Walter A. Parham, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Mount Vernon, IL
Walter A. Parham, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Mount Vernon, Illinois, and NPI 1487646972, issued on Aug 19, 2005. Check the license (Illinois 036112518, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Walter A. Parham
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- 036112518 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2 Good Samaritan Way, Mount Vernon, IL 62864
- Phone
- (618) 899-3900
- Enumerated
- Aug 19, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 7, 2023
- Fax
- (618) 899-4786
- Medicaid ID
- 036112518 IL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080506000499); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Missouri, Columbia School Of Medicine, 1997
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2 Good Samaritan Way
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Sarah Anderson, P.T.Physical Therapist1356485288
- Ferdinand Apostol, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1447216239
- Cheryl Baggett, PAPhysician Assistant1699855767
- Debbie Bendersky, RPHPharmacist1194008821
- Christopher Bourget, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1275900656
- Patricia Calcetto, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1831611334
Verify Walter A. Parham 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 036112518Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
54% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
1,426 Medicare Part D claims for 394 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 25% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Rosuvastatin Calcium510 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate157 claims
- Entresto113 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium102 claims
- Eliquis83 claims
- Jardiance69 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.
Bills Medicare through 3 group practices
- Good Samaritan Regional Health CenterMount Vernon, IL
- Physician Services Corporation OF Southern Illinois IncMount Vernon, IL
- St Marys Hospital Centralia IllinoisCentralia, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Walter A. Parham among 1,073 cardiovascular disease physician records in Illinois
Walter A. Parham, MD is one of 1,073 cardiovascular 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 92% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2001 among the 688 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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 207RC0000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Illinois
There are 1,073 cardiovascular disease physician records in Illinois.
All 1,073 in Illinois → Every provider in Mount Vernon → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mohammed Haseeb, M.D.Mount Vernon, IL 628641275692238
- Mohamed Ruzaik Ibrahim, MDMount Vernon, IL 628641235309527
- Ronald Weiss, MDMount Vernon, IL 628641871548990
- Marlon Jordan, MDMount Carmel, IL 628631467415117
- Nabil Al-Sharif, M.D.Carbondale, IL 629011730108804
- Adhiraj Bhattacharya, MDCarbondale, IL 629011215599493
- Vadzim Chyzhyk, MDCarbondale, IL 629011093128720
- Cesar Coello, M.D.Carbondale, IL 629011003997560
Common questions
What is Walter A. Parham, MD's NPI number?
Walter A. Parham, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487646972, issued on Aug 19, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Walter A. Parham, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2 Good Samaritan Way, Mount Vernon, IL, 62864. Phone: (618) 899-3900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Walter A. Parham, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036112518, 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.
How much does Walter A. Parham, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Walter A. Parham, MD had 1,426 Medicare Part D claims for 394 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.