Active NPI 1730356346 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Nathaniel Whitney , MD

Neurological Surgery • Spokane, WA

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Nathaniel Whitney, MD is a certified Neurological Surgery practicing in Spokane, WA. With approximately 18 years of clinical experience since graduating from Loma Linda University School Of Medicine in 2008, Dr. Whitney delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 105 W 8TH AVE.

Dr. Whitney is affiliated with Providence Health And Services Washington and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include new patient outpatient office visit, established patient outpatient office visit, insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

105 W 8th Ave
Suite 200

Spokane, WA 992042302

Telephone 5096249112

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Inland Empire Gastroenterology Ps Facility NPI 1750380812

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Loma Linda University School Of Medicine

Graduation Year

2008

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Neurological Surgery in Spokane, WA

Established Specialist (10-20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

18 Yrs -2.2 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 20.2 Yrs

State Avg: 24.6 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

18 Specialists

Practicing in Spokane, WA (239 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

22.2% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

70.7% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Whitney (18 Years) 18 Yrs

Spokane Specialty Average (20.2 Years) 20.2 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
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	71	71	$508.00	$163.24
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	42	33	$276.00	$89.33
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	38	20	$790.00	$246.67
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	25	21	$391.00	$127.89
61783 Computer-assisted spinal procedure	22	22	$711.00	$221.05
22614 Fusion of additional segment of spine	21	11	$1197.00	$375.17
22842 Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments	18	18	$2336.00	$730.33
22558 Fusion of spine bones with removal of disc at lower spinal column, anterior approach	17	17	$3045.06	$633.72
22612 Fusion of spine in lower back	15	15	$4886.00	$1548.78
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	12	12	$173.00	$56.61

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	76	76	$479.00	$165.33
22614 Fusion of additional segment of spine	57	13	$1129.00	$376.45
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	39	35	$260.00	$90.00
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	36	18	$745.00	$248.51
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	29	28	$368.00	$127.24
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	24	24	$515.00	$167.84
22585 Fusion of spine bones through front of body with partial removal of disc, each additional disc	20	11	$639.70	$213.64
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	19	15	$612.00	$209.27
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	17	17	$3232.00	$992.37
22558 Fusion of spine bones with removal of disc at lower spinal column, anterior approach	15	15	$2885.35	$828.23
22842 Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments	13	13	$2203.00	$734.97
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	12	11	$163.00	$56.46

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
22614 Fusion of additional segment of spine	76	20	$971.71	$354.10
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	60	60	$446.00	$168.73
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	44	39	$242.00	$90.95
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	42	17	$693.00	$252.74
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	35	32	$341.00	$126.19
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	31	17	$565.00	$200.38
22585 Fusion of spine bones through front of body with partial removal of disc, each additional disc	25	13	$546.25	$200.14
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	25	24	$2892.38	$767.86
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	19	18	$576.00	$215.97
22842 Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments	18	18	$1956.98	$712.88
22558 Fusion of spine bones with removal of disc at lower spinal column, anterior approach	15	15	$2578.75	$633.78
99441 Telephone medical discussion with physician, 5-10 minutes	15	14	$149.00	$56.93
22612 Fusion of spine in lower back	15	15	$4053.63	$1493.97
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	14	11	$151.00	$57.48
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	13	13	$481.00	$182.84

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
22614 Fusion of additional segment of spine	89	24	$884.03	$342.93
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	59	53	$233.00	$90.51
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	47	47	$429.00	$167.72
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	47	21	$660.00	$255.61
22585 Fusion of spine bones through front of body with partial removal of disc, each additional disc	34	15	$569.28	$222.09
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	34	28	$145.00	$55.79
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	27	14	$540.00	$211.04
22612 Fusion of spine in lower back	23	23	$3948.70	$1462.99
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	21	21	$2855.00	$878.55
22842 Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments	21	21	$1955.00	$739.73
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	19	18	$331.00	$125.30
22558 Fusion of spine bones with removal of disc at lower spinal column, anterior approach	18	18	$2793.67	$746.03
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	14	14	$552.00	$219.82
22840 Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck	14	14	$1946.00	$704.72
99441 Telephone medical discussion with physician, 5-10 minutes	12	11	$145.00	$53.93
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	11	11	$464.00	$184.28

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	89	81	$184.00	$75.25
22614 Fusion of additional segment of spine	67	20	$895.43	$363.50
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	35	29	$266.00	$111.35
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	31	18	$654.00	$267.07
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	28	25	$546.00	$226.69
22612 Fusion of spine in lower back	21	19	$3849.54	$1511.63
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	20	20	$403.00	$166.94
22558 Fusion of spine bones with removal of disc at lower spinal column, anterior approach	19	19	$2642.42	$727.08
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	18	18	$2651.67	$733.60
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	18	17	$111.00	$46.58
22842 Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments	17	17	$1839.18	$747.02
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	15	15	$338.00	$140.55

