Nicholas Whiting, OD
Optometrist · Vero Beach, FL
Nicholas Whiting, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Vero Beach, Florida, and NPI 1366066771, issued on Jun 1, 2020. Check the license (Florida OPC5823, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicholas Whiting
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OPC5823 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3500 US Highway 1, Vero Beach, FL 32960
- Phone
- (772) 299-1404
- Enumerated
- Jun 1, 2020
- Record last updated
- Aug 16, 2023
- Fax
- (772) 299-1455
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200716001371); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3500 US Highway 1
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Verify Nicholas Whiting in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license OPC5823Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
521 Medicare Part D claims for 293 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 46% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Fluorometholone86 claims
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone82 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth62 claims
- Doxycycline Monohydrate37 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate33 claims
- Loteprednol Etabonate25 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): 71.8 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $286.36
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 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
- William J. Mallon, MDVero Beach, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nicholas Whiting among 3,594 optometrist records in Florida
Nicholas Whiting, OD is one of 3,594 optometrist records with a practice address in Florida. 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 2020, is newer than 80% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 80% of these records are older, 17% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 51% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2006 among the 1,833 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Florida
There are 3,594 optometrist records in Florida.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Joyce Desrosiers, O.D.Vero Beach, FL 329601932192853
- Mark Feldner, DOVero Beach, FL 329601659021293
- Daniel Fleming, O.D.Vero Beach, FL 329601982629135
- John Gallagher, ODVero Beach, FL 329601649908971
- Justin Glisker, ODVero Beach, FL 329601811090442
- Craig Horner, O.D.Vero Beach, FL 329601881662260
- Stephen Kepley, O.D.Vero Beach, FL 329601235167412
- Cynthia Kipp, O.D.Vero Beach, FL 329601962576702
Common questions
What is Nicholas Whiting, OD's NPI number?
Nicholas Whiting, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366066771, issued on Jun 1, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicholas Whiting, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3500 US Highway 1, Vero Beach, FL, 32960. Phone: (772) 299-1404. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicholas Whiting, OD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number OPC5823, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nicholas Whiting, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicholas Whiting, OD had 521 Medicare Part D claims for 293 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nicholas Whiting, OD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 71.8 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.