Walter Ruben Plasencia, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Chicago, IL
Walter Ruben Plasencia, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1497715908, issued on Mar 27, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036092042, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Walter Ruben Plasencia
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 036092042 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5939 W Diversey Ave, Chicago, IL 60639
- Phone
- (773) 637-1600
- Enumerated
- Mar 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 30, 2025
- Fax
- (773) 637-1520
- Medicaid ID
- 036092042 IL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20071005000552); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Walter Ruben Plasencia 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 036092042Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
80% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
627 Medicare Part D claims for 54 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Lisinopril65 claims
- Metformin Hcl45 claims
- Alprazolam24 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate24 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium18 claims
- Omeprazole18 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.
Walter Ruben Plasencia among 7,238 internal medicine physician records in Illinois
Walter Ruben Plasencia, M.D. is one of 7,238 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 73% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 61% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 2003 among the 3,580 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2,867 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Chicago
They are 2,867 of the 63,379 NPPES records with a practice address in Chicago, and 7,238 internal medicine physician records in Illinois.
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Common questions
What is Walter Ruben Plasencia, M.D.'s NPI number?
Walter Ruben Plasencia, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497715908, issued on Mar 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Walter Ruben Plasencia, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5939 W Diversey Ave, Chicago, IL, 60639. Phone: (773) 637-1600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Walter Ruben Plasencia, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036092042, 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 Ruben Plasencia, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Walter Ruben Plasencia, M.D. had 627 Medicare Part D claims for 54 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.