Dr. Walter J. Whang, MD

  • Naperville, IL
  • Psychiatrist
NPI1245217942PAC ID7315924123
Medicare services, 2024
562
Medicare patients, 2024
127
Part D claims, 2024
1,334
MIPS score, 2024
85
Hospital affiliations
2
Practice address
801 South Washington, Naperville, IL 60540
Practice phone
Call (630) 527-3000
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Primary practice

Edward Hospital

Hospital · Naperville, Illinois

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Dr. Walter J. Whang is a psychiatrist in Naperville, Illinois

Dr. Whang practices at Edward Hospital in Naperville, Illinois, part of Endeavor Health.

Dr. Whang's NPI, 1245217942, was assigned on December 23, 2005. Dr. Whang graduated from Northeastern Ohio University College of Medicine in 1988. Dr. Whang holds Illinois license 036081028.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
7315924123
NPI enumeration date
December 23, 2005
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(630) 527-3000
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
64
Medical school graduation
1988

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

Dr. Walter J. Whang practices at Edward Hospital in Naperville, Illinois

Dr. Whang's primary practice is Edward Hospital, at 801 South Washington, Naperville, IL 60540 in Du Page County. The practice phone is (630) 527-3000.

  • Edward Hospital
    801 South Washington, Naperville, IL 60540 · Du Page CountyPhone(630) 527-3000

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Dr. Walter J. Whang is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Whang's primary practice is Edward Hospital in Naperville, Illinois, part of Endeavor Health. Dr. Whang is also affiliated with Elmhurst Hospital. The medical group on file is Endeavor Health Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Whang to 2 more group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Walter J. Whang's practice

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

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Edward HospitalAvailable with a free account
+3 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Walter J. Whang is one of 1,527 psychiatrists in Illinois

Psychiatry is Dr. Whang's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2084P0800X. Dr. Whang is licensed in Illinois.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Psychiatry, IllinoisPrimaryLicense 036081028 · taxonomy 2084P0800X

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Dr. Walter J. Whang billed Medicare for 562 services in 2024

CMS data shows 562 Medicare services from Dr. Whang across 7 procedure codes in 2024, for 127 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $46,753 for them.

Medicare services, 2024562
Medicare patients127
Paid by Medicare$46,753
Procedure codes7

Dr. Whang's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Tests and treatments
2023: 3752024: 3633%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 2652024: 19925%

Where Dr. Whang's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office13724%
  • In a facility42576%

Dr. Whang compared with the Illinois median for psychiatrists, 2024

  • Dr. Whang
  • Illinois median
Medicare services
562vs 2032.8 times
Medicare patients
127vs 632.0 times
Part D claims
1,180vs 1746.8 times

Medians across 1,588 psychiatrists in Illinois with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Whang's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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. Walter J. Whang treated 127 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 67

CMS counts 127 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Whang in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 46 patients. 75% of them have anxiety, and 75% have depression. 20% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.23, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Whang's median patient age at 57, with 62% women.

Medicare patients, 2024127
Average age67
Average risk score1.23
Also on Medicaid20%

Dr. Whang's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Whang's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women8466%
  • Men4334%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Whang's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. Anxiety75%
  2. Depression75%
  3. Mood disorders75%
  4. High cholesterol69%
  5. High blood pressure65%
  6. Arthritis45%
  7. Schizophrenia and other psychoses43%
  8. Bipolar disorder37%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Whang's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 57

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women62%
  • Men37%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Walter J. Whang wrote 1,334 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Whang wrote 1,334 Medicare Part D claims for 72 patients. 98% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,180 of them, across 34 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $20,813 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,183 claims across 34 drugs.

Part D claims, 20241,334
Drugs named by CMS34
Total drug cost$20,813
Part D patients72

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

  • Generic1,302 claims98%
  • Brand-name and other32 claims2%

Dr. Whang'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. Whang's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over12%158 of 1,334 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: 1,1832024: 1,180No change

Drugs named by CMS: 34 in 2024, 34 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. Walter J. Whang scored 85 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 85 out of 100 for Dr. Whang for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Whang accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Whang as offering telehealth.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Dr. Whang's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 85of 100Final score
  • 75.9of 100Quality
  • 99of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 75of 100Cost

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026

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Dr. Walter J. Whang received $858 in industry payments from 2016 to 2022

CMS Open Payments shows 15 general payments to Dr. Whang from 7 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2022. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. paid the most, $424.

General payments to Dr. Whang by program year, 2016 to 2022

General payments to Dr. Whang by kind, 2016 to 2022

$858in total
  • Food and beverage$857100%
  • Education$20%

Companies that paid Dr. Whang the most, 2016 to 2022

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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

Dr. Walter J. Whang graduated from Northeastern Ohio University College of Medicine

Dr. Whang graduated from Northeastern Ohio University College of Medicine in 1988.

  1. Medical schoolNortheastern Ohio University College of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Walter J. Whang'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 DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
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)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
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. Walter J. Whang's NPI number?

Dr. Walter J. Whang's NPI number is 1245217942. It was assigned on December 23, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Walter J. Whang?

Dr. Walter J. Whang is a psychiatrist in Naperville, Illinois. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Psychiatry Physician (taxonomy code 2084P0800X).

Where does Dr. Walter J. Whang practice?

Dr. Whang practices at 801 South Washington, Naperville, IL 60540. Dr. Whang's primary practice is Edward Hospital in Naperville, Illinois, part of Endeavor Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Whang to 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Walter J. Whang's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Whang is (630) 527-3000.

What is Dr. Walter J. Whang's medical license number?

Dr. Whang holds Illinois license 036081028.

Which hospitals is Dr. Walter J. Whang affiliated with?

Dr. Whang practices at Edward Hospital in Naperville, Illinois. Dr. Whang is also affiliated with Elmhurst Hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Walter J. Whang part of?

Dr. Whang is linked to Endeavor Health Medical Group. Dmand AI links Dr. Whang to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Walter J. Whang accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Whang billed Medicare for 562 services in 2024, and Dr. Whang accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Walter J. Whang offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Whang as offering telehealth services.

What is Dr. Walter J. Whang's MIPS score?

Dr. Whang's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 85 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Walter J. Whang see?

CMS counts 127 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Whang in 2024, with an average age of 67.

What services does Dr. Walter J. Whang bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Whang's most billed Medicare services were psychiatric service (90870), care management and other visits (99442) and psychiatric service (90792).

Where did Dr. Walter J. Whang go to medical school?

Dr. Whang graduated from Northeastern Ohio University College of Medicine in 1988.

What drugs does Dr. Walter J. Whang prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Whang's most prescribed drugs by claims were Bupropion XL, Alprazolam and Clonazepam.

Has Dr. Walter J. Whang received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $858 in general payments to Dr. Whang from 7 companies from 2016 to 2022. The largest total came from Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.

How long has Dr. Walter J. Whang been practicing?

Dr. Whang graduated from medical school in 1988, 38 years ago.

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