James M Walter, MD

Primary specialty

Pulmonary Disease PhysicianTaxonomy code 207RP1001X

License

036134956 Issued in IL

Practice address

676 N Saint Clair St Ste 2100
Chicago, IL 60611-2993

Phone

(312) 695-1800

Fax

(312) 695-4741

NPI assigned

Jun 2, 2010

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

Yes

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 3

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in IL

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Pulmonary DiseaseAlso: Critical Care (Intensivists)

Education

University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine, 2010

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Northwestern Medical Faculty FoundationGroup PAC ID 4587576814, 4,386 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Northwestern Memorial Hospital Hospital, Chicago, IL, CCN 140281

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

95.19 of 100Reported as apm

Quality

83.05

Promoting interoperability

100

Improvement activities

40

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation

  dba Northwestern Medical Group

  • Multi-Specialty Clinic/Center
  • Carol Stream, IL
  • NPI 1346235314
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation

  dba Northwestern Medical Group

  • Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies
  • Chicago, IL
  • NPI 1417718479
  NPD
• Central Dupage Physician Group

  dba Northwestern Medicine Regional Medical Group

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Carol Stream, IL
  • NPI 1033149844

  Hospitalist

  NPD (past)

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Northwestern Memorial Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Chicago, IL
  • NPI 1497859649
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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• Timothy Walsh, PHARMD
• Tracy Walsh, LCSW
• William Anthony Walsh, M.D.
• Anthony Luke Walter
• James Walter
• Jessica Ruth Walter, M.D.
• John Louis Walter, MSW LCSW
• Juli Walter, IBCLC
• Kirby Walter, RD, CLC
• Kristin Walter, M.D.

• Pulmonary Disease Physician in Chicago, IL
• Providers in Chicago, IL by specialty
• Pulmonary Disease Physician in Illinois

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Aug 15, 2025; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.