Physician Profile
Unclaimed ProfileAbout PARHAM
Walter A Parham, MD is a healthcare provider in Mount Vernon, IL specialising in cardiovascular disease (cardiology). Walter trained at University of Missouri, Columbia School of Medicine, graduating in 1997. Walter is also listed as specialising in interventional cardiology and cardiovascular disease.
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Common questions
What is Dr. Parham's specialty?
Dr. Parham is a cardiovascular disease (cardiology) in Mount Vernon, IL. This is the primary taxonomy recorded against the NPI in the federal registry, listed there as “CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CARDIOLOGY)”.
NPI registry
Where can I find Dr. Parham?
Dr. Parham is listed at 2 GOOD SAMARITAN WAY SUITE 220, Mount Vernon, IL 62864. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
How do I contact Dr. Parham?
The number on file is (618) 899-3900. Guide.md cannot book appointments or pass on messages — please call the office directly.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Parham's NPI number?
Dr. Parham's National Provider Identifier is 1487646972. 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
What is Dr. Parham's medical education?
Dr. Parham attended University of Missouri, Columbia School of Medicine, graduating in 1997. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How long has Dr. Parham been practising?
Dr. Parham has 29 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 1997, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What is Dr. Parham known for?
According to Medicare billing data, Dr. Parham performs procedures including insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample; provides treatments such as routine electrocardiogram using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only and ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
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Licensing & Certification
Source: NPPES NPI Registry
Contact Information
- (618) 899-3900
- Email not available
Practice Locations
2 GOOD SAMARITAN WAY SUITE 220
Mount Vernon, IL 62864
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
4,203 services · 3,648 patients · 17 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | Procedure | 36415 |
29 |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | Treatment | 93010 |
1,154 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Treatment | 93306 |
910 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous with review by health care professional | Treatment | 93227 |
214 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | Treatment | 93018 |
178 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | Treatment | 93016 |
178 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | Treatment | 93308 |
89 |
| Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system | Treatment | 93288 |
77 |
| Heart rhythm review, and interpretation of continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | Treatment | 93244 |
60 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | Treatment | 93325 |
34 |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
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Other cardiovascular diseases at this location 1
Same specialty, same street address — most likely the same department or group.
Related specialists at this location 1
Clinically related specialties at the same address — the people this provider most likely works alongside.
Also at this address 4
Providers at the same street address. Each files their own registry entry, so a shared practice often appears under several different names.
More connections — 27 related providers in 4 groups
Other cardiovascular diseases in Mount Vernon 3
Same specialty, same city.
Trained at University of Missouri, Columbia School of Medicine 8
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
Class of 1997 at University of Missouri, Columbia School of Medicine 8
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
Also performs Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample 8
Providers in IL who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Provider data sourced from the NPPES NPI Registry and CMS public datasets. Information is provided for reference and is not medical advice.