Ming Suie Whitten , APN
Nurse Practitioner • Big Spring, TX
1901 Highway 87 N
Big Spring, TX 797200283
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NPI assigned on August 15, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 229 Original Medicare Part B services in 2019.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2019. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2019:
- 99231 — Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day: 127 service units.
- 99232 — Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making: 102 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2019. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPT® only copyright 2018 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2019). CPT notice
See the full table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 83 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2023.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2023. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2023:
- Fluphenazine Hcl — 25 prescription fills, including refills.
- Divalproex Sodium — 22 prescription fills, including refills.
- Invega Sustenna (Paliperidone Palmitate) — 13 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2023. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 5 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Medicare Part B services went from 283 in 2018 to 229 in 2019.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2018–2019.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1901 Highway 87 N
Big Spring, TX 797200283
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Health And Human Services Commission. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
2005
What Public CMS Data Show
Nurse Practitioner: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $8,206 in 2019
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2019. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2019.
Paid by Medicare
About $5,630 in 2019
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2019, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2019.
30-day fills
83 standardized 30-day fills in 2023
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$48,587 in 2023
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2023, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2023.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
No Open Payments records are listed for this clinician for 2021–2025.
Years since graduation
21 years (graduated 2005)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2005 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2006
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Ming Whitten has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Ming Whitten as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Big Spring and Texas
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Ming Whitten are from 2019.
Medicare Part D
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Ming Whitten are from 2023.
6 active clinicians are listed under Nurse Practitioner with a practice address in Big Spring, TX (4,835 in Texas).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services decreased 19% from 283 in 2018 to 229 in 2019.
- 2018: 283
- 2019: 229
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 14% from $9,577 in 2018 to $8,206 in 2019.
- 2018: $9,577
- 2019: $8,206
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 20% from $7,047 in 2018 to $5,630 in 2019.
- 2018: $7,047
- 2019: $5,630
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions went from 11 in 2019 to 83 in 2023.
- 2019: 11
- 2020: 25
- 2021: 17
- 2022: 31
- 2023: 83
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30-day fills
30-day fills went from 11 in 2019 to 83 in 2023.
- 2019: 11
- 2020: 25
- 2021: 17
- 2022: 31
- 2023: 83
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost increased 1997% from $2,317 in 2019 to $48,587 in 2023.
- 2019: $2,317
- 2020: $417
- 2021: $167
- 2022: $5,765
- 2023: $48,587
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2019), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2023), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99231
Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes
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127 | 14 | $28.56 | $27.32 |
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99232
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes
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102 | 13 | $49.06 | $46.43 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2019; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2023.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Fluphenazine Hcl | Fluphenazine Hcl | 25 | 541 | $5,886.38 | — |
| Divalproex Sodium | Divalproex Sodium | 22 | 536 | $2,413.84 | — |
| Invega Sustenna | Paliperidone Palmitate | 13 | 364 | $39,955.18 | — |
| Benztropine Mesylate | Benztropine Mesylate | 12 | 289 | $174.66 | — |
| Trazodone Hcl | Trazodone Hcl | 11 | 281 | $156.95 | — |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2023; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363L00000X
(1) A registered nurse provider with a graduate degree in nursing prepared for advanced practice involving independent and interdependent decision making and direct accountability for clinical judgment across the health care continuum or in a certified specialty. (2) A registered nurse who has completed additional training beyond basic nursing education and who provides primary health care services in accordance with state nurse practice laws or statutes. Tasks performed by nurse practitioners vary with practice requirements mandated by geographic, political, economic, and social factors. Nurse practitioner specialists include, but are not limited to, family nurse practitioners, gerontological nurse practitioners, pediatric nurse practitioners, obstetric-gynecologic nurse practitioners, and school nurse practitioners.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - NURSE PRACTITIONER
I20101102001300
TX
4183818255
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Health And Human Services Commission
1901 N Us Hwy 87, Big Spring, TX 797200283
Phone: 4322678216
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
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Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (Board Certified)
Psychiatry & Neurology - Psychiatry
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Nurse Practitioner - Psychiatric/Mental Health
Nurse Practitioner (Certified)
Psychiatry & Neurology - Psychiatry
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant
Psychiatry & Neurology - Psychiatry
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated August 15, 2006.
No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to August 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Nurse Practitioners in Big Spring
Healthcare providers in Big SpringMailing Address
1901 N Us Highway 87
Big Spring, TX 797200283
Phone: 4322678216