Katherine Oppedahl Whitfield, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Chapel Hill, NC
Katherine Oppedahl Whitfield, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and NPI 1336255223, issued on Aug 22, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 2016-01034, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Katherine Oppedahl Whitfield
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- 2016-01034 NC
M9683 ID
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2226 Nelson Hwy Ste 200, Chapel Hill, NC 27517
- Phone
- (984) 974-2020
- Enumerated
- Aug 22, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 10, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20161102001171); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Sanford School Of Medicine Of University Of South Dakota, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2226 Nelson Hwy Ste 200
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Katherine Oppedahl Whitfield in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2016-01034Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- University OF North Carolina AT Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Katherine Oppedahl Whitfield among 688 ophthalmology physician records in North Carolina
Katherine Oppedahl Whitfield, MD is one of 688 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 77% 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 18% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 18% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2004 among the 463 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 688 ophthalmology physician records in North Carolina.
All 688 in North Carolina → Every provider in Chapel Hill → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Hussam Banna, MDChapel Hill, NC 275171750810958
- David Belyea, M.D.Chapel Hill, NC 275171144315243
- Jon Brisley, MDChapel Hill, NC 275171356345615
- David Fleischman, MDChapel Hill, NC 275171831417336
- Beth Friedland, M.D.Chapel Hill, NC 275171295728608
- Christopher Hwang, MD, MPHChapel Hill, NC 275171063807253
- Alessandro Iannaccone, MDChapel Hill, NC 275171306802434
- Meredith Klifto, MDChapel Hill, NC 275171992048805
Common questions
What is Katherine Oppedahl Whitfield, MD's NPI number?
Katherine Oppedahl Whitfield, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336255223, issued on Aug 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Katherine Oppedahl Whitfield, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2226 Nelson Hwy Ste 200, Chapel Hill, NC, 27517. Phone: (984) 974-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Katherine Oppedahl Whitfield, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2016-01034, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
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.