Dr. Walter R. Grote, DO
- Medicare services, 2024
- 999
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 122
- Part D claims, 2024
- 2,423
- Publications
- 2
- MIPS score, 2024
- 78
- Practice address
- 532 Lafayette Road Suite 200, Sparta, NJ 07871
- Practice phone
- Call (973) 300-1248
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Premier Health Associates
Surgery Center - Medicare-Certified · Sparta, New Jersey
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Dr. Walter R. Grote is an internist in Sparta, New Jersey
Dr. Grote practices at Premier Health Associates in Sparta, New Jersey.
Dr. Grote's NPI, 1811983745, was assigned on September 26, 2005. Dr. Grote graduated from Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1979. Dr. Grote holds New Jersey license 25MB03954800.
- NPI
- 1811983745NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 5799674495
- NPI enumeration date
- September 26, 2005
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (973) 300-1248
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 73
- Medical school graduation
- 1979
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Walter R. Grote practices at Premier Health Associates in Sparta, New Jersey
Dr. Grote's primary practice is Premier Health Associates, at 532 Lafayette Road Suite 200, Sparta, NJ 07871. The practice phone is (973) 300-1248.
- Premier Health Associates532 Lafayette Road Suite 200, Sparta, NJ 07871Phone(973) 300-1248
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Walter R. Grote is affiliated with 7 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Grote's primary practice is Premier Health Associates in Sparta, New Jersey. Dr. Grote is also affiliated with Morristown Medical Center. The medical group on file is Premier Health Associates. Dmand AI also links Dr. Grote to 2 more hospitals, 1 physician office, 1 home health agency and 1 skilled nursing facility, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Walter R. Grote's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Grote practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Premier Health Associates | Available with a free account |
| +6 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Walter R. Grote is one of 4,226 internists in New Jersey
Internal medicine is Dr. Grote's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Grote is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Grote is licensed in New Jersey.
Specialties and state licenses
- Internal medicine, New JerseyPrimary
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists acute sinusitis, alzheimer's disease, aneurysm, anxiety, atrial fibrillation and flutter, benign or precancerous skin growths, bronchitis and bursitis among the conditions Dr. Grote treats.
Internists near Dr. Grote
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Walter R. Grote billed Medicare for 999 services in 2024
CMS data shows 999 Medicare services from Dr. Grote across 17 procedure codes in 2024, for 122 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $73,245 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Grote's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 5012024: 4677%
- Other services
- 2023: 2872024: 21724%
- Surgery
- 2023: 02024: 165
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 1282024: 8038%
- Lab and pathology
- 2023: 572024: 7023%
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 582024: 0100%
Dr. Grote compared with the New Jersey median for internists, 2024
- Dr. Grote
- New Jersey median
- Medicare services
- 999vs 72338% above
- Medicare patients
- 122vs 23147% below
- Part D claims
- 1,828vs 8302.2 times
Medians across 4,086 internists in New Jersey with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Grote'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 R. Grote treated 122 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 77
CMS counts 122 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Grote in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 51 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.39, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Grote's median patient age at 70, with 38% women.
Dr. Grote's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Grote's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women5747%
- Men6553%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Grote's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Ischemic heart disease52%
- Arthritis39%
- Diabetes34%
- COPD30%
- Chronic kidney disease30%
- Anxiety28%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Grote's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 70
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women38%
- Men58%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Walter R. Grote wrote 2,423 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Grote wrote 2,423 Medicare Part D claims for 151 patients. 82% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,828 of them, across 70 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $354,450 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,228 claims across 75 drugs.
Dr. Grote's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic1,982 claims82%
- Brand-name398 claims16%
- Other43 claims2%
Dr. Grote'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.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Grote's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids3%82 of 2,423 claims
- Antibiotics3%65 of 2,423 claims
- Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over1%25 of 2,423 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 2,2282024: 1,82818%
Drugs named by CMS: 70 in 2024, 75 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
Dr. Walter R. Grote scored 78 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 78 out of 100 for Dr. Grote for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Grote accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Grote as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Dr. Grote's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 78of 100Final score
- 65.1of 100Quality
- 85of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Removal of skin lesions: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Walter R. Grote has 2 publications on record
Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Grote. Dr. Grote's most frequent co-authors are John W. Wilson, MD and Aleksandra E. Zgierska, MD, PhD.
