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Dr. William Whang, MD

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(317 Ratings)

Specializes in: Cardiac Electrophysiology (Heart Rhythm) and Adult Cardiology

Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons (1998)

Professional interests include: electrophysiological (EP) study, tachycardia (very fast heart rate), heart block, and more.

1190 Fifth Avenue - 1 South
Organization:guggenheim Pavilion, NY 10029

(212) 241-7114

Dr. William Whang, MD is a cardiac electrophysiologist in New York, NY specializing in cardiac electrophysiology (heart rhythm) and adult cardiology. He graduated from Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1998 and has 28 years of experience. Dr. William Whang, MD is affiliated with Mount Sinai Health System and ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI.

Office Locations

1 Gustave L Levy Place
New York, NY 10029

(212) 427-1540

(212) 410-7196

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Mount Sinai Health System

1190 Fifth Avenue - 1 South
Organization:guggenheim Pavilion, NY 10029

(212) 241-7114

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Mount Sinai Health System

177 East 87th Street Suite 502
New York, NY 10128

(212) 744-2345

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In The News

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. William Whang, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Affordability:

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

In 2023, Dr. William Whang, MD had a list price for hospital care, inpatient care, and inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within New York. 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:

cardioversion

elective external cardioversion

By Affordability:

intracardiac echocardiography

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within New York, Dr. William Whang, MD performed more cardioversion, and elective external cardioversion procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) 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. William Whang, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in New York, NY during 2012 were cardiac procedures, ambulatory monitoring, minimally invasive procedures and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Whang, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	21
ambulatory monitoring	92
cardiac procedures	152
cardioversion	17
catheterization	21
diagnostic procedures	26
doctor visit	117
minimally invasive procedures	55
ultrasound (sonogram)	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Whang, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in New York, NY during 2013 were cardiac procedures, ambulatory monitoring, minimally invasive procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Whang, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	13
ambulatory monitoring	109
cardiac procedures	151
cardioversion	16
catheterization	13
diagnostic procedures	13
doctor visit	147
implant surgery	12
minimally invasive procedures	55
ultrasound (sonogram)	17

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Whang, MD.

**Gender**
Male	567
Female	436

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	574
Black	120
Hispanic	266
Asian	18
Other	25
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	316
From 75 to 84	360
85 and over	188
Less than 65	139

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Whang, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	69
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	39
Heart Failure	64
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	48
Dementia	16
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Whang, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in New York, NY during 2014 were cardiac procedures, ambulatory monitoring, minimally invasive procedures and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Whang, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	35
ambulatory monitoring	156
cardiac procedures	225
cardioversion	26
catheterization	35
diagnostic procedures	35
doctor visit	137
hospital care	18
implant surgery	11
inpatient care	18
minimally invasive procedures	104
ultrasound (sonogram)	23

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Whang, MD.

**Gender**
Male	458
Female	380

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	525
Black	110
Hispanic	156
Asian	23
Other	24
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	316
From 75 to 84	260
85 and over	145
Less than 65	117

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Whang, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	36
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	43
Dementia	11
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Whang, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in New York, NY during 2015 were cardiac procedures, minimally invasive procedures, ambulatory monitoring and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Whang, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	34
ambulatory monitoring	96
cardiac procedures	185
cardioversion	18
catheterization	34
diagnostic procedures	34
doctor visit	156
hospital care	14
implant surgery	26
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	11
inpatient care	14
minimally invasive procedures	123
ultrasound (sonogram)	29

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Whang, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1120
Female	750

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1206
Black	242
Hispanic	332
Asian	42
Other	48
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	600
From 75 to 84	640
85 and over	350
Less than 65	280

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Whang, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	71
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	43
Heart Failure	64
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	47
Dementia	17
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Whang, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in New York, NY during 2016 were cardiac procedures, minimally invasive procedures, ambulatory monitoring and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Whang, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	30
ambulatory monitoring	59
cardiac procedures	145
cardioversion	33
catheterization	30
diagnostic procedures	30
doctor visit	143
hospital care	48
implant surgery	31
inpatient care	48
minimally invasive procedures	116
ultrasound (sonogram)	25

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Whang, MD.

