Total Payments
$123,973
2024 Payments
$8,752
Companies
30
Transactions
175
Medicare Patients
990
Medicare Billing
$127,695
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$93,577 (75.5%)
Travel$9,872 (8.0%)
Food & Beverage$8,231 (6.6%)
Other$6,150 (5.0%)
Education$6,130 (4.9%)
Gifts$13.57 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $93,577 | 14 | 75.5% |
| Travel and Lodging | $9,872 | 39 | 8.0% |
| Food and Beverage | $8,231 | 117 | 6.6% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $6,150 | 1 | 5.0% |
| Education | $6,130 | 3 | 4.9% |
| Gift | $13.57 | 1 | 0.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc. | $62,115 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| Galvanize Therapeutics, Inc | $18,694 | 17 | $0 (2024) |
| Ethicon Inc. | $12,898 | 40 | $0 (2022) |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $9,398 | 58 | $0 (2023) |
| Biocomposites Inc | $7,509 | 3 | $0 (2019) |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $7,224 | 11 | $0 (2018) |
| Curetis USA Inc. | $1,600 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Noah Medical Corporation | $1,225 | 4 | $0 (2023) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $1,019 | 5 | $0 (2019) |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $1,007 | 3 | $0 (2021) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $8,752 | 12 | Galvanize Therapeutics, Inc ($8,586) |
| 2023 | $14,895 | 15 | Galvanize Therapeutics, Inc ($9,955) |
| 2022 | $75,331 | 35 | Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc. ($62,115) |
| 2021 | $371.38 | 12 | Ethicon Inc. ($273.82) |
| 2020 | $1,570 | 15 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP ($930.00) |
| 2019 | $6,508 | 13 | Biocomposites Inc ($3,650) |
| 2018 | $12,511 | 38 | Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated ($7,224) |
| 2017 | $4,034 | 35 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($3,607) |
All Payment Transactions
175 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 7
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/29/2024 | Galvanize Therapeutics, Inc | ALIYA SYSTEM (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,600.00 | General |
| Category: PULSED ELECTRIC FIELD | ||||||
| 04/26/2024 | Galvanize Therapeutics, Inc | ALIYA SYSTEM (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $400.00 | General |
| Category: PULSED ELECTRIC FIELD | ||||||
| 04/25/2024 | Galvanize Therapeutics, Inc | ALIYA SYSTEM (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $800.00 | General |
| Category: PULSED ELECTRIC FIELD | ||||||
| 04/22/2024 | Galvanize Therapeutics, Inc | ALIYA SYSTEM (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $800.00 | General |
| Category: PULSED ELECTRIC FIELD | ||||||
| 04/15/2024 | Galvanize Therapeutics, Inc | ALIYA SYSTEM (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,800.00 | General |
| Category: PULSED ELECTRIC FIELD | ||||||
| 04/08/2024 | Body Vision Medical Inc. | LungVision (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $145.48 | General |
| Category: Interventional Pulmonology-Navigated Bronchoscopy | ||||||
| 04/08/2024 | Body Vision Medical Inc. | LungVision (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $20.13 | General |
| Category: Interventional Pulmonology-Navigated Bronchoscopy | ||||||
| 03/10/2024 | Galvanize Therapeutics, Inc | ALIYA SYSTEM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $172.88 | General |
| Category: PULSED ELECTRIC FIELD | ||||||
| 03/09/2024 | Galvanize Therapeutics, Inc | ALIYA SYSTEM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $242.23 | General |
| Category: PULSED ELECTRIC FIELD | ||||||
| 03/09/2024 | Galvanize Therapeutics, Inc | ALIYA SYSTEM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $170.84 | General |
| Category: PULSED ELECTRIC FIELD | ||||||
| 03/09/2024 | Galvanize Therapeutics, Inc | ALIYA SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $72.16 | General |
| Category: PULSED ELECTRIC FIELD | ||||||
| 03/08/2024 | Galvanize Therapeutics, Inc | ALIYA SYSTEM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $528.20 | General |
| Category: PULSED ELECTRIC FIELD | ||||||
| 12/21/2023 | Galvanize Therapeutics, Inc | ALIYA SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.48 | General |
| Category: PULSED ELECTRIC FIELD | ||||||
| 11/30/2023 | Galvanize Therapeutics, Inc | ALIYA SYSTEM (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,800.00 | General |
| Category: PULSED ELECTRIC FIELD | ||||||
| 11/30/2023 | Galvanize Therapeutics, Inc | ALIYA SYSTEM (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $800.00 | General |
| Category: PULSED ELECTRIC FIELD | ||||||
| 10/17/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | In-kind items and services | $3,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 10/06/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $231.86 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 10/05/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.99 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 09/29/2023 | Galvanize Therapeutics, Inc | ALIYA SYSTEM (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $7,200.00 | General |
| Category: PULSED ELECTRIC FIELD | ||||||
| 09/27/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $446.71 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 09/27/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $19.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 06/15/2023 | Galvanize Therapeutics, Inc | ALIYA SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $70.79 | General |
| Category: PULSED ELECTRIC FIELD | ||||||
| 06/15/2023 | Galvanize Therapeutics, Inc | ALIYA SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $68.15 | General |
