Michael Christian Whittier, DO
Emergency Medicine Physician · Pikeville, KY
Michael Christian Whittier, DO is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Pikeville, Kentucky, and NPI 1255912432, issued on Apr 19, 2021. Check the license (Kentucky 05735, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Christian Whittier
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 05735 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 911 Bypass RD Bldg A, Pikeville, KY 41501
- Phone
- (606) 430-3500
- Enumerated
- Apr 19, 2021
- Record last updated
- Jun 28, 2024
- Fax
- (606) 437-0595
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240823002176); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Rocky Vista University College Of Osteopathic Med, 2021
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael Christian Whittier in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 05735Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
31% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
296 Medicare Part D claims for 208 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 27 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin32 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim26 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen25 claims
- Azithromycin19 claims
- Ibuprofen19 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass18 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $25.61
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Csl Behring. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 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
- Pikeville Medical Center IncPikeville, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael Christian Whittier among 903 emergency medicine physician records in Kentucky
Michael Christian Whittier, DO is one of 903 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 81% 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 92% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 92% of these records are older, 5% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2011 among the 557 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
15 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Pikeville
They are 15 of the 1,007 NPPES records with a practice address in Pikeville, and 903 emergency medicine physician records in Kentucky.
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Common questions
What is Michael Christian Whittier, DO's NPI number?
Michael Christian Whittier, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255912432, issued on Apr 19, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Christian Whittier, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 911 Bypass RD Bldg A, Pikeville, KY, 41501. Phone: (606) 430-3500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Christian Whittier, DO's license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 05735, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michael Christian Whittier, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Christian Whittier, DO had 296 Medicare Part D claims for 208 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.