Matthew Whicker, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Hartford, CT
Matthew Whicker, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Hartford, Connecticut, and NPI 1366022253, issued on Apr 13, 2021. Check the license (Connecticut 79148, as entered in NPPES) on the Connecticut Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Matthew Whicker
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 79148 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200 Retreat Ave, Hartford, CT 06106
- Phone
- (860) 545-7063
- Enumerated
- Apr 13, 2021
- Record last updated
- Aug 20, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250828002070); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Matthew Whicker in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersConnecticut Medical Examining Board
Search for license 79148Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
54% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
462 Medicare Part D claims for 33 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clozapine43 claims
- Gabapentin28 claims
- Trazodone Hcl28 claims
- Bupropion Xl26 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl23 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate23 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Hartford HospitalHartford, CT · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Matthew Whicker among 1,174 psychiatry physician records in Connecticut
Matthew Whicker, MD is one of 1,174 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Connecticut. 70% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 93% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 93% of these records are older, 4% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2003 among the 503 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Connecticut practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
130 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Hartford
They are 130 of the 6,317 NPPES records with a practice address in Hartford, and 1,174 psychiatry physician records in Connecticut.
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Common questions
What is Matthew Whicker, MD's NPI number?
Matthew Whicker, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366022253, issued on Apr 13, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Matthew Whicker, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 Retreat Ave, Hartford, CT, 06106. Phone: (860) 545-7063. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Matthew Whicker, MD's license?
NPPES lists Connecticut license number 79148, as entered by the provider. Search the Connecticut Medical Examining Board at https://www.elicense.ct.gov/Lookup/LicenseLookup.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Matthew Whicker, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Matthew Whicker, MD had 462 Medicare Part D claims for 33 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.