Active NPI 1568422566 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. John Raymond Whittaker , MD

Surgery • Southfield, MI

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. John Whittaker, MD is a certified Surgery practicing in Southfield, MI. With approximately 50 years of clinical experience since graduating from Meharry Medical College School Of Medicine in 1976, Dr. Whittaker delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 27209 LAHSER RD.

Dr. Whittaker accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include established patient outpatient office visit, new patient outpatient office visit, review by radiologist of both arms and legs veins of both arms or legs image. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

27209 Lahser Rd
Ste 224

Southfield, MI 480348401

Telephone 2484230903

Fax 2484230905

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Northwest Critical Care Surgeons, Pllc Facility NPI 1194760280

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Meharry Medical College School Of Medicine

Graduation Year

1976

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Surgery in Southfield, MI

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

50 Yrs +27.8 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 22.2 Yrs

State Avg: 25.8 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

43 Specialists

Practicing in Southfield, MI (1479 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

4.3% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Whittaker (50 Years) 50 Yrs

Southfield Specialty Average (22.2 Years) 22.2 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	25	17	$95.00	$91.29
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	16	12	$135.00	$128.77

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	40	27	$135.00	$127.20
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	18	15	$95.00	$91.34

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	41	30	$135.00	$130.94
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	39	25	$95.00	$93.08
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	24	24	$125.00	$116.44
75822 Review by radiologist of both arms and legs veins of both arms or legs image	21	20	$100.00	$71.62
36005 Injection for X-ray imaging procedure on veins of arm or leg	20	19	$1710.00	$72.81
36901 Insertion of needle and/or catheter into dialysis circuit, with imaging including radiological supervision and interpretation	19	16	$320.00	$174.30
93970 Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers	13	13	$400.00	$195.86

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	52	38	$93.65	$93.23
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	51	37	$133.43	$132.57
93970 Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers	24	20	$400.00	$201.29
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	20	18	$220.00	$206.20
36005 Injection for X-ray imaging procedure on veins of arm or leg	18	18	$1100.00	$75.22
36901 Insertion of needle and/or catheter into dialysis circuit, with imaging including radiological supervision and interpretation	18	18	$320.00	$160.84
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	17	17	$100.00	$75.81
75822 Review by radiologist of both arms and legs veins of both arms or legs image	16	16	$100.00	$73.96
36832 Revision of dialysis graft, open procedure	12	11	$1425.00	$817.24

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	67	42	$85.00	$76.64
36475 Destruction of insufficient vein of arm or leg, accessed through the skin	23	12	$2750.00	$1176.56
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	22	16	$115.00	$112.24
36831 Removal of blood clot from dialysis graft, open procedure	19	13	$1100.00	$685.12
36005 Injection for X-ray imaging procedure on veins of arm or leg	17	16	$635.29	$60.39
36902 Insertion of needle and/or tube into hemodialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment with review by radiologist	16	11	$475.00	$250.46
36901 Insertion of needle and/or catheter into dialysis circuit, with imaging including radiological supervision and interpretation	13	13	$320.00	$173.26
36830 Connection of tube graft to vein and artery for dialysis	12	12	$1200.00	$765.36
75822 Review by radiologist of both arms and legs veins of both arms or legs image	12	12	$100.00	$54.88

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	113	75	$85.00	$73.13
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	57	40	$115.00	$106.94
36831 Removal of blood clot from dialysis graft, open procedure	49	30	$1100.00	$636.70
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	48	48	$125.00	$107.86
36901 Insertion of needle and/or catheter into dialysis circuit, with imaging including radiological supervision and interpretation	39	33	$320.00	$153.38
36005 Injection for X-ray imaging procedure on veins of arm or leg	35	32	$617.14	$65.44
75822 Review by radiologist of both arms and legs veins of both arms or legs image	33	30	$100.00	$52.56
36902 Insertion of needle and/or tube into hemodialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment with review by radiologist	29	29	$475.00	$250.76
36558 Insertion of tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older)	26	24	$600.00	$253.13
76937 Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access	21	21	$60.00	$14.52
36830 Connection of tube graft to vein and artery for dialysis	21	17	$1200.00	$687.54
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	21	19	$220.00	$201.75
36832 Revision of dialysis graft, open procedure	19	18	$1200.00	$795.68
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	18	17	$50.00	$44.51
36907 Balloon dilation of dialysis segment with review by radiologist	18	15	$250.00	$155.90
93970 Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers	17	16	$400.00	$185.07
36589 Removal of central venous catheter for infusion	16	14	$300.00	$168.50
10140 Drainage of blood or fluid accumulation	14	14	$500.00	$90.65
37607 Tying or banding of a passage between an artery and vein	14	12	$580.00	$399.69
93922 Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	12	12	$150.00	$69.15