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
22614 Fusion of additional segment of spine	107	30	$994.00	$395.58
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	72	60	$182.00	$75.22
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	58	55	$266.00	$110.15
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	57	29	$657.00	$247.21
22612 Fusion of spine in lower back	30	28	$4007.00	$1461.24
22842 Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments	30	30	$1942.00	$754.89
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	29	29	$2781.00	$724.76
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	26	15	$255.00	$105.02
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	25	18	$537.00	$201.04
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	21	19	$110.00	$45.76
22585 Fusion of spine bones through front of body with partial removal of disc, each additional disc	19	12	$634.19	$247.21
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	19	19	$546.00	$224.69
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	17	12	$178.00	$73.47
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	14	14	$403.00	$162.13
22558 Fusion of spine bones with removal of disc at lower spinal column, anterior approach	14	14	$2419.38	$529.61
22840 Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck	13	13	$1931.00	$786.43
22600 Fusion of spine in neck by posterior approach	12	12	$3261.00	$998.28

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	101	75	$171.00	$72.12
22614 Fusion of additional segment of spine	84	20	$951.00	$396.64
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	44	41	$253.00	$105.79
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	43	22	$607.00	$231.63
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	40	17	$524.00	$222.40
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	35	27	$245.00	$104.38
22842 Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments	20	19	$1856.00	$706.37
22612 Fusion of spine in lower back	19	19	$3836.00	$1455.43
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	19	12	$514.00	$209.09
22558 Fusion of spine bones with removal of disc at lower spinal column, anterior approach	15	15	$2316.25	$683.65
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	15	15	$2662.00	$755.49
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	13	13	$103.00	$44.12
22843 Placement of stabilizing device to back, 7-12 spine bone segments	12	12	$1986.00	$778.07
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	12	12	$171.00	$72.85
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	11	11	$322.00	$136.77

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
22614 Fusion of additional segment of spine	68	25	$954.00	$375.14
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	62	51	$171.00	$70.98
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	50	30	$245.00	$103.07
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	49	42	$252.00	$101.37
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	44	44	$385.00	$155.37
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	39	24	$635.65	$242.68
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	33	33	$322.00	$134.99
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	23	17	$515.00	$198.79
22842 Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments	23	23	$1860.00	$703.45
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	19	19	$477.00	$189.66
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	18	18	$2667.00	$814.55
22612 Fusion of spine in lower back	18	18	$3839.00	$1435.92
22585 Fusion of spine bones through front of body with partial removal of disc, each additional disc	16	11	$631.25	$255.46
22558 Fusion of spine bones with removal of disc at lower spinal column, anterior approach	12	12	$2437.31	$576.83

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

CMS Verified: 2021-04-29

Neurological Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207T00000X

State License WA MD60539921

A neurological surgeon provides the operative and non-operative management (i.e., prevention, diagnosis, evaluation, treatment, critical care, and rehabilitation) of disorders of the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems, including their supporting structures and vascular supply; the evaluation and treatment of pathological processes which modify function or activity of the nervous system; and the operative and non-operative management of pain. A neurological surgeon treats patients with disorders of the nervous system; disorders of the brain, meninges, skull, and their blood supply, including the extracranial carotid and vertebral arteries; disorders of the pituitary gland; disorders of the spinal cord, meninges, and vertebral column, including those which may require treatment by spinal fusion or instrumentation; and disorders of the cranial and spinal nerves throughout their distribution.

Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 390200000X

An individual who is enrolled in an organized health care education/training program leading to a degree, certification, registration, and/or licensure to provide health care.

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Providence Health And Services Washington

101 W 8th Ave, Spokane, WA 992042307

Providence Health And Services Washington

105 W 8th Ave, Spokane, WA 992042318

Providence Health And Services Washington

1200 E Columbia Ave, Colville, WA 991143354

Phone: 5096843701

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

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

37 Associated Practitioners

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Neurological Surgery

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Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Dr. Amitoz Manhas , MD

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Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Shannon Duncan , RN

Nurse Practitioner

NPI 1083498919

Registered Nurse

Braidon Freeman , PA-C

Physician Assistant

NPI 1104812981

Physician Assistant (Certified)

Dr. Phoebe Ortman , DNP, ARNP, FNP-C

Nurse Practitioner

NPI 1154991107

Doctor of Nursing Practice, Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner, Family Nurse Practitioner (Certified)

Kathleen Duthie , PA-C

Physician Assistant - Medical

NPI 1184959090

Physician Assistant (Certified)

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 August 25, 2015

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location August 25, 2015

Registered at 105 W 8TH AVE, SUITE 200, SPOKANE, WA 992042302 (Tel: 5096249112)

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Updated Business Mailing Address August 25, 2015

Registered at PO BOX 421, LIBERTY LAKE, WA 990190421 (Tel: 8667472455)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated August 25, 2015

Recorded as NATHANIEL WHITNEY, MD

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) August 25, 2015

Neurological Surgery (License #MD60539921 in WA)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration May 13, 2008

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1730356346

Entity Type:

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

Enumeration Date: May 13, 2008

Last Update: April 29, 2021

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

Po Box 421

Liberty Lake, WA 990190421

Phone: 8667472455

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