Dr. Duane C. Whitaker, MD

Dr. Whitaker practices at Visalia Medical Clinic - Imaging - Adventist Health Physicians Network in Visalia, California.

Dr. Whitaker's NPI, 1609847821, was assigned on January 27, 2006. Dr. Whitaker graduated from University of Arizona College of Medicine in 1979. Dr. Whitaker holds Washington license MD0046124.

Dr. Whitaker's primary practice is Visalia Medical Clinic - Imaging - Adventist Health Physicians Network, at 5400 W. Hillsdale, Visalia, CA 93291.

Dr. Whitaker's primary practice is Visalia Medical Clinic - Imaging - Adventist Health Physicians Network in Visalia, California. The medical group on file is Adventist Health Physicians Network. Dmand AI also links Dr. Whitaker to 2 more group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account. Dr. Whitaker's employer is on file too: a breast imaging center.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Whitaker practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Mohs-micrographic surgery is Dr. Whitaker's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207ND0101X. Dmand AI has Dr. Whitaker's licenses on file in 3 states: Washington, Arizona and California.

CMS data shows 262 Medicare services from Dr. Whitaker across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 95 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $78,464 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 95 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Whitaker in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 43 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 69% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 1.23, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Whitaker's median patient age at 61, with 59% women.

In 2024, Dr. Whitaker wrote 39 Medicare Part D claims. 72% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 14 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $293 in total drug cost. In 2021, CMS named 11 claims across 1 drug.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 96 out of 100 for Dr. Whitaker for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Whitaker accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 14 procedures of removal of skin cancer by Dr. Whitaker, more than 10% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal of skin lesions: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Skin biopsy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

CMS Open Payments shows 9 general payments to Dr. Whitaker from 7 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Sanofi and Genzyme US Companies paid the most, $163.

Dr. Whitaker graduated from University of Arizona College of Medicine in 1979.