| Category: PULSED ELECTRIC FIELD | ||||||
| 04/25/2023 | Noah Medical Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $144.93 | General |
| Category: Thoracic Surgery | ||||||
| 04/25/2023 | Noah Medical Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $16.09 | General |
| Category: Thoracic Surgery | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7 | 151 | 178 | $80,170 | $14,259 |
| 2022 | 11 | 345 | 396 | $192,492 | $39,575 |
| 2021 | 12 | 341 | 417 | $232,944 | $42,904 |
| 2020 | 7 | 153 | 171 | $142,052 | $30,958 |
Total Patients
990
Total Services
1,162
Medicare Billing
$127,695
Procedure Codes
37
All Medicare Procedures & Services
37 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 31 | 39 | $17,264 | $4,068 | 23.6% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 24 | 24 | $19,905 | $3,252 | 16.3% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 34 | 36 | $10,120 | $2,443 | 24.1% |
| 31628 | Biopsy of lobe of lung using an endoscope, 1 lobe | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $18,534 | $1,775 | 9.6% |
| 99231 | Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 30 | $7,350 | $1,236 | 16.8% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2023 | 21 | 21 | $2,575 | $784.50 | 30.5% |
| 31654 | Exam of lung airways with diagnostic or therapeutic procedure on growths using an endoscope and ultrasound | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $4,422 | $699.42 | 15.8% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 75 | 117 | $18,095 | $8,626 | 47.7% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 51 | 60 | $13,475 | $6,270 | 46.5% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 45 | 45 | $15,975 | $5,852 | 36.6% |
| 31653 | Exam of lung airways and sampling of lymph nodes using an endoscope and ultrasound guidance, 3 or more lymph nodes | Facility | 2022 | 24 | 24 | $58,704 | $4,728 | 8.1% |
| 31628 | Biopsy of lobe of lung using an endoscope, 1 lobe | Facility | 2022 | 33 | 33 | $33,990 | $3,708 | 10.9% |
| 32674 | Removal of lymph nodes of chest cavity using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 16 | 16 | $8,000 | $2,921 | 36.5% |
| 31626 | Placement of radiation therapy markers into lung airways using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 17 | 17 | $16,915 | $2,136 | 12.6% |
| 31654 | Exam of lung airways with diagnostic or therapeutic procedure on growths using an endoscope and ultrasound | Facility | 2022 | 33 | 33 | $9,900 | $1,842 | 18.6% |
| 31627 | Computer-assisted image-guided navigation of lung airways using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 20 | 20 | $6,433 | $1,620 | 25.2% |
| 31625 | Biopsy of lung airway using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 13 | 13 | $9,295 | $1,006 | 10.8% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2022 | 18 | 18 | $1,710 | $867.00 | 50.7% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 68 | 91 | $20,160 | $9,788 | 48.5% |
| 31653 | Examination of lung airways using an endoscope with imaging guidance and ultrasound, 3 or more lymph nodes involved | Facility | 2021 | 46 | 47 | $114,962 | $9,463 | 8.2% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 48 | 67 | $10,385 | $4,942 | 47.6% |
| 32674 | Removal of lymph nodes of mid-chest cavity using an endoscope | Facility | 2021 | 24 | 25 | $12,500 | $4,512 | 36.1% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Office | 2021 | 22 | 22 | $7,810 | $2,979 | 38.1% |
| 31625 | Biopsy of lung airways using an endoscope | Facility | 2021 | 35 | 35 | $25,025 | $2,615 | 10.4% |
| 31627 | Computer-assisted image-guided navigation of lung airways using an endoscope | Facility | 2021 | 26 | 26 | $8,362 | $2,166 | 25.9% |
About Dr. Joseph Whitlark, MD
Dr. Joseph Whitlark, MD is a Surgery healthcare provider based in State College, Pennsylvania. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 01/13/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1760461180.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Joseph Whitlark, MD has received a total of $123,973 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $8,752 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 175 transactions from 30 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($93,577).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Whitlark has provided services to 990 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 1,162 services with total Medicare billing of $127,695. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 37 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Surgery
- Other Specialties Vascular Surgery, Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
- Location State College, PA
- Active Since 01/13/2006
- Last Updated 11/18/2015
- Taxonomy Code 208600000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1760461180
Products in Payments
- Monarch Platform (Device) $74,867
- ALIYA SYSTEM (Device) $18,694
- Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) $9,398
- Stimulan (Device) $7,509
- EXPAREL (Drug) $7,224
- IMFINZI (Drug) $943.00
- RESOLUTION CLIP (Device) $711.61
- GENERAL THERAPIES (Device) $307.23
- Spin (Device) $267.16
- LungVision (Device) $165.61
- MONARCH (Device) $132.56
- NovoTTF-100L (Device) $129.73
- ATTUNE (Device) $117.31
- CFN PleurX (Device) $74.23
- TAGRISSO (Drug) $64.16
- CFN PLEURX (Device) $46.58
- TELESCOPE HOPKINS DCI FOWARD (Device) $37.94
- HARMONIC Product Family (Device) $36.87
- OFIRMEV (Drug) $36.29
- TISSEEL (Biological) $34.55
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Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.
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