Dr. Walter L. Li, MD

  • Oakland, CA
  • Pediatric cardiology physician
NPI1588866578PAC ID7719141563
Medicare services, 2024
19
Medicare patients, 2024
23
Part D claims, 2024
21
Publications
4
MIPS score, 2024
87
Practice address
747 52nd Street, Oakland, CA 94609
Practice phone
Call (510) 428-3000
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Primary practice

UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland

Hospital · Oakland, California

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Dr. Walter L. Li is a pediatric cardiology physician in Oakland, California

Dr. Li practices at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland in Oakland, California, part of University of California Health.

Dr. Li's NPI, 1588866578, was assigned on June 3, 2007. Dr. Li graduated from UT Southwestern Medical Center in 2005. Dr. Li holds California license A99014.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
7719141563
NPI enumeration date
June 3, 2007
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(510) 428-3000
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
47
Medical school graduation
2005

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Walter L. Li practices at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland in Oakland, California

Dr. Li's primary practice is UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland, at 747 52nd Street, Oakland, CA 94609 in Alameda County. The practice phone is (510) 428-3000.

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Dr. Walter L. Li is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 5 medical groups

Dr. Li's primary practice is UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland in Oakland, California, part of University of California Health. Dr. Li is also affiliated with UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights. The medical group on file is UCSF Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Li to 4 more medical groups and 1 school health center, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Walter L. Li's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Li practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital OaklandAvailable with a free account
+2 more sites and 4 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Walter L. Li is one of 331 pediatric cardiology physicians in California

Pediatric cardiology is Dr. Li's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2080P0202X. Dr. Li is board certified in pediatric cardiology by the American Board of Pediatrics. Dr. Li is licensed in California.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Pediatric cardiology, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense A99014 · 2007 to 2027 · taxonomy 2080P0202X

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists atrial fibrillation and flutter and cardiomyopathy among the conditions Dr. Li treats.

Pediatric cardiology physicians near Dr. Li

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Dr. Walter L. Li billed Medicare for 19 services in 2024

CMS data shows 19 Medicare services from Dr. Li across 1 procedure code in 2024, for 23 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $187 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 202419
Medicare patients23
Paid by Medicare$187
Procedure codes1

Dr. Li compared with the California median for pediatric cardiology physicians, 2024

  • Dr. Li
  • California median
Medicare services
19vs 3342% below
Medicare patients
23vs 1464% above
Part D claims
16vs 1414% above

Medians across 73 pediatric cardiology physicians in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Li's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Walter L. Li treated 23 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 46

CMS counts 23 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Li in 2024. Their average risk score is 0.85, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Li's median patient age at 14, with 48% women.

Medicare patients, 202423
Average age46
Average risk score0.85

Dr. Li's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 14

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women48%
  • Men52%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Walter L. Li wrote 21 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Li wrote 21 Medicare Part D claims. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 16 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $317 in total drug cost. In 2022, CMS named 15 claims across 1 drug.

Part D claims, 202421
Drugs named by CMS1
Total drug cost$317

Dr. Li's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2023

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2022 to 2023

  • 2022
  • 2023
Claims for drugs CMS names
2022: 152023: 167%

Drugs named by CMS: 1 in 2023, 1 in 2022.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Walter L. Li scored 87 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 87 out of 100 for Dr. Li for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Li accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Li's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 87of 100Final score
  • 86.8of 100Quality
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 70of 100Cost

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026

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Dr. Walter L. Li has 4 publications on record

Dmand AI links 4 papers to Dr. Li, published from 2011 to 2023. The most frequent topics are Electrocardiography. Dr. Li has published most often in Pediatr Cardiol. Dr. Li's most frequent co-authors are Ronn E. Tanel, MD, Peter F. Aziz, MD and Anjan Singh Batra, MD.

Papers4
Years published2011 to 2023

Dr. Li's papers by year, 2011 to 2023

Topics Dr. Li writes about most

  • Electrocardiography

Dr. Li's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Li

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Walter L. Li received $71 in industry payments from 2022 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 2 general payments to Dr. Li from 2 drug and device companies from 2022 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Bardy Diagnostics, Inc. paid the most, $46.

General payments to Dr. Li by program year, 2022 to 2025

Companies that paid Dr. Li the most, 2022 to 2025

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Walter L. Li graduated from UT Southwestern Medical Center

Dr. Li graduated from UT Southwestern Medical Center in 2005.

  1. Medical schoolUT Southwestern Medical Center
  2. Board certified in pediatric cardiologyAmerican Board of Pediatrics
  3. Board certified in pediatricsAmerican Board of Pediatrics

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Walter L. Li accepts plans from 15 insurance carriers

Dr. Li is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • United Healthcare
  • Elevance
  • HCSC
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • Regence Health Plans
  • AK State Medicaid
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Plan types Dr. Li accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO9
  2. Medicare8
  3. HMO6
  4. EPO4
  5. POS3
  6. Medicaid1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Walter L. Li's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Walter L. Li's NPI number?

Dr. Walter L. Li's NPI number is 1588866578. It was assigned on June 3, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Walter L. Li?

Dr. Walter L. Li is a pediatric cardiology physician in Oakland, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Pediatric Cardiology Physician (taxonomy code 2080P0202X).

Where does Dr. Walter L. Li practice?

Dr. Li practices at 747 52nd Street, Oakland, CA 94609. Dr. Li's primary practice is UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland in Oakland, California, part of University of California Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Li to 4 medical groups and 1 school health center.

What is Dr. Walter L. Li's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Li is (510) 428-3000.

What is Dr. Walter L. Li's medical license number?

Dr. Li holds California license A99014.

Which hospitals is Dr. Walter L. Li affiliated with?

Dr. Li practices at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland in Oakland, California. Dr. Li is also affiliated with UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights.

What medical group is Dr. Walter L. Li part of?

Dr. Li is linked to UCSF Medical Group. Dmand AI links Dr. Li to 4 more medical groups.

Does Dr. Walter L. Li accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Li billed Medicare for 19 services in 2024, and Dr. Li accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Walter L. Li's MIPS score?

Dr. Li's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 87 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Walter L. Li see?

CMS counts 23 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Li in 2024, with an average age of 46.

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Is Dr. Walter L. Li board certified?

Yes. Dr. Li is board certified in pediatric cardiology by the American Board of Pediatrics.

What services does Dr. Walter L. Li bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Li's most billed Medicare services were heart test or procedure (93000).

Where did Dr. Walter L. Li go to medical school?

Dr. Li graduated from UT Southwestern Medical Center in 2005.

What drugs does Dr. Walter L. Li prescribe most?

In 2023 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Li's most prescribed drugs by claims were Metoprolol Succinate.

Has Dr. Walter L. Li received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $71 in general payments to Dr. Li from 2 companies from 2022 to 2025. The largest total came from Bardy Diagnostics, Inc.

How long has Dr. Walter L. Li been practicing?

Dr. Li graduated from medical school in 2005, 21 years ago.

Does Dr. Walter L. Li do research?

Dmand AI links 4 publications to Dr. Li, published from 2011 to 2023.

Who does Dr. Walter L. Li publish with?

Dr. Li's most frequent co-authors are Ronn E. Tanel, MD (2 shared papers), Peter F. Aziz, MD (1 shared paper) and Anjan Singh Batra, MD (1 shared paper).

What insurance does Dr. Walter L. Li accept?

Dr. Li is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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