Nicole Lia Whatley, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Beckley, WV
Nicole Lia Whatley, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Beckley, West Virginia, and NPI 1073956553, issued on Apr 15, 2013. Check the license (West Virginia 29392, as entered in NPPES) on the West Virginia Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicole Lia Whatley
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 29392 WV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2962 Robert C Byrd Dr, Beckley, WV 25801
- Phone
- (681) 207-7563
- Enumerated
- Apr 15, 2013
- Record last updated
- Jun 17, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (304) 207-7559
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20191212000235); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Eastern Virginia Medical School, 2013
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2962 Robert C Byrd Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Lisa Walker, FNP-BCNurse Practitioner1538120415
Verify Nicole Lia Whatley in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWest Virginia Board of Medicine
Search for license 29392Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
18% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
121 Medicare Part D claims for 64 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 22 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen22 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass11 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 94.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $6,590.05
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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 2 group practices
- City Hospital IncMartinsburg, WV
- West Virginia University Medical CorporationRanson, WV
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nicole Lia Whatley among 205 surgery physician records in West Virginia
Nicole Lia Whatley, M.D. is one of 205 surgery physician records with a practice address in West Virginia. 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 2013, is newer than 78% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 78% of these records are older, 20% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2001 among the 134 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a West Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in West Virginia
There are 205 surgery physician records in West Virginia.
All 205 in West Virginia → Every provider in Beckley → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Joseph Dickenson, MDBeckley, WV 258011205806353
- Elias Isaac, M.DBeckley, WV 258011700849262
- Scott Killmer, MDBeckley, WV 258011831196542
- Bose Mikkilineni, M.D. FACSBeckley, WV 258011407840549
- Sylvanus Oyogoa, MDBeckley, WV 258011801863139
- Courtney Pettiford, M.D.Beckley, WV 258011770700163
- Oluyemisi Sangodeyi, M.D.Beckley, WV 258011487651717
- Yancy Short, MDBeckley, WV 258011265429831
Common questions
What is Nicole Lia Whatley, M.D.'s NPI number?
Nicole Lia Whatley, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073956553, issued on Apr 15, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicole Lia Whatley, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2962 Robert C Byrd Dr, Beckley, WV, 25801. Phone: (681) 207-7563. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicole Lia Whatley, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists West Virginia license number 29392, as entered by the provider. Search the West Virginia Board of Medicine at https://wvbom.wv.gov/public/search/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nicole Lia Whatley, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicole Lia Whatley, M.D. had 121 Medicare Part D claims for 64 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nicole Lia Whatley, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.1 of 100. 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.