Neil E. Whicker, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Atlanta, GA
Neil E. Whicker, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Atlanta, Georgia, and NPI 1053412171, issued on Sep 25, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 46278, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Neil E. Whicker
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 46278 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 341 Ponce DE Leon Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30308
- Phone
- (404) 616-2440
- Enumerated
- Sep 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101025000380); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Brody School Of Medicine At East Carolina University, 1997
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 341 Ponce DE Leon Ave NE
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Verify Neil E. Whicker in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 46278Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024
2,231 Medicare Part D claims for 169 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Trazodone Hcl215 claims
- Bupropion Xl186 claims
- Clonazepam180 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl180 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate169 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate141 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 94.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Emory Medical Care Foundation IncAtlanta, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Neil E. Whicker among 1,291 psychiatry physician records in Georgia
Neil E. Whicker, M.D. is one of 1,291 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 67% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 61% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 40% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2002 among the 516 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 57% 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 Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
358 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Atlanta
They are 358 of the 31,476 NPPES records with a practice address in Atlanta, and 1,291 psychiatry physician records in Georgia.
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Common questions
What is Neil E. Whicker, M.D.'s NPI number?
Neil E. Whicker, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053412171, issued on Sep 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Neil E. Whicker, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 341 Ponce DE Leon Ave NE, Atlanta, GA, 30308. Phone: (404) 616-2440. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Neil E. Whicker, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 46278, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Neil E. Whicker, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Neil E. Whicker, M.D. had 2,231 Medicare Part D claims for 169 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Neil E. Whicker, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.