Katherine M. Walter, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Palos Heights, IL
Katherine M. Walter, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Palos Heights, Illinois, and NPI 1568013498, issued on Sep 23, 2019. Check the license (Illinois 085007104, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Katherine M. Walter
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 085007104 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 12255 S 80TH Ave, Palos Heights, IL 60463
- Phone
- (708) 827-2021
- Enumerated
- Sep 23, 2019
- Record last updated
- Jul 2, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20191121002712); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Katherine M. Walter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
Search for license 085007104Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
67% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
278 Medicare Part D claims for 117 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 81 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen63 claims
- Gabapentin33 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl30 claims
- Methylprednisolone23 claims
- Pregabalin21 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl21 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.
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 FoundationPalos Heights, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Katherine M. Walter among 4,926 physician assistant records in Illinois
Katherine M. Walter, PA-C is one of 4,926 physician assistant records with a practice address in Illinois. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 53% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 53% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2019 among the 3,407 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 35% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
31 physician assistant records list a practice address in Palos Heights
They are 31 of the 992 NPPES records with a practice address in Palos Heights, and 4,926 physician assistant records in Illinois.
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Common questions
What is Katherine M. Walter, PA-C's NPI number?
Katherine M. Walter, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568013498, issued on Sep 23, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Katherine M. Walter, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12255 S 80TH Ave, Palos Heights, IL, 60463. Phone: (708) 827-2021. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Katherine M. Walter, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 085007104, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Katherine M. Walter, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Katherine M. Walter, PA-C had 278 Medicare Part D claims for 117 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Katherine M. Walter, PA-C'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.