Dr. Robert G. Whitmore, MD
Neurosurgery (Neurological Surgery Physician)
Lahey Hospital And Medical Ctr, 41 Mall Road
Burlington, MA 01805
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- Perelman School of Med at the University of Pennsylvania (2006)
- Years since graduation
- 20
- In the NPI registry since
- 2007
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 450
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
- 2006Medical school: Perelman School of Med at the University of Pennsylvania
- 2007Registered 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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Neurological Surgery Physician primary
MA license 255328
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington Burlington, MA
- Northeast Hospital Corporation Beverly, MA
- Winchester Hospital Winchester, MA
- Emerson Hospital - W Concord, MA
Medical groups
- Lahey Clinic Inc (1,381 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
- 450
- Services billed
- 1,259
- Patients’ average age
- 75
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 363 | 251 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | 181 | 181 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | 77 | 64 |
| Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | 72 | 47 |
| Fusion of additional segment of spine | 58 | 18 |
| Computer-assisted spinal procedure | 47 | 46 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | 38 | 38 |
| Partial removal of bone of single segment of spine in lower back with release of spinal cord and/or nerves during fusion of spine in lower back | 33 | 33 |
| Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc | 28 | 28 |
| Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck | 26 | 26 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Diclofenac Sodium Other prescribers in Burlington, MA | 107 |
| Gabapentin Other prescribers in Burlington, MA | 81 |
| Tizanidine Hcl Other prescribers in Burlington, MA | 18 |
| Methylprednisolone Other prescribers in Burlington, MA | 17 |
| Tramadol Hcl Other prescribers in Burlington, MA | 11 |
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, 3 companies reported 8 payments worth $4,121 in total to this clinician.
| DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. | $3,079 |
|---|---|
| Intrinsic Therapeutics | $900 |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $142 |
| Consulting Fee | $3,475 |
|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $458 |
| Food and Beverage | $188 |
What the payments were for
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. Dec 1, 2025 | Consulting Fee | $2,575 |
| Intrinsic Therapeutics May 4, 2025 | Consulting Fee BARRICAID ACD (ANNULAR CLOSURE DEVICE); BARRICAID ACD (ANNULAR CLOSURE DEVICE) · Annular Closure Device | $900 |
| DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. Nov 21, 2025 | Travel and Lodging travel to Raynham, MA · in-kind | $229 |
| DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. Nov 21, 2025 | Travel and Lodging travel to Raynham, MA · in-kind | $229 |
Each payment as the company reported it, with the products it named. Meals are counted in the totals above but not listed one by one.
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.
Industry-funded research
Named as a principal investigator on 1 industry-funded study in 2025, from 1 company. The companies reported $337 in research payments for these studies, mostly to the institutions running them.
- A Pivotal Study of the Premia Spine TOPS™ System
Premia Spine, Ltd. · Completed · NCT03012776
From CMS Open Payments research payments, where companies name up to five principal investigators per payment. Research payments usually go to hospitals, universities and research sites, not to the investigator personally. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing.