Dr. Julia F. Whitaker, MD
Pulmonology (Pulmonary Disease Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (2001)
- Years since graduation
- 25
- In the NPI registry since
- 2006
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 133
Licensed in Colorado since 2004, according to the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies. We show license dates only for the states that publish them in bulk; see which states do. For other states, check the state medical board.
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. NPIs were first issued in May 2005 and became required on claims in 2007–2008, so an early date usually means the clinician was already in practice before then. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2001Medical school: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
- 2006Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date) — NPIs began in 2005, so practice likely started earlier
Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Pulmonary Disease Physician primary
UT license 6251426-1235 · CO license DR.0042354 (first issued 2004; transferred to compact physician) · UT license 6251426-1205 -
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
CO license CDRH.0042354 -
Internal Medicine Physician
CO license DR.0042354 (first issued 2004; transferred to compact physician) -
Sleep Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
CO license DR.0042354 (first issued 2004; transferred to compact physician)
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- St Lukes Regional Medical Center Sioux City, IA
- Buena Vista Regional Medical Center Storm Lake, IA
Medical groups
- Northwest Iowa Hospital Corporation (160 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 133
- Services billed
- 250
- Patients’ average age
- 73
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 205 | 154 |
| Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume changes before and after medication administration | 116 | 114 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 113 | 57 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | 92 | 49 |
| Test to determine lung volumes using sensors | 83 | 81 |
| Test to examine how well the lungs exchange gases | 83 | 81 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | 80 | 76 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | 46 | 46 |
| Sleep study in sleep lab with continuous airway pressure (6 years or older) | 40 | 38 |
| Sleep study including heart rate, breathing, airflow, and effort | 29 | 28 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Medicare prescriptions
| Drug | Prescriptions |
|---|---|
| Trelegy Ellipta (fluticasone/umeclidin/vilanter) Other prescribers in Denver, CO | 97 |
| Breztri Aerosphere (budesonide/glycopyr/formoterol) Other prescribers in Denver, CO | 58 |
| Symbicort (budesonide/formoterol fumarate) Other prescribers in Denver, CO | 53 |
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa (albuterol sulfate) Other prescribers in Denver, CO | 35 |
| Montelukast Sodium Other prescribers in Denver, CO | 14 |
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 1 companies reported 2 payments worth $50.17 in total to this clinician.
| AbbVie Inc. | $50.17 |
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| Food and Beverage | $50.17 |
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From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.