Dr. David W. Whalen, MD

Dr. Whalen practices at Trinity Health Grand Rapids Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan, part of Trinity Health.

Dr. Whalen's NPI, 1295777449, was assigned on June 12, 2006. Dr. Whalen graduated from University of Michigan Medical School in 2003. Dr. Whalen holds Michigan license 4301087452.

Dr. Whalen's primary practice is Trinity Health Grand Rapids Hospital, at 200 Jefferson Avenue SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503 in Kent County. The practice phone is (616) 685-5000.

Dr. Whalen's primary practice is Trinity Health Grand Rapids Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan, part of Trinity Health. The medical group on file is Grand River Emergency Medical Group.

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

Emergency medicine is Dr. Whalen's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207P00000X. Dr. Whalen is licensed in Michigan.

CMS data shows 226 Medicare services from Dr. Whalen across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 193 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $19,069 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 193 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Whalen in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 62 patients. 74% of them have high blood pressure, and 65% have high cholesterol. 50% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.92, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Whalen's median patient age at 53, with 57% women.

In 2024, Dr. Whalen wrote 158 Medicare Part D claims for 125 patients. 91% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 52 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $241 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 29 claims across 2 drugs.

Dr. Whalen accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 5 papers to Dr. Whalen, published from 2012 to 2018. 2018 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Anti-Bacterial Agents, Chlamydia trachomatis and Emergency Service, Hospital. Dr. Whalen has published most often in Am J Emerg Med. Dr. Whalen's most frequent co-authors are Roman Igorevich Krivochenitser, MD, Mariah Barnes, MD and Michael G. Shaheen, DO.

CMS Open Payments shows 1 general payment to Dr. Whalen from 1 drug or device company in 2019. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation paid the most, $11.

Dr. Whalen graduated from University of Michigan Medical School in 2003.