Active NPI 1619273042 Individual Practitioner Female Practitioner

Dr. Tara Whelan , DO

Dermatology • Westerly, RI

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Tara Whelan, DO is a certified Dermatology practicing in Westerly, RI. With approximately 20 years of clinical experience since graduating from University Of New England, College Of Osteo Medicine in 2006, Dr. Whelan delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 45 WELLS ST.

Dr. Whelan is affiliated with Northeast Medical Group Inc and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths, established patient outpatient office visit, destruction of skin growth. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

45 Wells St
Suite 201

Westerly, RI 028912961

Telephone 4013152222

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Gastroenterology Specialists, Inc Facility NPI 1780782706

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

University Of New England, College Of Osteo Medicine

Graduation Year

2006

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Dermatology in Westerly, RI

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

20 Yrs -7.3 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 27.3 Yrs

State Avg: 23.2 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

3 Specialists

Practicing in Westerly, RI (74 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

59.2% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Whelan (20 Years) 20 Yrs

Westerly Specialty Average (27.3 Years) 27.3 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
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	938	174	$17.00	$7.07
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	436	331	$268.00	$134.27
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	282	252	$182.00	$94.97
17000 Destruction of skin growth	278	236	$184.00	$53.93
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	180	154	$276.77	$100.50
11301 Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	95	82	$290.00	$110.73
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	58	58	$272.00	$116.70
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	55	55	$415.00	$175.02
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	51	44	$542.00	$177.07
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	45	44	$249.00	$80.20
11300 Shaving of 0.5 centimeters or less skin growth of the trunk, arms, or legs	42	41	$210.29	$84.81
11311 Shaving of skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 0.6-1.0 cm	38	35	$335.00	$138.35
11310 Shaving of 0.5 centimeters or less skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth	38	35	$265.00	$104.67
11302 Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	34	33	$350.00	$140.76
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	26	23	$360.00	$188.74
11306 Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.6-1.0 cm	23	20	$295.00	$115.49
10060 Simple or single drainage of skin abscess	22	22	$294.45	$131.35
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	19	16	$4.00	$0.98
11312 Shaving of skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm	15	13	$385.00	$163.86
11305 Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.5 cm or less	13	13	$215.00	$90.01
11307 Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm	12	12	$355.00	$139.92

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	876	163	$17.00	$6.99
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	415	308	$268.00	$131.06
17000 Destruction of skin growth	291	228	$184.00	$51.34
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	289	252	$182.00	$92.75
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	184	156	$245.00	$95.55
11301 Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	138	106	$290.00	$105.45
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	69	63	$249.00	$74.69
11300 Shaving of 0.5 centimeters or less skin growth of the trunk, arms, or legs	58	51	$192.00	$77.89
11310 Shaving of 0.5 centimeters or less skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth	53	45	$265.00	$96.74
11311 Shaving of skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 0.6-1.0 cm	53	50	$335.00	$133.76
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	47	47	$272.00	$115.11
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	42	36	$542.00	$176.21
11302 Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	42	41	$350.00	$136.75
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	40	40	$415.00	$170.47
10060 Simple or single drainage of skin abscess	38	35	$254.61	$121.90
11306 Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.6-1.0 cm	33	30	$295.00	$111.12
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	27	17	$4.00	$1.08
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	21	17	$360.00	$183.44
11305 Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.5 cm or less	19	18	$215.00	$81.62
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	15	14	$397.00	$186.20

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	706	137	$17.00	$7.22
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	346	263	$268.00	$133.91
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	242	223	$182.00	$94.71
17000 Destruction of skin growth	235	183	$184.00	$49.39
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	162	144	$244.35	$101.20
11301 Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	124	95	$290.00	$109.87
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	51	51	$214.59	$80.77
11310 Shaving of 0.5 centimeters or less skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth	47	43	$265.00	$104.11
11300 Shaving of 0.5 centimeters or less skin growth of the trunk, arms, or legs	37	30	$192.00	$77.40
11311 Shaving of skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 0.6-1.0 cm	36	32	$335.00	$137.41
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	31	29	$542.00	$179.70
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	27	15	$4.00	$1.13
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	26	26	$415.00	$174.65
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	19	19	$272.00	$117.48
11302 Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	18	18	$350.00	$148.79
10060 Simple or single drainage of skin abscess	18	17	$250.00	$121.95
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	11	11	$360.00	$188.29

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	854	140	$17.00	$6.99
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	367	283	$268.00	$136.19
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	296	242	$182.00	$96.45
17000 Destruction of skin growth	266	209	$184.00	$50.50
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	211	178	$245.00	$101.21
11301 Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	130	102	$290.00	$114.71
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	89	89	$272.00	$118.65
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	88	83	$132.00	$79.00
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	68	56	$542.00	$177.81
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	64	64	$415.00	$176.85
11311 Shaving of skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 0.6-1.0 cm	56	51	$335.00	$138.99
11310 Shaving of 0.5 centimeters or less skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth	51	49	$265.00	$106.80
11300 Shaving of 0.5 centimeters or less skin growth of the trunk, arms, or legs	38	34	$192.00	$74.77
10060 Simple or single drainage of skin abscess	34	34	$250.00	$114.89
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	33	13	$4.00	$1.31
11302 Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	31	30	$350.00	$148.49
11306 Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.6-1.0 cm	21	20	$295.00	$115.72
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	12	12	$397.00	$191.51

