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Dr. James Whalen, MD

(2 Ratings)

Specializes in: Family Medicine and General Practice

1751 Madison Avenue
Council Bluffs, IA 51503

(712) 328-8800

Dr. James Whalen, MD is a family medicine practitioner in Council Bluffs, IA specializing in family medicine and general practice.

Office Locations

1751 Madison Avenue
Council Bluffs, IA 51503

(712) 328-8800

(712) 328-8461

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Whalen, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Council Bluffs, IA during 2012 were blood draw, lab tests, X-rays and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Whalen, MD for Medicare patients.

abscess drainage	14
aspiration	64
blood draw	851
doctor visit	1932
ear procedures	61
hip imaging	13
hospital care	20
incision and drainage	14
injections	64
inpatient care	20
lab tests	371
minor procedures	14
musculoskeletal imaging	58
preventive care	162
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	57
skin procedures	57
skin surgery	14
spinal procedures	19
thoracic (chest) imaging	239
vaccines	149
X-rays	316

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Whalen, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Council Bluffs, IA during 2013 were blood draw, lab tests, X-rays and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Whalen, MD for Medicare patients.

abscess drainage	24
aspiration	55
blood draw	860
doctor visit	2040
ear procedures	46
hip imaging	24
hospital care	43
incision and drainage	24
injections	55
inpatient care	43
lab tests	392
minor procedures	24
musculoskeletal imaging	43
preventive care	183
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	64
sinus imaging	17
skin procedures	64
skin surgery	24
spinal procedures	25
thoracic (chest) imaging	194
vaccines	171
X-rays	279

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Whalen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	331
Female	374

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	684
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	314
From 75 to 84	188
85 and over	137
Less than 65	66

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Whalen, MD in 2013

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	31
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Whalen, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Council Bluffs, IA during 2014 were blood draw, lab tests, X-rays and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Whalen, MD for Medicare patients.

abscess drainage	12
aspiration	59
blood draw	946
diagnostic procedures	11
doctor visit	2196
ear procedures	43
hip imaging	21
incision and drainage	12
injections	59
lab tests	341
minor procedures	12
musculoskeletal imaging	44
nursing home care	25
preventive care	147
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	65
sinus imaging	15
skin procedures	65
skin surgery	12
spinal procedures	17
thoracic (chest) imaging	221
vaccines	147
X-rays	297

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Whalen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	341
Female	363

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	678
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	310
From 75 to 84	196
85 and over	139
Less than 65	59

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Whalen, MD in 2014

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	31
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Whalen, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Council Bluffs, IA during 2015 were blood draw, preventive care, vaccines and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Whalen, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	73
blood draw	1034
cardiac procedures	12
diagnostic procedures	23
doctor visit	2278
ear procedures	27
hip imaging	23
injections	73
lab tests	385
musculoskeletal imaging	55
preventive care	424
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	84
sinus imaging	22
skin procedures	84
spinal procedures	36
thoracic (chest) imaging	243
vaccines	390
X-rays	356

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Whalen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	756
Female	804

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1498
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	38
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	752
From 75 to 84	434
85 and over	244
Less than 65	130

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Whalen, MD in 2015

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	28
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Whalen, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Council Bluffs, IA during 2016 were blood draw, preventive care, vaccines and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Whalen, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	64
blood draw	1027
cardiac procedures	13
diagnostic procedures	30
doctor visit	2079
ear procedures	42
injections	64
lab tests	448
musculoskeletal imaging	22
preventive care	501
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	69
sinus imaging	19
skin procedures	69
spinal procedures	35
thoracic (chest) imaging	192
vaccines	462
X-rays	268

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Whalen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	351
Female	354

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	672
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	342
From 75 to 84	206
85 and over	105
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Whalen, MD in 2016

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	29
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Whalen, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Council Bluffs, IA during 2017 were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Whalen, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	67
blood draw	998
cardiac procedures	17
diagnostic procedures	36
doctor visit	1974
ear procedures	37
injections	67
lab tests	504
musculoskeletal imaging	28
preventive care	307
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	86
sinus imaging	17
skin procedures	86
spinal procedures	32
thoracic (chest) imaging	183
vaccines	263
X-rays	260

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Whalen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	315
Female	319

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	605
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	330
From 75 to 84	172
85 and over	95
Less than 65	37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Whalen, MD in 2017

