Douglas Whittaker, O.D.
Optometrist · Sabetha, KS
Douglas Whittaker, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Sabetha, Kansas, and NPI 1548364722, issued on Sep 11, 2006. Check the license (Kansas 1700, as entered in NPPES) with the Kansas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Douglas Whittaker
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- 1700 KS
5793TG TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1002 Main St, Sabetha, KS 66534
- Phone
- (785) 284-2139
- Enumerated
- Sep 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070110000501); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Houston - College Of Optometry, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 715 in Kansas → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1002 Main St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Kay Shin Whittaker, O.D.Optometrist1659483857
Verify Douglas Whittaker in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Kansas board licenses this profession
Search for license 1700Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
65% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
457 Medicare Part D claims for 112 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost240 claims
- Timolol Maleate56 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate26 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate20 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol19 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth14 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): 96.6 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: $122.19
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was RxSight 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Whittaker And Tang PASeneca, KS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Douglas Whittaker among 715 optometrist records in Kansas
Douglas Whittaker, O.D. is one of 715 optometrist records with a practice address in Kansas. 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 2006, is newer than 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2006 among the 500 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 74% 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 Kansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2 optometrist records list a practice address in Sabetha
They are 2 of the 41 NPPES records with a practice address in Sabetha, and 715 optometrist records in Kansas.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kay Shin Whittaker, O.D.Sabetha, KS 665341659483857
- Verne Claussen, ODSt Marys, KS 665361851349237
- James Whittaker, O.D.Seneca, KS 665381417059213
- David Jacoby, DOCTOR OF OPTOMETRYOsage City, KS 665231003811761
- Daniel Smith, O.D.Osage City, KS 665231033163837
- Lindsey Kennedy, O.D.Wamego, KS 665471972057677
- Kyler Knobbe, O.D.Wamego, KS 665471871975367
- Ryan Kueker, O.D.Wamego, KS 665471154423242
Common questions
What is Douglas Whittaker, O.D.'s NPI number?
Douglas Whittaker, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548364722, issued on Sep 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Douglas Whittaker, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1002 Main St, Sabetha, KS, 66534. Phone: (785) 284-2139. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Douglas Whittaker, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Kansas license number 1700, as entered by the provider. Search the Kansas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Douglas Whittaker, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Douglas Whittaker, O.D. had 457 Medicare Part D claims for 112 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Douglas Whittaker, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.6 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.