Physician Profile
Walter R. Grote, DO practices internal medicine in Sparta, NJ. Medicare claims data shows Walter provided 999 services to 584 patients. The services billed most often include established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more, injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into other nerve or branch, and established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more.
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532 LAFAYETTE RD SUITE 300
Sparta, NJ 07871
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999 services · 584 patients · 17 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into other nerve or branch | Procedure | 64450 |
165 | Too few peers to compare |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | Treatment | 93000 |
44 | As often as other peers in Internal Medicine |
| Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free | Treatment | 90662 |
20 | Less often than most peers in Internal Medicine |
| Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, 20 valent (pcv20), for intramuscular use | Treatment | 90677 |
16 | Less often than most peers in Internal Medicine |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | Office visit | 99214 |
198 | As often as other peers in Internal Medicine |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more | Office visit | 99215 |
99 | More often than most peers in Internal Medicine |
| Residence visit for established patient with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | Office visit | 99349 |
76 | As often as other peers in Internal Medicine |
| Urinalysis, manual test | Lab test | 81002 |
70 | More often than most peers in Internal Medicine |
| Annual alcohol misuse screening, 5 to 15 minutes | Billing code | G0442 |
57 | As often as other peers in Internal Medicine |
| Annual depression screening, 5 to 15 minutes | Billing code | G0444 |
54 | As often as other peers in Internal Medicine |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
Dr. Grote is an internist in Sparta, NJ. That is the designation recorded for this NPI in the federal registry, where it is listed as “Internal Medicine”.
NPI registry
Dr. Grote is listed at 532 Lafayette Rd Suite 300, Sparta, NJ 07871. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
The number on file is (980) 263-9601. Guide.md cannot book appointments or pass on messages — please call the office directly.
NPI registry
Dr. Grote's National Provider Identifier is 1811983745. It is issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and is unique and permanent — it does not change if they move practice.
NPI registry
Dr. Grote attended Other, graduating in 1979. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
Dr. Grote has 47 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 1979, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
According to Medicare billing data, Dr. Grote performs procedures including injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into other nerve or branch; provides treatments such as routine electrocardiogram using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report and influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
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