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	28
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Whalen, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Council Bluffs, IA during 2018 were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Whalen, MD for Medicare patients.

abscess drainage	13
aspiration	53
blood draw	905
cardiac procedures	13
diagnostic procedures	23
doctor visit	1614
ear procedures	25
incision and drainage	13
injections	53
lab tests	479
minor procedures	13
musculoskeletal imaging	28
preventive care	331
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	49
sinus imaging	11
skin procedures	49
skin surgery	13
spinal procedures	19
vaccines	298
X-rays	58

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Whalen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	350
Female	328

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	640
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	25
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	360
From 75 to 84	185
85 and over	93
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Whalen, MD in 2018

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	27
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Whalen, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Council Bluffs, IA during 2019 were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Whalen, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	51
blood draw	876
doctor visit	1434
ear procedures	18
injections	51
lab tests	349
musculoskeletal imaging	31
preventive care	255
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	62
sinus imaging	16
skin procedures	62
spinal procedures	19
vaccines	239
X-rays	66

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Whalen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	335
Female	303

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	596
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	29
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	343
From 75 to 84	177
85 and over	86
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Whalen, MD in 2019

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	28
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Whalen, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Council Bluffs, IA during 2020 were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Whalen, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	35
blood draw	627
doctor visit	712
ear procedures	12
injections	35
lab tests	257
preventive care	178
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	32
sinus imaging	11
skin procedures	32
spinal procedures	12
vaccines	178
X-rays	23

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Whalen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	257
Female	247

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	475
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	261
From 75 to 84	149
85 and over	66
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Whalen, MD in 2020

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	32
Dementia	7
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Whalen, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Council Bluffs, IA during 2021 were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Whalen, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	27
blood draw	502
doctor visit	521
injections	27
lab tests	324
preventive care	58
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	31
skin procedures	31
vaccines	58

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Whalen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	239
Female	202

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	418
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	228
From 75 to 84	142
85 and over	51
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Whalen, MD in 2021

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	32
Dementia	5
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Whalen, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James Whalen, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Council Bluffs, IA were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and vaccines.

abscess drainage	15
aspiration	54
blood draw	862
cardiac procedures	13
diagnostic procedures	24
doctor visit	1678
ear procedures	34
hip imaging	20
hospital care	31
incision and drainage	15
injections	54
inpatient care	31
lab tests	385
minor procedures	15
musculoskeletal imaging	38
nursing home care	25
preventive care	254
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	59
sinus imaging	16
skin procedures	59
skin surgery	15
spinal procedures	23
thoracic (chest) imaging	212
vaccines	235
X-rays	213

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Whalen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	327
Female	329

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	626
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	11

**Age**
75 to 84	184
85 and over	101
Less than 65	46
65 to 74	324

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Whalen, MD From 2012 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. James Whalen, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	26
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Cancer	9
Dementia	7

Education & Training

He has a state license in Iowa.

Licensed In: Iowa

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. James Whalen, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.5 out of 5 stars based on 2 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. James Whalen, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Council Bluffs, IA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$4,151 FARXIGA $1,308	SYMBICORT $1,031	BYDUREON $569	CRESTOR $267	BREZTRI $262	Other $714
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC	$4,140 TOUJEO $1,279	LANTUS $634	DIABETES - DISEASE $572	PRALUENT $522	SOLIQUA $417	Other $716
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$2,444 XARELTO $1,446	INVOKANA $904	INVOKAMET $87	$6
Pfizer Inc.	$2,230 ELIQUIS $1,287	VIAGRA $212	LYRICA $192	TOVIAZ $168	CHANTIX $156	Other $215
Novo Nordisk Inc	$2,225 RYBELSUS $620	Victoza $550	Tresiba $303	Ozempic $260	Saxenda $176	Other $315
Other	$25,158 ELIQUIS $1,305	Repatha $954	Reveal LINQ $713	Star $659	Vascepa $623	Other $20,904

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$39,457
Travel and Lodging	$518
Education	$373

Research Payments

Dr. James Whalen, MD has received 3 research payments totaling $18,025.

Biography

Dr. James Whalen's specialties are general practice and family medicine. He practices in Council Bluffs, IA. Dr. Whalen obtained a license to practice in Iowa.