What is Walter Beard's specialty?

Walter Beard (NPI 1396032983) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Cardiology in Decatur, GA.

Where does Walter Beard practice?

Walter Beard practices in Decatur, GA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1396032983.

How much does Medicare pay Walter Beard?

Walter Beard (NPI 1396032983) received approximately $3K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 39 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1396032983

Walter BeardM.D.

CardiologyDecatur, GAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,618

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$161K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

32.7%

Top prescribed drugs

Metoprolol Succinate177 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium139 claims

Amlodipine Besylate106 claims

Carvedilol101 claims

Nifedipine96 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$129

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$129

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$129

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Walter Beard'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). 19 inbound referrers · 11 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
GRISSOM, SAMUEL	72	155
Thomas Skelton Interventional Cardiology · Jackson, MS	51	66
ST DOMINIC-JACKSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	44	62
Joyce Wade-Hamme Pulmonary Disease · Flowood, MS	39	64
Mobile Medic Ambulance Service Inc Ambulance Service Provider · Jackson, MS	34	46
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI - UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER	29	80
Hyung Kim Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Jackson, MS	23	84
Stuart Yablon Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Grand Rapids, MI	22	31
Benton Parker Diagnostic Radiology · Jackson, MS	19	27
Stephen Crawford Diagnostic Radiology · Jackson, MS	18	23
Bonny Saucier Nurse Practitioner · Vicksburg, MS	17	45
Zoraya Parrilla Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation · El Paso, TX	16	21

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
GRISSOM, SAMUEL	54	115
Hyung Kim Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Jackson, MS	49	121
Alyson Jones Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Lake Charles, LA	49	92
GILES, HENRY	25	32
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI - UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER	16	62
STA-HOME HEALTH AGENCY OF JACKSON, INC.	15	16
Bonny Saucier Nurse Practitioner · Vicksburg, MS	15	41
ST DOMINIC-JACKSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	14	21
Stuart Yablon Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Grand Rapids, MI	13	18
MISSISSIPPI METHODIST HOSPITAL & REHABILITATION CENTER, INC.	13	17
Shuja Yousuf Gastroenterology · Brandon, MS	13	13

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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