincoln, NE 685161801851175
- Liane Donovan, MDLincoln, NE 685061093770687
- John Massey, MDLincoln, NE 685061922063528
- J Paul Meyer, MDGrand Island, NE 688031386630283
- Bradley Singer, M.D.Grand Island, NE 688031407054711
- Sri Harsha Kanuri, MDKearney, NE 688471396311353
- Dan Nicholls, MDOmaha, NE 681981699050617
- Angie Rakes, MDOmaha, NE 681981932159050
Common questions
What is Charles Weston Whitten, M.D.'s NPI number?
Charles Weston Whitten, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528405719, issued on May 28, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Charles Weston Whitten, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4546 S 86TH St Ste B, Lincoln, NE, 68526. Phone: (402) 488-7246. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Charles Weston Whitten, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Nebraska license number 30483, as entered by the provider. Search the Nebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery at https://www.nebraska.gov/LISSearch/search.cgi. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Charles Weston Whitten, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Charles Weston Whitten, M.D. had 1,491 Medicare Part D claims for 542 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician prescribers was 1,750. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Charles Weston Whitten, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 52.5 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.