Denise M. Whittam, OD
Optometrist · New York, NY
Denise M. Whittam, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1699742403, issued on Mar 1, 2006. Check the license (New York TUV005247, as entered in NPPES) with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Denise M. Whittam
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- TUV005247 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 500 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10017
- Phone
- (212) 697-9299
- Enumerated
- Mar 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Fax
- (212) 697-8872
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250409002612); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Denise M. Whittam in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New York board licenses this profession
Search for license TUV005247Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
19 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $73,176.37
121 payments; by number, the most common kind was 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.
Denise M. Whittam among 3,535 optometrist records in New York
Denise M. Whittam, OD is one of 3,535 optometrist records with a practice address in New York. 65% 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 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 63% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 47% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2008 among the 1,667 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 66% 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 New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in New York
There are 3,535 optometrist records in New York.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Block, O.D.New York, NY 100171750334967
- Sean Fein, O.D.New York, NY 100171265643639
- Lawrence Forgacs, ODNew York, NY 100171003965427
- Robert GeulaNew York, NY 100171578548541
- Robert Goldberg, O.D.New York, NY 100171235297037
- Faina Khmelnitsky, ODNew York, NY 100171891983920
- Esther Kim, O.D.New York, NY 100171497902878
- Lou Kushner, O.D.New York, NY 100171871642207
Common questions
What is Denise M. Whittam, OD's NPI number?
Denise M. Whittam, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699742403, issued on Mar 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Denise M. Whittam, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 500 Lexington Ave, New York, NY, 10017. Phone: (212) 697-9299. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Denise M. Whittam, OD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number TUV005247, as entered by the provider. Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Denise M. Whittam, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Denise M. Whittam, OD had 19 Medicare Part D claims; 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.