Dr. Katherine Elizabeth Whalen, MD

  • Norwich, CT
  • Ophthalmologist
NPI1932466992PAC ID8820392376
Medicare services, 2018
197
Part D claims, 2024
1,570
Publications
2
Hospital affiliations
1
Industry payments
$732
Practice address
79 Wawecus St, Ste 107, Norwich, CT 06360
Practice phone
Call (860) 886-2655
Professional email
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Mobile number
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Primary practice

Eastern Connecticut Endoscopy Center

Surgery Center - Medicare-Certified · Norwich, Connecticut

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Dr. Katherine Elizabeth Whalen is an ophthalmologist in Norwich, Connecticut

Dr. Whalen practices at Eastern Connecticut Endoscopy Center in Norwich, Connecticut.

Dr. Whalen's NPI, 1932466992, was assigned on April 16, 2012. Dr. Whalen graduated from Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in 2012. Dr. Whalen holds Pennsylvania license MD458482.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
8820392376
NPI enumeration date
April 16, 2012
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(860) 886-2655
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
40
Medical school graduation
2012

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Katherine Elizabeth Whalen practices at Eastern Connecticut Endoscopy Center in Norwich, Connecticut

Dr. Whalen's primary practice is Eastern Connecticut Endoscopy Center, at 79 Wawecus St, Ste 107, Norwich, CT 06360. The practice phone is (860) 886-2655.

  • Eastern Connecticut Endoscopy Center
    79 Wawecus St, Ste 107, Norwich, CT 06360Phone(860) 886-2655

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Dr. Katherine Elizabeth Whalen is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Whalen's primary practice is Eastern Connecticut Endoscopy Center in Norwich, Connecticut. Dr. Whalen is also affiliated with Backus Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. Whalen to 1 more physician office, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Katherine Elizabeth Whalen's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Whalen practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Eastern Connecticut Endoscopy CenterAvailable with a free account
+3 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Katherine Elizabeth Whalen is one of 259 ophthalmologists in Connecticut

Ophthalmology is Dr. Whalen's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Whalen is licensed in Pennsylvania.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Ophthalmology, PennsylvaniaPrimaryLicense MD458482 · taxonomy 207W00000X

Ophthalmologists near Dr. Whalen

Counts of ophthalmologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

259ophthalmologists in Connecticut
8ophthalmologists in Norwich

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Katherine Elizabeth Whalen billed Medicare for 197 services in 2018

CMS data shows 197 Medicare services from Dr. Whalen across 3 procedure codes in 2018. Medicare paid $13,463 for them.

Medicare services, 2018197
Paid by Medicare$13,463
Procedure codes3

Dr. Whalen's Medicare services by type, 2017 to 2018

  • 2017
  • 2018
Tests and treatments
2017: 1,1992018: 18285%
Surgery
2017: 1452018: 1590%

Where Dr. Whalen's Medicare services took place, 2018

  • In an office11056%
  • In a facility8744%

Dr. Whalen compared with the Connecticut median for ophthalmologists, 2018

  • Dr. Whalen
  • Connecticut median
Medicare services
197vs 1,15083% below
Part D claims
1,434vs 6642.2 times

Medians across 287 ophthalmologists in Connecticut with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Whalen's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2018

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Katherine Elizabeth Whalen's patients have a median age of 71

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Whalen's median patient age at 71, with 57% women.

Dr. Whalen's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 71

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women57%
  • Men42%

Source: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data

Dr. Katherine Elizabeth Whalen wrote 1,570 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Whalen wrote 1,570 Medicare Part D claims for 398 patients. 56% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,434 of them, across 28 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $242,080 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,024 claims across 22 drugs.

Part D claims, 20241,570
Drugs named by CMS28
Total drug cost$242,080
Part D patients398

Dr. Whalen's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic875 claims56%
  • Brand-name695 claims44%

Dr. Whalen's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Whalen's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics1%15 of 1,570 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 1,0242024: 1,43440%

Drugs named by CMS: 28 in 2024, 22 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Katherine Elizabeth Whalen ranks in the 70th percentile for cataract surgery in Medicare

Dr. Whalen accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 74 procedures of cataract surgery by Dr. Whalen, more than 70% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Where Dr. Whalen ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Cataract surgery
70th percentile74 procedures

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Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Katherine Elizabeth Whalen has 2 publications on record

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Whalen in 2016. Dr. Whalen has published most often in Retin Cases Brief Rep. Dr. Whalen's most frequent co-authors are Ralph C. Eagle, MD and Tamara R. Vrabec, MD.

Papers2

Dr. Whalen's most frequent co-authors

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Dr. Katherine Elizabeth Whalen received $732 in industry payments from 2018 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 24 general payments to Dr. Whalen from 17 drug and device companies from 2018 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Ocular Therapeutix, Inc. paid the most, $154.

General payments to Dr. Whalen by program year, 2018 to 2025

Companies that paid Dr. Whalen the most, 2018 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Katherine Elizabeth Whalen graduated from Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University

Dr. Whalen graduated from Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in 2012.

  1. Medical schoolJefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University

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Sources for Dr. Katherine Elizabeth Whalen's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel Data
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Katherine Elizabeth Whalen's NPI number?

Dr. Katherine Elizabeth Whalen's NPI number is 1932466992. It was assigned on April 16, 2012, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Katherine Elizabeth Whalen?

Dr. Katherine Elizabeth Whalen is an ophthalmologist in Norwich, Connecticut. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).

Where does Dr. Katherine Elizabeth Whalen practice?

Dr. Whalen practices at 79 Wawecus St, Ste 107, Norwich, CT 06360. Dr. Whalen's primary practice is Eastern Connecticut Endoscopy Center in Norwich, Connecticut. Dmand AI also links Dr. Whalen to 1 physician office, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Katherine Elizabeth Whalen's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Whalen is (860) 886-2655.

What is Dr. Katherine Elizabeth Whalen's medical license number?

Dr. Whalen holds Pennsylvania license MD458482.

Which hospitals is Dr. Katherine Elizabeth Whalen affiliated with?

Dr. Whalen is affiliated with Backus Hospital.

Does Dr. Katherine Elizabeth Whalen accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Whalen billed Medicare for 197 services in 2018, and Dr. Whalen accepts Medicare assignment.

What services does Dr. Katherine Elizabeth Whalen bill to Medicare?

In 2018, Dr. Whalen's most billed Medicare services were eye exam or test (92014), eye exam or test (92012) and surgery: eye (66984).

Where did Dr. Katherine Elizabeth Whalen go to medical school?

Dr. Whalen graduated from Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in 2012.

What drugs does Dr. Katherine Elizabeth Whalen prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Whalen's most prescribed drugs by claims were Latanoprost, Prednisolone Acetate and Moxifloxacin.

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Has Dr. Katherine Elizabeth Whalen received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $732 in general payments to Dr. Whalen from 17 companies from 2018 to 2025. The largest total came from Ocular Therapeutix, Inc.

How long has Dr. Katherine Elizabeth Whalen been practicing?

Dr. Whalen graduated from medical school in 2012, 14 years ago.

Does Dr. Katherine Elizabeth Whalen do research?

Dmand AI links 2 publications to Dr. Whalen.

Who does Dr. Katherine Elizabeth Whalen publish with?

Dr. Whalen's most frequent co-authors are Ralph C. Eagle, MD (2 shared papers) and Tamara R. Vrabec, MD (2 shared papers).

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