NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Heather Lynn Whaley, M.D.

Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician · Little Rock, AR

Heather Lynn Whaley, M.D. is a pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician with a practice address in Little Rock, Arkansas, and NPI 1487098190, issued on Apr 24, 2013. Check the license (Arkansas E-10362, as entered in NPPES) on the Arkansas State Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1487098190
Name
Heather Lynn Whaley
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician 207LP2900X
License number
E-10362 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
108 N Shackleford RD, Little Rock, AR 72211
Phone
(501) 712-2571
Enumerated
Apr 24, 2013
Record last updated
Apr 5, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170803000475); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Arkansas College Of Medicine, 2013
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 108 N Shackleford RD

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

  1. Kaylin Cesarski, DOFamily Medicine Physician1568090959
  2. Lindsey Estes, LCSWClinical Social Worker1972383651
  3. Terry Fletcher, MD PHDPain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician1851443832
  4. Jordan Hardin, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1881158517
  5. Brittany HefleyNurse Practitioner1851085773
  6. Ashley HowardFamily Nurse Practitioner1083182968

Verify Heather Lynn Whaley in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArkansas State Medical Board
    Search for license E-10362    Check the board
  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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56% more Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician in 2024

2,727 Medicare Part D claims for 579 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,750 among the 2,982 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims. 1,198 claims were for opioids.

  1. Heather Whaley2,727
  2. Specialty average1,750

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen659 claims
  2. Gabapentin394 claims
  3. Tizanidine Hcl277 claims
  4. Cyclobenzaprine Hcl220 claims
  5. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen209 claims
  6. Pregabalin156 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Heather Lynn Whaley among 31 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in Arkansas

Heather Lynn Whaley, M.D. is one of 31 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with a practice address in Arkansas. 87% 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 65% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 65% of these records are older, 29% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • Graduated2013 · median 2011 among the 23 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 45% 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 Arkansas 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 Arkansas

There are 31 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in Arkansas.

All 31 in Arkansas → Every provider in Little Rock → Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician nationwide →

The 8 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Terry Fletcher, MD PHDLittle Rock, AR 722111851443832
  2. Noemi Salang Ramsay, MDLittle Rock, AR 722111508822735
  3. Ayman Abdel Halim, MDLittle Rock, AR 722051093806697
  4. Marvin Covey, MDLittle Rock, AR 722051932178100
  5. Navdeep Dogra, M.D.Little Rock, AR 722051710204458
  6. Christopher MarantoLittle Rock, AR 722051881080091
  7. Drew Beasley, MDLittle Rock, AR 722041962821868
  8. Andrew Cain, M.D.Little Rock, AR 722041942645205

Common questions

What is Heather Lynn Whaley, M.D.'s NPI number?

Heather Lynn Whaley, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487098190, issued on Apr 24, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Heather Lynn Whaley, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 108 N Shackleford RD, Little Rock, AR, 72211. Phone: (501) 712-2571. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Heather Lynn Whaley, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Arkansas license number E-10362, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas State Medical Board at https://armedicalboard.adh.arkansas.gov/public/verify/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Heather Lynn Whaley, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Heather Lynn Whaley, M.D. had 2,727 Medicare Part D claims for 579 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician prescribers was 1,750. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Heather Lynn Whaley, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.