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	152	86	$85.00	$70.11
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	67	62	$220.00	$197.85
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	39	39	$125.00	$104.84
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	36	28	$115.00	$103.38
93970 Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers	31	27	$400.00	$172.71
36901 Insertion of needle and/or catheter into dialysis circuit, with imaging including radiological supervision and interpretation	29	26	$320.00	$162.49
36902 Insertion of needle and/or tube into hemodialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment with review by radiologist	29	25	$475.00	$248.09
36831 Removal of blood clot from dialysis graft, open procedure	19	16	$1100.00	$640.20
36005 Injection for X-ray imaging procedure on veins of arm or leg	17	16	$428.24	$61.91
75822 Review by radiologist of both arms and legs veins of both arms or legs image	16	16	$100.00	$51.41
36907 Balloon dilation of dialysis segment with review by radiologist	16	16	$250.00	$152.60
93880 Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow	15	15	$400.00	$178.89
36832 Revision of dialysis graft, open procedure	14	14	$1200.00	$787.08
93925 Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts	12	12	$500.00	$248.77
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	12	12	$50.00	$42.17
93922 Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	12	12	$150.00	$69.20

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	163	95	$85.00	$69.10
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	58	53	$220.00	$193.96
36901 Insertion of needle and/or catheter into dialysis circuit, with imaging including radiological supervision and interpretation	50	41	$320.00	$132.18
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	47	47	$125.00	$103.03
36902 Insertion of needle and/or tube into hemodialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment with review by radiologist	33	25	$475.00	$208.63
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	30	26	$115.00	$101.52
36831 Removal of blood clot from dialysis graft, open procedure	28	14	$1100.00	$594.82
36907 Balloon dilation of dialysis segment with review by radiologist	28	26	$250.00	$126.01
36005 Injection for X-ray imaging procedure on veins of arm or leg	28	28	$151.79	$54.77
36558 Insertion of tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older)	26	20	$600.00	$248.77
36832 Revision of dialysis graft, open procedure	24	22	$1200.00	$751.99
75822 Review by radiologist of both arms and legs veins of both arms or legs image	23	23	$100.00	$50.64
36589 Removal of central venous catheter for infusion	18	17	$300.00	$160.34
76937 Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access	16	16	$60.00	$13.86
37607 Tying or banding of a passage between an artery and vein	15	14	$580.00	$339.56
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	11	11	$50.00	$41.11
93970 Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers	11	11	$400.00	$160.96
36830 Connection of tube graft to vein and artery for dialysis	11	11	$1200.00	$651.33

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X

State License MI 4301039465

A general surgeon has expertise related to the diagnosis - preoperative, operative and postoperative management - and management of complications of surgical conditions in the following areas: alimentary tract; abdomen; breast, skin and soft tissue; endocrine system; head and neck surgery; pediatric surgery; surgical critical care; surgical oncology; trauma and burns; and vascular surgery. General surgeons increasingly provide care through the use of minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques. Many general surgeons also possess expertise in transplantation surgery, plastic surgery and cardiothoracic surgery.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID

2120509 (MI)

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Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

11 Historical Events

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NPI Profile Active February 08, 2017

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location February 08, 2017

Registered at 27209 LAHSER RD, STE 224, SOUTHFIELD, MI 480348401 (Tel: 2484230903)

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Updated Business Mailing Address February 08, 2017

Registered at 6431 BAUERVIC BLVD, WEST BLOOMFIELD, MI 483222237 (Tel: 2488510635)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated February 08, 2017

Recorded as JOHN WHITTAKER, M.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) February 08, 2017

Surgery (License #4301039465 in MI)

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NPI Profile Active May 16, 2013

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location May 16, 2013

Registered at 20240 W 12 MILE RD, SUITE 3, SOUTHFIELD, MI 480762426 (Tel: 2484230903)

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Updated Business Mailing Address May 16, 2013

Registered at 6431 BAUERVIC BLVD, WEST BLOOMFIELD, MI 483222237 (Tel: 2488510635)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated May 16, 2013

Recorded as JOHN WHITTAKER, M.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) May 16, 2013

Surgery (License #4301039465 in MI)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration March 24, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1568422566

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: March 24, 2006

Last Update: February 08, 2017

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

6431 Bauervic Blvd

West Bloomfield, MI 483222237

Phone: 2488510635

Public Domain Record This profile contains public domain information published by CMS and NPPES under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

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