NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

John Walter Bulger, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Mishawaka, IN

John Walter Bulger, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Mishawaka, Indiana, and NPI 1821123035, issued on Feb 21, 2007. Check the license (Indiana 01034598A, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1821123035
Name
John Walter Bulger
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
01034598A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
303 S Main St, Mishawaka, IN 46544
Phone
(574) 255-8285
Enumerated
Feb 21, 2007
Record last updated
Jan 15, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(574) 255-8341
Medicaid ID
100091420A IN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050517000851); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Indiana University School Of Medicine, 1984
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 303 S Main St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Charles Myers, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1891781852
  2. Bryon Thomas, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1497794010

Verify John Walter Bulger in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Licensing Board of Indiana
    Search for license 01034598A
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024

7,823 Medicare Part D claims for 382 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 1,325 claims were for opioids.

  1. John Bulger7,823
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen491 claims
  2. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen411 claims
  3. Gabapentin343 claims
  4. Atorvastatin Calcium212 claims
  5. Alprazolam183 claims
  6. Pregabalin161 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

Industry payments in 2024: $619.15

32 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. John Bulger$619.15
  2. Specialty average$902.55

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Knox Winamac Community Health Centers IncKnox, IN

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

John Walter Bulger among 3,506 family medicine physician records in Indiana

John Walter Bulger, M.D. is one of 3,506 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Indiana. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 54% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 54% of these records are older, 40% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated1984 · median 2005 among the 2,196 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2010 · 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 207Q00000X and a Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

48 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Mishawaka

They are 48 of the 1,454 NPPES records with a practice address in Mishawaka, and 3,506 family medicine physician records in Indiana.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Joseph Caruso, M.D.Mishawaka, IN 465441598763203
  2. Shaukat Chaudhry, M.D.Mishawaka, IN 465441871541110
  3. Dale Deardorff, M.D.Mishawaka, IN 465441043266653
  4. Janet Galanes, M.D.Mishawaka, IN 465441235178856
  5. Laura Helman, DOMishawaka, IN 465441558313452
  6. Katherine Lisoni, MDMishawaka, IN 465441780601351
  7. Charles Myers, M.D.Mishawaka, IN 465441891781852
  8. James Reidy, M.D.Mishawaka, IN 465441457394934

Common questions

What is John Walter Bulger, M.D.'s NPI number?

John Walter Bulger, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821123035, issued on Feb 21, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is John Walter Bulger, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 303 S Main St, Mishawaka, IN, 46544. Phone: (574) 255-8285. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify John Walter Bulger, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Indiana license number 01034598A, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana at https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/physicians-home/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does John Walter Bulger, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, John Walter Bulger, M.D. had 7,823 Medicare Part D claims for 382 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.