Dr. Grote's most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Dr. Grote
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Dr. Walter R. Grote received $4,354 in industry payments from 2016 to 2023
CMS Open Payments shows 209 general payments to Dr. Grote from 28 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2023. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Novo Nordisk Inc paid the most, $1,128.
General payments to Dr. Grote by program year, 2016 to 2023
General payments to Dr. Grote by kind, 2016 to 2023
- Food and beverage$4,349100%
- Education$50%
Companies that paid Dr. Grote the most, 2016 to 2023
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Walter R. Grote has 2 awards and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Grote, most recently NJ Top Docs in 2022.
Awards and honors for Dr. Grote
- 2022
- NJ Top Docs
- 2013
- CMS Stage 1 EHR
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Walter R. Grote graduated from Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences College of Osteopathic Medicine
Dr. Grote graduated from Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1979. Dr. Grote is a member of ACP, AOA and American Osteopathic Association of Prolotherapy Regenerative Medicine.
- Medical school
- Board certified in internal medicine
- Board certified in board certification
- Board certified in 1981 - 2025
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Walter R. Grote accepts plans from 16 insurance carriers
Dr. Grote is in network with 16 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Elevance
- Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
- United Healthcare
- HCSC
- Highmark
- Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- +8 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Grote accepts, by number of carriers
- HMO11
- PPO11
- Medicare9
- EPO5
- POS3
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Walter R. Grote'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 | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy 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)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Awards and committee roles | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network 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 R. Grote's NPI number?
Dr. Walter R. Grote's NPI number is 1811983745. It was assigned on September 26, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Walter R. Grote?
Dr. Walter R. Grote is an internist in Sparta, New Jersey. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).
Where does Dr. Walter R. Grote practice?
Dr. Grote practices at 532 Lafayette Road Suite 200, Sparta, NJ 07871. Dr. Grote's primary practice is Premier Health Associates in Sparta, New Jersey. Dmand AI also links Dr. Grote to 2 hospitals, 1 physician office, 1 home health agency and 1 skilled nursing facility.
What is Dr. Walter R. Grote's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Grote is (973) 300-1248.
What is Dr. Walter R. Grote's medical license number?
Dr. Grote holds New Jersey license 25MB03954800.
Which hospitals is Dr. Walter R. Grote affiliated with?
Dr. Grote is affiliated with Morristown Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Grote to 2 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Walter R. Grote part of?
Dr. Grote is linked to Premier Health Associates.
Does Dr. Walter R. Grote accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Grote billed Medicare for 999 services in 2024, and Dr. Grote accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Walter R. Grote offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Grote as offering telehealth services.
What is Dr. Walter R. Grote's MIPS score?
Dr. Grote's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 78 out of 100, reported through an alternative payment model (APM).
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Walter R. Grote see?
CMS counts 122 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Grote in 2024, with an average age of 77.
Is Dr. Walter R. Grote board certified?
Yes. Dr. Grote is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
What services does Dr. Walter R. Grote bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Grote's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), surgery: brain, spine and nerves (64450) and office visit, established patient (99215).
Where did Dr. Walter R. Grote go to medical school?
Dr. Grote graduated from Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1979.
What drugs does Dr. Walter R. Grote prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Grote's most prescribed drugs by claims were Levothyroxine Sodium, Metformin HCl and Rosuvastatin Calcium.
Has Dr. Walter R. Grote received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $4,354 in general payments to Dr. Grote from 28 companies from 2016 to 2023. The largest total came from Novo Nordisk Inc.
How long has Dr. Walter R. Grote been practicing?
Dr. Grote graduated from medical school in 1979, 47 years ago.
Does Dr. Walter R. Grote do research?
Dmand AI links 2 publications to Dr. Grote.
Who does Dr. Walter R. Grote publish with?
Dr. Grote's most frequent co-authors are John W. Wilson, MD (1 shared paper) and Aleksandra E. Zgierska, MD, PhD (1 shared paper).
What insurance does Dr. Walter R. Grote accept?
Dr. Grote is in network with 16 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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