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Claire Elaine Whinery, OD

NPI 1023755196ActiveIndividual· Optometrist· Wichita Falls, TX

Optometrist (OD) with Clinics of North Texas LLP and 1 other group, practicing in Wichita Falls, Texas. In 2024 Medicare paid $88,005 for 708 patients, and Part D covered 236 of their prescriptions, 63% of them generic. Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was the largest of 2 companies reporting payments in 2025, $142.37 in all, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1023755196
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialOD
Sole proprietorYes
NPI issuedMay 19, 2022
Last updated in NPPESAug 12, 2022
Certified by providerAug 11, 2022

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Optometrist Primary152W00000X10542TX

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 4, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Optometry (TX)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients708
Services billed1,474 across 17 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$88,005

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)236 · 374 30-day fills
Patients106
Total drug cost$22,049
Generic share63% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Graduation year2022
Medicare specialtyOptometry

Medical groups

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$142.37 · 2 payments from 2 companies
  • 2024$402.38 · 5 payments from 4 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$125.001
Abbvie Inc.$17.371

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$142.37 · 2 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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