Christopher Whelan, MD
Urology Physician · Rockford, IL
Christopher Whelan, MD is a urology physician with a practice address in Rockford, Illinois, and NPI 1275745267, issued on May 4, 2007. Check the license (Illinois 36131751, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Whelan
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Urology Physician 208800000X
- License number
- 36131751 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 351 Executive Pkwy, Rockford, IL 61107
- Phone
- (815) 398-4057
- Enumerated
- May 4, 2007
- Record last updated
- Sep 5, 2025
- Fax
- (815) 316-4296
- Medicaid ID
- 100324627 WI
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250625001178); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern Illinois University School Of Medicine, 2003
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 351 Executive Pkwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Dennis Corcoran, M.D.Urology Physician1861472631
- Mark Cormier, M.D.Urology Physician1922078401
- Luke Frederick, MDUrology Physician1043507866
- Michael Fumo, M.D.Urology Physician1528196656
Verify Christopher Whelan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 36131751Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
74% more Medicare Part D claims than the average urology physician in 2024
2,334 Medicare Part D claims for 625 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 61 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tamsulosin Hcl846 claims
- Finasteride396 claims
- Oxybutynin Chloride Er124 claims
- Myrbetriq116 claims
- Solifenacin Succinate107 claims
- Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro76 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): 75.5 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: $270.08
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tempus AI, Inc. The 9,340 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,800.04 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
- Baycare Aurora LLCGreen Bay, WI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Whelan among 629 urology physician records in Illinois
Christopher Whelan, MD is one of 629 urology physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 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 2007, is newer than 46% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 46% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 54% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2002 among the 341 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208800000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Urology Physician providers in Illinois
There are 629 urology physician records in Illinois.
All 629 in Illinois → Every provider in Rockford → Urology Physician nationwide →
The 8 urology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Dennis Corcoran, M.D.Rockford, IL 611071861472631
- Mark Cormier, M.D.Rockford, IL 611071922078401
- Luke Frederick, MDRockford, IL 611071043507866
- Michael Fumo, M.D.Rockford, IL 611071528196656
- Daniel Houlihan, D.O.Rockford, IL 611071003886094
- Robert Lund, M.D.Rockford, IL 611071649240128
- Douglas Roegner, M.D.Rockford, IL 611071396725503
- Daniel Swift, M.D.Rockford, IL 611071447230172
Common questions
What is Christopher Whelan, MD's NPI number?
Christopher Whelan, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275745267, issued on May 4, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Whelan, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 351 Executive Pkwy, Rockford, IL, 61107. Phone: (815) 398-4057. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Whelan, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 36131751, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher Whelan, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Whelan, MD had 2,334 Medicare Part D claims for 625 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher Whelan, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 75.5 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.