Joseph D. Whitlark, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · State College, PA
Joseph D. Whitlark, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in State College, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1760461180, issued on Jan 13, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD039559E, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph D. Whitlark
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License numbers
- MD039559E PA
000722778 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 905 University Dr, State College, PA 16801
- Phone
- (814) 238-8418
- Enumerated
- Jan 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 18, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (814) 234-2888
- Medicaid ID
- 8912953 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230816003482); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of South Carolina School Of Medicine, 1985
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph D. Whitlark in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD039559ECheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
16 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 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: $8,751.92
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was consulting fee; the largest payer was Galvanize Therapeutics, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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
- Barnabas Health Medical Group PCEatontown, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph D. Whitlark among 377 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Pennsylvania
Joseph D. Whitlark, MD is one of 377 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 75% 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 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 1998 among the 223 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 377 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 377 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in State College → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Philip Rice, M.D.State College, PA 168011902800501
- Daniel Ciaburri, MD, MBAAltoona, PA 166011710002910
- Miranda NalisnickAltoona, PA 166011801373873
- Frank Bowen, MDCamp Hill, PA 170111467496612
- Mabelle Cohen, MDCamp Hill, PA 170111770661167
- William Iams, M.D.Camp Hill, PA 170111215196886
- John Mathai, MDCamp Hill, PA 170111346243292
- John Pennock, M.D.Camp Hill, PA 170111154389559
Common questions
What is Joseph D. Whitlark, MD's NPI number?
Joseph D. Whitlark, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760461180, issued on Jan 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph D. Whitlark, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 905 University Dr, State College, PA, 16801. Phone: (814) 238-8418. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph D. Whitlark, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD039559E, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joseph D. Whitlark, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph D. Whitlark, MD had 16 Medicare Part D claims; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. 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.