Active NPI 1215978291 Individual Practitioner Female Practitioner

Ann M Walter , PA-C

Physician Assistant • Boston, MA

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment Telehealth Available

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Ann Walter, PA-C is a certified Physician Assistant practicing in Boston, MA. With approximately 45 years of clinical experience since completing medical education in 1981, Ann Walter delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 133 BROOKLINE AVE.

Ann Walter is affiliated with Atrius Health Inc 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, removal of impacted ear wax, new patient outpatient office visit. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

133 Brookline Ave

Boston, MA 022153904

Telephone 6174215984

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Atrius Health, Inc. Facility NPI 1740238526

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Other

Graduation Year

1981

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

Telehealth Services Available

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Physician Assistant in Boston, MA

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

45 Yrs +37.1 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 7.9 Yrs

State Avg: 10.0 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

1664 Specialists

Practicing in Boston, MA (4746 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

15.4% Regional Adoption

✓ Offers Virtual Consultations

Medicare Pricing Discount

68.5% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Walter (45 Years) 45 Yrs

Boston Specialty Average (7.9 Years) 7.9 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
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	250	235	$268.28	$84.43
69210 Removal of impacted ear wax	212	157	$132.00	$43.19
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	105	98	$348.98	$118.01
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	80	72	$170.22	$53.06
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	56	56	$346.00	$103.24
G0268 Removal of impacted cerumen (one or both ears) by physician on same date of service as audiologic function testing	55	55	$143.00	$47.99
31575 Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope	48	46	$379.00	$123.77
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	32	32	$518.00	$153.51
31231 Diagnostic examination of nasal passages using an endoscope	26	24	$563.00	$181.05
31579 Exam to assess movement of vocal cord flaps using an endoscope	20	20	$610.00	$187.61

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	274	243	$265.70	$84.61
69210 Removal of impacted ear wax	228	157	$132.00	$43.89
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	86	75	$167.44	$53.36
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	78	74	$346.00	$119.22
31575 Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope	49	44	$379.00	$127.51
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	39	39	$346.00	$104.96
31579 Exam to assess movement of vocal cord flaps using an endoscope	33	31	$610.00	$187.54
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	28	28	$518.00	$154.70
31231 Diagnostic examination of nasal passages using an endoscope	20	19	$563.00	$187.59
G0268 Removal of impacted cerumen (one or both ears) by physician on same date of service as audiologic function testing	18	18	$143.00	$50.12

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
69210 Removal of impacted ear wax	195	140	$132.00	$44.70
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	101	96	$238.00	$86.00
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	79	73	$346.00	$121.24
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	76	67	$148.00	$52.99
31579 Exam to assess movement of vocal cord flaps using an endoscope	30	25	$610.00	$195.86
31575 Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope	29	28	$379.00	$127.49
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	25	25	$346.00	$106.57
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	15	15	$518.00	$157.82

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
69210 Removal of impacted ear wax	255	186	$132.00	$45.04
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	151	121	$133.36	$54.43
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	72	67	$221.50	$87.54
31579 Exam to assess movement of vocal cord flaps using an endoscope	36	31	$610.00	$194.96
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	33	33	$336.24	$107.41
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	26	25	$335.38	$123.89
31575 Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope	22	22	$362.91	$123.77
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	21	21	$225.33	$67.55
U0003 Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (dna or rna); severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (sars-cov-2) (coronavirus disease [covid-19]), amplified probe technique, making use of high throughput technologies as described by cms-2020-01-r	18	18	$209.00	$75.00
U0005 Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (dna or rna); severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (sars-cov-2) (coronavirus disease [covid-19]), amplified probe technique, cdc or non-cdc, making use of high throughput technologies, completed within	18	18	$30.00	$25.00
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	15	15	$513.53	$159.43

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	175	151	$122.00	$43.76
69210 Removal of impacted ear wax	137	111	$132.00	$45.38
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	53	50	$202.00	$71.69
U0003 Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (dna or rna); severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (sars-cov-2) (coronavirus disease [covid-19]), amplified probe technique, making use of high throughput technologies as described by cms-2020-01-r	33	28	$209.00	$100.00
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	29	29	$207.00	$72.97
31575 Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope	24	24	$320.00	$121.79
99441 Telephone medical discussion with physician, 5-10 minutes	23	22	$63.00	$44.07
31579 Exam to assess movement of vocal cord flaps using an endoscope	21	20	$610.00	$188.00
99442 Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes	20	20	$99.00	$71.75
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	11	11	$300.00	$103.14

