NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

William Lee Whitesell, O.D

Optometrist · Spring Hill, KS

William Lee Whitesell, O.D is an optometrist with a practice address in Spring Hill, Kansas, and NPI 1689677411, issued on May 24, 2005. Check the license (Kansas 1315, as entered in NPPES) with the Kansas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1689677411
Name
William Lee Whitesell
Credential
O.D
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
1315 KS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
21900 S Webster St, Spring Hill, KS 66083
Phone
(913) 592-2020
Enumerated
May 24, 2005
Record last updated
Jun 17, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(913) 273-0528
Medicaid ID
100644720A KS
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100914000424); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 21900 S Webster St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Courtney Bloodgood, O.D.Optometrist1942614714
  2. Steven Burmaster, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1992773543
  3. Anthony Line, D.D.S.Dentist1689800070

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Kansas board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

41 Medicare Part D claims for 21 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. William Whitesell41
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost15 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: $282.97

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lkc Technologies, 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.

  1. William Whitesell$282.97
  2. Specialty average$769.99

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

  1. Whitesell Optometry, PASpring Hill, KS

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

William Lee Whitesell among 715 optometrist records in Kansas

William Lee Whitesell, O.D is one of 715 optometrist records with a practice address in Kansas. 76% 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, 86% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • Graduated1989 · median 2006 among the 500 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2015 · 74% 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 Kansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

2 optometrist records list a practice address in Spring Hill

They are 2 of the 57 NPPES records with a practice address in Spring Hill, and 715 optometrist records in Kansas.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Courtney Bloodgood, O.D.Spring Hill, KS 660831942614714
  2. Richard Dean, ODTonganoxie, KS 660861366548828
  3. Katelyn Volk, O.D.Tonganoxie, KS 660861851730345
  4. Christopher Franken, O.D.Troy, KS 660871811906936
  5. Taylor Caldwell, ODPaola, KS 660711598685166
  6. George Gage, O.D.Paola, KS 660711528034741
  7. Angela Macdonald, O.D.Paola, KS 660711881894046
  8. Andrea Needham, O.D.Paola, KS 660711134435225

Common questions

What is William Lee Whitesell, O.D's NPI number?

William Lee Whitesell, O.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689677411, issued on May 24, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is William Lee Whitesell, O.D located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 21900 S Webster St, Spring Hill, KS, 66083. Phone: (913) 592-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify William Lee Whitesell, O.D's license?

NPPES lists Kansas license number 1315, as entered by the provider. Search the Kansas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does William Lee Whitesell, O.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, William Lee Whitesell, O.D had 41 Medicare Part D claims for 21 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. 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.