What is Nicole Walton's specialty?

Nicole Walton (NPI 1013115906) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Rheumatology in Ocean Springs, MS.

Where does Nicole Walton practice?

Nicole Walton practices in Ocean Springs, MS, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1013115906.

How much does Medicare pay Nicole Walton?

Nicole Walton (NPI 1013115906) received approximately $54K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 438 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1013115906

Nicole WaltonD.O.

RheumatologyOcean Springs, MSI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

670

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

948

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$53K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 28 Rheumatology providers in MS — below median (cohort median 5,807).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

4,348

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$3.6M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

24.5%

Top prescribed drugs

Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate999 claims

Prednisone527 claims

Methotrexate Sodium445 claims

Mycophenolate Mofetil168 claims

Duloxetine Hcl151 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$3K

Payment records

137

By payment type

Food and Beverage$3K

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$3K

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (2)

CCN 250040

Hospital

CCN 250123

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Nicole Walton's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 6 inbound referrers · 14 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
SINGING RIVER HEALTH SYSTEM	123	469
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AT GULFPORT	26	83
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Birmingham, AL	20	43
James Carter Diagnostic Radiology · Ocean Springs, MS	16	31
William Passarelli Cardiology · Pascagoula, MS	14	74
POLCHOW, THURMAN	14	24

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
SINGING RIVER HEALTH SYSTEM	160	773
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AT GULFPORT	30	112
POLCHOW, THURMAN	24	42
James Carter Diagnostic Radiology · Ocean Springs, MS	22	46
Jim Gray Diagnostic Radiology · Pascagoula, MS	19	45
Charles Menendez Diagnostic Radiology · Ocean Springs, MS	19	50
Heather North Rheumatology · Hendersonville, NC	18	28
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Birmingham, AL	18	37
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AT GULFPORT	17	35
Roland Mestayer Diagnostic Radiology · Pascagoula, MS	16	29
MOORE, PAUL	16	36
Sardar Babar Pulmonary Disease · Ocean Springs, MS	15	44

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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