Derek Whalen, PA-C
NPI 1215545934ActiveIndividual· Physician Assistant, Medical· Waxhaw, NC
Physician Assistant, Medical (PA-C) with Avance Care PA, practicing in Waxhaw, North Carolina. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $147,990 for 1,806 claims, against $4,869 paid for services in 2024. Abbvie Inc. was the largest of 10 companies reporting payments in 2025, $429.24 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Novant Health Matthews Medical Center as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1215545934 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | PA-C |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jul 20, 2020 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Dec 5, 2024 |
| Certified by provider | Dec 5, 2024 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician Assistant, Medical Primary | 363AM0700X | 0010-13935 | NC |
| Physician Assistant | 363A00000X | — | — |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Physician Assistant (NC) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 70 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 229 across 32 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $4,869 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 1,806 · 3,540 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 284 |
| Total drug cost | $147,990 |
| Generic share | 88% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Physician Assistant |
Medical group
- Avance Care PAChapel Hill, NC · 239 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Novant Health Matthews Medical CenterMatthews, NC
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$429.24 · 21 payments from 10 companies
- 2024$583.56 · 29 payments from 11 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Abbvie Inc. | $107.27 | 4 |
| Pfizer Inc. | $85.71 | 4 |
| Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $68.61 | 4 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc | $53.48 | 3 |
| Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $23.75 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$429.24 · 21 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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