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Dr. John Thomas Whalen, MD

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Specializes in: Spine Surgery and Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

Yale School of Medicine (1989)

121 Everett Road
Albany, NY 12205

(518) 489-2663

Dr. John Thomas Whalen, MD is a spine surgeon in Albany, NY specializing in spine surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from Yale School of Medicine in 1989 and has 37 years of experience. Dr. John Thomas Whalen, MD is affiliated with St. Peter's Health Partners and ORTHOPEDICSNY, LLP.

Office Locations

121 Everett Road
Albany, NY 12205

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. John Thomas Whalen, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 10%

By Volume:

knee X-ray

spinal procedures

By Affordability:

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

MRI

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within New York, Dr. John Thomas Whalen, MD performed more knee X-ray, and spinal procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of them and he also had a list price for hospital care, inpatient care, inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital), and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Volume:

X-rays

By Affordability:

360-degree lumbar fusion

decompressive laminectomy

decompressive lumbar laminectomy

facetectomy

foraminotomy

laminectomy with foraminotomy and facetectomy

lumbar decompression

lumbar laminectomy

nerve decompression surgery

nerve procedures

nerve surgery

pelvis X-ray

posterior spinal fusion

spinal decompression

spinal decompression surgery

spine MRI

spine X-ray

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within New York, Dr. John Thomas Whalen, MD performed more X-rays procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for 360-degree lumbar fusion, decompressive laminectomy, decompressive lumbar laminectomy, facetectomy, foraminotomy, laminectomy with foraminotomy and facetectomy, lumbar decompression, lumbar laminectomy, nerve decompression surgery, nerve procedures, nerve surgery, pelvis X-ray, posterior spinal fusion, spinal decompression, spinal decompression surgery, spine MRI, and spine X-ray that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Thomas Whalen, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Albany, NY during 2012 were spinal procedures, X-rays, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and hospital care.

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

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	19
decompression surgery	27
doctor visit	359
hip imaging	21
hospital care	29
inpatient care	29
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	34
musculoskeletal imaging	21
nerve procedures	27
pelvic imaging	19
spinal procedures	221
X-rays	170

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Thomas Whalen, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Albany, NY during 2013 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

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

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	31
decompression surgery	43
doctor visit	310
hospital care	22
inpatient care	22
neck surgery	15
nerve procedures	43
spinal procedures	267
X-rays	171

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Thomas Whalen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	108
Female	185

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	274
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	83
From 75 to 84	87
85 and over	37
Less than 65	86

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

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	33
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Thomas Whalen, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Albany, NY during 2014 were spinal procedures, X-rays, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and hospital care.

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

decompression surgery	13
doctor visit	299
hospital care	31
inpatient care	31
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	44
nerve procedures	13
pelvic imaging	12
spinal procedures	195
X-rays	150

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Thomas Whalen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	115
Female	173

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	261
Black	14
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	92
From 75 to 84	70
85 and over	42
Less than 65	84

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

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	35
Dementia	11
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Thomas Whalen, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Albany, NY during 2015 were X-rays, spinal procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

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

decompression surgery	11
doctor visit	325
hip imaging	20
hospital care	35
inpatient care	35
musculoskeletal imaging	20
nerve procedures	11
pelvic imaging	17
spinal procedures	148
X-rays	174

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Thomas Whalen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	264
Female	388

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	572
Black	50
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	236
From 75 to 84	158
85 and over	78
Less than 65	180

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	33
Dementia	13
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Thomas Whalen, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Albany, NY during 2016 were spinal procedures, X-rays, hospital care and inpatient care.

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

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	16
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	12
doctor visit	347
hospital care	49
inpatient care	49
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	47
pelvic imaging	24
spinal procedures	221
X-rays	169

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Thomas Whalen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	154
Female	227

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	345
Black	16
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	133
From 75 to 84	85
85 and over	53
Less than 65	110

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	29
Dementia	13
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Thomas Whalen, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Albany, NY during 2017 were spinal procedures, X-rays, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and hospital care.

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

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	30
doctor visit	307
hospital care	55
inpatient care	55
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	82
musculoskeletal imaging	15
pelvic imaging	33
spinal procedures	283
X-rays	198

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Thomas Whalen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	161
Female	212

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	330
Black	25
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	128
From 75 to 84	89
85 and over	52
Less than 65	104

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	36
Dementia	13
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Thomas Whalen, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Albany, NY during 2018 were spinal procedures, X-rays, hospital care and inpatient care.

