Walter John Jermakowicz, M.D., PH.D.
Neurological Surgery Physician · Cookeville, TN
Walter John Jermakowicz, M.D., PH.D. is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Cookeville, Tennessee, and NPI 1922369750, issued on Jun 7, 2012. Check the license (Tennessee 58744, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Walter John Jermakowicz
- Credential
- M.D., PH.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
- License number
- 58744 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 105 S Willow Ave, Cookeville, TN 38501
- Phone
- (931) 372-7716
- Enumerated
- Jun 7, 2012
- Record last updated
- Apr 12, 2022
- Fax
- (931) 372-7717
- Medicaid ID
- Q054619 TN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190731002458); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Vanderbilt University School Of Medicine, 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 105 S Willow Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Joseph Archer, ANP CNurse Practitioner1033105713
- Kelly Billings, PAPhysician Assistant1588024806
- Richard Burks, PTPhysical Therapist1104657816
- David Burstedt, MDPain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician1528160371
- Taylor Dennison, MDAdult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1457622631
- Philip Elizondo, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1407887870
Verify Walter John Jermakowicz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 58744Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
59% more Medicare Part D claims than the average neurological surgery physician in 2024
273 Medicare Part D claims for 124 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 88 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin78 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen51 claims
- Prednisone30 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen28 claims
- Methylprednisolone23 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl11 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 75 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $451.58
24 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 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
- Campbell Clinic, PCCookeville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Walter John Jermakowicz among 191 neurological surgery physician records in Tennessee
Walter John Jermakowicz, M.D., PH.D. is one of 191 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 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 2012, is newer than 71% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 71% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2005 among the 140 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 191 neurological surgery physician records in Tennessee.
All 191 in Tennessee → Every provider in Cookeville → Neurological Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Joseph Jestus, M.D.Cookeville, TN 385011265411151
- Mark Cobb, M.D.Columbia, TN 384011336144245
- Hugh Barnett, M.D.Jackson, TN 383011518062462
- John Neblett, M.D.Jackson, TN 383011578591731
- Douglas Taylor, MDJackson, TN 383011578983797
- Christopher Troy, MDMemphis, TN 381631720667801
- Austin AnthonyGermantown, TN 381381467156521
- Ali Alawieh, M.D. PH.D.Memphis, TN 381201104389253
Common questions
What is Walter John Jermakowicz, M.D., PH.D.'s NPI number?
Walter John Jermakowicz, M.D., PH.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922369750, issued on Jun 7, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Walter John Jermakowicz, M.D., PH.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 105 S Willow Ave, Cookeville, TN, 38501. Phone: (931) 372-7716. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Walter John Jermakowicz, M.D., PH.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 58744, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Walter John Jermakowicz, M.D., PH.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Walter John Jermakowicz, M.D., PH.D. had 273 Medicare Part D claims for 124 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Walter John Jermakowicz, M.D., PH.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 75 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.