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Dr. Diane Beasley Whitaker, OD

(212 Ratings)

Specializes in: Optometry (Primary Eye Care)

University of Houston College of Optometry (1998)

Professional interests include: low vision, sports health, vision problems, and more.

2351 Erwin Road
Durham, NC 27705

(919) 681-3937

Dr. Diane Beasley Whitaker, OD is an optometrist in Durham, NC specializing in optometry (primary eye care). She graduated from University of Houston College of Optometry in 1998 and has 26 years of experience. Dr. Diane Beasley Whitaker, OD is affiliated with Duke Health, DUKE HEALTH INTEGRATED PRACTICE INC and PRIVATE DIAGNOSTIC CLINIC PLLC.

Office Locations

Address:

2351 Erwin Road
Durham, NC 27705

Address:

4101 N Roxboro Street
Durham, NC 27704

doctor visit	703
eye procedures	222
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	115

**Gender**
Male	240
Female	381

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	485
Black	121
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	136
From 75 to 84	231
85 and over	182
Less than 65	72

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	33
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

doctor visit	542
eye procedures	105
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	40

**Gender**
Male	206
Female	299

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	388
Black	100
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	123
From 75 to 84	160
85 and over	153
Less than 65	69

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	30
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

doctor visit	512
eye procedures	89
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	17

**Gender**
Male	358
Female	608

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	762
Black	162
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	212
From 75 to 84	330
85 and over	298
Less than 65	126

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	32
Dementia	13
Cancer	9

doctor visit	663
eye procedures	139
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	27

**Gender**
Male	250
Female	377

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	488
Black	117
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	147
From 75 to 84	216
85 and over	181
Less than 65	83

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	32
Dementia	13
Cancer	10

doctor visit	534
eye procedures	66

**Gender**
Male	209
Female	320

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	406
Black	104
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	131
From 75 to 84	179
85 and over	150
Less than 65	69

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	31
Dementia	14
Cancer	11

doctor visit	425
eye procedures	71

**Gender**
Male	179
Female	265

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	329
Black	92
Hispanic	0
Asian	12
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	107
From 75 to 84	149
85 and over	130
Less than 65	58

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	32
Dementia	15
Cancer	9

doctor visit	453
eye procedures	118

**Gender**
Male	190
Female	313

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	393
Black	95
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	135
From 75 to 84	151
85 and over	150
Less than 65	67

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	32
Dementia	15
Cancer	11

doctor visit	244
eye procedures	153

**Gender**
Male	145
Female	211

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	279
Black	63
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	87
From 75 to 84	128
85 and over	97
Less than 65	44

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	32
Dementia	16
Cancer	11

doctor visit	720
eye procedures	200

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Diane Beasley Whitaker, OD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Diane Beasley Whitaker, OD treated as an optometrist in Durham, NC were eye procedures and lacrimal (tearing system) procedures.

doctor visit	535
eye procedures	130
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	49

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Diane Beasley Whitaker, OD.

**Gender**
Male	177
Female	277

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	85
Asian / Pacific Islander	1
Non-Hispanic White	353
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	154
85 and over	134
Less than 65	58
65 to 74	107

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Diane Beasley Whitaker, OD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Diane Beasley Whitaker, OD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	25
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Cancer	8
Dementia	10

Education & Training

Dr. Diane Beasley Whitaker, OD graduated from University of Houston College of Optometry in 1998. She has a state license in North Carolina.

Medical School: University of Houston College of Optometry (1998)

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Diane Beasley Whitaker, OD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Duke Health

DUKE HEALTH INTEGRATED PRACTICE INC

PRIVATE DIAGNOSTIC CLINIC PLLC

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Diane Beasley Whitaker, OD appears to accept the following insurance providers: MedCost, Aetna Traditional Choice, Blue Advantage, Aetna Medicare PPO, BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina, CIGNA Open Access Plus, WellCare, AmeriHealth, Medicare Part B, Medicare Advantage, AARP, CIGNA Open Access, United Healthcare PPO, Aetna, Aetna Workers' Compensation, TRICARE Prime, United Healthcare, TRICARE Prime Remote, Aetna Open Choice PPO, Medicare, Medicaid, Humana, Cigna, TRICARE, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Aetna Managed Choice POS, Gateway Health Alliance, Aetna HMO, Duke Group Plans, *Duke HomeCare and Hospice does not participate in the plan., Blue Options (123, PPO, HSA), *Duke HomeCare and Hospice and mental health providers do not participate with the plan., Duke Basic, Ambetter, Experience Health, Blue Select, Blue Medicare (HMO, PPO)*, Healthy Blue, All Savers Fully Insured, First Medicare Direct, Carolina Complete Health, Healthgram, All Savers Alternate Funding, Duke Select, NC State Employees Health Plan, Ambetter of North Carolina and United Medical Resources (UMR).

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Diane Beasley Whitaker, OD accepts the following insurance providers:

MedCost

Aetna Traditional Choice

Blue Advantage

Aetna Medicare PPO

BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina

CIGNA Open Access Plus

WellCare

AmeriHealth

Medicare Part B

Medicare Advantage

AARP

CIGNA Open Access

United Healthcare PPO

Aetna

Aetna Workers' Compensation

TRICARE Prime

United Healthcare

TRICARE Prime Remote

Aetna Open Choice PPO

Medicare

Medicaid

Humana

Cigna

TRICARE

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care

Aetna Managed Choice POS

Gateway Health Alliance

Aetna HMO

Duke Group Plans

*Duke HomeCare and Hospice does not participate in the plan.

Blue Options (123, PPO, HSA)

*Duke HomeCare and Hospice and mental health providers do not participate with the plan.

Duke Basic

Ambetter

Experience Health

Blue Select

Blue Medicare (HMO, PPO)*

Healthy Blue

All Savers Fully Insured

First Medicare Direct

Carolina Complete Health

Healthgram

All Savers Alternate Funding

Duke Select

NC State Employees Health Plan

Ambetter of North Carolina

United Medical Resources (UMR)

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Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Diane Beasley Whitaker, OD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.88 out of 5 stars based on 212 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Diane Beasley Whitaker, OD from all over the web to help you find the right in Durham, NC.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Diane Beasley Whitaker, OD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Valeant Pharmaceuticals North America LLC	$1,000 VICTUS $1,000
Alcon Research Ltd	$35 $35

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$1,000
Food and Beverage	$35

Biography

Dr. Diane Whitaker is an optometry (primary eye care) specialist in Durham, NC. These areas are among her clinical interests: low vision and rehabilitation. She is professionally affiliated with Duke Health.

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Diane Beasley Whitaker, OD From 2013 - 2021

Education & Training

Affiliations & Hospitals

Insurance Information

Ratings & Reviews

General Payments

Biography

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