Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of August 10, 2026.

Walter Li, MD

Individual provider Pediatrics Physician · NPI 1588866578

Walter Li, MD is registered under Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology) in San Francisco, California. Qualified in 2005, 21 years ago. Practices with UCSF Medical Group Business Services, a 1,531-clinician group and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in California.

Years since qualifying
21
Licensed in
CA
In the registry since
2007
Specialties on file
2
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

505 Parnassus Ave Rm 1235 Pediatric Division OF Cardiology Ucsf
San Francisco, CA 94143
Phone: (415) 353-4141
Fax: (415) 353-4144
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Specialties & licences

Pediatric Cardiology Physician (primary) Taxonomy 2080P0202X · Licence A99014 (CA)
Pediatrics Physician Taxonomy 208000000X · Licence A99014 (CA)

Record details

NPI number1588866578
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedJune 3, 2007
Last updated in NPPESOctober 30, 2024
Certification dateOctober 30, 2024

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyCARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CARDIOLOGY)
Also practisesPEDIATRIC MEDICINE
Medical schoolOTHER
Graduated 2005 (21 years in practice)
Group practice Ucsf Medical Group Business Services — 1531 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
Practice locations2 on file with Medicare

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients23
Services billed 43 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age46

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Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

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Food and Beverage $25 1 payment · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

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Colleagues at UCSF Medical Group Business Services

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 1531 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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