**Gender**
Male	515
Female	408

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	587
Black	107
Hispanic	147
Asian	0
Other	49
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	341
From 75 to 84	294
85 and over	176
Less than 65	112

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Whang, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	42
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	45
Dementia	17
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Whang, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in New York, NY during 2017 were minimally invasive procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Whang, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	27
cardiac procedures	99
cardioversion	30
catheterization	27
diagnostic procedures	27
doctor visit	280
hospital care	107
implant surgery	53
inpatient care	107
minimally invasive procedures	126
ultrasound (sonogram)	19

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Whang, MD.

**Gender**
Male	427
Female	315

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	520
Black	87
Hispanic	76
Asian	29
Other	30
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	249
From 75 to 84	255
85 and over	182
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Whang, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	44
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	45
Dementia	15
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Whang, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in New York, NY during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Whang, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	15
cardiac procedures	80
cardioversion	39
catheterization	15
diagnostic procedures	15
doctor visit	302
hospital care	155
implant surgery	43
inpatient care	155
minimally invasive procedures	95
ultrasound (sonogram)	22

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Whang, MD.

**Gender**
Male	796
Female	667

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	952
Black	194
Hispanic	163
Asian	81
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	496
From 75 to 84	502
85 and over	324
Less than 65	141

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Whang, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	72
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	44
Heart Failure	57
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	48
Dementia	23
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Whang, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in New York, NY during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Whang, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	26
cardiac procedures	68
cardioversion	33
catheterization	26
diagnostic procedures	26
doctor visit	294
hospital care	98
implant surgery	13
inpatient care	98
minimally invasive procedures	94
ultrasound (sonogram)	29

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Whang, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1017
Female	824

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1205
Black	264
Hispanic	198
Asian	0
Other	88
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	647
From 75 to 84	646
85 and over	344
Less than 65	204

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Whang, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	74
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	41
Heart Failure	59
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	49
Dementia	26
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Whang, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in New York, NY during 2020 were minimally invasive procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Whang, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	34
cardiac procedures	82
cardioversion	39
catheterization	34
diagnostic procedures	34
doctor visit	248
hospital care	98
implant surgery	11
inpatient care	98
minimally invasive procedures	116
ultrasound (sonogram)	37

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Whang, MD.

**Gender**
Male	859
Female	681

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	980
Black	229
Hispanic	178
Asian	66
Other	87
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	561
From 75 to 84	546
85 and over	259
Less than 65	174

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Whang, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	40
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	49
Dementia	23
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Whang, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in New York, NY during 2021 were minimally invasive procedures, cardiac procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Whang, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	38
cardiac procedures	96
cardioversion	36
catheterization	38
diagnostic procedures	38
doctor visit	422
hospital care	43
implant surgery	17
inpatient care	43
minimally invasive procedures	134
ultrasound (sonogram)	41

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Whang, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1566
Female	1283

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1840
Black	374
Hispanic	322
Asian	0
Other	165
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1010
From 75 to 84	1007
85 and over	540
Less than 65	292

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Whang, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	73
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	36
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	48
Dementia	21
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Whang, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in New York, NY during 2022 were minimally invasive procedures, cardiac procedures, cardioversion and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Whang, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	29
cardiac procedures	42
cardioversion	33
catheterization	29
diagnostic procedures	29
doctor visit	470
hospital care	19
inpatient care	19
minimally invasive procedures	71
ultrasound (sonogram)	13

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Whang, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1762
Female	1320

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2035
Black	371
Hispanic	336
Asian	0
Other	210
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1069
From 75 to 84	1132
85 and over	618
Less than 65	263

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Whang, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	50
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	48
Dementia	17
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Whang, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. William Whang, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in New York, NY were cardiac procedures, ambulatory monitoring, minimally invasive procedures and hospital care.

ablation	27
ambulatory monitoring	102
cardiac procedures	120
cardioversion	29
catheterization	27
diagnostic procedures	27
doctor visit	246
hospital care	66
implant surgery	24
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	11
inpatient care	66
minimally invasive procedures	99
ultrasound (sonogram)	24

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Whang, MD.

