Whitney Barnekoff McKinley, FNP-C
NPI 1861979965ActiveIndividual· Nurse Practitioner· Great Falls, MT
Nurse Practitioner (FNP-C) with Benefis Hospitals Inc, practicing in Great Falls, Montana. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $279,894 for 533 claims, against $26,630 paid for services in 2024. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation was the largest of 29 companies reporting payments in 2025, $1,108 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Benefis Hospitals Inc and 2 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1861979965 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | FNP-C |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jul 23, 2018 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Apr 8, 2024 |
| Certified by provider | Apr 8, 2024 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse Practitioner Primary | 363L00000X | NUR-APRN-LIC-131513 | MT |
| Registered Nurse, Oncology | 163WX0200X | 38208 | MT |
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 - Nurse Practitioner (MT) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 226 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 407 across 8 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $26,630 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 533 · 711 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 152 |
| Total drug cost | $279,894 |
| Generic share | 91% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Nurse Practitioner |
| Telehealth | Offers telehealth |
Medical group
- Benefis Hospitals IncGreat Falls, MT · 384 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Benefis Hospitals IncGreat Falls, MT
- Benefis Teton Medical CenterChoteau, MT
- Northern Montana HospitalHavre, MT
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$1,108 · 60 payments from 29 companies
- 2024$433.20 · 24 payments from 15 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $186.31 | 9 |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $128.65 | 7 |
| Abbvie Inc. | $69.90 | 4 |
| Janssen Biotech, Inc. | $61.80 | 3 |
| Incyte Corporation | $55.50 | 3 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$1,108 · 60 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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