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Dr. Robert Phillips Whelan, MD

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Specializes in: Anesthesiology

Wake Forest University School of Medicine (2002)

1370 W D Street
North Wilkesboro, NC 28659

(336) 651-8100

Dr. Robert Phillips Whelan, MD is an anesthesiologist in North Wilkesboro, NC specializing in anesthesiology. He graduated from Wake Forest University School of Medicine in 2002 and has 24 years of experience. Dr. Robert Phillips Whelan, MD is affiliated with Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist and MEDSTREAM ANESTHESIA PLLC.

Office Locations

1370 W D Street
North Wilkesboro, NC 28659

(336) 651-8100

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180 Parkwood Drive
Elkin, NC 28621

(336) 527-7000

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Medical Center Boulevard
Winston-Salem, NC 27157

(336) 716-3245

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Robert Phillips Whelan, MD in 2023

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By Volume:

continuous brachial plexus block

In 2023, Dr. Robert Phillips Whelan, MD performed more continuous brachial plexus block procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within North Carolina.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Phillips Whelan, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in North Wilkesboro, NC during 2012 were nerve block, pain management, spinal procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Phillips Whelan, MD for Medicare patients.

injections	27
nerve block	27
pain management	27
spinal procedures	27

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Phillips Whelan, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in North Wilkesboro, NC during 2013 were nerve block, pain management, spinal procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Phillips Whelan, MD for Medicare patients.

injections	42
nerve block	42
pain management	42
spinal procedures	42

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Phillips Whelan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	152
Female	180

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	318
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	135
From 75 to 84	110
85 and over	24
Less than 65	63

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Phillips Whelan, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	42
Dementia	8
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Phillips Whelan, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in North Wilkesboro, NC during 2014 were nerve block, pain management, spinal procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Phillips Whelan, MD for Medicare patients.

injections	28
nerve block	28
pain management	28
spinal procedures	28

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Phillips Whelan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	125
Female	205

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	305
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	139
From 75 to 84	90
85 and over	29
Less than 65	72

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Phillips Whelan, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	36
Dementia	12
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Phillips Whelan, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in North Wilkesboro, NC during 2015 were nerve block, pain management, spinal procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Phillips Whelan, MD for Medicare patients.

injections	16
nerve block	16
pain management	16
spinal procedures	16

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Phillips Whelan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	256
Female	340

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	552
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	270
From 75 to 84	180
85 and over	54
Less than 65	92

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Phillips Whelan, MD in 2015

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	34
Dementia	13
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Phillips Whelan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	57
Female	76

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	122
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	82
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Phillips Whelan, MD in 2016

Hypertension	41
High Cholesterol	35
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	16
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	11
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	10
Dementia	0
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Phillips Whelan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	73
Female	61

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	120
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	79
From 75 to 84	44
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Phillips Whelan, MD in 2017

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	14
Dementia	0
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Phillips Whelan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	74
Female	61

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	124
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	95
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Phillips Whelan, MD in 2018

Hypertension	49
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	14
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	10
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	9
Dementia	0
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Phillips Whelan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	52
Female	50

**Age**
From 65 to 74	70
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Phillips Whelan, MD in 2019

Hypertension	47
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Phillips Whelan, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in North Wilkesboro, NC during 2020 were nerve block and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Phillips Whelan, MD for Medicare patients.

injections	12
nerve block	66

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Phillips Whelan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	68
Female	61

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	117
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	90
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Phillips Whelan, MD in 2020

Hypertension	43
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	10
Dementia	0
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Phillips Whelan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	63
Female	42

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	91
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	73
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Phillips Whelan, MD in 2021

Hypertension	44
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	10
Chronic Kidney Disease	11
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	13
Dementia	0
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Phillips Whelan, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in North Wilkesboro, NC during 2022 were nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Phillips Whelan, MD for Medicare patients.

nerve block	11

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Phillips Whelan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	38
Female	49

**Age**
From 65 to 74	58
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Phillips Whelan, MD in 2022

Hypertension	49
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	15
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Phillips Whelan, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Robert Phillips Whelan, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in North Wilkesboro, NC were nerve block, pain management, spinal procedures and injections.

injections	25
nerve block	31
pain management	28
spinal procedures	28

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Phillips Whelan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	87
Female	102

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	159
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	38
85 and over	9
Less than 65	20
65 to 74	99

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Phillips Whelan, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Robert Phillips Whelan, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and depression.

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	6
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	15
Atrial Fibrillation	5
Dementia	3
Cancer	12

Education & Training

Dr. Robert Phillips Whelan, MD graduated from Wake Forest University School of Medicine in 2002. He completed residency at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology and has a state license in North Carolina.

Medical School: Wake Forest University School of Medicine (2002)

Residency: Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center (2006)

Board Certification: American Board of Anesthesiology

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Robert Phillips Whelan, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist

MEDSTREAM ANESTHESIA PLLC

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Robert Phillips Whelan, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic Xomed, Inc.	$110 Advanced Energy Hemostatic Device $110
Mylan Specialty L.P.	$39 Ultiva $39
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation	$25 BRIDION $25
Avanos Medical	$17 ON-Q* PUMP AND ACCESSORIES $17

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$174
Consulting Fee	$17

Biography

Dr. Robert Whelan specializes in anesthesiology. Dr. Whelan is affiliated with Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist. His practice in is open to new patients as reported by Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist. After completing medical school at Wake Forest University School of Medicine, he performed his residency at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Phillips Whelan, MD in 2020

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Phillips Whelan, MD in 2022

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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General Payments

Biography

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