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Dr. Katherine Oppedahl Whitfield, MD

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(Katherine O. Whitfield, MD)

(92 Ratings)

Specializes in: Ophthalmology (Eye Disease), Physician and Pediatric Ophthalmology

University of South Dakota, Sanford School of Medicine (1991)

2226 Nelson Highway Suite 220
Chapel Hill, NC 27517

(984) 974-2020

Dr. Katherine Oppedahl Whitfield, MD is an ophthalmologist in Chapel Hill, NC specializing in ophthalmology (eye disease), physician and pediatric ophthalmology. She graduated from University of South Dakota, Sanford School of Medicine in 1991 and has 35 years of experience. Dr. Katherine Oppedahl Whitfield, MD is affiliated with UNC Health, UNC Hospitals, UNC Health Children's and UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL.

Office Locations

2226 Nelson Highway Suite 220
Chapel Hill, NC 27517

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Katherine Oppedahl Whitfield, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	69

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Katherine Oppedahl Whitfield, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	24

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Katherine Oppedahl Whitfield, MD.

**Gender**
Male	16
Female	21

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Katherine Oppedahl Whitfield, MD in 2013

Hypertension	0
High Cholesterol	0
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Katherine Oppedahl Whitfield, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	69

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Katherine Oppedahl Whitfield, MD.

**Gender**
Male	28
Female	34

**Age**
From 65 to 74	21
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Katherine Oppedahl Whitfield, MD in 2014

Hypertension	47
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	18
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Katherine Oppedahl Whitfield, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	48

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Katherine Oppedahl Whitfield, MD.

**Gender**
Male	42
Female	54

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	96
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	40
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Katherine Oppedahl Whitfield, MD in 2015

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	33
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	23
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Katherine Oppedahl Whitfield, MD.

**Gender**
Male	13
Female	13

**Age**
From 65 to 74	15
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Katherine Oppedahl Whitfield, MD in 2016

Hypertension	42
High Cholesterol	0
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Katherine Oppedahl Whitfield, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Chapel Hill, NC during 2017 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Katherine Oppedahl Whitfield, MD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	25

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Katherine Oppedahl Whitfield, MD.

**Gender**
Male	21
Female	27

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	34
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	26
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Katherine Oppedahl Whitfield, MD in 2017

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	35
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Katherine Oppedahl Whitfield, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Chapel Hill, NC during 2018 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Katherine Oppedahl Whitfield, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	13
eye procedures	13

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Katherine Oppedahl Whitfield, MD.

**Gender**
Male	25
Female	22

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	18
From 75 to 84	13
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Katherine Oppedahl Whitfield, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	28
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Katherine Oppedahl Whitfield, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	26

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Katherine Oppedahl Whitfield, MD.

**Gender**
Male	20
Female	23

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	15
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Katherine Oppedahl Whitfield, MD in 2019

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Katherine Oppedahl Whitfield, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Katherine Oppedahl Whitfield, MD in 2020

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Katherine Oppedahl Whitfield, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	12

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Katherine Oppedahl Whitfield, MD.

**Gender**
Male	21
Female	23

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	32
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	17
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Katherine Oppedahl Whitfield, MD in 2021

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Katherine Oppedahl Whitfield, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	15

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Katherine Oppedahl Whitfield, MD.

**Gender**
Male	14
Female	16

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Katherine Oppedahl Whitfield, MD in 2022

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Katherine Oppedahl Whitfield, MD in 2023

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Katherine Oppedahl Whitfield, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	14

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Katherine Oppedahl Whitfield, MD.

**Age**
From 65 to 74	12
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Katherine Oppedahl Whitfield, MD in 2024

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Katherine Oppedahl Whitfield, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Katherine Oppedahl Whitfield, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Chapel Hill, NC were eye procedures.

doctor visit	30
eye procedures	19

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Katherine Oppedahl Whitfield, MD.

**Gender**
Female	17
Male	15

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	16
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	0
75 to 84	1
Less than 65	8
65 to 74	12

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Katherine Oppedahl Whitfield, MD From 2012 - 2024

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Katherine Oppedahl Whitfield, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	48
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	9
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	10
Asthma	0
Osteoporosis	0
Heart Failure	4
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	5
Atrial Fibrillation	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Education & Training

Dr. Katherine Oppedahl Whitfield, MD graduated from University of South Dakota, Sanford School of Medicine in 1991. She completed residency at University of Colorado Denver Affiliated Hospitals. She is certified by the Ophthalmology, Board Certified and has a state license in Idaho.

