James M. Walter, MD
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Chicago, IL
James M. Walter, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1588984454, issued on Jun 2, 2010. Check the license (Illinois 036134956, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James M. Walter
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License numbers
- 036134956 IL
A125681 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 676 N Saint Clair St Ste 2100, Chicago, IL 60611
- Phone
- (312) 695-1800
- Enumerated
- Jun 2, 2010
- Record last updated
- Aug 15, 2025
- Fax
- (312) 695-4741
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170517001201); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Chicago, Pritzker School Of Medicine, 2010
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 676 N Saint Clair St Ste 2100
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- William Ahrenholz, PAPhysician Assistant1043968001
- Piotr Babinski, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1730683699
- Gregory Cook, APRN, CNPNurse Practitioner1053964395
- Michael Cuttica, MDCritical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1932224441
- Brian Garibaldi, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1760538979
- Melissa Huml, APRN, CNPNurse Practitioner1639973423
Verify James M. Walter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036134956Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 94.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Northwestern Medical Faculty FoundationChicago, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James M. Walter among 617 pulmonary disease physician records in Illinois
James M. Walter, MD is one of 617 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 64% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 64% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2005 among the 444 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Illinois
There are 617 pulmonary disease physician records in Illinois.
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The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Frank Becker, MDChicago, IL 606111770559312
- Gregory Budinger, MDChicago, IL 606111326008186
- Robert Cohen, M.D.Chicago, IL 606111831114248
- Thomas Corbridge, MDChicago, IL 606111952365629
- Jane Dematte Damico, MDChicago, IL 606111316901846
- Jeffrey Glassroth, MDChicago, IL 606111699703413
- Keenan Hawkins, M.D.Chicago, IL 606111952344848
- Manu Jain, MDChicago, IL 606111609806249
Common questions
What is James M. Walter, MD's NPI number?
James M. Walter, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588984454, issued on Jun 2, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James M. Walter, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 676 N Saint Clair St Ste 2100, Chicago, IL, 60611. Phone: (312) 695-1800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James M. Walter, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036134956, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
What is James M. Walter, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.1 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.