Roy Whitaker, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Greensboro, NC
Roy Whitaker, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Greensboro, North Carolina, and NPI 1285638866, issued on Jun 10, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 26482, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Roy Whitaker
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 26482 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3312 Battleground Ave, Greensboro, NC 27410
- Phone
- (336) 282-5000
- Enumerated
- Jun 10, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 26, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (336) 482-3778
- Medicaid ID
- 89112204 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040402001258); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School Of Medicine, 1981
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3312 Battleground Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Anthony Leonard, M.D., PH.D.Ophthalmology Physician1619327434
- Albert Lundquist, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTOphthalmology Physician1295727634
Verify Roy Whitaker in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 26482Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
41% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
2,146 Medicare Part D claims for 360 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 67% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Lumigan345 claims
- Latanoprost254 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl125 claims
- Restasis117 claims
- Combigan114 claims
- Rhopressa105 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: $295.57
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Oyster Point Pharma, Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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.
Roy Whitaker among 688 ophthalmology physician records in North Carolina
Roy Whitaker, MD is one of 688 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 82% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1981 · median 2004 among the 463 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 688 ophthalmology physician records in North Carolina.
All 688 in North Carolina → Every provider in Greensboro → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Derek Delmonte, MDGreensboro, NC 274101528225471
- Charles Epes, MDGreensboro, NC 274101871596809
- Nicholas Grissom, MDGreensboro, NC 274101376075366
- Anthony Leonard, M.D., PH.D.Greensboro, NC 274101619327434
- Albert Lundquist, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTGreensboro, NC 274101295727634
- Andrew Mincey, MDGreensboro, NC 274101063770758
- Paula Pecen, MDGreensboro, NC 274101740505528
- Christopher Shah, MDGreensboro, NC 274101316203151
Common questions
What is Roy Whitaker, MD's NPI number?
Roy Whitaker, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285638866, issued on Jun 10, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Roy Whitaker, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3312 Battleground Ave, Greensboro, NC, 27410. Phone: (336) 282-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Roy Whitaker, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 26482, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Roy Whitaker, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Roy Whitaker, MD had 2,146 Medicare Part D claims for 360 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.