Medical School: University of South Dakota, Sanford School of Medicine (1991)

Residency: University of Colorado Denver Affiliated Hospitals (1995)

Board Certification: Ophthalmology, Board Certified (1997)

Licensed In: Idaho

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. Katherine Oppedahl Whitfield, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: WellCare, AmeriHealth Caritas, Aetna, Humana, Cigna, BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina (BCBSNC), MedCost, UnitedHealthcare, Carolina Complete Health, Liberty Advantage, Contigo Health, Veterans Affairs, Medicare Advantage, United Healthcare, Medicaid, CHAMPVA, OptumHealth Behavioral Solutions (United Behavioral Health), Centene, Group Health Plan (GHP), HealthTeam Advantage, MedCost PPO, FirstCarolinaCare Insurance Company Group Health Plans, North Carolina State Health Plan, BCBSNC Blue Home with UNC Health Alliance (Blue Home with Novant Health is out of network), FirstCarolinaCare FirstMedicare Direct, Contigo Health Plan (WakeMed employees only) (out-of-network beginning January 1, 2026), Aetna Premier Care Network Plus (APCN+) (Tier 2), BCBSNC Group Health Plans (except for Blue High Performance Network (BlueHPN)), Aetna Whole Health (Tier 2), Atlantic Packaging Corporation, Meritain Health, an Aetna Company, Longevity Health Plan I-SNP and Veterans Affairs Community Care Network.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Katherine Oppedahl Whitfield, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

WellCare

AmeriHealth Caritas

Aetna

Humana

Cigna

BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina (BCBSNC)

MedCost

UnitedHealthcare

Carolina Complete Health

Liberty Advantage

Contigo Health

Veterans Affairs

Medicare Advantage

United Healthcare

Medicaid

CHAMPVA

OptumHealth Behavioral Solutions (United Behavioral Health)

Centene

Group Health Plan (GHP)

HealthTeam Advantage

MedCost PPO

FirstCarolinaCare Insurance Company Group Health Plans

North Carolina State Health Plan

BCBSNC Blue Home with UNC Health Alliance (Blue Home with Novant Health is out of network)

FirstCarolinaCare FirstMedicare Direct

Contigo Health Plan (WakeMed employees only) (out-of-network beginning January 1, 2026)

Aetna Premier Care Network Plus (APCN+) (Tier 2)

BCBSNC Group Health Plans (except for Blue High Performance Network (BlueHPN))

Aetna Whole Health (Tier 2)

Atlantic Packaging Corporation

Meritain Health, an Aetna Company

Longevity Health Plan I-SNP

Veterans Affairs Community Care Network

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Katherine Oppedahl Whitfield, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.7 out of 5 stars based on 92 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Katherine Oppedahl Whitfield, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Chapel Hill, NC.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Allergan Inc.	$153 ALPHAGAN P $125	$28
AbbVie, Inc.	$114 Humira $114
Santen Inc.	$110 Verkazia $110
Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc.	$99 CIRRUS HD-OCT $99

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$476

Research Payments

Dr. Katherine Oppedahl Whitfield, MD has received 7 research payments totaling $11,485.

Biography

Dr. Katherine Whitfield, who practices in Chapel Hill, NC, is a medical specialist in physician and pediatric ophthalmology. Patient reviews placed her at an average of 4.5 stars (out of 5). Dr. Whitfield is professionally affiliated with UNC Hospitals. She accepts several insurance carriers, including UnitedHealthcare, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, and Coventry. Her practice in Chapel Hill, NC is open to new patients as reported by UNC Health. After attending the University of South Dakota, Sanford School of Medicine, she completed her residency training at a hospital affiliated with the University of Colorado Denver.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Katherine Oppedahl Whitfield, MD in 2022

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Katherine Oppedahl Whitfield, MD in 2024

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Katherine Oppedahl Whitfield, MD From 2012 - 2024

Education & Training

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