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

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	11
decompression surgery	12
doctor visit	236
hospital care	59
inpatient care	59
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	46
nerve procedures	12
pelvic imaging	33
spinal procedures	236
X-rays	200

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Thomas Whalen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	126
Female	227

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	308
Black	28
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	119
From 75 to 84	96
85 and over	46
Less than 65	92

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

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	31
Dementia	14
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Thomas Whalen, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Albany, NY during 2019 were spinal procedures, X-rays, hospital care and inpatient care.

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

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	14
decompression surgery	12
doctor visit	213
hospital care	63
inpatient care	63
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	24
nerve procedures	12
pelvic imaging	24
spinal procedures	189
X-rays	163

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Thomas Whalen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	152
Female	218

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	331
Black	14
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	137
From 75 to 84	96
85 and over	51
Less than 65	86

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

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	37
Dementia	16
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Thomas Whalen, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Albany, NY during 2020 were spinal procedures, X-rays, hospital care and inpatient care.

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

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	12
decompression surgery	11
doctor visit	143
hospital care	62
inpatient care	62
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	33
nerve procedures	11
pelvic imaging	21
spinal procedures	139
X-rays	104

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Thomas Whalen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	104
Female	182

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	261
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	101
From 75 to 84	78
85 and over	39
Less than 65	68

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	34
Dementia	17
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Thomas Whalen, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Albany, NY during 2021 were spinal procedures, X-rays, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and hospital care.

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

decompression surgery	17
doctor visit	154
hospital care	40
inpatient care	40
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	56
musculoskeletal imaging	12
nerve procedures	17
pelvic imaging	17
spinal procedures	154
X-rays	110

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Thomas Whalen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	112
Female	146

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	236
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	86
From 75 to 84	80
85 and over	27
Less than 65	65

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	35
Dementia	14
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Thomas Whalen, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Albany, NY during 2022 were spinal procedures, X-rays, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and hospital care.

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

doctor visit	159
hospital care	50
inpatient care	50
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	65
pelvic imaging	15
spinal procedures	151
X-rays	101

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Thomas Whalen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	114
Female	155

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	245
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	91
From 75 to 84	90
85 and over	36
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Thomas Whalen, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	29
Dementia	9
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. John Thomas Whalen, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Albany, NY were spinal procedures, X-rays, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and inpatient care.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	19
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	12
decompression surgery	18
doctor visit	259
hip imaging	20
hospital care	45
inpatient care	45
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	47
musculoskeletal imaging	17
neck surgery	15
nerve procedures	18
pelvic imaging	21
spinal procedures	200
X-rays	155

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Thomas Whalen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	128
Female	192

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	13
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	287
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	84
85 and over	41
Less than 65	84
65 to 74	109

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Thomas Whalen, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	13
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	30
Atrial Fibrillation	13
Dementia	11
Cancer	9

Education & Training

Dr. John Thomas Whalen, MD graduated from Yale School of Medicine in 1989. He completed residency at Albany Medical Center. He is certified by the Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery, American Board and has a state license in New York.

Medical School: Yale School of Medicine (1989)

Residency: Albany Medical Center (1994)

Board Certification: Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery, American Board (1998)

Licensed In: New York

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. John Thomas Whalen, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

St. Peter's Health Partners

ORTHOPEDICSNY, LLP

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Nevro Corp.	$228 Omnia $140	Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System $88
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$201 AQUAMANTYS $115	PRESTIGE $85
Boston Scientific Corporation	$155 Superion Indirect Decompression System $155
Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc.	$146 Biologics Therapies $32	Cervical and Trauma Therapies $22	$92
Medical Device Business Services, Inc.	$110 VIPER $110
Other	$322 BOTOX $47	XLIF $44	DERMABOND Portfolio $33	spinal-stim $24	NEURO/SPINE/ENT $24	Other $150

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,076
Education	$85

Biography

Dr. John Whalen's areas of specialization are spine surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery; he sees patients in Albany, NY. After attending Yale School of Medicine, Dr. Whalen completed his residency training at Albany Medical Center. Areas of particular interest for Dr. Whalen include orthopedic surgery. He is professionally affiliated with St. Peter's Health Partners. According to St. Peter's Health Partners, new patients are welcome to contact his office in Albany, NY.