Dr. Walter A. Parham, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 4,203
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 1,842
- Part D claims, 2024
- 1,426
- Hospital affiliations
- 5
- Industry payments
- $217
- Practice address
- 4218 Lincolnshire Dr, Mount Vernon, IL 62864
- Practice phone
- Call (618) 899-1040
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
SSM Health Medical Group
Mount Vernon, Illinois
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Dr. Walter A. Parham is a cardiologist in Mount Vernon, Illinois
Dr. Parham practices at SSM Health Medical Group in Mount Vernon, Illinois.
Dr. Parham's NPI, 1487646972, was assigned on August 19, 2005. Dr. Parham graduated from University of Missouri, Columbia School of Medicine in 1997. Dr. Parham holds Illinois license 036112518.
- NPI
- 1487646972NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 7012984859
- NPI enumeration date
- August 19, 2005
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (618) 899-1040
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 55
- Medical school graduation
- 1997
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Walter A. Parham practices at SSM Health Medical Group in Mount Vernon, Illinois
Dr. Parham's primary practice is SSM Health Medical Group, at 4218 Lincolnshire Dr, Mount Vernon, IL 62864 in Jefferson County. The practice phone is (618) 899-1040.
- SSM Health Medical Group4218 Lincolnshire Dr, Mount Vernon, IL 62864 · Jefferson CountyPhone(618) 899-1040
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Walter A. Parham is affiliated with 8 sites of care and 3 medical groups
Dr. Parham's primary practice is SSM Health Medical Group in Mount Vernon, Illinois. Dr. Parham is also affiliated with SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital - Mt. Vernon. The medical group on file is SSM Health Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Parham to 4 more hospitals, 2 medical groups, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 ambulatory surgery center, each named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Walter A. Parham's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Parham practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| SSM Health Medical Group | Available with a free account |
| +7 more sites and 2 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Walter A. Parham is one of 908 cardiologists in Illinois
Cardiovascular disease is Dr. Parham's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RC0000X. Dr. Parham is licensed in Illinois.
Specialties and state licenses
- Cardiovascular disease, IllinoisPrimary
Cardiologists near Dr. Parham
Counts of cardiologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Walter A. Parham billed Medicare for 4,203 services in 2024
CMS data shows 4,203 Medicare services from Dr. Parham across 17 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,842 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $146,111 for them.
Dr. Parham's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 2,6822024: 2,96811%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1,1032024: 1,2069%
- Surgery
- 2023: 212024: 2938%
Where Dr. Parham's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office291%
- In a facility4,17499%
Dr. Parham compared with the Illinois median for cardiologists, 2024
- Dr. Parham
- Illinois median
- Medicare services
- 4,203vs 1,9362.2 times
- Medicare patients
- 1,842vs 1,02380% above
- Part D claims
- 1,296vs 1,50214% below
Medians across 906 cardiologists in Illinois with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Parham'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 A. Parham treated 1,842 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75
CMS counts 1,842 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Parham in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 696 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 30% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.87, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Parham's median patient age at 73, with 52% women.
Dr. Parham's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Parham's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women1,00054%
- Men84246%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Parham's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Ischemic heart disease56%
- Arthritis49%
- Chronic kidney disease42%
- Diabetes42%
- Atrial fibrillation39%
- COPD39%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Parham's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 73
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women52%
- Men48%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Walter A. Parham wrote 1,426 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Parham wrote 1,426 Medicare Part D claims for 394 patients. 75% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,296 of them, across 16 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $273,070 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,210 claims across 25 drugs.
Dr. Parham's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic1,076 claims75%
- Brand-name350 claims25%
Dr. Parham's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
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, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 2,2102024: 1,29641%
Drugs named by CMS: 16 in 2024, 25 in 2023.
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
How Dr. Walter A. Parham takes part in Medicare
Dr. Parham accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Walter A. Parham received $217 in industry payments from 2017 to 2021
CMS Open Payments shows 10 general payments to Dr. Parham from 4 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2021. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Abiomed paid the most, $95.
General payments to Dr. Parham by program year, 2017 to 2021
Companies that paid Dr. Parham the most, 2017 to 2021
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Walter A. Parham graduated from University of Missouri, Columbia School of Medicine
Dr. Parham graduated from University of Missouri, Columbia School of Medicine in 1997.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Walter A. Parham's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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 percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Walter A. Parham's NPI number?
Dr. Walter A. Parham's NPI number is 1487646972. It was assigned on August 19, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Walter A. Parham?
Dr. Walter A. Parham is a cardiologist in Mount Vernon, Illinois. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Cardiovascular Disease Physician (taxonomy code 207RC0000X).
Where does Dr. Walter A. Parham practice?
Dr. Parham practices at 4218 Lincolnshire Dr, Mount Vernon, IL 62864. Dr. Parham's primary practice is SSM Health Medical Group in Mount Vernon, Illinois. Dmand AI also links Dr. Parham to 4 hospitals, 2 medical groups, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 ambulatory surgery center.
What is Dr. Walter A. Parham's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Parham is (618) 899-1040.
What is Dr. Walter A. Parham's medical license number?
Dr. Parham holds Illinois license 036112518.
Which hospitals is Dr. Walter A. Parham affiliated with?
Dr. Parham is affiliated with SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital - Mt. Vernon. Dmand AI links Dr. Parham to 4 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Walter A. Parham part of?
Dr. Parham is linked to SSM Health Medical Group. Dmand AI links Dr. Parham to 2 more medical groups.
Does Dr. Walter A. Parham accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Parham billed Medicare for 4,203 services in 2024, and Dr. Parham accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Walter A. Parham see?
CMS counts 1,842 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Parham in 2024, with an average age of 75.
What services does Dr. Walter A. Parham bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Parham's most billed Medicare services were heart test or procedure (93010), heart test or procedure (93306) and office visit, established patient (99214).
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Where did Dr. Walter A. Parham go to medical school?
Dr. Parham graduated from University of Missouri, Columbia School of Medicine in 1997.
What drugs does Dr. Walter A. Parham prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Parham's most prescribed drugs by claims were Rosuvastatin Calcium, Metoprolol Succinate and Entresto.
Has Dr. Walter A. Parham received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $217 in general payments to Dr. Parham from 4 companies from 2017 to 2021. The largest total came from Abiomed.
How long has Dr. Walter A. Parham been practicing?
Dr. Parham graduated from medical school in 1997, 29 years ago.
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