**Gender**
Male	826
Female	642

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	190
Asian / Pacific Islander	23
Non-Hispanic White	947
Hispanic	197
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	66

**Age**
75 to 84	512
85 and over	284
Less than 65	161
65 to 74	509

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Whang, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	42
Atrial Fibrillation	37
Cancer	13
Dementia	16

Education & Training

Dr. William Whang, MD graduated from Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1998. He completed residency at New York-Presbyterian Hospital. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and has a state license in Massachusetts.

Medical School: Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons (1998)

Residency: New York-Presbyterian Hospital

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine

Licensed In: Massachusetts

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. William Whang, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Mount Sinai Health System

ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI

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. William Whang, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield, MagnaCare, Elderplan, EmblemHealth, Oscar, WellCare, Fidelis Care, Healthfirst Medicaid, United Healthcare, Medicaid, Cigna, 1199SEIU, Healthfirst Medicare, MetroPlus Health, Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), Group Health Incorporated (GHI), Centivo, Medicare - NY, AETNA - Medicare, Oxford - Freedom and Liberty, Medicare - NJ, AETNA - Commercial, VNSNY Choice Medicare and VillageCareMax.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. William Whang, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield

MagnaCare

Elderplan

EmblemHealth

Oscar

WellCare

Fidelis Care

Healthfirst Medicaid

United Healthcare

Medicaid

Cigna

1199SEIU

Healthfirst Medicare

MetroPlus Health

Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)

Group Health Incorporated (GHI)

Centivo

Medicare - NY

AETNA - Medicare

Oxford - Freedom and Liberty

Medicare - NJ

AETNA - Commercial

VNSNY Choice Medicare

VillageCareMax

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. William Whang, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 317 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. William Whang, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in New York, NY.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Biosense Webster, Inc.	$12,542 Carto 3 System $12,119	Ablation Catheters#Accessories $164	Pentaray $121	Carto Smarttouch $67	Ablation CathetersAccessories $40	Other $31
Boston Scientific Corporation	$2,163 RESONATE $524	Tachy System $417	RHYTHMIA MAPPING SYSTEM $325	RHYTHMIA $162	Watchman Device $145	Other $590
Ancora Heart, Inc.	$1,206 AccuCinch Ventriculoplasty System $1,206
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$897 Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators - ICDs $262	Micra $240	Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy - CRT $183	Amplia MRI $136	Visia AF $22	Other $53
CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC.	$643 Vascular Closure Device $500	Cardiva VASCADE MVP VVCS 6-12F $105	Cardiva VASCADE 5F VCS $38
Other	$1,641 Electrophysiology $276	remede System $242	Bradycardia products $185	CRM $157	CVX-300CVX-300P $122	Other $660

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$11,764
Food and Beverage	$5,329
Consulting Fee	$1,500
Honoraria	$500

Research Payments

Dr. William Whang, MD has received 31 research payments totaling $465,526.

Biography

Dr. William Whang is a medical specialist in adult cardiology and cardiac electrophysiology (heart rhythm). In Dr. Whang's practice, he is particularly interested in electrophysiological (EP) study, heart block, and ventricular tachycardia. Patient ratings for Dr. Whang average 5.0 stars (out of 5). He appears to be in-network for Medicaid Managed Care, Blue California, and Fidelis Care, in addition to other insurance carriers. He obtained his medical school training at Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons and performed his residency at New York-Presbyterian Hospital and Columbia University Medical Center. Awards and/or distinctions he has received include Top Doctors, New York Magazine and Lewis Katz Research Prize for junior faculty in cardiology, Columbia University Medical Center. Dr. Whang is professionally affiliated with Mount Sinai West. His practice in New York, NY is open to new patients as reported by Mount Sinai Health System.