Sunshine McWhinney, PA

  • Cherokee, NC
  • Physician assistant
NPI1437446986PAC ID6406013721
Medicare patients, 2024
20
Part D claims, 2024
392
Hospital affiliations
1
Medical group
1
State licenses
2
Practice address
Caller Box C268, Cherokee, NC 28719
Practice phone
Call (828) 497-9163
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Mobile number
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Primary practice

Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority

Hospital · Cherokee, North Carolina

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Sunshine McWhinney is a physician assistant in Cherokee, North Carolina

Sunshine McWhinney practices at Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority in Cherokee, North Carolina, part of Ebci Finance.

Sunshine McWhinney's NPI, 1437446986, was assigned on July 6, 2011. Sunshine McWhinney holds Maryland license C0005661.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
6406013721
NPI enumeration date
July 6, 2011
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(828) 497-9163
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
41
Medical school graduation
2011

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

Sunshine McWhinney practices at 2 locations in Cherokee, North Carolina

Sunshine McWhinney's primary practice is Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority, at Caller Box C268, Cherokee, NC 28719 in Swain County. The practice phone is (828) 497-9163. Sunshine McWhinney also practices at Cherokee Indian Hospital, 1 Hospital Rd, Cherokee, NC 28719.

  • Cherokee Indian Hospital AuthorityPrimary
    Caller Box C268, Cherokee, NC 28719 · Swain CountyPhone(828) 497-9163
  • Cherokee Indian Hospital
    1 Hospital Rd, Cherokee, NC 28719 · Swain CountyPhone(828) 497-9163

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Practice Data

Sunshine McWhinney is affiliated with 1 site of care and 1 medical group

Sunshine McWhinney's primary practice is Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority in Cherokee, North Carolina, part of Ebci Finance. The medical group on file is Cherokee Indian Hospital.

Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Sunshine McWhinney's practice

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EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Cherokee Indian Hospital AuthorityAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Sunshine McWhinney is one of 7,765 physician assistants in North Carolina

Physician assistant is Sunshine McWhinney's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 363A00000X. Dmand AI has Sunshine McWhinney's licenses on file in 2 states: Maryland and Virginia.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Physician assistant, MarylandPrimaryLicense C0005661 · taxonomy 363A00000X
  • Virginia licenseLicense 0110003615

Physician assistants near Sunshine McWhinney

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Sunshine McWhinney treated 20 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 57

CMS counts 20 Medicare patients who saw Sunshine McWhinney in 2024. 75% of them have anxiety, and 75% have depression. Their average risk score is 2.00, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Sunshine McWhinney's median patient age at 70, with 69% women.

Medicare patients, 202420
Average age57
Average risk score2.00

Chronic conditions among Sunshine McWhinney's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. Anxiety75%
  2. Depression75%
  3. High blood pressure75%
  4. Mood disorders75%
  5. High cholesterol65%

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

Sunshine McWhinney's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 70

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women69%
  • Men31%

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

Sunshine McWhinney wrote 392 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Sunshine McWhinney wrote 392 Medicare Part D claims for 27 patients. 92% of them were for generic drugs.

Part D claims, 2024392
Part D patients27

Sunshine McWhinney's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic362 claims92%
  • Brand-name30 claims8%

Drug classes CMS tracks in Sunshine McWhinney's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over4%14 of 392 claims

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

Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

How Sunshine McWhinney takes part in Medicare

Sunshine McWhinney accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Sources for Sunshine McWhinney'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 phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
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 (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Sunshine McWhinney's NPI number?

Sunshine McWhinney's NPI number is 1437446986. It was assigned on July 6, 2011, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What does Sunshine McWhinney specialize in?

Sunshine McWhinney is a physician assistant in Cherokee, North Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Physician Assistant (taxonomy code 363A00000X).

Where does Sunshine McWhinney practice?

Sunshine McWhinney practices at Caller Box C268, Cherokee, NC 28719. Sunshine McWhinney also practices at 1 Hospital Rd, Cherokee, NC 28719. Sunshine McWhinney's primary practice is Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority in Cherokee, North Carolina, part of Ebci Finance.

What is Sunshine McWhinney's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Sunshine McWhinney is (828) 497-9163.

What is Sunshine McWhinney's medical license number?

Sunshine McWhinney holds Maryland license C0005661, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Sunshine McWhinney been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Sunshine McWhinney in Maryland and Virginia.

Which hospitals is Sunshine McWhinney affiliated with?

Sunshine McWhinney practices at Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority in Cherokee, North Carolina.

What medical group is Sunshine McWhinney part of?

Sunshine McWhinney is linked to Cherokee Indian Hospital.

Does Sunshine McWhinney accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS lists Sunshine McWhinney as accepting Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Sunshine McWhinney see?

CMS counts 20 Medicare patients who saw Sunshine McWhinney in 2024, with an average age of 57.

How long has Sunshine McWhinney been practicing?

Sunshine McWhinney graduated from medical school in 2011, 15 years ago.

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