What is Diane Walker's specialty?

Diane Walker (NPI 1114038767) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Optometry in Spruce Pine, NC.

Where does Diane Walker practice?

Diane Walker practices in Spruce Pine, NC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1114038767.

How much does Medicare pay Diane Walker?

Diane Walker (NPI 1114038767) received approximately $28K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 277 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1114038767

Diane WalkerOD

PRACTICEAPPALACHIAN EYE ASSOCIATES ODPASee all providers at this practice →

OptometrySpruce Pine, NCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

363

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

2,059

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$27K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 983 Optometry providers in NC — top quintile (cohort median 605).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

248

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$22K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

34.3%

Top prescribed drugs

Latanoprost77 claims

Prednisolone Acetate31 claims

Neomycin/Polymyxin B/Dexametha27 claims

Tobramycin/Dexamethasone25 claims

Dorzolamide Hcl19 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Diane Walker'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). 2 inbound referrers · 8 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY HEALTH PARTNERSHIP INCORPORATED	20	31
James Carroll Family Practice · Bakersville, NC	13	35

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
BLUE RIDGE REGIONAL HOSPITAL INC	65	98
MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY HEALTH PARTNERSHIP INCORPORATED	24	31
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Burlington, NC	23	36
MISSION HOSPITAL INC	18	35
James Carroll Family Practice · Bakersville, NC	14	30
Martin Black Diagnostic Radiology · Asheville, NC	13	14
Dwight Willett Family Practice · Spruce Pine, NC	13	21
Brie Folkner Family Practice · Spruce Pine, NC	12	21

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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