Active NPI 1659486348 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. David T Wechter , MD

Internal Medicine • Chicago, IL

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment Telehealth Available

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. David Wechter, MD is a certified Internal Medicine practicing in Chicago, IL. With approximately 47 years of clinical experience since graduating from University Of Illinois College Of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb) in 1979, Dr. Wechter delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 2535 SOUTH MARTIN LUTHER KING DRIVE.

Dr. Wechter is affiliated with Advocate Health And Hospitals Corporation and accepts Medicare assignment . Telehealth and virtual consultation options are available for eligible patients.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include established patient outpatient office visit, hemoglobin a1c level, insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

2535 South Martin Luther King Drive

Chicago, IL 60616

Telephone 3128427117

Fax 3123262102

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Advocate Health Centers, Inc. Facility NPI 1639111933

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

University Of Illinois College Of Med (Chi/peor/rock/chm-Urb)

Graduation Year

1979

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

Telehealth Services Available

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Internal Medicine in Chicago, IL

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

47 Yrs +25.2 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 21.8 Yrs

State Avg: 28.9 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

2969 Specialists

Practicing in Chicago, IL (7544 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

12.8% Regional Adoption

✓ Offers Virtual Consultations

Medicare Pricing Discount

54.1% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Wechter (47 Years) 47 Yrs

Chicago Specialty Average (21.8 Years) 21.8 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	503	198	$279.00	$130.50
83036 Hemoglobin A1C level	176	77	$68.00	$9.29
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	161	131	$22.00	$8.54
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	141	141	$332.00	$129.66
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	59	58	$60.00	$33.13
90662 Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free	57	56	$125.00	$78.60
91322 Sarscov2 vac 50 mcg/0.5ml im	49	49	$250.00	$148.41
90480 Admn sarscov2 vacc 1 dose	49	49	$85.00	$42.19
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	27	21	$394.00	$157.50
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	17	15	$198.00	$93.95

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	525	212	$259.00	$131.82
83036 Hemoglobin A1C level	175	80	$68.00	$9.38
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	165	137	$22.00	$8.35
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	159	159	$316.00	$132.16
90677 Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, 20 valent (pcv20), for intramuscular use	119	119	$370.91	$281.22
G0009 Administration of pneumococcal vaccine	118	118	$45.45	$32.05
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	67	66	$52.07	$32.05
90662 Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free	66	65	$107.24	$71.88
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	46	31	$366.00	$186.97
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	15	11	$178.00	$94.86

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	549	223	$235.00	$133.20
83036 Hemoglobin A1C level	191	85	$68.00	$9.45
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	179	144	$22.00	$2.96
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	150	150	$319.16	$134.41
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	83	82	$41.00	$31.09
90662 Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free	81	80	$73.00	$67.57
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	26	22	$332.00	$192.02
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	24	24	$161.00	$96.65
G0438 Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit	20	20	$474.00	$175.89

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	570	244	$224.00	$136.31
83036 Hemoglobin A1C level	192	90	$68.00	$9.62
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	185	147	$22.00	$2.96
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	91	91	$41.00	$17.98
90662 Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free	90	90	$73.00	$63.81
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	33	30	$153.00	$97.92
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	27	27	$316.00	$141.06
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	26	23	$316.00	$187.77
92250 Photography of the retina	20	11	$98.80	$18.63

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	513	240	$211.54	$115.54
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	195	170	$22.00	$2.99
83036 Hemoglobin A1C level	138	83	$68.00	$9.65
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	104	102	$41.00	$17.73
90662 Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free	102	100	$69.12	$60.02
99441 Telephone medical discussion with physician, 5-10 minutes	81	70	$63.00	$48.25
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	30	21	$145.67	$80.36
G0009 Administration of pneumococcal vaccine	22	22	$41.00	$17.70
99442 Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes	17	17	$102.00	$79.79
90732 Vaccine for pneumococcal polysaccharide for injection beneath the skin or into muscle, patient 2 years or older	15	15	$156.00	$119.39
93000 Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report	13	13	$82.00	$16.92

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	656	279	$203.03	$115.18
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	230	189	$22.00	$2.94
83036 Hemoglobin A1C level	197	90	$68.00	$10.57
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	118	85	$136.00	$78.83
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	99	99	$41.00	$17.33
90662 Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free	98	98	$67.94	$54.89
G0009 Administration of pneumococcal vaccine	74	74	$41.00	$17.33
90670 Pneumococcal vaccine for injection into muscle	46	46	$318.00	$211.02
90732 Vaccine for pneumococcal polysaccharide for injection beneath the skin or into muscle, patient 2 years or older	28	28	$150.39	$111.70
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	27	27	$316.00	$122.92
82962 Blood glucose (sugar) test performed by hand-held instrument	18	17	$22.00	$3.21
93000 Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report	15	15	$82.00	$18.24
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	14	14	$92.00	$47.92
G0438 Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit	13	13	$474.00	$181.58