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
69210 Removal of impacted ear wax	234	173	$132.00	$43.15
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	162	146	$122.00	$42.82
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	116	107	$202.00	$69.81
31575 Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope	51	50	$320.00	$113.20
31579 Exam to assess movement of vocal cord flaps using an endoscope	32	29	$610.00	$176.95
84520 Urea nitrogen level to assess kidney function	22	22	$16.00	$4.30
82565 Blood creatinine level	21	21	$21.00	$5.58
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	18	18	$297.00	$101.65
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	16	16	$297.00	$97.82
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	14	14	$12.00	$2.94
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	12	12	$207.00	$72.22

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
69210 Removal of impacted ear wax	218	161	$124.00	$44.59
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	105	94	$113.09	$41.64
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	69	66	$185.00	$68.71
31575 Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope	46	43	$293.59	$109.34
84520 Urea nitrogen level to assess kidney function	21	21	$13.00	$4.78
82565 Blood creatinine level	21	21	$16.00	$6.20
31579 Exam to assess movement of vocal cord flaps using an endoscope	17	15	$460.00	$171.66
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	16	16	$271.00	$101.19
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	14	14	$7.00	$2.94

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
69210 Removal of impacted ear wax	229	165	$95.00	$43.58
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	107	97	$139.59	$67.56
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	107	96	$84.00	$40.78
31575 Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope	53	51	$225.81	$108.34
84520 Urea nitrogen level to assess kidney function	35	34	$10.00	$3.31
82565 Blood creatinine level	35	32	$13.00	$4.29
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	26	26	$204.00	$99.63
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	26	25	$6.00	$2.94
31579 Exam to assess movement of vocal cord flaps using an endoscope	20	18	$409.00	$166.49
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	13	13	$203.00	$98.94

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Physician Assistant Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363A00000X

State License MA 339

A physician assistant is a person who has successfully completed an accredited education program for physician assistant, is licensed by the state and is practicing within the scope of that license. Physician assistants are formally trained to perform many of the routine, time-consuming tasks a physician can do. In some states, they may prescribe medications. They take medical histories, perform physical exams, order lab tests and x-rays, and give inoculations. Most states require that they work under the supervision of a physician.

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Atrius Health Inc

100 2nd Ave, Needham, MA 024942809

Phone: 7817264800

Atrius Health Inc

40 Holland St, Somerville, MA 021442705

Phone: 6176296000

Atrius Health Inc

133 Brookline Ave, Boston, MA 022153904

Phone: 6174211000

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

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

11 Associated Practitioners

Susan Bolton , CCC-A

Audiologist

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CCCA

Patricia Weil-Lefkovith , CCC-A

Audiologist

NPI 1124098439

CCCA

Maansi Aghera

Audiologist

NPI 1225887292

Dr. Hien Tierney , MD

Otolaryngology

NPI 1265648919

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Dr. Chia Haddad , MD

Otolaryngology

NPI 1366508202

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Dr. Quintin Boger , AuD

Audiologist

NPI 1447828637

Doctor of Audiology

Career & Practice History Timeline

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

6 Historical Events

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NPI Profile Active September 08, 2008

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location September 08, 2008

Registered at 133 BROOKLINE AVE, BOSTON, MA 022153904 (Tel: 6174215984)

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Updated Business Mailing Address September 08, 2008

Registered at 133 BROOKLINE AVE, HARVARD VANGUARD MEDICAL ASSOCIATES, BOSTON, MA 022153904 (Tel: 6174215984)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated September 08, 2008

Recorded as ANN WALTER, PA-C

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) September 08, 2008

Physician Assistant (License #339 in MA)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration June 09, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1215978291

Entity Type:

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

Enumeration Date: June 09, 2006

Last Update: September 08, 2008

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

133 Brookline Ave, Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates

Boston, MA 022153904

Phone: 6174215984

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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