Christopher Keith Whipple
NPI 1003181306ActiveIndividual· Family Medicine· New Orleans, LA
Family Medicine in New Orleans, Louisiana, trained at Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans (class of 2012). Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $733,405 for 10,583 claims, against $353,140 paid for services in 2024. Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. was the largest of 4 companies reporting payments in 2024, $273.41 in all, mostly food and beverage.
Overview
| NPI | 1003181306 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Mar 20, 2012 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Dec 7, 2015 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Family Medicine Primary | 207Q00000X | MD.207005 | LA |
| Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 390200000X | — | — |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Hospitalist (LA) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 418 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 4,273 across 32 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $353,140 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 10,583 · 10,615 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 225 |
| Total drug cost | $733,405 |
| Generic share | 80% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Medical school | Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans |
|---|---|
| Graduation year | 2012 |
| Medicare specialty | Hospitalist |
| Secondary specialties | Family Practice |
| Telehealth | Offers telehealth |
Other facilities
- Foundations HospiceHospice · Albany, LA
- St. Francis Medical Center Acute RehabInpatient rehabilitation facility · Monroe, LA
- Bayside Healthcare CenterNursing home · Gretna, LA
- Ferncrest Manor Living CenterNursing home · New Orleans, LA
- Jo Ellen Smith Convalescent CenterNursing home · New Orleans, LA
- Marrero Healthcare CenterNursing home · Marrero, LA
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2024$273.41 · 5 payments from 4 companies
Top paying companies in 2024
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | $136.38 | 2 |
| Organogenesis Inc. | $99.58 | 1 |
| Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. | $26.11 | 1 |
| Reprise Biomedical, Inc. | $11.34 | 1 |
What the 2024 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$273.41 · 5 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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