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	510	127	$17.00	$6.46
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	459	339	$182.00	$79.45
17000 Destruction of skin growth	217	175	$184.00	$50.00
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	156	141	$244.33	$102.68
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	126	115	$132.00	$79.96
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	122	105	$268.00	$114.96
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	104	104	$272.00	$114.25
11301 Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	84	68	$290.00	$115.30
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	55	16	$4.00	$1.46
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	50	49	$542.00	$169.77
11311 Shaving of skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 0.6-1.0 cm	27	27	$335.00	$139.67
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	19	15	$397.00	$169.84
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	19	14	$76.00	$57.38
10060 Simple or single drainage of skin abscess	18	18	$250.00	$112.15
11306 Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.6-1.0 cm	18	14	$295.00	$110.32
11302 Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	18	18	$350.00	$151.10
17261 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	14	13	$445.00	$139.33
11310 Shaving of 0.5 centimeters or less skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth	13	13	$265.00	$115.23

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	835	152	$17.00	$5.99
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	529	370	$182.00	$77.81
17000 Destruction of skin growth	265	206	$184.00	$53.03
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	162	143	$132.00	$85.60
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	148	118	$268.00	$113.47
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	133	114	$243.42	$104.24
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	92	92	$272.00	$113.81
11301 Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	62	57	$290.00	$119.69
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	59	49	$542.00	$161.32
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	54	14	$4.00	$1.60
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	27	20	$76.00	$56.62
11311 Shaving of skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 0.6-1.0 cm	23	21	$335.00	$135.19
11310 Shaving of 0.5 centimeters or less skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth	21	21	$265.00	$109.62
10060 Simple or single drainage of skin abscess	16	16	$250.00	$118.17
11302 Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	14	14	$350.00	$149.20
11104 Punch biopsy, first skin growth	12	11	$165.00	$126.56
17261 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	12	11	$445.00	$141.10
11306 Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.6-1.0 cm	11	11	$295.00	$123.46

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	1,055	192	$17.00	$5.53
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	720	451	$182.00	$75.63
17000 Destruction of skin growth	346	259	$184.00	$51.70
11100 Biopsy of single growth of skin and/or tissue	291	248	$229.00	$85.25
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	195	195	$272.00	$111.76
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	173	153	$245.00	$106.39
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	129	110	$268.00	$110.37
11301 Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	113	83	$290.00	$111.39
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	86	73	$542.00	$151.53
11101 Biopsy of each additional growth of skin and/or tissue	49	42	$73.00	$34.14
11311 Shaving of skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 0.6-1.0 cm	30	29	$335.00	$95.65
11302 Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	27	24	$350.00	$137.82
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	26	22	$397.00	$173.60
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	25	16	$8.32	$1.82
17261 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	19	15	$445.00	$127.63
11306 Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.6-1.0 cm	18	16	$295.00	$124.98
10060 Simple or single drainage of skin abscess	18	18	$250.00	$124.71
11310 Shaving of 0.5 centimeters or less skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth	15	14	$265.00	$108.06
17111 Destruction of skin growth, 15 or more growths	14	14	$298.00	$133.91

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	653	139	$16.47	$5.70
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	530	364	$165.96	$73.41
17000 Destruction of skin growth	217	177	$183.48	$49.34
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	205	205	$247.58	$108.66
11100 Biopsy of single growth of skin and/or tissue	204	184	$230.27	$79.43
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	141	128	$246.35	$101.03
11301 Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	93	73	$281.65	$105.53
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	70	60	$479.97	$153.57
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	52	50	$262.62	$107.53
11311 Shaving of skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 0.6-1.0 cm	34	32	$291.00	$93.78
11302 Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	32	28	$330.00	$129.94
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	31	16	$4.74	$1.81
11101 Biopsy of each additional growth of skin and/or tissue	21	18	$72.71	$32.66
11200 Removal of skin tag, 1-15 skin tags	21	18	$195.00	$62.07
17111 Destruction of skin growth, 15 or more growths	20	16	$297.40	$127.62
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	20	18	$394.90	$168.85
11306 Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.6-1.0 cm	18	18	$288.33	$110.50
10040 Acne surgery	15	14	$287.67	$78.99
10060 Simple or single drainage of skin abscess	14	14	$251.71	$98.38
11310 Shaving of 0.5 centimeters or less skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth	11	11	$261.36	$94.98

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Dermatology Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207N00000X

State License RI DO00708

A dermatologist is trained to diagnose and treat pediatric and adult patients with benign and malignant disorders of the skin, mouth, external genitalia, hair and nails, as well as a number of sexually transmitted diseases. The dermatologist has had additional training and experience in the diagnosis and treatment of skin cancers, melanomas, moles and other tumors of the skin, the management of contact dermatitis and other allergic and nonallergic skin disorders, and in the recognition of the skin manifestations of systemic (including internal malignancy) and infectious diseases. Dermatologists have special training in dermatopathology and in the surgical techniques used in dermatology. They also have expertise in the management of cosmetic disorders of the skin such as hair loss and scars and the skin changes associated with aging.

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Northeast Medical Group Inc

45 E Ave, Westerly, RI 028913113

Phone: 4016374186

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

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Career & Practice History Timeline

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

6 Historical Events

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NPI Profile Active November 28, 2012

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location November 28, 2012

Registered at 45 WELLS ST, SUITE 201, WESTERLY, RI 028912961 (Tel: 4013152222)

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Updated Business Mailing Address November 28, 2012

Registered at 35 BOOMBRIDGE RD, WESTERLY, RI 028911012 (Tel: 4015757113)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated November 28, 2012

Recorded as TARA WHELAN, DO

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) November 28, 2012

Dermatology (License #DO00708 in RI)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration February 02, 2011

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1619273042

Entity Type:

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

Enumeration Date: February 02, 2011

Last Update: November 28, 2012

Sole Proprietor: Yes

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Mailing Address

35 Boombridge Rd

Westerly, RI 028911012

Phone: 4015757113

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