What is Walter Byrd's specialty?

Walter Byrd (NPI 1427023985) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Psychiatry in Morgantown, WV.

Where does Walter Byrd practice?

Walter Byrd practices in Morgantown, WV, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1427023985.

How much does Medicare pay Walter Byrd?

Walter Byrd (NPI 1427023985) received approximately $12K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 46 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1427023985

Walter ByrdM.D.

PRACTICEUHASee all providers at this practice →

PsychiatryMorgantown, WVI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

126

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$9K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 119 Psychiatry providers in WV — below median (cohort median 233).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,472

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$207K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

29.8%

Top prescribed drugs

Buspirone Hcl65 claims

Gabapentin63 claims

Trazodone Hcl61 claims

Benztropine Mesylate58 claims

Clonazepam52 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

95.3

Quality

79.9

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.86%

APM Entity

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$54K

Payment records

By payment type

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$40K

Consulting Fee$7K

Travel and Lodging$5K

Food and Beverage$2K

Top paying entities

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$40K

Consulting Fee$7K

Travel and Lodging$5K

Food and Beverage$2K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Walter Byrd'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). 10 inbound referrers · 29 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
SULLIVAN, CARL	41	283
Patrick Marshalek Psychiatry · Portland, OR	35	132
Dilip Chandran Psychiatry · Elkins, WV	26	117
NPI 1447363965	21	59
James Mills Cardiology · Morgantown, WV	20	40
WILSON, CHRISTINA	19	30
Wanhong Zheng Psychiatry · Morgantown, WV	14	57
Kirk Ramsey Psychiatry · Morgantown, WV	13	40
Brian Quigley Psychiatry · Centre, AL	11	14
Christopher Kiefer Emergency Medicine · Morgantown, WV	11	58

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS, INC	91	851
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS, INC.	54	103
VAUGHN, KAVARA	35	444
Patrick Marshalek Psychiatry · Portland, OR	35	150
Dilip Chandran Psychiatry · Elkins, WV	34	121
SULLIVAN, CARL	33	134
WILSON, CHRISTINA	28	59
Cheryl Hill Psychiatry · Morgantown, WV	28	85
Daniel Elswick Psychiatry · Morgantown, WV	27	105
MORAN, MARIA	26	57
Wanhong Zheng Psychiatry · Morgantown, WV	23	67
NPI 1447363965	22	67

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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