Walter Alan Alm, D.P.M.
Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist · Elgin, IL
Walter Alan Alm, D.P.M. is a foot & ankle surgery podiatrist with a practice address in Elgin, Illinois, and NPI 1043299084, issued on Jan 10, 2006. Check the license with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Walter Alan Alm
- Credential
- D.P.M.
- Primary taxonomy
- Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist 213ES0103X
- Practice location
- 1795 Grandstand PL, Elgin, IL 60123
- Phone
- (847) 742-0500
- Enumerated
- Jan 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Fax
- (847) 742-2501
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060307000862); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1795 Grandstand PL
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Verify Walter Alan Alm in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
65% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average foot & ankle surgery podiatrist in 2024
117 Medicare Part D claims for 60 beneficiaries, against an average of 335 among the 7,761 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam25 claims
- Cefadroxil20 claims
- Clindamycin Hcl12 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: $569.92
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 6,936 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,972.24 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Northern Illinois Foot And Ankle Specialists, LtdElgin, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Walter Alan Alm among 602 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records in Illinois
Walter Alan Alm, D.P.M. is one of 602 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist 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 2006, is newer than 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 64% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated1976 · median 2009 among the 434 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 213ES0103X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist providers in Illinois
There are 602 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records in Illinois.
All 602 in Illinois → Every provider in Elgin → Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist nationwide →
The 8 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Supreet DhaliwalElgin, IL 601231912168931
- Craig Halihan, DPMElgin, IL 601231770517013
- Hiba Hasan, DPMElgin, IL 601231518464734
- Kenneth Jacoby, D.P.M.Elgin, IL 601231821199910
- Matthew Krouse, DPMElgin, IL 601231891133096
- Shoueb Malik, DPMElgin, IL 601231194301622
- Matthew Sorensen, DPMElgin, IL 601231477758035
- Lauren Doyle, DPMElmhurst, IL 601261689961757
Common questions
What is Walter Alan Alm, D.P.M.'s NPI number?
Walter Alan Alm, D.P.M.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043299084, issued on Jan 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Walter Alan Alm, D.P.M. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1795 Grandstand PL, Elgin, IL, 60123. Phone: (847) 742-0500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Walter Alan Alm, D.P.M.'s license?
Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Walter Alan Alm, D.P.M. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Walter Alan Alm, D.P.M. had 117 Medicare Part D claims for 60 beneficiaries; the average among foot & ankle surgery podiatrist prescribers was 335. 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.