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	769	326	$194.50	$113.41
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	320	244	$15.62	$2.93
82962 Blood glucose (sugar) test performed by hand-held instrument	270	94	$19.40	$3.19
83036 Hemoglobin A1C level	252	104	$64.63	$11.71
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	169	118	$133.89	$77.01
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	107	106	$41.00	$21.26
90662 Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free	102	101	$64.02	$51.07
G0438 Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit	84	84	$346.54	$173.75
85610 Blood test, clotting time	60	12	$30.93	$4.75
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	27	23	$274.70	$153.00
93000 Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report	26	25	$78.46	$18.10
G0009 Administration of pneumococcal vaccine	16	16	$41.00	$20.12
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg	14	13	$11.00	$6.69
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	14	13	$199.71	$66.21
90670 Pneumococcal vaccine for injection into muscle	12	12	$318.00	$182.22
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	11	11	$236.00	$112.27

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	790	317	$183.99	$113.17
82962 Blood glucose (sugar) test performed by hand-held instrument	245	83	$19.00	$3.15
83036 Hemoglobin A1C level	207	79	$64.00	$13.05
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	113	111	$41.00	$26.65
90662 Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free	104	102	$60.00	$47.69
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	86	76	$129.00	$77.12
85610 Blood test, clotting time	61	15	$30.00	$5.28
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	56	51	$13.00	$2.94
G0438 Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit	48	48	$345.00	$169.87
G0009 Administration of pneumococcal vaccine	27	27	$41.00	$26.64
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	24	18	$247.00	$152.65
90670 Pneumococcal vaccine for injection into muscle	23	23	$305.61	$185.83
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg	18	15	$9.67	$5.73
93000 Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report	15	14	$78.00	$18.12
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	14	12	$208.93	$71.10
G0180 Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and	12	11	$168.00	$56.70

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

CMS Verified: 2021-12-09

Internal Medicine Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207R00000X

State License IL 036061251

A physician who provides long-term, comprehensive care in the office and the hospital, managing both common and complex illness of adolescents, adults and the elderly. Internists are trained in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, infections and diseases affecting the heart, blood, kidneys, joints and digestive, respiratory and vascular systems. They are also trained in the essentials of primary care internal medicine, which incorporates an understanding of disease prevention, wellness, substance abuse, mental health and effective treatment of common problems of the eyes, ears, skin, nervous system and reproductive organs.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID

036061251 (IL)

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Humana

362664182

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID United Healthcare

362664182

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Aetna

0004075081

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Blue Cross Blue Shield

0001616367 (IL)

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Rr Medicare

110041791

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Blue Choice

01379 (IL)

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Cigna

362664182

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Advocate Health And Hospitals Corporation

1301 E 47th St, Chicago, IL 606534507

Phone: 7734938212

Secondary Practice Locations

1515 E 52nd Pl, 3rd Floor

Chicago, IL 606154390

Phone: 7734938212

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

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Nurse Practitioner

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Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

9 Historical Events

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Updated Practice Location September 29, 2022

Registered at 2535 SOUTH MARTIN LUTHER KING DRIVE, CHICAGO, IL 60616 (Tel: 3128427117)

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Updated Business Mailing Address September 29, 2022

Registered at 29373 NETWORK PL, CHICAGO, IL 606731293 (Tel: 8473905900)

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) September 29, 2022

Internal Medicine (License #036061251 in IL)

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NPI Profile Active July 08, 2007

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

📍

Updated Practice Location July 08, 2007

Registered at 1515 E 52ND PL, 3RD FLOOR, CHICAGO, IL 606154390 (Tel: 7734938212)

📍

Updated Business Mailing Address July 08, 2007

Registered at 1515 E 52ND PL, 3RD FLOOR, CHICAGO, IL 606154390 (Tel: 7734938212)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated July 08, 2007

Recorded as DAVID WECHTER, M.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) July 08, 2007

Internal Medicine

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration August 20, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1659486348

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: August 20, 2006

Last Update: September 29, 2022

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

29373 Network Pl

Chicago, IL 606731293

Phone: 8473905900

Public Domain Record This profile contains public domain information published by CMS and NPPES under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

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